The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-23
A. RICHARDS, New London, Conn.,.
DROPOsALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP.
l. Piled TO TUE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-t
TION AND REPAIR
- NAV DEFAhl MENT, y
BUREAU OF CoNsTRUoTIoN AND REPAIR,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.S
Washington, d. c. May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terials Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
3oth, 1863. will be rec lived at this Bureau until IL
o'clock NJ, of the 9th of June next, at which time
the proposals. will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief of the
Bureau o. Construction and Repair, Navy Depart
ment. Washington, and must be endorsed "Propo-
sails for Timber, &c, tor the Navy that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules such classes as parties deal
i'll and intend TO bid for together with instructions
o bidders, giving the forms of PROPOSAL o. guaran.
tee, and Of certificate of guarantorS with printed
orms of OFFERS will be furnished such persons as
desire to bid, on application to the Commandments o.
the respective Navy Yards and those of all the yards
on application to the Bureau.
me Commandant of each Navy YaT ,lt and d,d the
The other Yards tor
nation only in order tbaG persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it is desirable to make applca-
ton tor any OF the classes of those yards.
The proposal must be Tor the whole of a Glass; and
all applications for Information OF for the examina-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandments
of the respective yards.
The proposals must be accompanied by certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue for the dis
rict in which the bidder resides that he has license
to deal in the articles for which he proposes and he
must further show that he is manufacturer Of or
regular dealer in, the article which he offers to sup
ply. The guarantOrS must be certified by the As
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for the district in which
they reside
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarapt requr
ed by law, the Navy Department, however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid any which it
may deem eXorbitant.
Snretes in the fun amount will he required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be cert
lied to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld rOm the amOut of the bill until the
tract shall have been completed and eighty per Mt
UNI OF the amount of each bill, approved in triplicae
by the C0mnandant OF the respective yards, will be
paid by the PaymaSter OF the station designated in
che cont ACT within ten days after the warrant for
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as foows
No. ], White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Kele
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank; No 5, White Oak Boards; No 7,
Yellow Pine Logs; No 8, Yellow Pine Beams; No 9,
No -. White Pine Mast Timber; No 10. White
Pine Plank, Boards; No Is White Ash, Elm, Beech;
Black Walnut Mahogany, Maple, cherry; No 10,
Locust Timber; No 90 Locust Treenails; No %, Cy-
press, Cedar; No %, Black Spruce; No 24, White
So Insot Copper; No 81. Wrought Iron, round and
square No 81, Wrought Iron fat No a. Iron, plate;
NJ 49, s Ste No 81 Iron Spike NJ Iron Wrought
~, Lead, pipe, sheet; No Al, Zinc; No A, Tin; No
49, Solder; No AZ, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and
iron; No 49, Screws of brass and iron No so, Files;
No 81, Augurs; No So, Tool for ship stores; No 50,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No 81, Hardware;
No 56, White Lead No 81, Zine Paints; No 50, Dol
nish Spirits Turpentine; No g. Sperm and Lard oil ;
No 81, Tallow, Soap; No 65, Fl III Oil No 68, Glass
No69, Brushes; No 20, Dry Goods, Tor upholstering;
No II, Stationery; No 70, Ship Chandlery; No IA,
Acids No 49, Ro>in, Pitch Crude Turnentine; No n ,
Betting, packing; No 49, Leather, Pump, Rigging
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81, Oakum; No 80, Bellows,
No So Anthrcite Coal No So. Semi Bituminous Coal
No 81, Bitumnous Coal; No SS Charcoal; No &c.
Wood; No 80, Patented Articles.
The following the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective Navy Yards:
KITTERY.
Nos. IT, T. 8, 10, IT, "a "a. AZ, 43, A. 49, 49, So, "a,
S. 81 5S 3d. co. 63 6i GO. &c. 20, H. a. 49, S. 81 So.
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos l. T. 49, %, %, 80, 80, 3d. 50, 49, AZ. 49, A, 4S,
49, So So 3D. IS, S. So Co. 49, g. SO, H. 70, "a, ~ So,
81, So, 80.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. s. 8, Is, 15 49, IT, IS, %, a. 80, SO "a, 81,
49, 49, A. 43 A. As, As, 49, 90 ST. 3d. 81 56, 81 3d. 3d.
60 g. g. 6, 6S &c. 20, H. rs, "a, 10, H. ~, S5, Sc, 49,
80.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos 4, 70. l3, Is, H. IS, So 49, SO, "a, 81, 49,
A. 49, 49, 49, 81 So 81 81 IS, co. So, g. 6S. 81 TO- II.
10. IA, II, u.s. 85, 81, So. 90.
WASHINGTON.
Nos l. g. Z, 12 49, 49, H. Is. 10, % 3d. 49, 80, 81, So,
49, &c. a. a. 49, 49, 40, so, 81 g. S. 81, S. 81, IS,
49, co. 49, g. Co. &c. TO- H. IS. rs, H. 49, 49, ST. SO, SO,
--. NORFOLK.
Nos H. 10. 10, Is, II, IS, 49, a. 49, a. &c. A. 43,
a. So So 3d. 81 IS, 3d. 60, 49, IT, TO- H. 70, a. rs, rs,
So, So, 81. Ss, 3d. may 26d1aw4w