The national Republican., 1867-07-13
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS
il UNDER THE CodHIzANCI OF THE BUREAU
OF EoUIPMBNr AND RECRUITING, TO BIZ
YARDS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuREAu OF RevrPnHsr AND RKoRuIrIo,
WAauUraTa1 N n I'll a taH7

NAVY DEPARTnRsr,l
BuREAU OF ReUIPHENr AND EKoRuTrIHa, J
WAsHIsoroH. D. O., July 0, 1857.
Sealed Proposals TO furnish materials for the Navy
ssysS Al ts.y surssa aa iTG' 10 w
soth Of July next, at which time the proposals will
be opened.
the Bursau Of Equipment and Recruiting, Navy De-
paItment, washington," and must be endorsed
Proposals for Materials for the Navy" that they
may be distin guished from other business letters
Printed schedules for any class, together with In.
struotioos to bidders giving the forms Of proposal
of guarautss and of esrtfeats Of gusraniors, Will
be furnished TO such persons desire to bid on Ap
pleAtion to the eommAndknts Of the rsspeetvs navy
yards, and those Of all the yards appieati0a 70
the Burean.
The Commandant Of each navy yard and th. Pur.
chasing Paymaster Of each station will have copy
OF the schedules Of the other yards for examination
judge whether 1t Is desirable to make Application for
any Of the classes Of those yards
The proposal must be for the whole Of elass; and
all applications for information for the amina-
ton Of samples must be made to the Commaadapts Of
the respective yards.
from the Collector OF Internal Revenue for the dis
rle In which the bidder resides that he has aeense
to deal In the articles for which he proposes and he
must further show that he Is manufacturer Of or
regular dealer In the articles which he offers to
ply The guarantors must be certified by the As.
Of Internal Revenue for the district In which
they reside.
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-.
quired by law the Navy Department, however, re.
serving the right to reject the lowest bid, or any
which 1t may deem exorbitant.
sureues in the full amount will be required to sign
contract, and their responsibilty must be certi-
hed to the satisfaction Of the Navy Department. As
additional security twenty per eentum will be with.
held from the amoant Of the bills until the contract
shall have been completed and eighty per csntum Of
the amount Of each bill, approved In trpeate by the
CommandAnt Of the respective yards, will be paid by
the Paymaster Of the station designated In the con-
tract, In funds or certificates, ct the option OF the
Government, within ten days after the warrant for
the same shall have been passed by the Secretary Of
| the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and dssig.
| mated as follows:
No. !. Flax Canvas, &G. No. %. Hardware.
No. 2 Cotton Canvas ,Se. No. "a Ship Chandlsry.
No. 8. Iron and Steel. No. q. Dry Goods.
| No. 4. Tin and Zinc, No. 20. Pirewood 4 Coal
No. 7. Cooking Utensils No. 81. Whale oil.
No. 10. Leather. No. 81 Galley Iron.
No. IA. OF Hides. No. IS. Pig Iron.
No. Is. Tallow, &c. No. 81 Chain Iron.
No, 20. Brushes. No. IS. Sand.
No. ~ Stationery. No. SO. Charcoal
The following are the classes, by their numbsrs,
required at the respective navy yards;
kIrTRRY.
Nos. T. 10, 20, a. % u 81
CHARLEsTowN.
NOsl ,2s,7, 10. IA, Is. %. a. 2s u, 20.
BROOKLYN
Nos 2,3,4,7, 10. is. %. a. %, q, 81, 1881.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos 2lO,A. -
WASHINGTON.
Nos 4, 20, 22 23, "a, %, 49, 33, 81, 81, SO
NORFOLK.
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