The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-16
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
IL Piled TO TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTITUTE
TION AND REPAIR.
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BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR

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BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
Washington, ID. q, May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terals Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
3oth, 1869 viii be rec lived at this Bureau until II
o'clock NJ OF the 2lth OF June next, at which time
the proposals will be opened.
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 or such classes as parties deal
in and intend TO bid for, together with instructions
10 bidders, giving the forms of Proposal, OF guaran-
lee, and of certificate OF guaIantors, with prin ed
forms OF offers will be furnished 10 such persons as
desire to bid 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 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 10 make applica-
i0n 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 examna-
tion OF samples, must be made to the commandments
of the respective yards.
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, or
regular Geaer n the article which he offers to sup
ply. The guarantors must be certified by the As
of Internal Revenue Tor the district in which
| they reside. --s..
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee reqnr
ing the right to reject the lowest Did, any which It
may deem exorbitant.
the contract and their responsibility must be certi
fed 10 the satisfaction of the Navy Department,
withheld rom the amont of the bill until the con-
tract shall have been completed, and eighty per cent
OF the amount Of each bin, approved in tripeaie
by the Commandment OF the respective yards VIII be
paid by the Paymaster OF the station designated in
the cont act within ton days after the warrant for
the same shall hayo been passed by the Secretary OF
| the Treasury.
The classes OF this Bureau numbered and
designated as follows:
| Pieces; No 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
| White Oak Plank; No 3, White Oak Boards; No Q,
Yelow Pine Pine ast No n White Pine Logs
| No II. White Pine Mast Timber; No 10, White
Pine Plank, Boards; No 10 White Ash, Elm, Beech
No IS, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No II,
| Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, cherry; No 10,
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust Treenails; No % Cy-
press. Cedar; No 80, Black Spruce; No "a, White
| Oak Slaves and Headings; No %, Lignunvit;e; No
| 80. In 1ot Copper; No 3d. Wrought Iron, round ana
square; No IS, wrought Iron. fat No "a Iron, plate
Lead do p Sy sSe eG' No N 81, Sns No
49, Solder No As Locks, a1ns s@d rom No 3d. Files
No 81 AuguIs; No 81, Tool tor snip stores NO o.,
Tools for in yard and shops No o. IiaEa"a ,
ored Paints dryers; No So Iinseed Oil; GO, var
nish Spirits Turpentine No g. Sperm and Lard oil
S. aow sS%2P No p S Coon o
| No IL Stationery; No 49, Ship Chandlery; No ~,
| Aciis; No To- Kosin Pitch Crude Turnentne; No %,
Betting, picking; No IS, Leather, Pump, logging
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81, Oakum; No ~, bellows,
No So Anthrcte Coal; No Sc. Semi Bituminous Coal
| NoSI Rituminous Coal No So Charcoal; NO 81,
| Wood: No 90 Patented Articles.
| The follow ing are the classes, by the numbers, re-
| auired at the respective Navy Yards: r. asuat
KITTERY.
Nos. 10, 10, "a. 81 Az 4S, A, AZ, 49, So 81
56 81 s. So CO. GO 6i g. &c. 10, II, "A, Is, IS, 81 SO
| CHARLEST0WN.
,lS, 49, 2, 80. SO, "a, So, 80, Az 43, "A, IS
49, So S. 4 56 S. So 60, 63, g. 50, H. 49, "a, II, 50
| BROOKLYN.
Nos o. 10, Is. 16, II, Is, %, "a, 49, 50 - 90
49, 49, A. As A. As, 4s, 49, so, 81, 49, 81 So o. &C. SS
6O g. g. Co. S. SO, 10, II 49, H. 75, II, vs. No. co. &C
80.
PHILADELPHIA. 90
Nos 1, I, 12 10, 10, II, 1s &c. - 90 a. 20 N
"A, As, 48, 49, 80. 90, "a, 81, SO, CO. o. of' oo
10. IA, II, rs, s., 81, SO. go
WASHINGTON
"a n. n. IS, 10, 20. 30, 80, 80, "a, 80
3s 3d. a. a. As, A., 49, 90 o. o. 90 o. 81 81 So
'~' W NORFOLK. -
If 1s. Is, 10, II, Is, 20, "a 50, "a. So ~, A.
nos 3 S. 64 So, SO, 60, 6S "a, 70, H. "a 10 Il
a. o. Se' ~ ~ IS 90 may26d1aw4w