The Portland daily press., 1868-06-02
THE
Concrete Pavement.
Is the best and cheapest in use for
Sidewalks, Garden Walks, Carriage
Drives, Cellars, Warehouse
Floors,
And for any place where a solid foundation is re-
quired.
Orders Left at No. @ South street
promptly attended to.
galley, SHE RIDAN q GRIFFITHS
March 31-eOdtf
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP.
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

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
the proposals will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief the
Bureau OF 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 to bid for, together with instructions
to bidders giving the forms of Proposal OF guaran-
tee, and of certificate of guarantors with printed
forms of offers, will be furnished 10 such persons as
desire to bid, on 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
copy of the schedules of the other Yards tor exam
nation only in order thar 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 for the whole of class and
all applications for information or for the examina-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandments
The proposals must be accompanied by certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue for the dis
trct 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
ply. The guarantOrs must be certified by the As
they reside.
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
may deem exorbitant.
Snreties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be certi-
fled 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
UNI OF the amount of each BILL approved in triplicaue
by the C0mmandant of the respective yards, will be
paid by the Paymaster OF the station designated in
the cont act within ten days after the warrant for
a hQ ham Coadh xrf I,a
the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
No, 1, White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Keel
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank; No 8, White Oak Boards; No Z,
Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No IL, White Pine Logs;
No IL White Pine Mast Timber; No 10, White
Pine Plank Boards; No Is White Ash, Elm, Beech;
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
Oak Slaves and Headings; No %, ngnun.vite; No
80. Ineot Copper; No 80, Wrought Iron, round and
square, No So, wrought Iron, fat No "a Iron, plate;
Nails; No 49, Iron Cut Nails; No Al, Lead, pig; No
~, Lead, pipe, Sheet No 43, Zinc; No A, Tin; No
G Solder; No u.s. Locks Hinges Bolts Of brass and
No 81, Augurs; No 81, Tool> tor ship stores No 3d.
Tools for use in yard and shops; No "a, Hardware;
ored Paints, dryers; No 3d. Linseed Oil No go, Var
nish Spirits Turpentine No So, Sperm and Lard oil
NO 64, Iallow, Soap; No 90, Fish Oil; No 6S, Glass
SO, Brushes No 70, Dry Goods, for uphOlsterng
No u, Stationery; No 49, Ship Chandlery; No "a,
Acids; No IS, kosin, Pitch Crude Turpentine No II,
Betting, packing; No IS, Leather Pump, Rigging,
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81, Oakum; No 50, Bellows,
No So Anthrcite Coal; No So. -Bituminous Coal
No 81, Bituminous Coal No SO Charcoal; No SO,
Wood; No 90, Patented Articles.
The following the classes, by the numf ers,
quired at the respective Navy Yards:
KITTERY.
Nos. 1 7, 8, 49, 10, "a, a. 49, 49, "A, 48, 49, SO, "a,
Sc, 57 5S So go, &c. g. &c. &c. 70, H. a. 49, 49, 81 So.
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos. 1, Is, 20, %, 80, 80, a. 49, 49, 49, 49, A. 4s,
So "a, 90, IS, SO, so, IS, 6s &c. H. 70, a. ~ IS,
81, IS, 80. -
BROOKLYN.
Nos. g. 9, 49, 49, IS, II, 10, o. "a 49, 80 81, 81
38, 80, 49, 49, A. 45, d8, 40, So 51 3d. Sc, ST. 3d. 3d.
&c. 63, g. g. 49, &c. TO- H. 49, u, TO- IT, 49, 49, 49, SO,
80.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 70. 49, 49, II, 10, 80, so, 49, a. 81, 49,
40, 49, 49, 80 53 81 g. 3d. 60, SO, GA, s.. g. 20, II.
70. "a, n, IS. 50, 81, So. 80.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. l. T. II, 49, 10, IT, 10, 49, % 80 49, 49, a. SO,
49, 49, A. a. 49, 4S, 49, So d. 81 49, 81 S. o. So.
3d. go, So, Ga, 6s &c. TO- H. 49, TO- 49, ST. 49, 49,
L NORFOLK
Nos. T. H. 49, 10, Is, II, 49, 49, a. 49, "a. &c. 49, 49,
| 50. SO. 81. SO. 90. NAV 2Rd1 av4w