The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-05
81 KUCIiUN AND KEFAIh.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT, J
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON II. July IA, 1870.
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 II O.
clock M of the 18th ct August next, at which time
the proposals will he opened
The proposals must be addressed to the Chief of
Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy Detart-
ment, Washington, and must be Endorsed, "Pr0pO-
sails for Tmber, SC, for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from other business letters.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
in and intend to bi for, together with instructions
to bidders, giving the forms of proposals. OF guaran-
tee, and of certificate Of guarantors with printed
1orms OF offer, Will be furnished to such persons as
desire 10 bd 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 make application Tor
any Of the classes of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole OF class. and
all applications tor 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 the Collector OF internal Revenue the dis
tricl in which the bidder reslGes, that he has lie
cense to deal in the articles for which he proposes
acU be received only from parties acho are bona fde
dealers tn or manufacturers OF, the articles hey
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 TO the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee Ie .
CURED by law, the Navy Depart nent, however, Ie-
serv ng the right TO reject the lowest bid, any
which it may deem exorbitant
Sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility be cerIi-
lied to the satisfaction OF the Navy Department.
As additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount OF the bills uutil the con-
tracts shall have been completed, and eighty per
centum of the amount of each BILL approved in Trip
licate by the Commandant OF the respective yards
will be laid by the Paymaster the station desig-
mated in the contract within ten days after the
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the IL easury.
The classes OF this Bureau numbered and des-
ignated as follows:
Timber; No. A. White Oak Plank; No. 7, YellowPine
Logs; No. g. Yellow Pine Beams: No. 0, YellowP.ne
Mast Ma Timber; No: II, White Pine Logs; No. p,
Boards; No. 10, White Ash, Elm, Beech; No. 16,
White A Cars: No. II, Hickory; No 1e, Black
Walnut, Mahogany, Maple Cherry; No. %, Locust
Spruce; No. q, White Oak Slaves and Headings;
80. 20, Lignumutae; No. 80, Iguot Copper; No. 81,
Iron, nat; No a. Iron, plate No. IS, Steel No. 81
Iron Spikes; No: SO, Iron Wrought Nai!s No. 49,
iron CIT Nais: No. r. Lead pipe Sheet No 4s
Hinges Bolts, OF brass and iron; No. A, Screws. Of
brass and iron; No. SO, Files; No. 81, ,Augers; No.
yard and shops No. 81 Hardware; No Sc, White
Leaf No 81, Znc Paints; No. IS, Colored Paints,
dryers; No 50, Linseed Oil; No; 60, Varnish Spirits
Tal!ow, Soap; No. 6s, Glass; No; 60, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods f-r Uphostering; No. II, Stationery;
No 70, Ship Chandlery; No "a, Acide; No. 10 Resin,
Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. Il, Betting, Pa, king;
No. q, Leather: pump rigging, lacne; No 80, Junk;
No. So, Charcoal.
The following are the classes, by he numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy-yards.
KITTERY.
Nos. s, 13 49, &c. II, lS, o. 49, 49, 49, 49, A, 49, 49,
so, 81 So a. &c, IS. CO. g. es SO. IL 70, n, 49, 3d.
CHARLESTOWN.
Nos. Z 49, Is 16, ls, p "a 25 49, 49, 81, So 81 So,
80 % 49, A. 49, ~, 60 81 81 s. a. IS, 81, 49, So 60,
So, GA, GO, 50, 20, II, Is, "A, rs, II, rs, IS.
BROOKLYN.
Nos. 10. 49, l6, H. 49, 90 a. 25 80, 49, a. 81,
49, 49, 49, A. 49, 40, 3d. 81 So 3d. ST. So, e. S. 3d. co.
6s, g. Gs, 60, 20, q, q, "a, Is, z, 50, So.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 4, 2, 9, 10, 10, 10, 80, SO, AZ. II.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. T. II. 70, Is, II, 49, 90 49, 49, 80 81 49, a.
49, 81 So AZ, A, 49, 49, 49, so, 81 g. 3d. 81 5s So co.
60, ga, 49, CO. 20, II, I3, IA, II, rs, So.
NORFOLK.
Nos l. Is y - 22 q, 81, 80 49, ~ 4, 49, 40, so,
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. - 49, g. 49, 81 49, 49, 49, A. 4s, A., 49, 40, 50,
81, So, 81 Sc. ST. So 3d. g. 6s, 81 TO- H. 49, a. IL IS,
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