The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-24
DRoPOsALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Il Piled To TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
d. THE DOMINANCE OF THE,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND RFPAIR
-. Washington, ID. @, May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terals Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
O'Clock NJ of the oath OF june next at which time
the proposals. will be opened. .9 20 1aaulh
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., for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules such classes as parties deal
in and intend 10 bid tor together with Instructions
bidders giving the forms OF Proposal, guaran-
tee and of certificate of guarantors with printed
forms OF offers, will be furnished 10 such persons
desire TO bid on application to the Commandants OF
the respective Navy Yards and those OF all the yards
on application to the Bureau. Z HAE
The Commandant of each Navy Yarl and the
Purchasing Paymaster TOR each station, will have
copy of the schedules of the other Yards tor
nation only in order THAI persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it is desirable TO make applica-
ton tor any OF the classes of those wards. ~
The proposal must be for the whole of class; and
all applications for Information or for the examna-
tion OF samples, must be made to the commandants
of the respective yards
The proposals must be accompanied bya certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue tor the dis
rict in which the bidder resides that he has license
to deal in the articles tor which he proposes and he
must further show that he is manufacturer of,
regular dealer in the article winch he offers to sup
ply. The guarantors must be certified by the As
ses.or OF Internal Revenue for the districtn which
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee requr
ed by law. the Navy Department., however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid any which it
| may deem exorbtant.
Snreties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be certi
| fed to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
| As additional security twenty per centrm will be
tract shall have been compe ed and eighty per cent
UNI OF the of each bill, Approved in riplicate
e aG he sUn RS
the cont act within ten Gays after the warrant for
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary OF
| The classes. OF this Bureau are numbered and
| designated as follows:
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank; No 8, White Oak Boards; No I,
| Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No II White Pine Logs;
No r. White Pine Mast Timber; No 10, White
Pine Plank, Boards; No 10 White Ash, Elm, Beech;
/ No l6, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No IL,
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust Treenails; No % Cy-
80. In .ot Copper; No 81. Wrought Iron, round and
No s5 STEEL; No 81, Iron spike No IS Iron Wrought
| Nails; No 49, Iron Gut Nails No Al, Lead, pig; No
y, Lead, pipe, sheet; No 4S, Zine; No "A, Tin; No
iron No 49, Screws OF brass and iron; No 80, Files;
No 81, AuguIs; No 50, Tool tor ship stores; No So,
No is, White Lead No s., Zinc PAINS; No $, Dol,
ored Paints, dryers; No SO, Bnseed OIL NJ So Var
Sish 4. SPIRITS TuEpen!e No e. Sperm and y aaTa
No 60, Brushes; No 20, Dry Goods Tor npholsterng;
No q, Stationery; No e, Ship Shande{y; No -
i
Betting, packing; No IS, Leather, Pump, Rigging,
Lacing No 80 junk; No 81, oakum; No 81. Bellows,
No So Anthrcite Coal; No Sc. Semi Bitumnous Coal
No 81, Bitumnous Coal; No IS Charcoal; No SO,
/ Wood; No 90, Patented Articles.
The following the classes, by the numbers,
| quired at the respective Navy Yards: ~
| .l.r.U. l KITTERY. eyed
Nos. g. 10, is, a. a. AZ, 43, a. AZ, 40, SO, "a,
IS, 81 S. So CO. S. 6I 0s So TO- a. a. IS, IS, ST. So
a'i.-'il 'e CHARLEsTowN. @
Nos. 7ls, %, 25 81. SO, 81 49, 80 AZ. 49, A, ~,
49, So S. o. bs, S. 50, &c. g. g. 49, a. Is, "a, IT, 49,
| BROOKLYN.
Nos. 49, rs 1s, II, IS, %, "a, 80. 50 81 81,
60 6s, g. So, 49, &c. 49, a. 49, H. rs, 50, &c. 49,
PHILADELPHIA.
A. a. as 90 81 s. a. s. S. co. s., a. ss o. TO- II,
70. "a, II, rs. IS, 81, IS. 90. r.. aH
WASHINGTON.
Nos 12, 49, IS, IT, Is. 10, 2s 80, 50, 50, 81, 49,
50, 49, A. As 4S, ~, on, OIL o. %, o. DO o. %,
So co. S. Ga TO- H. 70. 10, IT. 49, IS, 81, 49, SO,
| 49,, NORFOLK.
a. So S. a. S. 50, 60, So, a. 70, ~ g. "a, 70, IS,
| So, Sc, ST. 49, w. LAY SOu.a""
NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
| IN been duly appointed Executor OF the win OF
| JOHN BURNS, late of Portland
4 in the County of Cumberland, deceased and have
taken upon himself that trust by giving bonds,
as the law directs. All persons having demands upon
the estate of said deceased, required to exhibit
the same and all persons indebted to said estate
| called upon to make payment to
| Taf~ rEr JOHN HARDY, Executor.
Portland June 10, 1868. ~ je17diaw3ws
NOTICES hereby given, that the subscriber ha:
| IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself
| the trust OF Administrator, OF the estate OF
SAMUEL S. WEBSTER, late of Portland,
| in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and gwen
| bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
,oands unon the estate OF said deceased, Iequir
ed 10 exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to
| sand estate are called upon to make payment TO
| ~ CHARLES E. WEBSTER, Admir-.
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