The Portland daily press., 1870-08-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
DROPCSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
i Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGN1IANCE OF TIE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.


CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR |
WASHINGTON u. c., July IA 1870 \
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ma
terals for the Navy for the fiscal year ending june
so, 1871, will be received at this Bureau until 10 n
clock m. of the 18th OF August next, at which time
the proposals will be opened
TIE proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
Bureau of C0nstI uction and Rel air, Navy De-, art
ment, Washington. and must be Endorsed. "Prono
sails TOR Timber, &c, for the Navy" that they nav
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed schedules tor such classes as parties deal
in and intend to bi for, together with Instructions
t, bidders giving the forms of proposals OF euaran
tee, and Of certificate of euarantors, with printed
ms OF Offer Will be furnished to such persons as
desire TO bio, en- application to The Communicates OF
the respective Navy Yards, and those Of all the
yards application to the Bureau.
The Commandant OF each Navy Yard and the pur-
chasing paymaster tor each station, will have a copy
of the schedules OF the other yards for examination
only, in order that pc who intend to bid NAV
judge whether it desirable to maze application tor
any of tire classes OF those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF a class, and
all applications for Information or for the examipa-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandments
OF the resp ctive yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certificate
from the Collector OF internal Revenue ior the dis
tric in when tie bidder resi- es that he has a Ii .
cense to deal in the articles for VIII Gu he propose
and by direction OF the Department, bids or offers
ac be receiced only from PARTIES arho are bona fde
dealers in. or manufacturers Of the arti;ies Ieu
offer to furnish. The guarantors must be certified
in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded 10 the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee le-
gu red by law, the Navy Depart nent, however Ie-
serv ng the right TO reject the lowest bid or any
which it may deem pXorbitant.
Sureties the null amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be cer-
lied to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
As additional security twent, per centum will be
withheld from the mount of the bills uuil tue con-
| tracts shall have been comp eted, and eighty per
of the amount OF each nill approved in II D.
licae by the Commandant OF the respective yards,
will laid by the Paymaster OF The station desig-
mated in he contract within ten days after he war
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and des-
ionated as follows:
No. /, Viii e Oak Logs; No. 3, W hite Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4. White Oak Plank; No. 7, YelIowPne
Logs; No. s. yellow Pine Beams: No. o, YeilowP ne
Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine Logs; No. 10,
White Pine Mast Timber; No. 10, While Pine Plank,
Whi,e A h oars: No. II, Hickory; No Is, Back
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, cherry; No. 2n, Locust
Ypeensi; No Il n%,SpFess Cedar No e. Black
70. 20, Lignumvl'ae; No. 80, lgaot Copper; No. 49,
MroughI Iron, round and square; No 49,. Wrought
IRON spke da Wro SD S9 SSs No. No.
Iron Cut Nails No. %, Lead, pipe sheet; No 43
Ins; No q, lin; No. 45, Solder; No. 4s, Locks,
bras and iron; No. 50, Files; No. 81, Augers; No
81 Tools Tor ship stores; No. 50, ools Tor use in
yard ana shops; No. 81, Hardware; No. 56, White
dryers No. SO, Linseed OIL No. 60, Varnish Spirits
Iuepentine; No. GO. Sperm aud Lard OH; No. CA
Tallow, Soap; No. 6S, Glass; No. 60, Brushes; No
20, Dry Goods fer Upho stering; No a., Stationery
No 70, Ship Chandlery; No "A, Acids No. 10. Resin
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; NJ. II, Betting, Pa, king
No. Is, leather: pump rigging, Iacne No. 50, Junk
| No. SO, Charcoal
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re.
| qured at the respective navy-yards.
KITTERY.
Nos. s. 10 49, &c. II, IS, %, 80, 49, g. 80 A. AZ, 40
50, 81 5$ a. Sc, So. &c. 63, 6s 60 IL 49, "A, u.s. So
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos. T. 49, IS 16, 10, ~, "a 25 so, SO, 81 S. 81 SO
49, 49, 49, "A, 4S. 40, 90, 81 81 S. a. IS, st. 49, So GO
So, CA, 6S, 60, 70, II, 73, "A, IS, II, Is, So.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. l. 7, IS, IS, 16, II, 49, % a. 25 3d. 49, 81 81
A. 49, A. 49, 40, So ST. So 3d. 81, IS, e. S. SO, 60
G3, g. Gs, So, 20, II, 70, "a, 70, II, 80, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 4, Z, 9, 10, Is, IS, 80, SO, 4S. IL.
WASHINGTON.
Mes. l. B. T. II. 70, Is, II, 1S 20 % 90 80 g. 49, 81
35 81, 49, 49, A. 49, 48. 49, co. 81 g. 81 81 5S 80 60
49, "a, g. 20, 10, Il, 70, "A, II, rs, IS.
NORFOLK.
Nos. l. 49, - 49, %. 25, 81, So, 80 40. A. 49, 49, so
49, 81, 81, IS, SO, co, 63, Ga, %, II, H. 49, ii IS
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. - 49, g. 49, 81 So So. So a, 4s, A. 49, 49, so
81 3d. a. So, 81 So, 3d. 81, e. So TO- H. 49, a. n sS
60. Fri jy15 1aw4t