Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-26
PROPOSALS.
DROP0SALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE sur
i Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
STEAM ENGINEERING.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

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WASHINGTON, d. c., jane IL, 1851
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the
be received at this bureau nntii 10 oeiSck M Of
the 10th of July next, at which time the proposals
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief of
the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Depart
posals for Materials for the Navy - that they may
be distinguis shed from other business letters,
structions bidders giving the forms of proposal
of guarantee, and of certificate of guarant9rs with
printed forms of offers, will be furnished e. such
persons as desire TO bid. on application to the com
maDdants of the respective navy yards aud those OF
all the yards on application to the Bureau. These
schedules will be ready for delivery on the 10Th OF
chasing Paymaster of each station will have copy
of the schedules of the other yards, for examins.
may judge whether it is desirable to make appica-
ton for any of the classes of those yards.
all applications for information or for the exsni
nation of samples must be made to the Comman-
The proposal must be accompanied by a certih-
cate from the Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
deal i'll the articles for which he proposes,
and he must further show that he is nanufacturer
to supply. The guarantors must be certified by
the Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the district in
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes The lowest bid and gives the guarantee re
serving the right to reject the lowest bid, or any
which it may deem exorbitant.
Surcttes In the full amount Will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must be
certified to the satisfaction Oft he Navy Department
As additional security twenty per centum will be-
withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contract shall have been completed. and eighty per
centum of the amount of each bill approved in trip
licate by the Commandant of the respective yards,
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station desis
mated in the contract within ten days after the
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
the Secretary of the Treasury.
designated as follows:
No. !, Boiler Iron and Rivets; NOs2, Pig Iron;
n 2 IN & II h
Der Hose. &C.; No. s Sperm OIL; No 8, Lin.eed
on M T Sc Nd s s. Leather Befng
: ,SS SS% STTSS II
Tu ED 30 a. Steel No II Po n'i Ns Bots
E Ens &C. No White fSpRs sad z T%
No. p, Colored Paints, Dryers, &c.i No. q, Sta
asR .n kS and bdts SS Is f Hst ~
Black Walnut, Cherry, &C, No. . Mahogany and
numT HG 81 Hydranc JACKS No e.
Sour Flour. Crucibles, &c: No. IS, Patented Ar
S. Anthracite Coal; No 81. BiPuminous Coal No
81, Sand, Lime, &c; No. IS, Brick; No. 80, Files;
No. 40, Charcoal; No. IL, Iron Tubes; No AZ, Dud-
The following the classes, by their numbers
required at the respective NAVY Yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. l, 2, 4, 5, g. SO 10, H. u Is, IA Is, Is, IL, 49,
70 20 % g. a. &c q, %, 30, 81 81, 81, 81 50, 20, 81
CHARLESTOwN.
20 N s. Is = l2 - ~ s., 3; g. = s. g.
A..
BROOKLYN.
Nos. |, 9 f. s. 6. s. O. IL, H. L. IA. Is Is, L. Is, 49,
p, %, 25 d, 81 % 80, a. IS, Sc, 81 IS, 49, 40.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l. .. 6. g. 10, IL, H. 10, il, Is, ]9 90 y, & Do,
q, 81, a. 35, 81, IS, 49,
WASHINGTON.
Nos . 3, 4, s. o, S, g. 10, II, Il, b. II, Is. l6, ~
Is -, y % % "a 25 %, p, IS %, 81, y, "a, 35
50, 81, IS, SO, 40, II.
NORFOLK.
Nos. g. 8. TO- II, IL, L. Is, l9, - %, "a D. n, 81, 49,
81, 81. 80. 40. Ic l3- law4w