The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-11
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t.tr- BUREAU OF ,CoNsTRucTIoN AND RsrAiR,
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SEALED PROPOSALS TO furnish Timber aud
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal wear end
ing June 80, 1871 will be received at this Bureau
until ~ o'clock M; Of the 10TH of August next, At
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
in and intend TO bid for osetSer with Pstructons
TO giving the forms of proposals OF guarantee,
and OF certificate OF gnarantors, with printed forms
Of oer will be furnished TO such persons as 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 Oommandant OF each Navy Yard and the pur-
chasing paymaster for each station will have copy
of the schedules OF the other yards, Tor examination
only, in order that persons who intend to hid NAV
Judge whether it 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 for the eXamina-
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 offers trH be
Teceiued only from parties oho bona de dealers in
manufacturers Of, the articles they offer TO furnish
The guarantOrs must be certified by the Assessor Of
Internal Revenue for the district in which they re-
side
makes the lowest Diu anu gives the guarantee
qured by law, the Navy Department. however re-
serving the right to reject the lowest bid, or any
| which 1t may deem exOrbitant -
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be cert-
| ned TO the satisfaction of the Navy Department
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount Of the bills until the eon-
tracts shall have been completed, and eighty per
centum OF the amount of each bill approved in tri-
plicate by the Commandant OF the respective yards
viii be paid by the Paymaster Of the station desg-
| for the shall hpan hu tla
| Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and de-
No. i, White OAK Logs; No 8, White Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4, White Oak Plank No. 7, Yellow Pine
Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine Logs No. IL
White Pine Mast Timber; No. 49, White Pine PLANK
White Ash Oars; No. II, Hickory; No. is, Bacs
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 20, Locus
No. SS nGspGss Ga ssSss Mo-
| No. 25, Lignumvit@; No. 80, Ingot Copper; No. 80
Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 33, Wrough
Iron Spikes No. ss iron Wrought Nails; No. No. 80 80
Iron Cut Nails; No. 42, Lead pipe, sheet; No
43, Zinc; No a, Tin; No As, Solder; No. 4s, Locks
Hinges Bolts, of brass and iron No. 40, Screws, O
brass and iron No. So Files; No 81, Augers; No. so
and shops No. 81, Hardware; No. S. White Lead sad'
No 81 zinc Pants NO NO So So GoIored Paints, DRYERS
tne No. 60, Sperm and Lard on; No. Ga Taliow
Soap; No. 6s, Glass; No. 60, Brushes; No. 20, Dr.
Goods for upholstering No. u, Stationery; No. IS
Crude Turpentine; No. II, Betting, Packing; No rs
Leather, pump rigging, lacng; No. So Junk No. IS
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re
quired at the respestIyfTr KfrTEky r9TaEyEkTyyards;-
s., g. g. g q s. g q, T. IS s. S. s. "
Sss 4 e z q e = & g. 81 SO g. g. g. s. s.
S' a. ss' Co. 10 II bR6okEfN K; 81 e Ms ss'
Nos. /, o. l3, l5 16 II, IS, 23, "a 25 49, 49, 81 g