The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-06
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PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE sup.
I Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF TIE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

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THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR |
WASHINGTON ID. G., July Ia, 1870. !
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other "a
terials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending june
30, 1871, will be received at this Bureau until IL O.
clock m. of the 18th OF August next, at which time
the proposals will be opened.
I'll proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
Bureau of Constr uction and Rel air, Navy De,ari-
ment, Washington. and must be ndorsed, ''Proro-
sails tor TIMBER &c, for the Navy" that thew nav
be dis tinguished from other business letters '
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
in and intend TO hi for, together with Instructions
t. bidders, giving the forms of proposals OF guaran-
tee, and of certificate Of guarantors, with printed
iolms Of offer, Will be furnished to such persons as
desire 10 bud, 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 raymaster TOR each station will have copv
of the schedules Of the other yards, for examination
only, in order that Pc sons who intend to bid NAV
judge whether it IS desirable to MAKE application Tor
any of the classes OF those yards.
The proposals must be tor the whole OF class and
all applications for information for The examina-
tion OF samples, must be made to the commandants
OF the resp Give yaris.
The proposal must be accompanied by a certificate
from the Collector OF internal Revenue the els
trct in which the bidder resi- es, that he has a Ii
cense to deal in the articles for which he proposes
and by direction of the Department, bids or offers
eiH De reee'ced onay rom parties ,rho are bona fde
offer to furnish. The guarantors must be certified
by the Assessor of Internal Revenue for the district
in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded 10 the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee Ie-
quired by law, the Navy Depart ent, however, re-
serv ng the right 10 reject the lowest bid or any
which it may deem exorbitant
Sureties in the tu amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be cerli
fled to The satisfaction OF the Navy Department
As additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount of the bills uuti the con-
tracts shall have been comp eted, and eighty Der
centum OF the amount OF each Dill n I.
Iicate by the Commandant OF the respective wards
will BE- laid by the Paymaster OF the station desg-
mated in The contract thin 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-
isnated as follows:
No. /, While Oak Logs No. 3, White Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4, White Oak Plank; Z, YelowPipe
Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine Logs; No. 70,
White Pine Mast Timber; No. 13, White Pine Plank,
Boards; No 10, White Ash, Elm, Beech: No. IL,
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry No. %, Locust
Treenails; No. %, cypress, Cedar; No %, Black
Spruce; No. q, White Oak Slaves and Headings;
NO. 25, Lignumvltae No. 80, lguot Copper; No. 81,
Wrought Iron, round and square, NO. 49, Wrought
Iron, nat; No. a. Iron, plate; No 3d. Steel; No. 81.
Iron Cut Nails NJ" %, Lead, pipe, sheet; No. As,
Zinc; No "A, Iin; No. As, Solder; No d, Locks,
Hinges Bolts o, brass and iron; No; A., Screws OF
81 Tools Tor ship stores; No. SO, ools for use in
yard and shops; No: 81, Hardware; No. Sc, White
Lea u No o., AiIc rants, NO. %, t0lOreu rants,
dryers; No. 3d. Lnseed Oil; 30 G0 Varnish Spirits
Turpentine; No. CO. Sperm aud Lard on; No. ca,
TaOw, Soap; No. 6S, Glass; No. 60, Brushes; No.
70 Dry Goods for uphostering; No. II, Stationery
No. 70. Ship Chandery; No. a, Acids No 75 Resin,
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. u, Betting, Pa king
No. 49, Leather. pump rigging, Iacine No 50, Junk
No. SO, Charcoal -
The following the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy-yards.
KITTERY.
Nos. g. 10 49, 16, II, IS, 22 49, 49, s. 50, A, A. 49,
So 81 81 d. Sc, SO. go, 63, g. 60 II, 70, A. 49, 49,
CHARLESTOWN.
49, 49, as, A. As. A. So 81 So S. A. IS, 81 S. 3d. CO.
| So, Ga, 6S, SO, 10, II, 70, "A, 70, II, rs, IS.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. g. IS, Is, is, H. 49, 90 "a, %, SO, 49, a. 81
49, A. 49, A. 4s, 80, 50, 81 So 3d. 81 So, 81, 5 3d. 60
| 3d. GA, 6s, 60, 20, n, Is, "a, rs, u, 80, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 49,, 70, Is, IS, 80, 49, AZ. II.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 7, II. ~, Is, IT, 49, 20. 90 90, 80 81, 49, "a
35 81, 50, AZ, "A, 45, 49, 49, so, 81 81 a. 81 5S
65, GA, 6s, Go, 20, Il, l2, "A, II, rs, So.
NORFOLK.
Nos. l. 49, Il, 1s %. 25, 80, 49, 49, 49, A. 49, 40, so
49, 81, 81, IS, 80, 60, S. g. So - II, IS, II, Is
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 49, 49, g. 80. 81, So, So. &c. A. 49, A. 49, 49, 50
81 3d. a. S. 81, So, g. Co. 50, 20, H. 49, a. a. So
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