The Portland daily press., 1870-07-22
DROpCSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
r CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

THE GoGNIzANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
j CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON ID. c., July IA, 1870.
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ma
terials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending june
3o 1871, will be received at this Bureau until - O.
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 DeIart-
ment, Washington, and must be ndorsed, s.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 bia for together with instructions
to bidders giving the forms of proposals guaran-
tee, and OF certificate of guarautors with printed
foms OF offer, will be furnished to such persons as
desire to bid, 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 paymaser for each station, will have copy
of the schedules Of the other yards, for examination
only, in order that persons who intend to bid may
judge whether it is desirable to make application tor
any of the classes of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF Glass; and
all applications for information or for the examina
tOn OF samples, must be made to the commandantS
OF the respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certificate
from tile Collector of internal Revenue Tor the dis
trict in which the bidder resides, that he has lie
cense to deal in the articles for which he proposes;
and. by direction of the Department, bids or offers
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. r
The contract will be awarded 10 the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee lie.
quired by law, the Navy Department, however, Ie-
serv .ng the right to reject the lowest bid, any
which it may deem eXorbitant.
Suretes in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be cerIi-
fled to the satisfaction of the Navy Department
As additional security twenty per centum will be
Withheld from the amount of the bills uuiil the
tracts shap have been completed and eighty per
centum of the amount of each bill approved in TRIP
licaie by the Commandant OF the respective yards
will b. paid by the Paymaster OF the station desis
mated in tbe contract within ten days after he
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and des-
ienated as follows
No. /, While Oak Logs No. 3, White Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4, White Oak Plank No. 7, YeowPine
Mast Timber Nov n IT, wSie Pine logs So r.
White Pine Mast Timber; No. 13. White Pine Plank,
Boards; No. is, White Ash, Elm, Beech; No. 16,
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. ~, Locust
Treenas; No; 22 yp cypress, Cedar; Nc. 2s, Black
NO. 25, Lignumvae; No. 80, Ignot Copper; No. 81.
rought Iron, round and Square; No. 80, Wrought
Iron nat; No ai Iron, plate; No. s., Steel; No. g.
Iron Cut Nails; No. AZ, Lead, pipe, sheet No. 43,
Zinc No "A, Tin; No. 45, Solder; No. 4s, Locks,
Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and iron No. ~, Screws. of
80. Tools or ship stores; No. 50, Tools for use in
yard and shops; No. 81, Hardware; No. Sc, White
Lea1 NO 57, ENC rants; NO. 5S, C0lOred Paints,
dryers; No. 50, Linseed Oil; No. GO, Varnsh Spirits
Tut pentine; No g. Sperm and Lard OH; No. CA
Taliow, Soap; No. 6S, Glass; No. 60, Brushes No.
20, Dry Goods for Upholstelfng No. II, Stationery
No. 70, Ship Chandlery; No a. Acids; No. Is. Resin,
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. Il, Betting, Pa, king ;
No. g, Leather; pump rigging, lacing; No S0 Junk
No. 80, Charcoal.
The following are the classes, by the numbers re-
quired at the respective nayy--yards.
KITTERY.
Nos 8, 13 49, 16 H. IS, 22. 80, 3, g. 49, A, a., 49,
80, 81, 5, "a, S. 3d. 60, G3 So, &c. H. 49, a. 49, 49,
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos IS, 15 49, Is, %, "a 25, 80, 33, 34 35 81, So,
49, 49, 49, A. 4s 49, 90, 81 80. 5S a. 56 81, 5s 59 Co.
63, 81, Is, 60, 70, II, 73, "a, IS, n, IS, So.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. o. 49, 49, IS, II, IS, 49, a. 25 49, 33. 81 ST.
80 A. s3 A. a. 49, So 81 So s. s7, IS, 3d. so,
G;, "a, 6S, GO, 20, II, 73, "a, 70, n, 80, 8S.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos A., 0, t3, Is, lS, 80, 33, 4S. II.
= WASHINGTON.
Nos 49, y, is, 90 q 2s, 80 g, ss, g,
SO, Ga, 6s, Go, 20, II, 73, "A, n, 7S, SS.
NORFOLK.
Nos 10. Is, 1s, % 25 80, 49, 49, ~. A. 4s. 49, 80,
SO, 81, 57 5s So 60, So, 6l, So, 7d, II, 49, IL IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos -, Is. q, 49, 3d. 35 49, 80 A. 43, A. 49, 40, 80,
81 53, 81 &C. 81 S. 60, Ga, c. So TO- H. 49, a. H. ss,
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