The Portland daily press., 1868-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS,
DROPOsALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE FOGNIZANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
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TION AND REPAIR.
| NAVY DEPARTMENT, }
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
| Washington, d. G, May 22d, 1868. J
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terlals for the Navy for the fiscal year ending Junt
Goth, 1869, will be reca aved at this Bureau until Is
O'Clock NJ of the 2ith 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.
Pruted Schedules or such classes as parties deal
in and intend to bid for, together with instructions
to bidders giving the forms Of Proposal, guaran-
tee, and of certificate of guarantors, with printed
forms OF offers, will be furnished TO such persons as
desire to bid, on application to the Commandants o.
the respective Navy Yards, and those of all the yards
on application to the Bureau.
The Commandant of each Navy Yard and the
Purchasing Paymaser for each station, will have
copy OF the schedules of the other Yards, Tor
inatOn only in order that persons who intend to bid
may5udge whether it is desirable to make applica-
ti0n 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 commandants
OF the respective yards.
The proposals must be accompanied by "a certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue tor the dis
trict 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,
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 any which it
may deem exorbitant.
Suretes in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility 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 riplicate
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 for
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary
the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank; No 5, White Oak Boards; No 4,
YeI0 Yeow in Pne M MMogs No 3 yellow Pine Beam No o
No 12, White Pine Mast Timber; No 13, White
Pine Plank, Boards; No 10 White Ash, Elm, Beech !;
No l6, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No 1s,
Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No 10,
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust Treenails; No o. Cy-
press Cedar; No 2S, Black Spruce; No "a, te Viii
80, Ingot Copper; No 81. Wrought Iron, round and.
square, No 80, Wrought Iron, fiat; No a. Iron, plate
NJ 80 Stee No 81 Iron HsRke No ss Iron Wrought
AZ, Lead, pipe, sheet No 43, Zinc; No A. Tin; No
40, Solder; No 49, Locks, Hinges Bolts, OF brass and
IRON; No 49, Screws. of brass and iron; No 90, Files
No 81, Augurs No So, Tools for ship stores; No 53
Tools for use in yard and shops; No 81, Hardware;
No %, White Lead; No 81, Zinc Paints; No So, ool
nsh Spirits Turpentne; No g. Sperm and Lard oil /;
No "a, Tallow, Soap; Noes, Fi:h Oil; No 6s, Glass;
No o69 Brushes; No 20, Dry Goods, for upholstering;
No q, Stationery; No 70, Ship Chandlery; No "a,
Acids; No 70 Rosin, Pitch Crude Turpentine; No H.
Betting, packing; No Is, Leather, Pump, Rigging,
Lacing; No 80 Junk; No 81, Oakum; No S2 Bellows,
NoS5 Anthrcite Coal; No s6. Semi -Btuminous Coal
No 81, Bituminous Coal; No Ss Charcoal; No SO,
Wood; No 90, Patented Articles.
The following the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective Navy Yards:
KITTERY.
Nos 1,2, 7,s, 13, Is, "a, a. A. 49, A. 4s, 49, 49, 81,
56, 81, 5S 30, 60, &c. 64 6S &c. 70, H. a. 49, 49, 81 49,
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos 1, T. Is, %, 25, 80, 49, a. 35 39 42. 49, a. 49,
49, 90 s. 3d. &c. 5S, 5s Co. 63 6S 49, II, 49, "A, H. 49,
BROOKLYN.
Nos 8, s. 9, 13, Is. 16, IT, 49, 22 a. 49, 49, 34 37
80, 49, 49, 43 A. 49, 49, 49, so, 81, 53 81 &c. 81 5S So
60, 63, 64 65 6S &c. 70, H. 49, a. H. 49, 49, &c. 49,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos !, 2, 4,7, 12. 10, 15 IT, 49, 3O 49, 49, a. 81 49,
A. 49, 49, 49. 80. 3d. 81, 81 5s CO. 63 Ga 6S 69 TO- IL
70. IA, II, rs. 85, 81, sS. go.
WASHINGTON
Nos. l. 8, Z, II, 13, Is, IT, 49, 49, 90 80 81 3d.
49, 49, AZ, A, 45, 4S, 49, 5O 81 g. 53 81 &c. 81 5s
3d. 60, 63, g. Gs, So, 20, H. 49, 75 77S 49, ST. 49, 49,
NORFOLK.
Nos. = H. 49, 15. Ii, II, 49, %, a. 49, "a. 49, 49, 49,
90 So 3d. 81 So, SO, 60, So, "a, 70, H. 49, a. 49,
S5 sc, 81. SO, 80, NAV 26d1 aw4w