The Portland daily press., 1870-07-18
DROPCSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE srvp-
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMEN,
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/ Lo FOfl MATERIALS TO BE SIP
L Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
TIE CoGNIzANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR !
WASHINGTON D. c., July IA, 1870. !
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ina
erials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
30 1871 will be received at this Bureau until ~ O.
clock m. of the 18th OF August next at which time
the proposals will he opened.
Tie proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
Bureau of Construction and Re: air, Navy DeIart-
ment, Washington. and must be indorsed, "Propo.
sails tor Timber, &c, for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed schedules for such classes parties deal
in and intend to b1 for, together with instructions
to bidders giving the forms of proposals OF guaran-
tee, and of certificate of guarautors, with printed
folms OF offer, will be furnished to such persons as
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 tor each station, will have copy
only orde at bof who aF F q 5
judge whether it is desirable to application Tor
any of the classes of those yards.
The proposals mus. be for the whole OF class. and
all applications for information or for The examna-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandants
OF the respective yards
The proposal must he accompanied by certificate
from the Collector OF internal Revenue for the dis
trict in which the bidder resI3es that he has lie
to deal in the articles for which he PROPOSES
aad .nd . 1y rsetom Of the Departmen bids or edsys
dealers in, or 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 reside.
The contract will be awarded 10 tie person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee lie.
CURED by law, the Navy Department, however, Ie-
serv ng the right TO reject the lowest bid, any
which it may deem eXorbtant.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be certi
fed to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
As additional security twenty per centum Will be
wthhelf from the amount of the bills uutil the con-
tracts Shall have been comp eted and eighty Ter
centum of the amount of each pill approved in Trip
licaie by the Commandant OF the respective yards,
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station desig-
mated in the contract within ten days after the
rant tor the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes OF this Bureau numbe ed and des-
jenated as follows:
No. /, whise Oak Logs No. 3, White Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4. White Oak Plank; No. 7, YellowPine
Logs; No. s. Yellow Pine Beams; No. O. YelowP ne
Mast Mast Timber; No: II, White Pine inc Logs; No. 12,
White A Cars; No. II, hickory; No is Back
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 81, Locust
Spruce; no. q, White Oak Slaves and H.adngs;
No. 25, Lignumvitae; No. 80, lgnot Copper; No. 80,
Wrought Iron, round and Square; No. 49,. Wrought
Iron Spikes; No. SO, lion Wrought Nais; No. SO,
Iron Cut Nails No. 42, Lead, pipe, sheet; No. 43,
Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and iron; No -. Screws Of
bras and iron; No. so, Files; No. 81, Augers; No,
SO. Tools ior ship stores; No. 3d. Tools Tor in
Lead No 81, ZINC Paints; No. 5s, Colored Paints,
dryers No. SO, Linseed OIL No. 60, Varnish Spirits
| Tutpentine; No. GO. Sperm and Lard OIL; No. ca,
Tallow, Soap; No. 6S, Glass; No. 69, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for Upholstering; No. H. Stationery
No 73, Ship Chandlery; No. "A, Acids No. 75 Resin
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II, Betting, Pa king
No. IS, Leather. pump rigging, acina No 50, Junk
| No. SS, Charcoal
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy-yards.
| KITTERY.
Nos 8, 13 Is, 49, H. Is, %, 80, 49, S5 49, A. A. 49,
so, ST. 5$ "a, g. 5S 60, 63, 6s, 69 H. 73 H. 7S So
| CHARLESTOWN.
No Z IS, 15 16 IS, ~ "a 25. 80, SO, 81 So, 81, 49,
80, A. 43, A. 49, 49, So 81 g. 49, a. 56, g. 58 3d. CO.
| 63, Ga, 6S, SO, 70, II, 73, "A, 10, II, rs, S.
| BROOKLYN.
Nos l, 49, IS, 16, II, IS, 49, "a, %, 49, 49, a. 81
80, 42, 49, "A, 49, 49, So ST. So s 54 56 e. 5s 3d. 60
G,, CA, 6s, 60, 70, q, g, "a, IS, Y, 80, sS.
| PHILADELPHIA.
| Nos 4, Z, 9, 70, 15, ls, 32, s3, 4s, II.
| WASHINGTON.
Nos 1, -, H. 12 13, II, Is, 90 % 49, 80 81 33 "a
81, 81, So A. a. 49, 49, 49, 50 81 3d. 54 81 5S 59 CO.
| G3, GA, GS, Go, 20, Il, 73, "A, II, IS, Ss.
NORFOLK.
SO, 81, 81, IS, S. CO. 63 Gl, So, u, ii, 7S IL IS.
| MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 49, IS, 81 33. 81, 49, 49, 3d. A. 49, a., 49, 49, 50
81, 53 a. &c. 81 5S &c. Ga, Is, 6a TO- H. 49, a. H. sS
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