The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-20
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR NAVAL MATERIAL.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
RrREAr or EnnIEMENn Ann RECRI-ITI

BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND REcRuITIEG,
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish material for the
Navy for the fiscal year ending June 30 1871, will be
5th Of August next, at which time the proposals will
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief OF
the Bureau OF Equipment and Recruiting, Navy
Department, Washington and must be indorsed
UProposals for Materials for the NAVY" that they
may be distinguished from other business letters
Printed schedules for any class, together with In
structions to bidders giving the forms of propesal
be furnished to such persons as desire to bid on
pcation to the commandants OF the respective
navy yards and those OF all the yards en- appcaton
to the Bureau
The Commandant of each navy yard and the pur-
chasing Paymaster of 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 for
any of the classes of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF class,
and all applications for information for the eX-
animation of samples must be made to the Com
mandaDts of the respective yards
The proposals must be accompanied by certif-
cate from the Collector of Internal Revenue for the
district in which the bidder resides that he has a
and he must further show that he is manufacturer
of or regular dealer in the articles which he offers
to supply The guarantors must be certified by the
Assessor of Internal Revenue for the district in which
The contract will be awarded to the person who
quired by law, the Navy Department. however,
reservng the right to reject the lowest bid any
which 1t may deem eXorbltant.
Suretes in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must be
certified to the satisfaction of the Navy Department
AS additional security, twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount Of the bills until the
tract shall have been completed, and eighty per
centum OF the amount OF each bill, approved in
triplicate by the Commandant OF the respective
yards will be paid by the Paymaster of the station
designated In the contract in funds or certificates,
at the option Of the Government, within ten days
after the warrant for the same shall have been
passed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and de-
sigpated as follows;-
No. FLAX Canvas, etc. No. 13-Soap ana Taow.
No. 2-Cotton Canvas etc. No. 14-OX hides for rope
No. 3-Cotton hammock No. 15-Brushes
Bag and Cot srafT. No. 16-Ship Cnandlery.
| No. 4-Iron and Steel. No. 1T-Tar and Tar Oil.
! No. 5-Galey Iron. No. 1s-Stationery.
| No. I-Chain Iron. No. 19-Dry Goods.
| No. S-Hardware. no. 20-Flrewood and
| No. 9-Cooking Utensils. coal.
No 11-Tin and Zinc. No. 2l-Sand.
No. 12-Leather.
| CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD.
Glasses Nos. 2, 8, 4, 8, g. II, 1S, a. Is, 16, II,
| is, 90 -. - -
Glasses Nos 1, 2, 3, s, g. 12, 13, Is, 49, H. 49, 10,
| 90 81 --
| PHILADELPHIA.
Glasses Nos. ?, s s. Y, 1Si u, ,3 Is u, 90
Glasses Nos 2, 4, g. s, II, IL, 49, 16, II, 49, 90
| NORFOLK.
Glasses Nos 2, 3, O. IL ~ 10, IS, 16 II, is, 49, 90
! PORTSMOUTH, n. ID.
Classes Nos. 2, s. 12, 1S, 1e, H. is, 19, 20
! 21. 712 tu4w