The Portland daily press., 1869-06-22
Proposals for Materials to be Sup-
piled 90 tbc Navy ards under the coz.
mizaEce 0fthe Rurcan of COnsrruc-
tion aud Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONTRIBUTION AND REPAIn
WAsHINGoN, ID. c., june g. 1869 I.
GEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and 9TH
ing JUNE 30, 1870 will be received at this Bureau
until II o'clock NJ Of the 9Th OF July next at which
time the proposals will be opened. ~
The proposals must be addressed 10 the Chief of
the Bureau Of Constfaction and Repair. Navy De-
sshRgson F9k IMsrR and must be ssdeFssS
NAVY" that they may be distinguished from other
Printed schedules for such classes as partiss deal
in and intend to bid tor together with instructions
to bidders, giving the forms Of proposal guaran-
tee, ana OF eertineate OF gnaEsntors, with printed
as desire to bid, on application to the Command
ants of the respective Navy Yards and those of all
the yards on application to the Bureau.
The Commandant OF each navy-ysrd and the
purchasing paymaster tor each station, will have
copy OF the schedules Of the other yards.
ination only, in order that persons who intend to
bid may judge whether 1t is desirable to make ap-
plioation tor any OF the classes OF those yards.
all applications for Information Tor the examlna-
tion OF samples must be made to the commandants
The proposal inust be accompanied by certifl-
cate from the Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
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 q manutactur-
er OF, or a regular dealer in the articles which he
offers to suppy. The euarantors must be certified
by the Assessor OF internal Revenue for the district
In which they reside. lsgaN
The contract will be awarded to tho person who
mAkeStne lowest Du anu gives the guarantee requf-
ed by law. the Navy Department. however, reserv-
ing the right to reject the lowest Did, any which
it may deem exorbitant. t+' 1850"
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, ,rflat
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills until the
tract shall have been completed, and eighty per
licate by the Commandant OF the respe..,ve yards,
will be paid by the fayhsaeh &c Q, & inc ueslg
rant tor the same shall have been passed by the Sec
retary Of the Treasury.
psss Tas Sa %Ss Sa sSg & HS 2 White Oak Keel
Yellow Pine Logs; No 8, Yellow Pine Beams; No.
9. Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No II, White Pine
Pne Plank, Boards; No 10, white Ash, Elm, Beech I;
No 49, White Ash Oars No Il, Hickory; No Is. Black
Walnut Mahogany, Maple, Cherry, No 10, Locust
Timber; No 20, Locust Treenails; No %, Cypress,
Cedar; No %, Black Spruce; No "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; no 70. Lgnumvitaa; No 50,
square; No 3S, Wrousht Iron, fat; No "a, Iron,
plate; No 35 Steel; No 81 lronESpikcs; No 49, Iron
Wrought Nails; No 80, Iron Cut Nails, No q, Lad
No A5 Solder; No A., Locks, Hinges Bolts OF Brass
and Iron; No 40, Screws OF Brass and Iron; No 80,
No S. Tools tor use In yard and shop; No 81, Hard
ware; 70 & % White lead; No57 zlnc Paints; no 81
Lard Oil; No "a, Tallow, Soap No G5, Fish Oil; No
So, GLASS; No SO, Brushes; No 70, Dry Goods for up
holstering; No q, Stationery; No e, ship Chand-
ery; No a. Acids; No rs. Rosin, Pitch, Crude Tur-
pentine: No77, Betting, Packing; No Is, Leather,
Pump, Rigging, Lacing; No so. Junk; No 81. Oak
um; No 81, Bellows; No So, Charccai No SO. Wood; /;
No 80, Patented Articles.
The following are the classes, by the numbers ire-
qui red ut the respective navy yards:
KITTERY
Nos. 49, Is, 49, 49, 40, 50. S. 81, 5s, 5s II, "a,
78.
CHARLEsTowN
Nos. 13, Is, 49, %, 32 49, 81, 49, 3s, 49, Az 43, a.
a. So 6s, a. 56, 5s 3d. co. eS 6s TO- II, 7s a. 75 H.
rs BROOKLYN. --,....tfi --s,-----,.4
Nos. o. 13 15, 16, Is. %, a. 32 SO. a. 81 43,
4 49, So o. 56, 81 5S, 80, 60, 63, g. 6s &c. H. a.
10, so, Ss. n,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. At, 49, 10. 2s g. 49, IS, 49, 49, 4s, 40, co.
3D. 53 o. 5s co. es "a, IS, So, H. 73 "A, H. 7s ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 8, 49, 15 II. IS, 30 "a, 81 80, A. 49, A. 45,
1s 49, go 81 5S a. S. 81 5s So 60, 6s g. 6s, S. 20,
NORFOLK
Nos r. 49, 15, 1s, %, 2b 81, 80, 30, 4s, 4s,
o., o2 63, "a, 6s 90, so, SO, 69 20, 73 10 III Isl
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