The Portland daily press., 1870-07-15
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF TIE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
BUREAg OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON D. O., July IA, 1870.
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ina
terias for the Navy for the fiscal year ending juno
80, 1871 will be received at this Bureau until 70 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 Construction and Retair, Navy DEPART
ment, Washington, and must be ndorsed, "Propo-
sails for 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 biz for, together with Instructions
to bidders giving the forms of proposals of guaran-
tee, and Of certificate of guarantors with printed
forms OF offer, will be furnished to such persons
desire to bid, on application to the Commandments 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 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 the classes of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF class, and
all applications for Information for the examina-
ton OF samples, must be made to the commandments
OF the respective yards.
from the Collector of internal Revenue for the dis
trct in which the bidder resides, that he has Ii.
and by direction Of the Department, bids or Offers
ciu be received only from parties icho bona fde
dealers IN, or mangfactarers Of, the articles they
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 bid and gives the guarantee
quired by law, the Navy Department, however, re-
serv ng the right to reject the lowest bid, any
which 1t may deem exorbitant.
Sureties in the u amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must bs certi-
ned to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills uu the con-
tracts shall have been completed, and eighty per
centrum OF the amount OF each BILL approved in "trip
lcate by the Commandant OF the respective yards
Will b: paid by the Paymaster OF the station desig-
nareu IN tne contract within ten days after the
rant for the same Shall have beau NV he
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and des-
No. 1, White Oak Logs No. 8, White Oak Curved
Timber No. !, White Oak Plank; No. Z, YellowPne
Mast Timber So H. WSite Pine LOGS: So
White Pine Mast Timber; No. 10, White Pine PLANK,
Boards; No 10, White Ash, Elm, Beech; No. i6,
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 20, Locust
Tsreenails; No; ~ t Cypress, CEDAR No. 2s Black
No. 26 Lignumvltae; No. 80, Ignot Copper; No. 49,
Wrought Iron, round and Square; No. SO, Wrought
IRON, nat; Nc; 81 Iron, plate; No 49, Steel; No. 81
Iron Cut Nails; No: ~, Lead, pipe, sheet; No AS,
Zinc; No a, Fin; No. IS, Solder; No. IS, Locks,
bhnss and bras and IRON No q Screws
80. Tools tor ship stores; No. SO, Tools Tor use in
yard and shops; No: 81, Hardware; No. Sc, White
dryers; No. so, Linseed Oil; No. co. Varnisb Spirits
Turpentine; No. GO. Sperm and Lard OH; No. ca,
TalIow, Soap; No. s., Glass; No; CO. Brushes; No.
No. 70, Ship Chandery; No. "a, Acids; No u.s. Resin
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. IL Betting, Pa. king;
NO. NO. q - csatse pump rigging acing junk
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
CURED at the respective navy-yards.
KITTERY.
Nos. g. 10 10, 16. II, 49, 22, 80, 49, 49, 49, A. a. 10
80, 5i s., 81, Sc, SO. co. S. IS, So II, 70, a. IS S.
CHARLESrOwN.
Nos. T. 10, Is, 16, IS, %, "a rs, 49, 49, a. 3d. ST. 49,
80, 49, 49, A. As, Al, 90 81 g. 49, 50, &C. 81 5 So co.
50, "a, 6S, 69, 20, II, 70, "A, rs, n, 70, IS.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. i Is, 49, 49, u, IS, 2s "a, 90 49, 3d. 81 az
SS g. A. a. 49, So 81 80, 80, a. 90, 81 81 So co.
81, CA, 6s, SO, 70, n, 73, "a, rs, II, 80, S. -
Nos. 4, z, 9, 10, 10, Is, 80, 80, AZ, II.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. I, Z, H. r. Is, II, Is, 90 90 % 30 81 49, a.
35, 81, 80, AZ, A. 49, 49, 49, So 81 g. 5I 81 81 30 o.
So, "a, es, Go, 70, II, 7s, "a, n, rs, So.
NORFOLK.
Nos. |. 10. Il, 1s, o. 25 49, 49, 49, a. Al. 4s 40.
90, 81, 81, IS, So 60, So, ca, 50, 10, H. 78 IL 7s
MARE ISLAND -
Nos. Is, IS, s2, SO, 81 49, 49, 3d. A. 49, A. 49, 49, 80
81 5s, "a, 5s 81 IS, 60, g., es, 70, a. 7s III S.
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