The Portland daily press., 1868-06-19
From the West.
1905 900 feet -BI0cE W0I3,at J
TUSr arrived and for sale by the Car load or at
y retail by the subscribers at
23o Commercial Street.
Cummings, LeGvitt Dc Widber.
DR0POSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
L Piled TO TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR.

THE COGNlzANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSrRUC-
TION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
Washington, d. Q, May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other Ma
terals or the Navy for the1scal year ending june
o'clock NJ of the 9th 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 pair. Navy Depart
ment. Washington and mus be endorsed "Propo-
sails for Timber, &C., for the Navy that they may
be stinguisheG from other business letters.
PrIuted Schedules ior such classes as parties deal
in and intend TO bid tor, together with Instructions
10 bidders, giving the forms Of Proposal, guarln
forms of offers, will be furnished such persons
desire to BID on APPLICATION to the Commandants o.
the respective Nary Yard 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
nation only in order tbaG persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it is desirable to make applica-
ton 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 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 tor the dis
rict 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. a
regular Gealer in the article which he offers to sup
ply. The guarantors must be certified by the As
they reside
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee requT
ed by law. the Navy Department. however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid, any which
may deem exOrbitant.
SureteS in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be eert
fled 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 Completed and eighty per Mt
UNI OF the amount of each bill approved in triplicae
hf l1l tNf Io
paid by the Paymaster OF the station designated in
the cont act within ten days after the warrant Tor
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
The classes OF this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No, 1, White Oak Logs; No. White Oak Kele
Pieces; No 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No 4,
White Oak Plank; No 5, White Oak Boards; No :
yellow Pine Logs; No s, Yellow Pine Beam No 0,
No II. White Pine Mast Timber; No IS. White
Pine Plank, Boards; No Is White Ash, Elm, Beech;
No 49, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No Is,
Elack Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Gher-y; No 10,
Locust Timber; No 20, Locust Treenails; No ~ Cy-
press. Cedar; No 90, Black Spruce; No "A, White
80, In OF copper; No 81 Wrought Iron, round and
square; No 80, wrought Iron, fat No a. Iron, plate
NJ 80 ste-l No 81, Iron Spike; No IS Iron Wrought
Nails; No 80, Iron Cut Nails; No Al, Lead, pig; No
AZ, Lead, pipe, sheet; No AZ, Zinc; No "A, Tin; No
As. Solder No As Locks, Hinges, Bots, OF brass and
iron No 49, Screws. OF brass and iron; No so, Files
No 81, Augurs; No So, Tool for ship stores; No 3d.
Tools for use in yard and shops; No 81, Hardware;
No Sc, White Lead; Ne 81, Tin; Paints; No IS, DOL
ored Paints, dryers; No 90 Iinseed Oil N 60, Var
nish, Spirits Turpentne No %, Sperm and Lard oil
No 81, Tallow Soap; No IS, ri h Oil; No g. Glass;
NO69, Brushes; No 20, Dry Goods, Iot upholsterng;
No Il, Stationery; No 73 Ship Ghandlery; No "A,
Acids; No rs, 10 in, Pitch Crude Turpentme; No u
Betting, packing; No rs, Leather, Pump Rigging,
Lacing: No 50 Junk; No 81, Olkum; No 80, Bellows,
No So Anthrcitc Coal; No Sc. Semi itumnous Coal
No 81, situminOus Coal; No IS Charcoal; No SO,
Wood; No 90, Patented Articles.
The following the classes, by the numbers re-
quired at the respective Navy Yards:
KITTERY.
Nos. ~ Z s. 49, 10, "A. 81. AZ, 49, A, As 40 &c. 81,
Sc, 81 IS, so, 60, SO 81, g. &c. TO- H. a. rs S. 81 ss.
CHARLESToWN.
Nos. T. Z, 49, %, %, 81, 80, 81 3d. 80 A. 43, "A, 4s,
90 3d. "a, Dc, IS, SO, 60, 63, g. Co. H. 49, a. ~ 3d.
81, IS, 80.
BROOKLYN
Nos. b S, Q, 49, Is &c. IT, 49, 90. a. 49, 80 - 81
80 y 4 A. 45, As, 49, So 81 30, 81 90 o.. o. SS'
So 65 o. 90, g. SO, 10, IL H. 10, ~ 49, 90 CO. Co.
PHILADELPHIA. 90
Nos. ], 10 49, 10 II, Is, 80, ~, ~, "a, 81, 3s
A. AS 49, 49, So S. ST. 81 S. GO, 63, "a, S. S. ~, H.
| 70. "A, II, rs, So, ST, IS. 3d.
WASHINGTON.
Nos g. r. IS. 10, H. 49, 10, % 30, 80, 80, 81 80
80 a. a. 45, As, 49, so, 81, 50, 53, 81, g. ST. IS
So co. g. Gi GS &c. 10, H. 49, TO- rs, So, 81, 49, SO
| NORFOLK.
Nos l. II. 10, 15 To- II, Is, 80 a. 49, "a. SO, AZ 43
A. So So So "a, 49, So CO. s., a. TO- II. 49, a. 49, rs
J So, SO, ST. IS, 80. may26d1aw4w