The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-01
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE sup
i Piled TO TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE
. BUREAU OF CONSTRUC- q
TION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

1ION AND hEPAlK.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
Washington, d. G, May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terials Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
goth, 1869, will be received at this Bureau until IL
o'clock M, of the oath of June next at which time
Tie proposals must be addressed to the Chief of the
Bureau o. Construction and Repair Navy Depart
ment. Washington, and must be endorsed "Propo-
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules Tor such classes parties deal
In end intend to bid for together with Instructions
TO D1dders giving the forms OF Proposal, guaran-
tee, and Of certificate of guarantOrs, with printed
forms Of offers, will be furnished TO such persons as
desire to bid, application to the Commandments of
the respective Navy Yards and those of all the yards
on application to the Bureau.
The Commandant of each Navy Yard and the
purchasing Paymaster for each station, will have
copy of the schedules of the other Yards for exam
nation ory in order that who intend bid
ti0n for any OF the classes of those yards.
The proposal must be for the whole of class and
al applications for Information or for the examina
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandments
of the respective yards.
TIE proposals must be accompanied by certificate
fict 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 guarant0rs must be certified by the As
SCISSOR OF Internal Revenue for the district in which
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee reour
ed by law, the Navy Department, however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid or any which it
Suretes in the fun amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be certi
ned to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amout of the bills until the con-
tract shall have been completed, and eighty per cent
um of the amount of each BILL approved in riplicate
by the Commandant of the respective yards, will be
paid by the Paymaster OF the station designated in
0af uuffh faV do
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
No. /. White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Keel
Pieces; No 9, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
Yeow hoss Ysos Paa BBssS
Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No II, White Pine Logs;
No u; White Pine Mast Timber; No 10, White
No Is, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No 10,
Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No 10,
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust TreenaiIs; No %, Cy
press, Cedar; No %, Black Spruce; No "a, te VIII
Oak Slaves and Headings: No %, Lignumvit@; No
80. lneot Copper; No 80. Wrought Iron, round and
No 49, Steel; No 81 Iron Spies; No So Iron Wrought
Nails; No 50. Iron Cut Nails; No Al, Lead, pig; No
y, Lead, pipe, sheet; No 43, Zinc; No44, Tin; No
iron; No 49, Screws. OF and iron No 90, Files;
NO 81, Augurs; No 81, Tools for ship stores; No 5s,
Tools ss for use IN yard and gho2s No 81
ored Paints, dryers; No SO, Mnseed Oil; No co. Var
nish, Spirits Tr-pentne No 49, Sperm and Lard oil |;
No GA, Tallow, Soap; No 65 Fish Oil; No 68, Glass;
No SO, Brushes; No TO- Dry Goods for upholstering;
No q, Stationery; No 70, Ship Chandlery; No "a,
Acids No 75 f ,sin, Pitch Crude Turpentine; No ii
Betting packing; No IS, Leather, Pump, Rigging
Lacmg; No 80 junk No 81, Oakum No 80, Bellows,
No 50 Anthrcite Coal; No sc. -Bituminous Coal
No 81, Ritumnous Coal; No 88 Charcoal; No SO,
Wood; No 90, Patented Articles
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective Navy Yards
KITTERY.
Nos. -, T. 8, 10, IT, a. a. AZ, 49, a. AS, 49, SO, "a,
56, 81 50, 3d. co. 63 g. 6s. &c. 20, H. a. 49, 49, 81 49,
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos 1, T. 10, %, 25, 3d. 49, a. 49, 80, A. 49, A, AZ,
60 s. a. b6, 49, 3d. co. 49, 6S SO, H. Is, "a, H. IS,
81, SO, 90.
BROOKLYN. ..,
Nos 3, T. 8, 9, 49, Is, 16, II, 49, o. "a 49, SO a. 81
80, 49, A. 49, A, 49, 49, 49, 30, ST. SO, 81, &c. 81, 80, 80,
90, So, 81, Co. 49, &c. 70, H. 49, a. 49, 49, 49, 49, So,
- PHILADELPHIA.
Nos I, A, 70. Is, 10, IT, 49, 80 49, SO, a. 81 49,
A. 49, 49, 49, 80. So a. 81, So, co. 49, a. e5. 6s TO- III.
70. "a, n, Is. So, 81, 8S. 90.
WASHINGTON.
Nos l. 8, Z, 12 49, 49, IT, 10, 10, % 3d. 49, 49, a. 49,
3s, 49, A. a. 49, 4S, 40, 80, 81, g. 53 81 S. 81, 49,
80, co. 49, g. Co. &c. 70, H. 70, 75 49, ST. 49, SO.
NORFOLK.
Nos Z, II, 10, 10, IL, II, 49, 49, "a, a. 49, 49, 43,
90 81 3d. a. 5S, SO, go, e3, a. TO- H. 49, a. 75 49,
IS, So, 81. 8s, 80. may 26d1aw4w