The Portland daily press., 1870-07-23
DROPCSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT, ]
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, !
WASHINGTON d. G, July IA, 1870, J
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other ma
terals for the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
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 Repair, Navy Derart-
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 tor such classes as parties deal
in and intend to hi for, together with instructions
to bidders. giving the forms of proposals OF guaran-
tee, and Of certificate of euarantors, with printed
foims OF offer, Will be furnished to such persons
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 Com mandant 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 MAKE application tor
any of the classes of those yards.
The proposals must be tor the whole of class and
all appi ations for Information for the examina-
tion OF samples, must be made to the commandants
OF the respective yards.
The proposal must be accompanied by certificate
from the Collector OF internal Revenue for the dis
trict in which the bidder resides, that he has Ii.
cense to deal in the articles for which he proposes
avi bereceived only from parties aoho are bona de
dealers in. or manufacturers off, the articles fhey
offer to furnish. 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 bid and gives the guarantee Ie-
qured by law, the Navy Department, however, Ie-
serv ng the right TO reject the lowest bid, any
which it may deem exorbitant.
SuretieS in the fu amount will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility must be cerIi-
fed to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills uutil the
tracts shall have been completed and eighty per
centum Of the amount of each Dill approved in TRIP
licate by the Commandant OF the respective yards,
= " qSf Of f1ln tatirn Hacin
mated in the contract within ten days after The war;
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:
TimSer; No. /, White 5ak Plank NO YelloWPine n
Logs; No 8. Yellow Pine Beams; No. 0, YeilowP. ne
Mast Mast Timber; limb NJ H. White Pine Logs; No 12
Boards; No. 15, White Ash, Elm, Beech No. 16
White A h Oars; No. IT, Hickory; No i8, Black
Maut MShosay Sn an Maple No
Spruce; No. q, White Oak Slaves and Headings;
NO. 20, Lignumviae; No. 80, Ignot Copper; No. 80,
Iron nat; No "a Iron, plate; No. IS, Steel No. 81
Iron Spikes; No: SO, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 49,
Iron Cut Nails; s. NJ" q, Lead, pipe, sheet; No. 4s
Hinges. Bolts. OF brass and iron No. AZ. Screws, of
brass and iron; No. so, Files; No. 81, Augers; No.
52 Tools ior ship stores; No. 50, Tools for use in
Lea1 +; No 81 Znc Paints; No. So, Colored Paints,
dryers; No 50, Lnseed Oil; No. co, varnish, Spirits
| NO. %. sperm anu IaIu O1l, NO. If,
TalIow, Soap; No. 6s, Glass; No. 69 Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No. n Stationery;
No 70, Ship Chandlery; No. "a, Acids No. 75 Resin,
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II, Betting, Pa king
No 3s, Leather, pump rigging, Iacing; No. 80, Junk
No. SO, Charcoal.
The following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy-yards.
KITTERY.
Nos 13 Is. IS. II, 49, %. 80, 49, 35 49, Al, A. 49,
'O o. o. '4 o. a. ri Ss 81 n 'S
Noz 49, IS 49, 1s % "a 25. 80, SO, 81, So, 81, SO,
49, 49, 49, a. 49, 49, 60 81 52 53 "A, &c. ST. 5s, So 60,
So, GA, 6s, 60, 70, II, 73, "A, 75, II, Is, sS.
BROOKLYN.
Nos.l 15 ls, II, 1s, 2s a. 25 80, 49, "a, 81,
63, Ga, Gs, SO, 70, u, g, q, 75, q, 80, sS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos Al, Q, i3, 10, lS, 80, SO, AZ. II.
WASHINGTON.
Mes. Z, II. 12, 13, IT, Is, 90 90 49, 80 3d. 49, a.
81, 81, &c. A. A. 49, 49, 49, so, 81 g. 81 5s 49, co.
63, 81, 6s, 60, 20, Il, 73, "a, II, 7S, SS.
NORFOLK.
Nos. 13, u, 1s %. 25 81, 49, 49, A. A. 4s, 49, 5O
SO, 81, 81, So, 50, GO, s. g. So - H. 70, II, Is.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos.15 1s 81 80, 81 35, 80. 80, A. 4s, A. 49, 49, So
81 50, 54 Sc, 81, 3d. 3d. g. 6s, 69 70, H. 73 a. So
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