Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-01
PROPOSALS.
pR0PoSALS FOR MtTEEIALs TO BE -
i Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNEy
THE DOMINANCE oF TIE BUREAU On
STEAM ENGINEERlNG

NAA bfFHs MIMI.
BUREAU or STEAM ENGINEERrSES
W.xnF<fE rn> N a. s,,,.a III 4

BUREAU OF STEAg ENGTslFRrSe
Sealed Proposals TO furnish materials for the
Navy Tor The hscal year ending june % isis, wiz
the 10Th oil Jul. next at which time the proposal,
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief a,
the Bureau Of steam Engineering. NAVY Depar T.
mcnt. Washington, and must BE- sndcseed Pro
be distinguis shed from other business letters.
Printed schedules for any class, together with in
strue,ions to bidders giving the forms OF proposal
of guarantee and of certificate of guarantors with
nrln,ra forms OF ohsii' VIII lie finished to such
mandants of the respective yards and those of
all the yards on application 70 the Bnr"ag. Thcse
schedules will he ready for delivery the Goth of
The Commandment of each navy yard and the Pur-
chasing Paymaster Of each station will lrasc copy
of the schedules of the other yards, for examine
may Judge whether it is desirable to make applca.
uMn for any OF the classes Of those yards.
all apple atons for information or for the exami-
nation Of samples must be made to the Commaa-
Ganfs q! the respective yards
The proposal must bc accompanied by rrrtif
cate from the Collector Of informal Revenue for tho
to deal in the articles for which he proposes
and he must further show that he i manufacturer
to supply. The guarantors must be certified by
the Assessor of Internal Revenue for the distrc.
The cpntrac, will he awarded to the person wbos
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee ~
serving the right to reject The lowest bid. or any
which i may deer! lsa ,, sHorltant ru - ,
sign the cont ract, and their responsliIit, bs
As addiiionai security twenty per csntnm viii bs
withheld from the amount of the bills until the
s sSnnnSt s th havs ssS ma Eighty per
lcnte by the Commandant of the respective yards,
mated in the contract within ten days after thu war
rant ; Tor the same shall have been passed by the
dThe classes of this Bureau are Numbered aud
designated as follows:
No: !, Boiler Iron and Rive,s, No., 2Pig Iron;
Der Hose, SC; No. 5; Sperm OIL; No; s, Lin,ced
Stores: 10; il, Enginesrs Tools; 10. r. EHEnesss'
Tubes; No is Steel; No. Il :, Iron Nails, Bolts.
as Ss Ii hG%pGRe ea Fl ze Paint
No. p. Colored Paints, Dryers, Sc; No. %, sra
Ash Plank and Butts No =: White Pine; No. 2,
Black Walnut cherry &C; No >, Mahogany and
numvite; No. 81, Hydraulic Jacks, &c; No. d,
Sour Flour, Crucibics. &c; No. 30; Patented Ar
s., anthracite Coal; No. 81 Bitumineus Coal; No.
g. Sand; Lime, sc; No. ss, Brick; No. 80 Files;
No. 40, Charcoal, No. Il. Iron Tubes; No. AZ, Dud
The following are the classes, by their numbers
required at the respective NAVY Yards:
PORTSMOUTH
y No. 3 Il s. & g 81 3 j. 3d. e.
~ 80 ~ - CHARLEsTowN.
90 Nss Il 3 IS = 70 d = B, lt Is 5s = = r.
BROOKLYN.
Nss - 4 s - q s. s. * b. Il * IS &c " 49, 49,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos g. 10, II. L. 10, ID, Is, 49, 20, Do q, IS,
p -, 81 IS. 81. 81, 50.
WASHINGTON
IS No % 20 u 3 Z s . IS i" n u j. T. 3 i J. g.
80, 81 49, 80, 10, Al. >
o. Nos Is To- IL 10 IL 49, 10, y g. "a Is q IS.