The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-22
FOR MATERIALS TO
BE SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THR BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

BUREAU CONSTRUCTION AND hEfAih, J
wAsHINoroN, D. C. June II, 1867.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other ma.
terals for the Navy for the hsca year ending June
80, $685. will be received at this Bureau until 10
time the proposals will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief Of
the bureau Of Construction aud Repair, Navy De.
partment, Washington, and must be endorsed "Pro.
posals for Timber, SC. for the Navy, for the Navy
Yard at lname the yard, that they may DO dis
tlngushed from other business letters the bids for
the different yards 10 be enclosed In separate envel
ores
Printed schedules for any class, together with In.
struetous to bidders giving the forms OF proposal,
Of guarantee and 81 certificate OF guarantors, with
printed forms OF offers, will ba furnished to such
persons desire 10 bid on application to the COM
mAndants OF the respective navy yards, and those
n all the yards application to the Bureau These
,chedules will be ready for delivery on the Goth OF
June, instant.
chasing PaymAster for each station will have a copy
Of the schedules Of the other yards for examination
only, in order that persons who intend TO bid may
judge whether II IL desirable to make application for
any OF the classes OF those yards.
The proposal mnst be for the whole Of class, and
all applications for Information or for the eTAmlpa-
ton Of samples must be made to the eommandRnts OF
the respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by a certificate
from the Collector Of Internal Revenue for the dis
triet 10 which the bidder resides that he has H.
eeuss to deal In the articles for which he proposes
and he must further show that he Is manufae tureT
Of or regular dealer IN the articles which he offers
Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the district In
which they reside.
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
qured by law ; the Navy Department, however, re-
serving the right to reject the lowest bid, any
which IL may deem exorbitAnt.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must be
certified to the satisfaction Of the Navy Department
As additional security twenty per eentum will be
withheld from the amount Of the bills until the con
tract shall have been eomplsted, and eighty per
eenum Of the amount Of each blI approved In trip.
eate BY the eommandant OF the respective yard will
be paid by the paymastsr Of the station desig mated
10 the contract within ten days after the warrant for
the same shall have been passed by the Secretary
The classes q this Bureau are numbered aud des
ignAted as follows:
No. l. white Oak Logs No Is. Locks, hinges,
No. 2. White Oak Keel bolts, ofbrass and
Pieces. iron.
No s. White Oak Curved No 40. Screws, Of brass
Timber. and iron.
No q. White Oak Boards. No. n. Augurs.
No. 7. Yellow Pine Logs. No. ~. Tools for shp's
No. S. Yellow Pine beams stores.
No. .. Yellow Pine Mast No. o.. Tools for use 10
Timber. yards and shops.
No. II. White Pine Logs. No. "a Hardware.
No. "a White Pine Mast No. 20. white Lead.
Timber. No. o. Zine Paints.
No. IL. White Pine Plank No. 49, oOlOred paints
No. Is White Ash, Elm No. 60 Liuseed OIL
Beech. No. 20. yarnish, Spirits,
| No. 10. White Ash Oars. Turpentins.
| No. II. Hickory. No. c. Sperm and Lard
| No. Is. Black Walnut, Ma oil.
hogAny, Maple, No. q. TAllow, Soap.
Cherry. No. 80. Fish OIL.
No. 10. Locust Timber. No. IS. Glass.
| No. 20 Locust TreenAils. No. 50. Brushes.
No. % Cypress, Cedar. No, 20. Dry Goods, fOT
No. a. Black Spruce. upholstering,
No "a. White Oak Slaves No. II. Stationery
and Headings. No n. Ship ChAndleTy.
No. 81. Lignumvits. No. ~. Acids.
No. N. IngOt Copper. No. rs. Rosiu, p 'ch Crude
No. 50. Wrought iron, Turpentine.
round aud square. No. IL Betting, Packing
No. SO. Wrought iron, dat. No. rs. Leather, Pump,
No. 81 Iron, plate. Rigging, LAcing
No. IS Steel. No. so. Junk.
No. ~. Iron Spikes. No. 81. 0Akum.
M. IS. Iron Writ Nails. No. So Bellows.
No. 80. Iron Cut Nails. No. 81. Anthracite Coal.
No Al Lead, pig, No SO, Semi pitu mi aou
| No. ~ Lead, pipe, sheet. Coal;
| No. IS Zine. No ~, bntumihouS Goal
No "A TIN No. IS. Charcoal.
| No. as. solder. No. So Wood
| No. 40. Patented ATticlei
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re
| uulrsl the speCtiye navy Yards