The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-14
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

OJner maIerlalS 1Or tne Navy tne nSca wear end
ing June 80, 1871, will be received at this Bureau
until IL o'clock NJ. of the 18th of August 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 De-
partment, Washington, and must be indorsed 'Pro-
posals for Timber etc, for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from other business letters
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
in and intend to bid for, together with instructions
to bidders giving the forms of proposals Of guarantee
and OF certificate of guarantors with printed forms
of oer will be furnished to such persons desire
to bid, on application TO the Commandants Of the
respective Navy Yards, and those Of all the yards
on application to the Bureau.
The Commandant Of each Navy Yard and the pur-
CHASING paymaster for each station will have copy
OF the schedules of the other yards or examination
only in order that persons who intend to bid may
judge whether 1t is desirable to make application for
any OF the classes Of those yards.
The proposals 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 proposal must be accompanied by certificate
from the Collector of Internal Revenue for the dis
trict in which the bidder resides that he has license
to deal in the articles for which he proposes; and,
by direction Of the Department, bids or offers lgU be
receiued only from parties ohO bona ride dealers ia
manufacturers Of the articles they o6er to furnish
The guaTantors must be certified by the Assessor of
Internal Revenue for the district in which they re-
side.
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
quired by law the Navy Department however, re-
serving the right to reject the lowest bid, or any
which it may deem eXorbitant.
Suretes in the full amount will be required to gn
the contract and their responsibility must be cert
fed TO the satisfaction OF the Navy Department
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills until the con-
tracts shall have been completed, and eighty per
centum Of the amount of each bill approved in tri-
picate by the Commandant OF the respective yards,
win be paid oy the Paymaster OF the station desg
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and de-
No. /, White OAK Logs; No. g. White Oak Curved
Logs; No. s, Yellow Pine Beams; No. g. Yellow Pine
Mast Timber; No II, White Pine Logs; No. IL,
White Pine Mast 5 Timber; No. 19, White Pine Plank
White Ash Oars; No II, Hickory; No is, Black
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 20, Locust
spruce; No. "a, White Oak slaves and nd Headings lei ;
No. 2b, Lignumvite; No. 80, Ingot Copper; No. 80,
Iron, hat No 81, Iron, plate; No IS, Steel No 57
Iron Spikes; No. 3s, Iron Wrought Nails No. 80,
5O1 M Snt No Sa No. 49, & esS sode4 ppe @ S
Hinges Bolts, OF brass and iron; No. 40, Screws, OF
brass and iron No 5o Files; No 81 Augers; No: 81
and shops; No. 81, Hardware; No. sc, White Lead !;
No. 81, Zinc Paints No So, Colored Paints, dryers
tine; No. 6S, Sperm and Lard Oh; No. g. Tallow,
Soap; No. 6s Glass; No. 60, Brushes; No. 20, Dry
sSS 1G 8 S 49, Resin NP
Crude Turpentine; No. a, Betting Packing; No.7s,
Leather, pump rigging acing No. so, Junk; No. ss,
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective nayy-yards:-
&c. SSS S. s. g. q 3 2 p + =
49, No. g. 45 q q 8 8 81 50 st. st. s. &C. &C.
da' o. ss' 3d. TO- II tRSokIfN 5s 81 e 4 49, SS'
49, NGs Is j. T. 4. y H. 81 j. s. r. g. T. S. S. g.
SS' g. sS' 3d. TO- p IL q 3, g g. S.
Nos. 4, 7,s, 10, IS IS, SO, 30, 4s; Il.
.. Nos s4 ID d = H. r. 49, H. - 1s e 2o ~ 2 Sp 81 49, 49,
S. g. aS' &C. TO- H. 3 s6kfdLK, s 8, *, IS.
Nos 49, 1s IS a. rs s2 s9 49, ~ a. As, 40, So %,
S' b. 'S 3d. CO. g M%hE 81 g. IstAsp 81 X g. " IS
Nos. 49, 1s 92 49, a. SO, 49, 49, ~ 49, ~ IS, 40, So
81 SS, 81, &C. o. 5s, 60, "a, 6s SO, 10, IL 1s "a II,
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Entrance on GreeneO
... New YORK CITY, j June e1 %, 'ii8sAo.
During the months OF July and August, 1870,
SHALL by authority of the War Department, receive
Department OF PIG LEAD and LEAD BULLETS,
as follows, deliverable at the points herein men,
'0he0 0niS On SATURDAY, July %, 1870.
One hundred tons Lead Bullets ETansi0Ed Arsenal
one hun0feG on SATURDAY, July 50, 4teIso"n $50.
One hundred tons Lead Bullets, Frankford Arsenal
One n0nSTe9 oa WEDNESDAY, august MassIsGSn g. iS7C
Two hundred tons Pig Lead New oY;a York Arsenal
fH'' On WEDNESDAY, August a'i 10, 1870.
One hundred tons Lead Bullets, Frankford Arsenal
Fifty q" .' 1t. Louis
One hundred and fifty tons Pig Lead, New Yorl
| Fifty tons Pig Lead, St Louis Arsenal.
| On WEDNESDAY, August "a, 1910.
One hundred and fifty tons Pig Lead, New Yori
One hundred tons Lead Bullets, Watertown Arsenal
| Fifty ' Pig Lead, st. Louis Arsenal.
| On WEDNESDAY, August 81, 1870
-Four hundred tons Pig Lead, New Gs York Arsenal
Proposals will be opened at 12 O'Clock M. on tn
days and dates herein specified all bids to be accom-
panied by certified check or draft on New York 10
| i've per cent. OF the amount offered for.
| Bids must be endorsed Proposals for Lead" an(
| addressed to this Office
The Ordnance Department reserves the right u
reject any and all bids not deemed satisfactory, an
may at its option accept bids for amounts in exces
will be allowed for the payment and removal OF tn
| Lead.
Further information can be had on application b
| this office. . o,,
| Bvt.-Colonel U. 5. A,
| Ss6t Major OF Ordnance.
| DROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
Il STEAM PROPELLER FOR THE REVENUl
MARINE.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. !
| WASHINGTON, d. c., July !, 1sI0.)
The bids for the construction OF an Iron Stear
Propeller OF $50 tons, opened IN this Departmen
June 80, being considered eXorbitant, separat
sealed proposals will be received at this departmen
until IL O'Clock on FRIDAY, 29th July, 1870 for th
construction OF Steam Propeller OF WOOD, OF 10