The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-12
Boston Stock List,
Sales at the Bro kera, Board. ,June II.
DROPOsALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Piled TO TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR
Navy DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
Washington, d. c, May 22d, 1858.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terals Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
3oth 1869, will be rec lived at this Bureau until IL
o'clock NJ, of the 2fth of June next at which time
the proposals will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief of 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
Prluted Schedules Tor such classes parties deal
in and intend to bid for, together with instructions
to bidders, giving the forms of PROPOSAL OF guara-
tee, and of certificate of guarantors, with printed
forms OF offers will be furnished such persons
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 Commandment of each Navy Yard and the
copy of the schedules of the other Yards for exam
nation only in order that persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it is desirable to make applica-
ton for any OF the classes of those yards.
The proposal must be for the whole of class; and
all applications for information 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
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
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 guarantee requir
ed by law, the Navy Department. however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid any which it
may deem eXorbitant.
Sureties 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
um OF the amount of each BILL approved in triplicate
by the Commandment 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
the shall haVO been DasSed nv the SecraarV n
the Treasury. :
The classes OF this Bureau are numbered and
No, l, White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Keel
Pieces; No 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No a,
Yeow No 8 Ysw Oak
Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No H. White Pine Logs
No 12. White Pine Mast Timber; No 10. White
No IS, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No 10,
Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, cherry; No 10,
No % 70 Locust M No IT, w
Oak Slaves and Headings; No %, Lignumvte; No
80, Ingot Copper; No 80. Wrought Iron, round and
No So Steel No 81 Iron Spikes; No 3S Iron Wrought
s ksds PIE sheet e! zps NJ
from No 40. Screws, OF brass and iron No 80, Files;
No 81, Augurs No 80, Tools for ship stores; No So,
TSo S WIs in T ID z shops No a. m
ored Paints, dryers; No 3d. bnseed Oil; No co. Var
nish, Spirits Turpentine No g. Sperm and Lard oil
|
No69, Brushes; No 70, Dry Goods, 1or upholstering
| No II, Stationery; No 49, Ship Chandlery; No "a,
Acids; No 10. kosin, Pitch Crude Turpentne No II
| Betting, packing; No IS, Leather Pump, Rigging
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81, Oakum; No SO, Bellows
No So Anthrcite Coal; No Sc. Semi Bituminous 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. s, 10, 49, "a, 81 AZ, 43, A, 4s, 40, SO, "a
S. 81 S. 3d. co. g. "a, g. &c. 20, H. Is, IS, ST. ss
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos 1s, %, %, 49, SO, "a, 49, 80, AZ, 43, a. AZ
49, 80 s. a. Be, S. &c. go, So, 6S SO, II, 49, 7477 IS
81, IS, 90. 81
BROOKLYN.
Nos 10, ID. 49, IT, IS, 20, "a, 80, 80. 81 81
49, 49, AZ 49, A. 45, 49, 49, so, 81, 3d. 56, 81, So IS
g. 49, g. 20, Is, &c. TO- H. 49, 49, II, rs, IS, Sc, IS
PHILADELPHIA. assoc
Nos. !, ~ %, 10, IT, IS, 80 49, 80, "a, 81, Sc
A. 40 A. a. o. Oh 5i 81 80, 60, g. Ca GO. g. 70. II
70. a. II, rs, IS, 81, So. 80. ~
WASHINGTON,
Nos. l. g. 7, r. 10, ID, IT, 10, 49, 49, 80 49, a. a. n
49, 49, AZ, "A, 49, 4s, 40, so, 81 g. So S. ST. IS
3d. co. So, 81, GS, SO, 20, H. 49, 49, 49, ST. 49,
NORFOLK
Nos Z, H. 49, 49, Is, II, 49, 20, "a, 80, a. SO, 49,
a. so, 50 3d. 81 49, SO, GO, 65, "a, TO- H. 70, a. 75
! 50, SO, 81. Ss, 80. may26dlaw4w