The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-22
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Piled To TIE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUC-
TION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
EAT OF CONSTR TfTUaS Avn Pm

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,{
Washington, ID. q, May 22d, 1868.
Sealed Proposals TO furnish Timber and other Ma
terials Tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
Slth, 1869. will be rec lived at this Bureau until ~
o'clock NJ, OF the 2i'h OF June next, at which time
the proposals. will be opened.
The proposals mt Il be addressed to tue Chief OF the
Bureau o. Construction and Repair, Navy Depa =
ment. Washington, and must be endorsed "Proro-
sails for Timber, &C., tor tine Navy" that they NAV
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed Schedules or such classes as parties deal
Ia and friend TO b for, together with Instructions
10 bidders giving the forms OF Proposal, guaran-
tee and Of certificate of guarantors, with printed
forms OF Offers, viii be furnished 10 such persons
desire TO bid, applicai on IN the Comma1dants
tue respective Navy Yards and those OF a. the va ds
on application TO the Dn-eau.
The Commandant Of eseh Navy Yard and the
Purchasing Paymaster tor each sta on, will have
copy of the schedules of the other Ya.ds tor exam
ination only, In order thar persons who liepd TO bid
may judge whether 1t y Desirable TO make app ca
zion tor any OF the classes OF those wards.
The proposal must cor the whole Of a class; ard
al applications for IN NATION or lor me cen r.
tion of samples, mt lie made to the eommandsnss
of the respective var, ,.
The proposals mcsi be accompanied bv a certificate
ON the Collector of IDteipal heveuce o- the dis
tfct in whi6 the BIDDER resides that be las license
to deal n the article for Which he proposes; aud he
must TO ,ther show hat he is manuiaciy er Of oc
regular dealer IN, the AT Gle wleh he o1e-s 10 sup
ply. lie gusraators mTst be certified by the As
ses-e Of internal Revenue Cor the district in whisn
thew reside.
1ne contract will be awarded 10 tire person who
makes tie lowe bid aud g'yes the goa aDtee requu-
Gu Dl Jaw tue NAVY Dellttment, 00ReNer, reSf W
ing the right reecttne lowest BID or ~ which it
may deem exorbitant.
srretes in the Jul amer 1t viii be requi ed to sign
the contract AMI Their resnonsioi ~ musG be ceIi-
fed to the satisfaction CT tne Navy DcpG tment.
As additional security twe,tv rec cen.c n WI be
withheld from the amout oftne b. u1t.l tine con-
tract sha have been compe; ed I'd eli II, per ctrs-
OF the 3mount of each bill an proved ~ pli cate
by the C,mnandant OF the espective ya.ds, " u be
paid by the Paw m1ser OF the station des:. in
the cont act. within DAYS after he VIBRANT for
the same shall havo been passed by the Secretary
the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Pieces n" 8 wife OK cr T Timh eah NJ
White Oak Plank; No 5, White Oak Boa ds No Z,
Yellow Pine Logs; No 8, Yellow Pine Beans; No 9,
No IL. White Pine Mast I Der; No 49, White
Pine Plank, Boards; No Is White Ash, Elm, Eeech;
No l6, White Ash Gas; No II, Hiclotv; No IS,
Black Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Une: y; No 10,
Locust Tmber No 20, Locust Treenails; No g, Cy-
press, Cedar; No %, Black Sp: uce; No "a, White
80. Ipgot Copper; No 90. Wrought on, round and
square No 81, Wrought l.on fiat; No q, 2oo plate;
Nails; No 50, Iron Cut Nas; No ii, Lead, pig; No
~, Lead, pipe, sheet; No 43, Zre; o4t, Tn; No
49, SOLDER No 49, LOCKS, Hinges, Bots, OF brass AID
No 81, Augurs No 90, Tools Tor ship $50 -es; No So,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No 81, Haedware
o:ed Paints, dryers No SO, Linseel Oil; N 60, Var
nish, Spirits Turpentne; No %, Spem and LAID oil;
No g. Tallow, Soap Moss, Eth Oil; No So, Glass;
No u, Stationery; No 70, Ship Cha ,d'e,y; No "a,
Acids; No 75 kO in, Pitch Crude Tu-ne lti1e; Noi7
Betting, picking; No rs, Leather, PJnp, Rigging,
Lacing No so junk; No 81, Oakum: No 80, Bellows,
No 90 Anthrcite Coal; No &c. Semi Blum nous Coal
No 81, Rtumnous Coal; No So Charcoal; No SO,
Wood; No 90, Patented Articles.
The following the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective Navy Yards:
KIITERY.
Nos. 1.2 I, 8, 49, Is, "a a. AZ, 49, A. As, 49, So 81
S. 81, IS, SO, co. 63 g. g. &c. TO- H. a. 49, 49, ST. &c.
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos. 1, 7, 10, %, rs, 80, 49, 3d. 3d. 80 A. 49, a. 49,
49, So 80, a. &C. So, 3d. Co. 63 IS, &c. III 49, a. IT, 49,
81, eS, 80.
Nos 3, s, ., 10, Is. Is, IT, IS, %, a. 49, 80 81 81
80, 80, 49, 49, A. 49, 49, 49, so, ST. 3d. 81, ST. S. 3d.
Co. GO, g. g. 6S Co. 70, H. 49, "a, 49, IT, 49, 49, &c. 49,
80.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l. A. 70. 10, 10, IT, 49, 3d. 49, 49, a. 81, &c.
49, 49, 49, 81 90, 3D. 81 3d. 60, So, g. SO. 69 10. IL
70. "a, II, rs. IS, 81, 49, go.
WASHINGTON
Nos. 3, 7, II, 49, 49, II, is, 49, o. 80 49, 49, a. 49,
49, 49, A. a. 49, AZ, 40, so, 81 g. 81, 3d. g. 81 g.
3d. co. SO, 6f, CS Co. TO- H. 10, 75 IT. 49, ST. 49, &c.
NORFOLK.
Nos. Z, H. 49, Is, IL, II, IS, 49, a. 49, a. 49, 49, 49,
a. 90 p 3d. 81 5s, SO, 60, 49, a. 70, H. 70, a. 75 u.s.
| s5, Sc, 81. 50, 80. may 26d1aw4w