The Portland daily press., 1870-07-20
DROPCSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
L Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
The COGN!ZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
bUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
bUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON ID. G july a. 1870 l
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ina
terals for the Navy for the fiscal year ending june
80. 1871, will be received at this Bureau until IL o.
clock M of the 10Th OF August next, at which time
. Tie proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
Bureau OF Construction and Rel air, Navy Del art
ment r. Mashnston nih and a must be ndorsed "Propo-
be distinguished from other business letters
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
in and intend to biz for together with instructors
to bidders, giving the forms of proposals OF guaran-
ee e s snd 81 Of oc serfase WIS m Of With gGtsd
desire 10 bit, application to the Commandants of
the respective Navy Yards, and those Cf 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
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 application Tor
any of tie classes of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole OF Glass; and
all applications for information for the examina-
tion of'samples, must be made to the commandants
OF the resp active yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certificate
from the Collector of internal Revenue lOr the dis
trict in which the bidder reslces, that he has Ii.
to deal in the articles for which he proposes
wi be received only from parties acho are bona fac
dealers in. or manufacturers of, the Grti:ies they
cGer. to tarnish The guarantors must be certified
by the Assessor of Internal Revenue for the district
in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded 10 the person who
makes the lowest lid and gives the guarantee Ie-
CURED by law, the Navy Depart nent, however, re-
serv ng the right 10 reject the lowest bid, OF any
which It may deem exorbitant.
Surets in the full amount will be eQured to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be cer-
fed to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills uuil the con-
tracts shall have been competed, and eighty per
centum Of the amount of each Dill approved in trip
icate by the C9mmandant OF the respective yards,
hV cf or nj f,o otatn daciu
mated in The contract within ten days after the war
rant tor the same shall have been passed 10y the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes OF this Bureau are numbered and des-
ignated as follows:
No. 1, Viii se Oak Logs No. 3, " hite Oak Curved
Timber; No. 4. White Oak Plank; No. 7, YellowPine
Logs; No. s. Yellow Pine Beams; No. O. YellowPl ne
dst Mhs T%beT ps NJ H. White n !. Pine Logs No
White A,h oars No. II, hickory; No is, Black
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry No. %, Locust
Spruce; No. Il, White Oak Slaves and md II, IL, adnss:
NO. 25 LignumvItae; No. 80, Iguot Copper; No. 49,
rought Iron, round and Square; No: 49,, Wrought
Iron Spikes; No. 80, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80,
iron Cut Nails; No42 Lead, pipe, sheet; No. a.,
No II Ns 4S soaeN No; =
bra,s and iron; No. 30, Files; No. 81, Augers No,
SO. Tools ior ship stores; No. SO, Tools tor use in
Leal; No 81, Enc Paints; No. IS, ColoreI Paints.
dryers; No SO, Linseed Oil; No. 60, Varnish Spirits
Turpentine; No. Go. Sperm and Lard On; No. ca
Tall0w, Soap; No. 68, Glass; No. 69, Brushes; No.
70 Dry Goods for upholstering; No; Il, Stationery;
No 73, Ship Chandlery; No. "a, Acids; No. 75 Resin,
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II, Belting, Pa king ;
No .s, Leather. pump rigging, iacine; No. S0 Junk
No. SO, Charcoal.
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy-yards.
! KITTERY.
Nos 6, 13 Is, 49, H. IS, z2, SO, 3, 35 &c. A. A., 49,
90, 81, 53 81, 56 IS, co. g. GO, &c. H. 49, H. 7S 49,
CHARLESTOWN.
No, IS, 15 49, 1S, %, "a %, 80, 49, 3d. &c. 81, 49,
80 49, 49, a. 4s, 49, So ST. So 53 81 IS, 81, 5s So co,
63, "a, e, Co. 70, II, 73, "A, IS, II, 7s, So.
BROOKLYN.
90 Nos 49, 10, Is, u, 49, 2s a. 25 g, 49, g. 81,
Cs, GA, es 60, 70, q, q, q, IS, 1850, sS.
LAUELPIlIA.
Nos a,7, Q, 10, Is, l8, 80, SO, as. II.
WASHINGTON.
Ncs g. T. H. 12 Is, II, Is, 90 22 %, 80 81 49, "a,
81 81 S9 A. A. 49, 4s, 49. tO ST. 5a 54 81 S. So co.
50, "a, 6S, 60, 20, Il, 73, "A, II, 78, So.
NORFOLK. -..r
Nos. 70, y 22 25 32 50, 30, a. A., 4s, 40, 80,
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. -, 1s 81 Ss 81 80, Ss. 80 A. 4s, A. 49, 49, 50,
81 3d. a. sc, 81, So, 3d. Ga, es $40, H. g. a. H. ss,
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