The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-26
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PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
L Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. !
WASHINGTON ID. G., July IA, 1870
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ma
ferals for the Navy for the fiscal year ending june
clock m. of the 18th OF August next at which time
the proposals will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy Detart-
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 as parties deal
in and intend to bid for together with instructions
to bidders giving the forms of proposals of guaran-
tee, and of certificate of guarantors with printed
folms OF offer, will be furnished to such persons as
desire to BIC, on application to the Commandments OF
the respective Navy Yards, and those of ali the
yards on application to the Bureau VIZ
The Commandment OF each Navy Yard and the mr.
chasing paymaster tor each station, will have copy
OF the schedules OF the other yards for Examination
only, in order that persons 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 for the whole OF class. and
all applications for information for the exanina-
ZION OF samples, must be made to the commandants
OF the respective yards
The proposal must be accompanied by a certificate
from the Collector OF internal Revenue for the dis
trict in which the bidder resi- 3es that he has a IL
cense to deal in the articles for which he PROMISES
and 6y direction of the Department, bids or offers
aen De received only from parties rho are bona fde
deaters m, or 1sdnndcturerS Of the articles Mey
oyer TO !arnssh. The euarantors must be certified
by the Assessor OF Internal Revenue the district
i'll which they reside.
The contract will be awarded 10 the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee he.
CURED by lew, the Navy Department, however, 1e-
serv ng the right 10 reject the lowest bid or any
which it may deem exorbitant - any
suretes in the full amount will be required to sign
ed 10 b anu he,f must be cerIi
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills uutil the con-
tracts snail nave been completed, and eighty per
centum Of the amount of each bill approved in trip
ncate by the Commandant OF the respective yards,
mated in the contract within ten DAYS after The war
a rant ior the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are Numbered and dos
ignated as follows: N "'$
r No While Oak Oak, Logs No ,, White Oak Curved
Logs; No. 8. Yellow Pine Beams; No. O. YeiiowPne
Mast Mat, Timber; No II, White Pine Logs; No 12,
R Rte i Ne Mast TIMBER No - White Pine Plank,
White A. h Oars: No. H., Hickory; No, is. Back iI
Walnut Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 20, Locust
Spruce; No. "a, White Oak Slaves and Hsadn rse
NO. 20 Lignumvltae; No. 80, Ignot Copper; No. 81
Mrougat l N n round and square, NO. Wrought
Iron Iron SPIKES; No. IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No 50,
5Ton G NJ Nails ;n M" A. Lead pipe, Sheet No
hinges, Bolts, OF brass and iron No. A. Screws of
braas and iron; No. 30, Files; No. 81 Auoers: No.
y va 5S snS ,or snip stores No. 3d. Tools for in
Lea No o. ZInc Paints; No. IS, Colored Paints,
aTyers No 81 L in on No CO. yarnish Spirits
TaIow, Soap; No. IS, Glass; No. s., Brushes: No,
70 Dry Goods for Upholsteling; No. II. Stationerv
Pitch, Crude Turpentine No II, Betting. Pa, kina:
20 leather; pump rigging, lacing; No. &c. Junk
The following are the classes, by the numbers re-
CURED at the respective navy-yards
KITTERY.
3d. 81, 90, "a, Sc, 5s &c. 6$ es, 3d. ii, IS, IS S.
CHARLESTOWN - ~ 'o
nos. ~ 10, 16 IS % "a %, 80, 49, 81, So 81. s.
S9 AZ, a. 49, 90, 81. 50, So, "a, S. 81, S. s. CO.
63, GA, 6s, SO, TO- H. 70, a. rs, II u.s. S. ~ 90 wv
BROOKLYN,
% Nos. 49, 49, 1e, II, 49, 49, a. 25 80, 49, a. 81
81 ~ ~ a. 49, a. 49, ~ 80 81 50 So a. S. S. Co.
PHILADELPHIA
Nos. 4, z, 8, 10, Is, ls, 32 SO, as. II.
WASHINGTON
Nos II. II, 49, H. IS, 90, 90 49, 80 80, 49, a.
80 81 So a. a A. As 49, SO, 81, 81, "a, 81 5s SO, 60,
NORFOLK.
e, Nos -, y 1s % Is s2 80 80, a. A. 49, 40, 50,
MARE ISLAND.
Nos Is, Is, -, So 49, 3d. 50, SO, A. 49, A. 49, 49, 50,
o. 63, 81 56 81 81, 60, 81, 6s 49, 20, H. 49, a. 49,
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