The Portland daily press., 1869-06-29
Proposals for Materials to be Sup.
piled 10 the Navy-N ards under the cog
mixance ofthe Bnreau Of ConssFuc-
M tion nnd Repair.


WASHINGTON, ID. O June 8, 1859.
CEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and 9TH
) ex Materials tor the Navy for the fiscal year end
until II O'Clock M, of the 9Th OF July next at which
time the proposals win be opened.
The proposals must be addressed 10 the Chief Of
the Bureau OF Construction and Repair Navy De-
partment, Washington, aud must be endorsed
PROPOSALS. FOR TIMBER &C.. For TIE
navy that they may be distinguished nom other
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
to bidders giving the forms Of proposal or enarsn-
tee, and Of certificate OF gnarant0rs, with printed
forms OF offers, viii be furnished to such person
as desire to BID, on application to the Command =
ants Of the respective Navy Yards and those OF al
the yards on application to the Bureau.
The Commandant OF each nayy-yard and the
purchasing paymaster Tor each station, viii have
copy OF the schedules of the other yards.
nation only, in order that persons who intend to
bid may judge whether it Is desirable to make ap-
plloation tor any of the classes OF those yards
The proposal must be Tor the whole OF a class and
all applications for information tor the examlna-
tion OF samples, must be made to the commandants
of the respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certih-
district in which the bidder resides that he has IL
cense to deal In the articles for which he proposes;
and he must further show that he is manufaetur-
er OF, or regular dealer in, the articles which he
offers to suppy. The guarantors must be certified
by the Assessor of internal Revenue for the district
In which they reside. ist
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makesthe lowest bid and gives the guarantee requr
ed by law. the Navy Department. however, ressrv-
ing the right to reject the lowest bd or any which
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility must be
certified to the satisfaction OF the Navy Depart
ment,
As additional security twenty per centun win be
withheld from the amount OF the bills until the con-
tract shall have been completed, and eighty per
centum OF the amount of each BILL approved in trip
lcate by the Commandant of the respective yards,
will be paid by the Paymaster OF the station desg
mated in the contract within ten days after the
rant for the same shall have been passed by the Sec
retary OF the Treasury.
The clases of this Bureau are numbered and des-
No 1, White Oak Logs; No 2, White Oak Keel
White Oak Plank; No 5, White Oak Boards; No
yellow Pine Logs; No 9, Yellow Pine Beams; No.
2, yellow PINE Mast Timber; No II, White Pine
Pine Plank, Boards; No Is, white Ash, Elm, Beech ;
No l6, White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No rs Black
Tmbs4 % MsP
Cedar; No 23 Black Spruce; No "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No %, Lgnumvitae; No 80,
square; sas % NJ ss wrought iSon fat; No "a. Iron.
plate; No IS, Steel; No 81 Iron Spikcs No IS, Iron
Wrought Nails; No ss, Iron Cut T. Nails, V No 81 Lad: i
No As, Solder; No A. Locks, Hinges Bolts Of Brass
and Iron; No 40, Screws OF Brass and Iron; No 30.
No IS, Tools for use In yard and shops; No a. Hard
ware; No 56 White lead; No57, Zinc Paints; No IS,
Colored Paints, dryers; No 50, tinseed on; No co.
Y
Lard OIL; NO Ga, Tallow, Soap; No o5, Fish Oil; No
68, GLASS; No 50, Brushes; No 70, Dry Goods for up
holstering; No u, Stationery; No IS, Ship Chand-
lery No 74, Acids; No 76 Rosin, Pitch, Crude Tur-
pentine No77, Betting, Packing; No Is, Leather.
Pump, Rigging, Lacing; No so, Junk; No 81, Oak
um; NO 50, Bellows; No ss, Charcoal; No SO. Wood
No 90, Patented Articles.
The following are the classes, by the numbers ire
qui red at the respective navy yards:
KITTERY.
Nos. T. 8, 49, Is, A. 4s, 40, 50, S. 81 5s So H. "a,
"a.
a CHARLESTOWN
Nos 49, 49, 1s, %, 80, 49, 34 IS, 3s, 49, AZ 4s, 4s,
49, So 53 a. &c. 5S, 3d. co. 6s &c. TO- H. 7s, IA, 70, n,
4as BROOKLYN. l.sls.l
Nos. 9. 13, 10, 16, 49, % a. s2 49, 81 81, 4s,
49, So a. Sc, 81, S. 3d. go, 6s o. 6s SO, ~ 70, "a,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 49, is, g. 32 33 IS, 80, 43, 4s, 49, so,
5i 50. o. 5s co. 6s, a. 6s, So H. 7s, "a, II, rs, ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. g. o. Is, 10, II, 49, 80, "a, 81 80, a. 49, A. o.
49, 49, 80, 81. 53, g. 56 81 6s, 49, 60, 6s, g. SO, 81, 70,
II, rs, II, 7S, SO, SO.
NORFOLK.
Nos. 8, T. 12 49, is, 49, 23 25 3D. SO, SO, 4s, 40.
80 80, 3d. a. 6s, 49, co. 63, 3d. 70, III, % To- IL Is,
90. ..45.s, h. l-lf H je6d1aw4wTu