The Portland daily press., 1868-06-05
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
L Piled TO TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
Washington, d. c. May 22d, 1868. J
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
3oth, 1869, will be received this Bureau until Il
O'Clock M, of the 24th of June next, at which time
the proposals will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chie of the
Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Navy Depart
ment. Washington, and must be endorsed s'Propo-
sails for Timber &C., for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules iOr such classes parties deal
in and intend to bid for, together with instructions
bidders, giving the forms of Proposal OF guar.an-
tee, and of certificate of guarantors, with printed
forms OF Offers will be furnished to 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 Commandant of each Navy Yard and the
Purchasing Paymaster for each station, will have a
copy of the schedules of the other Yards for
nation only in order that 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 class and
all applications for information OF for the examna-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandants
The proposals must be accompanied by a certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue tor the dis
deal in the articles for which he proposes and he
must further show that he is manufacturer of, OF
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 requr
ed by law, the Navy Department. however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid or any which il
may deem exorbtant.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be cer-
fed 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 triplicatt
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 fol
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary
| the Treasury. . f.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered anC
| designated as follows:
No. 1, White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Kee
| Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4
White Oak Plank; No s. White Oak Boards; No Z
| Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No H. White Pine Logs
| No II. White Pine Mast Timber; No I3, White
Pine Plank, Boards; No 10 White Ash Elm, Beech
| No IS, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory No 1s
| Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No 10
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust Treenais; No %, Cy
press, Cedar; No 49,. Black Spruce; No "a, te Whi
| 80, 1ngot Copper; No SO. Wrought Iron round an,
square; No 33, wrought Iron, fiat; No a. Iron, plate
NJ s5 Steel; No 81 Iron Spikes; No SO Iron Wrough
AZ, Lead, pipe, sheet; No 43, Zinc; No A, Tin; NJ
45, Solder No AZ, Locks Hinges, Bolts, OF brass AM
iron No 49, Screws. OF brass and iron No 80, Files
No 81, Augurs No so, Tools for ship stores; No So
| Tools for use in yard and shops; No a. Hardware
| No 56, White Lead; No 81, Zinc Paints; No SO, Dol
ored Paints, dryers; No 50, Gnseed Oil; No 60, Var
| No g. Tallow, Soap; No 65, Fi:h OIL No 6S, Glass
| No SO, Brushes; No 70, Dry Goods for upholsterng
No a. 4S Ship %nandsTy No 2
Belting, packing; No >7S, Leather, Pump, Rigging
Lacing; No 80 Junk; os1, Oakum; No SO, Bellows
No So Anthrcite Coal; No So. Semi -Bituminous Goa
| No 81, Bitumnous Coal; No 88 Charcoal; No 6!
Wood; No 90, Patented Articles.
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re
| quired at the respective Navy Yards: