The national Republican., 1867-07-12
Inn 81
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS
UNDER THE COGNIZANCR OF THE BUREAU
0F EQUIPMENT AND RB1RUITISG, TO BE
SUPPLIED TO THE DIFFBRBNT NAVY
YARDS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
BUREAu OF EquiPnKSr AND RBoRuIrBd,

NAVY DEPARrHgET,)
BUREAU OF EouiPaKSr AND RRoRuIrnG,
wAsHIsdros. D. O., July 0, 1857
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the Navy
for the fiscal year ending June So 1865, will be
ceycd at this Bureau until 10 o'eloek, a. m Of the
3Oth Of July next, at which time the proposals will
Tho proposals must be addressed to the Chief Of
tho Baresu Of Equipment and Recruiting, Navy De-
partmont, wa,hington," and must be endorsed
" Proposals for Materials for the Navy" that they
nay be distiD guished from other business letters
Printed schedules for any class together with in
structioos 70 bidders, giving the forms Of proposal
Of guarantee, and Of certificate Of guArAntors, will
plcstiOu to the comuaudsns Of the reipeetiys navy
the Bureau.
Tho Commandant OF each navy yard and the Pur.
chasing Pay master Of eseh station will have Ipy
OF the schedules Of the other yards, for examin
oniy, In order that persons who intend to bid may
any Of the ela,sss Of those yards
Tho proposal must be for the whole Of c'ass; and
all applications for Information or for the sxamina
tho respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by a cer.ilc cate
from the Collector Of Internal Rovenue for the ais.
trct In which the BIZ resides that he has license
to deal In the articles for which he proposes and he
must further show that he is a manufacturer Of or
regular dealer 10 the articles which he offers to sup.
py. The guarantorS must be certified by the As
ses'or o. lnteraA Revenue for lhs district In which
they reside.
makes the lowest lid srd g'yos the guarantee re-
qusrei By law; tho Navy D -parimeut, however, 70.
serving the right 10 reject ths low..t bid or al
which It may deem exorbtant
SuIoles In the full amount will be required to s Ru
the contract and their responsibility must be ceri-
htd to the sst,sfaction Of the Navy department As
additional security twenty per cenlum will be with
held from the anonnt Of the blls until tho contract
hhAl have ben completed and eighty per centum Of
Awcunt Of each bil approved In riplicae by the
Comma adsH u the respective ysrds, will bs paid by
the fHyaLag OF tho station d-riHnsied in the con
tract, in funds certificates at the Optoa OF the
Government, within ten days after the warrant for
the rams shall hav' been passed by tho Secretary Of
the Treasury
The ela.sss Of thiS Baresu are numbered aad dssg
mated as follows:
No ]. Flax Canvas, sc. No. 2J. Hardware,
Np. 2 Cotton Cauvas,sc. No. "a. Ship chandlery.
w 3. Iron aud Steel. No. 81. Dry Goods.
No. 4. I'm sGd ziGc No. 20. Firewood 4 Coal
No. Cooking Utensils No. 81 Whale oil.
No. 10. Leuhcr No. "a Galley Iron.
40. IA. Ok Bi1eJ. No s3 Pig Iron.
No. l.. TalloT, &c. No. Sl Chain Iron.
No. %. Brushes. No. IS. Sand.
No. % Stationary. No. So. Charcoal.
The following are the classes, by their numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
KIrrERY.
Nos.l, ,, :, ,lO, 90, 22 % "a 80
CHARLgsTowN.
Nos l,e,s,7 10. IA. is. 20 a. q, "a, 80
Nos. l,2SL5 10 is 20. n %, "a. ~, %, 81.
PHILADELPHIA.
WASHINGTON.
EOs.2. 4. 20, %, %, e. %, g, s., a. $3.50
Nos2s,4Tle,2 e,23.2o. Iy0.tuIt.
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