The Portland daily press., 1870-07-29
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCT ION AND REPAIR.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT, !
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTORS AND REPAIR, !
WASHINGTON u. G. July A. 1870. }
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ma
40 1871 will be received at this Bureau until II O.
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 Constr uction and Rel air, Navy De- ar
ment, Washington. and must be indoIsed, "Propo-
sails for 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 hi for, together with instructions
to bidders, giving the forms OF proposals OF guaran
Zee, and of certificate of guarantors, with printed
io1ms of offer, Will be furnished to such persons
the respective Navy Yards, and those Of all tie
yards ON application to the Bureau.
The Commandaut of each Navy Yard and the pur-
chasing paymaster tor each station, will have COPY
of the schedules OF the other YARDS for examination
only, in order that pc sons who intend to bid may
judge whether il Is desirable to MAKE application
any oftte classes OF those yards
The proposals must be for the whole OF a class, and
all Applications for information for The examina-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandments
OF the resp ctiye yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certificate
from tie Collector OF internal Revenue Tor the dis
tricC in which the bidder resi- es, that he has a liz
cense to deal in the articles or which he proposes:
and by direction of tie Department, bids or offers
gcU be received only from parties ch0 bona tide
dealers IN. or nt1n'JdctHTerS Of, the articles hey
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
qured by law, the Navy Depart ment, however, e.
serv ng the right to reject the lowest bid, or any
which ii may deem exorbtant
Suretes in the iull amount VII be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility be ceri-
tied to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
as additional security twenty per centum will b.
withheld from the am unit OF the bills uutil tue con-
tracts shall have been competed and eighty per
eentum OF the amount of each bill approved in TRIP
Gae by the C9mmandant Of the respective yards
mated in the 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-
ignated as follows:
No. /, While Oak Logs; No. g. White Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4, White Oak Plank; No. Z, YelowPipe
Logs; No. 8. Yellow Pine Beams; No. 8, YelowP ne
Mast Timber limb e., No Il, W4ie Pine Logs; NJ. T.
Boards; No. 10, White Ash, Elm, Beech; Nc. To-
White A h cars; No; II, Hickory; No is, Back
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, cherry; No. %, Locust
Spruce; No. q, White Oak Slaves and Htadlngs
no. 20. Lgnumylae; No 80, lgoot Copper; No. 8.
Iron, nat; No "a, Iron, plat. No. So Steel; No. 81.
Iron Spikes; No; Ss, lion Wrought Nails; No. 80,
Zine; No a, lin; No. 45, Solder; No. d, Locks
Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and iron No. A., Screws OF
brass and IRON; no. so, Files; No. 81, Augers; No.
yard and shops; No: 81, Hardware; No. &C. White
1ea1 No 81, ENC Paints; No. IS, Colored Paints,
Turpentine; No. Co. Sperm aud Lard on; No. ca,
TalIow, Soap; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
~, Dry 0o0uS ltr Ophosteilng; NO. Il, stationery.
No IS, Ship Chandlery; No n, Acids No. 75 Resin
Pitch, Crude Turpentne; No. u, Betting, Pa king:
No. rs LEATHER: pumo rigging, acne; No 50, ,Isank;
No. 8S, Charcoal
The following are the classes, by the nam bers, re-
I.-e1. at the respective navy-yards.
KLTTERY,
Nos. 70 15 1e, L, rs 22 81 % s. 80 A. A, 40.
CHARLESr0WN.
Nos l. 49, 15 IS, IS, % q 20, 80, So 81 Co. 81, g.
49, AZ as A. AS 43 90 81 80, So, "A, S. ST. S. So ca
63, "a, %, Co. 70, II, 70, "a, 75 u, rs, SIS.
BROOKLYN.
Nos 1, Z, o. IS, IS, 16, H. IS, %, a. 25 32 49, 81
. AZ a. A. 49, 80, So 81 50, %, 81 56 81 IS, So co.
-, Ga, 6s, 60, 20, n, %, "a, IS, Y, 80, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 4, 7, 9, 10, Is, l8, 50, So, 4s. II.
WASHINGTON,
Nos l. g. T. II. 70, 10, II, Is 20 % 23 80 81 49, "a
49, 81, 80 A. A. 49, 49, a. 80, 81 81 81, 81 S. So Co.
60, 81, 6S, 60, 20, II, 7s. "A. H. rs, IS.
NORFOLK.
Nos. IS = 1s q % q 50, 30 42. A, IS, 40. so,
MARE ISLAND.
Nos: IT, 49, q 49, 81 49, s.. So a, 49, A. 49, 40, 50,
5l %, o. 5G 81, 49, 60, 81, es, So TO- H. 73 a. H. S.
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