The national Republican., 1867-07-24
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS
UNDER THE CoGNIzANCE OF THE BUREAU
OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING, TO BE
SUPPLIED TO THE DIFFERENT NAVY
YARDS
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BrREAr OF EQUIPMENT AND kEoRuIrIso, I

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Sealed Proposals TO furnish materials for the Navy
for the fiscal year ending June so, 1885, will be re-
ceiyed at this Bureau until 10 O'Clock, IN, OF the
SOth Of July next, at which time the proposals will
|. The proposals must be addressed to tho Chief OF
the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting, Navy De.
partment, Wa.hingtOn,'' and must be endorsed
" Proposals for Materials for the Navy" that they
may 10 distng guished from other business letters.
Printed schedules for any class, together with in
Of guarantee, and Of certificate OF guaranors, will
be furnished to such persons as desire to bid on sp'
plicalon to the commAndants OF the respective navy
yards, and those Of all the yards On application to
the Bureau.
The CoInmaudaut OF each navy yard ald the Pur-
chasing Pay astcT Of e4Ch station will have copy
Of the schedules OF thu other yards for examin alton
only. In order that persons who intend to bid may
Judge whether 1t Is desirable to make application for
any Of he classes Of those yards
The proposal must be for the whole Oi 4 class and
all applications for Information or for the sxauinA.
tiOn of samples must be made to the cOmmandasso Of
The proposal must be accompanied by q certificate
from the Collector OF Internal Revenue for the dis
trct in which the bidder resides that he has license
10 deal in the articles for which ho proposes, and he
must further show that he Is manufacturer Of or
regular dealer Ia the articles which be offers to sup
.py. The suarantOrs must be certified by the As
eser OF Interaal Revenue for the district In which
they reside.
makes the lowest lid and gives the guarantee re.
qulTcd by law the Navy Department, however, re-
serving the right to reject the lowest bid, or any
which II may deem exorbitant,
sutoles In tho full amount will be required to sigu
the contract, aud their responsibility must be certl-
ned to the satisfaction Of the Navy Department. As
additional security twenty per contum will be with
held from the II the bills until the contract
nhail have been completed, and eighty per centum OF
the amount Of each BILL approved In trpcate by the
CommRadant of the respective yards will be paid oy
the PAymasIer Of the station designated In the con
tract In funds or certificates, at the option OF tue
Government, within ten days after tbs warrant toI
the shall have been passed by the secretary 0'
the Treasury, ,,,t
The classes OF this BlreAh are numperou "uu ue''s'
mated as follows:
Ma r,nv Canvas. Nc No, % Hardware.
No . Cation CnnyAsGr NJ. -. Ship Chandlery.
M 4 IEon and Steel No 81. Dry Goods,
No Tin and Zinc No, %. Firewood 4 Coal
NJ = c,nking Utensils No. 81, Whale oil.
No 10 GesIh"T No, 49, Galley Iron.
No IA ox ui,es No. SO. Pig Iron.
No Is Tallow, Sc No. 81 Chain Iron.
| NJ % brushes No. rs, Sand.
| Ma % stationery, No. SO. Charcoal,
| Tha f,llowlug are The classes by thei. numbers,
rsanIr.d Al the respective navy yards:
| ARTERY.
| Nosh27lO, 90, %, % "a 80
| CHARLEsToWN.
| Nos.l,2ST 10. IA, IS, %. %, Is, "a ~.
| BROOKLYN.
| Eosl,2,34,7,l0 Is 20, a q, "a, 81, 20, n.
| PHILADELPHIA.
NoGl 2,lo,A. -
| WASHINGTON
Nos. . 90, %, 2S, "a 20, 80, SO, 81, IS, SO
NORFOLK.
EO"aSAIIO, 49, 20, jyo'Iut'