The Portland daily press., 1868-05-26
I59 Middle street, Portland, he.
DR0PoSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
l. FLED TO TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSIRUC-
TION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
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BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
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BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR{
Washington, D. O. MAY 22d, isi8
Sealed Proposals TO furnish Timber and other Ma
terals Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending Iune
3Qth, 1869, win be received at this Bureau until ~
o'clock NJ. OF the 9th OF june next, at which time
the propo.als will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief the
Bureau o. Construction and Repair, Navy Depart
ment. Washington, and must be endorsed '.PropO-
sails for Timber, &c. for the Navy that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules Tor such classes as parties deal
In and intend 20 bid for, together with Instructions
10 bidders, giving the forms ofProposal, guarln
tee, and Of certificate OF guarantors, with printed
forms OF oilers, will be furnished TO such persons as
desire to bd on application to the Commandants 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, Tor exam
nation only in order thai persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it is desirable to make applica-
tion TOR any OF the classes of those yards.
The proposal must be for the whole of q class; and
all applications for Information for the examina-
ton of samples, must be made to the commandants
Of the respective yards.
The proposals must be accompanied hva certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue TOR the dis
trict 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
ed by law, the Navy Department. however, reserv-
ing the right TO reject the lowest bid any which it
Suretes in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be eerti
| fled TO the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
As additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld rom the amout of the bill until tie 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
the cont act. within ten days after the warrant
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary of
| the Treasury
The classes OF this Bureau are numbered and
No, /, Willie Oak Logs; No. White Oak Keel
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No A,
White Oak Plank No 5, White Oak Boards; No Z,
| Yellow Pine Logs; No s. Yellow Pine Beans !; No 8,
Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No II, While Pine Logs;
No II. White Pine Mast Timber; No 49, White
No l6, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory No Is,
Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No 10,
press, Cedar; No %, Black Spruce; No "A, White
Oak Slaves and Headings; No %, Lignunvita; No
square No IS, wrought Iron, fiat; Ne a. Iron, plate;
No 49, Steel; No ST. Iron Spike. No 38 Iron Wrought
iaS Sest ca' No g. E No
As, Solder; No AZ, Locks Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and
iron; No 49, Screws OF brass and iron; No 30, Files;
No 81, Augurs; No 52 Tool tor ship stores; No So,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No 81, Hardware;
No 56s White Lead; No 81, Zine PAINS; No 5S ool-
ored Paints, dryers; No So Bnseed OIL No 60, Var
nish, Spirits Turpentine; No S. Sperm and Lard oil
No "a, Iallow, Soap; No 65, Fl h OIL No 6s Glass;
No 60 Brushes; No 20, Dry Goods, ior upholsterng;
/
Acids; No rs, kosn, Pitch Crude Turpentne; No II,
Betting, packing; No Is, Leather, Pump, Rigging,
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81, Oakum No 50, Bellows,
| No s5 Anthrcte Coal; No So. Semi-Bitumnous Coal
No 81, Bituminous Coal No So 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. 1,2 Z, 8, 49, 10, "a 81 49, 49, a. AZ, 49, SO, 81,
56 81 IS, So GO, 81, Gi 6s. Co. 10, H. a. IS S. 81 49,
CHARLESTowN.
Nos 1, T. 13, 20, 25 32, 80, a. 35 49, 42 49, A. 4s,
49, 80 53 54 66, 5s, 50, 60, 63 Gs So H. 49, a. H. s5,
81, IS, 80.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. T. 8, O. 13, 15. IS, H. 49, 90 "a, 49, SO 81 81
49, So A. 43 Al, 40, as 49, 30, ST. 49, 5 &c, o. 5S So
60 GS g. 65 Is, 80 TO- H. 73, a. 49, ~ rs, So Sc, IS,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l. 2, II. l3, 15 H. 49, go 32, 49, "a, 81 80,
A. 45, AS 49, 80. 53 a. o. S. co. 63 Ca IS. 6y 10 II,
70. "a, II, rs, S5 81, IS. 80.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 3, u, 1S To- II, 49, 49, 23 80 32, 49, 81 80,
49, 49, A. "A, 45 4s 49, 50 51 81 5S, 81, &C. 81 5S,
3d. CO. 63 64. Gs, 60, TO- H. 73, 49, 49, So, 81 49, SO.
NORFOLK.
Nos. Z, II, 1s, 15 16 IL, 49, 23 "a 49, "a. 49, A. 49,
a. So So 53 81 5S So go, 63, IT, TO- H. 73, a. TO- Is,
90, e6, ". ID, W. may26dlawiw