The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-29

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
SEALED G1soISSsSI TO furnish timber ana
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal year end
until u O'Clock M. OF the 18Th Of August next, at
which time the proposals viii bs opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief OF
the Bureau OF Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partment, Washington, and must be Endorsed "Pro-
posals for Timber, etc, for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
to bidders giving the forms OF proposals. OF guarantee,
and OF certificate of guarantors, with printed forms
Of oileT, viii be furnished to such persons as desire
respective Navy Yards, and those OF all the yards
on application to the Bureau.
The Commandment OF each Navy Yard and the pur-
chasing paymsster for each station will have a copy
Of the schedules OF the other yards, Tor examination
only, in order that persons who intend to bid may
Judge whether It is desirable to make application for
any OF the classes Of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF a class, and
all applications for or for the examina-
ton OF samples must be made to the commandments
OF the respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by a certificate
from the Collector OF Internal Revenue for the dis
to deal IN the articles for which he proposes; and,
by direction IF the Department, buds or offers soiH be
received only from parties pho are bona Gde eedlers in
or manufacturers OF, the articles they o6er 10 furnish.
The guarantors must be certified by the Assessor OF
Internal Revenue for the district in which they re.
side.
The contract will be awarded to tie person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
quired 10y law, the Navy Department, however, re.
serving the right TO reject the lowest bid, or any
which II may deem eXorbitant.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be cerLi-
fec to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
As additional security twenty per Ccntum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills until the con-
tracts shall have been completed, aud eighty per
centum, Of the amount Of each bill, approved In trt-
will be paid by the Paymaster OF the station deslc.
mated in the contract within ten days alter the war
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered aud de.
No. /, White OAK Logs; No. 8, White Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4, White Oak Plank No. !. Yellow Pine
White Pine Mast Timber: No. 10, White Pine Plank,
White Ash Oars; No. II, Hickory; No. is, Black
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 20, Locust
SPRUCE spsuce;S No ri 81, i hspt OAK slaves and nd H lei Raasi
No. rs, L~ignumvite; No. 80, Ingot Copper; No. 80,
IRON Too'h hat; No. 3D. BGu Iron, i pia ae;" No. IS, steel &c, "s No. 81.
Iron Spikes; Nc. IS, iron Wrought Nails; No. 50,
ir 1,n Cut No Sa 1s' r mo- No. T., Is LEAD sdja e1peiN s sh ss' iod Ne.
Hinges, bolts, Of brass and iron; No. 40, Screws, OF
brass and iron No. 50, Files; No. 81, Augers; No. 81,
and shops; No. 81, Hardware; No. sc, White Lead
No. 81, Zinc Paints; No So, Colored Paints, dryers;
tine; . No. So, sperm aud Lard Oh; No. 81, Tallow,
Soap; No. 6s, Glass; No: SO, Brushes; No. 20, Dry
Ship Ohandlery No. q, Acids No. Is, Resin, Pitch
Crude 1urpentine; No. a., Betting, Packing; No. IS
Leather, pump rigging, lacing; No. so, Junk; No. IS,
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy-yards:-
KI1TERY
Nos. s, 13, 10, 16, II, IS, %, so, 33, SO, SO, a, IS, 40,
50, 81, 90, 81, Sc, So, 60, So, IS, SO, u, 70, "a, rs, So.
CHARLES1OWN.
Nos. I, 18, Is, 16, IS, 20, "a, 25, 80, SO, 81, 36, 81, 3S
80, ~, 90, a, As, 40, 50, 81, 50, So, o. Sc, 81, So, SO, 60,
ss' o. 49, 60 TO- II 4; 81 e 4, u.s. So
Nos. !, ~, IS, Is, 1s, II, is, %, p Is, e., 80, 81, 81,
80, ~, 40, "A, As, 40, so, 81, so, 50, 81, So, 81, IS, SO, 90,
63, GA, Gs, 60, 20, Il, 7a, "A, 20, II so, IS.
Nos. 4, Z, Q, Is, Is, IS, S2, 80, As. II.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. j, 8, :, II, y, ID, Il, 49, 20. %. %, 80, 80, 80, 81,
Go, Ga, IS, 60, 20, II, 70, "a II, Is, SO.
NORFOLK.
81, 81, IS, SO, go, 63, GA, 60. 20, II, 70, II, IS.
MARE SLAND
Nos. IS, Is, 32, 33, "a, 35, IS, 80, AZ, 43, a, 4s, 80, so
81, 53, 81, So, 81, os, 60, GA, 6S, Go. 70, u, 70, "A, II,
So, SO. IA 1aw4w