The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-25
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Il Piled To TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE
E.- BUREAU OF CONSrRUC-f --s
TION AND REPAIR,
e #btH Navy DEPARTMENT.,

s. NAVY DEPARTMENT., ~
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,3
Washington, ID. G, May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terias Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
seth, 1869, will be lived this Bureau until IL
o'clock NJ of the 9th OF June next at which time
the proposals. win be opened. sac 81 q
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., tor the Navy, that they may
. be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules Tor such classes parties deal
in and intend TO bid for together with instructions
10 tdiers giving the forms OF Proposal, o. guaran-
tee, and of certificate of guarantoTs with printed
forms OF offers, will be furnished such persons
desire 10 lid, application to the COMMANDMENTS OF
the respective Navy Yards and those of all the yards
on application to the Bureau. sls-l u r,s''
The Commandant OF each Navy Yard and the
Purchasing Paymaster Tor each station, will have
copy Of the schedules of the other Yards, TOR exam
nation only in order that persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it is desirable 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. tsnsLer. .|A
The proposals must be accompanied by 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 a
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
The contract viii be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee requr-
cd by law, the Navy Department, however, Ieserv
ing the right to reject the lowest bid which it
may deem exorbtant.
Surees 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 rom the amout of the bill until the con-
tract sha have been comple ed, and eighty per cent
um OF the amount of each bill, approved in trpcaIe
by the Comnandant OF the respective yards. will be
paid by the Paymaster OF the station designated in
the cont act within ten Gays after the warrant tor
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary OF
The classes OF this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows: Cd -arA W.
No, 1, White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Kele
White Oak Plank; No 5, White Oak Boards; No 4,
| Yellow Pine Logs; No 8, Yellow Pine Beams No 9,
/ Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No II White Pine Logs I;
No Il, White Pine Mast Timber; No IS, White
| No is, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No Is,
| Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, cherry; No 10,
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust Treenails No y, Cy-
press, Cedar; No %, Black Spruce; No "a, White
| Oak Slaves and Headings; No %, Lgnunvite; No
| 80. In ot Copper; No so. Wrought Iron round and
square; No 80, wrought lron fat No "a Iron, plate
Nails; No 80, Iron Cut Nails; No Al, Lead, pig; No
AZ, Lead pipe, sheet; No As, Zinc; No "A, Tin; No
45, Solder; No az Locks, Hinges, Bots, OF brass and
iron No 49, Screws. OF brass and iron No so, Files
No 81, Augurs No 81, Tool for ship stores; No So,
fools for use in yard and shops; No 81 Hard ware
No 56, White Lead; No 81 Zinc PAINS; No IS, DOL
ored Prints, dryers; No 49, Tinseed Oil; 60, Var
No g. Tallow, Soap; No 65 III h OH; No 6s, Glass
SO, Brushes; No co. Dry Goods for uphOlstering;
/ No n, Stationery; No 70, Ship Chandlery; No "a,
Betting, picking; No 70, Leather, Pump, Rigging,
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81. Oakum No SO, Bellows,
No IS Anthrcite Coal; No So. Semi Bituminous Coal
Nos7, kituminous Coal; No So Charcoal; No 50,
| Wood; No %, Patented Articles.
| The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
| quired at the respective Navy Yards