Evening star., 1867-06-13
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Il Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
STEAM ENGINEERING.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, D. C.. June II, 1857
Sealed Proposals to furnish materials for the
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1885, will
be received at this Bureau until 10 clock a. m of
the 10th of July next at which time the proposals.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
ment, Washington; > and must be endorsed Pro
posals for Materials for the Navy y that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed schedules for any class together with in
sructions to bidders giving the forms of proposal
of guarantee and of certificate of guarantors- with
persons as desire to bid. on application to the com
all the yards on application to the Bureau These
schedules will be ready for delivery on the Goth of
The Commandant of each navy yard and the Pur-
chasing Paymaster OF each station will have copy
ton only in order that persons who intend to bid
may judsewhether it is desirable to make applica-
tion for any of the classes of those yards.
The proposal must be for the whole of class; ard
all applications for Information or for the exami-
nation Of samples must be made to the Comman
dants of the respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certif-
district in which the bidder re5des that he has IL
to deal in the articles for which he proposes
and he must further show that he is manufacturer
of regular dealer in the articles which he offers
to supply. The guarantors must be certified BY
the Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the district
which they reside.
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
quired by law the Navy Department, however, re-
serving the right to reject the lowest bid any
which it may deem eXorbitant.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must be
certified to ,e satisfaction of he Navy Department.
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount of the bills until the
centum of the amount of each bill approved trip
lieate by the Commandant OF the respective yards,
mated in the contract within ten days after the
rant for the same M shall have been passed by the
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No. g. Boiler Felting; No. 4, Gum Packing, Rub
SSsfss II
1TGn pgs al sf M No. h Brass and
No. + f. zno hn Psias hsns
hS ~ cSored Psnss naryeTs Sc Ne 1 Sta
Ash Plank and Butts; No. b, White Piae; No. n.
Ms Mo s. ha g. Hs End
numyite; No, 81. Hydraulic Jacks, &c; No. s.
NS ep N
IS, anthracite Coal; No. 81, Bitnminons Coal No.
no @ o. chareoal s a. Iron Tnbes No. bad
ge3n,s Pumps: 80.
required at the respective NAVY Yards:
r.. PORTSMOUTH.
SSs Il & s. H. g. s g. q ST. 3 u. ls a. J. T.
s. - CHARLESTOWN.
20 s e. as Il, Is, IS y as Il sa . IS s. s.
40. ---a IA -lEt-p ..s;.a < :
BROOKLYN.
p, as 25, ss q, 2s 81, 81, ss sS S. sS 10. 20 40
PHILADELPHIA. fs !...f
Nos 10, T. u, Is, IL, Is, 49, 20, q, %, aS,
WASHINGTON.
Nos /, 2, 3, g. TO- II, u, b. Ia. .l5 l6 H.
ls 49, %. q q g. y, , %, q, Is, %, 81, s3 81 IS,
'0' ' :" % ''' ~ ~ H. NORFOLK.
Nos 3 g. 10, II, 49, II, Is, 49, q, q, a. Is, a, g. IS,
53i 81, 81, ~. .L..L ..s- 5.-,s.s Je l3-lawlw
MAYORS OFFICE, WASHINGTON, June 8, 1861.
Proposals will be received at this Off ce until the
18th instant at 70 clock, for grading and gravel
ing Ninth street west, from III street south 10 Wa
ter street, the earth removed to be Geposited In
Water street from Seventh TO Ninth streets west
rear OF and e back np the sea wall between these