The Portland daily press., 1871-07-07
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE C01NlZANCE OF TIE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
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| CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
| Washington, d. G., June 6, 1871.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and OF her ma
terias for the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1872 will be received at this Bureau until 12
o'clock M Of the 30th OF June instant, at which time
| the bids will be orened.
| The PROPOSALS must be addressed to the Chief of
| the Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partment, Washington, aud must be indorsed "Pro-
posals for Timber. &c, for the Navy" that they
may be distinguished from ordinary business letters
To- press fg cosi9 aa and acisate the opening
yards sc enclose their bids in separate envelopes
each ,ndorsed arih the name OF the yard for ehich
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
in and intend to bid for together with instructions
to 6ddes, giving the forms of proposal, OF guarantee,
ana or certlhcate OF guarantors, with printed forms
OF offer will be furnished TO such persons desire
to bid on application to the Commandans of the
respective Navy Yards, and those OF all the yaIds on
/ application to the Bureau
The Commandant OF each Navy Yard and the
Purchasing Pay master for each Station, will have
copy of The schedules of the other yards for
inatiOn only, in order that persons who intend to
bid judge whether it is desirable to make appli-
cation tor any of the classes of those yards.
The proposals must be the whole OF a class but
the department reserves the right to reduce the
whole class should the interest OF the government
require if, before the execution OF the contract. All
| applications for information, for the examination
Of samples, must he made to the Commandants of
The proposals must be accompanied by a certifi-
cate from the Collector of Internal Revenue the
cense TO deal in the articles for which he proposes
and. by direction Of the Department. bids or offers
acW be received only from parties acho are bona fde
dederSs sn or manufacturers Of the articles they offer
to furnish. The guaran 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 re-
quiIed by law, the Navy Department, hewever, re-
whn Ina fge e Gf}sss the lowest bid or
| Suretiss in the full amount will he 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 con-
| tracts shall have been completed, ;and eighty per
cenium of the amount Of each BILL approved in trip
| licate by the Commandants OF the respective wards
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station desig
mated iR the contract il none Is specified by the
Paymaster OF the station nearest the yard where the
/ rant for the same shall have been passed by the
| Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and des-
/ ignated as follows:
No. /, white oak logs; No. ., white oak keel
pieces No 3, white oak curved timber; No. Z, yel-
low pine logs; No. 8, yellow pine beams--oregon
pine beams at Mare Island yaId No. 9, yellow pine
mast timber-Oregon pine mast timber at Mare
Island yard; No, Il. white pine logs; No. IL, white
| sugar pine boards at Mare Island yard; No. 15
white ash, elm, beech-wbite- ash, redwood at Mare
Island yard; No. 16, white ash oars; No. 1s. black
walnut mahogany maple, cherry; No. 30, cypress.
cedar; No. 70, black spruce; No. 24 white oak
slaves and headings; No %, lignumvt@; No. 80,
square; No. 80, wrought iron, fiat; No. 81, lion,
| plate; No. 35, steel; No. 81, lion spikes; No. 49,
iron wrought nails; No, SO, iron cut nails; No AZ,
lead pipe sheet; No 43, zinc; No. A, tin; No. 49,
soder No4s locks hinges bolts ol brass and iron No
49, screws, of brass and iron; No 20, files; No. 81
augers; No, 90. tools for ship stores; No. 80, tools
tor use in yards and shops; No. 81, hardware No56
white lead; No. 81 zinc PAINTS No 5s colored paints
dryers; No. So linseed oil; No co. varnish, spirits
turpentne; No 6S. sperm and lard oil; No. g. tai
| low, soap; No 65, fish oil; No. GS, glass; No Co.
brushes; No. TO- ory goods Tor uphostering; No. II,
stationery; No. To- crucbes; No. 49, ship chandlery
| No "a acids; No. 75, resin, pitch, crude turpen-
pump rigging, lacing; No 80, junk; No. SIS, anthra,
cite coal No, Sc, semi-bitumnous coal; No. ST. BIZ
luminous coal; No, So, charcoal No, SO, wood.
The following ale the classes, by the numbers, re-
| quired at the respective navy yards:
| KITTERY.
Nos 1S, Il, 1s, 1882 49, &c. A. 4s. 49, 5O 81 50, 5s
"a &c. 5S SO, co. 63 6s Co. TO- ~ 73, a. 49, So, ST. 49,
| CAARLESTOWN.
Nos /, 7,1s, Is, 10. ls, % a. 25 g., 80, s4 49, 81
3s, 49, AZ, 49, a. 49, 49, So 81, 81. 5 a. S. 5S co. 63
g. 65, 6s &c. 70, II, 73. "a II, 49, 81, s5, 81. 49,
BROOKLYN.
Nos II, 1s, 49, &c. 49, %, 2S, "a. 25 80, 49, 81
a. 81 g. g. 5e 81, 5s, 50, go, 6S es' Co. 70, H. 49, a.
| PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. IL. 9, 32 80, So, II, s5,s7.
WASHINGTON.
OF Nos 10 % lI,12 Is, I5 1s 2S 80 g. g g. ss
So Co. 6a, "a, es, Co. TO- H. 72 "a, a. To- ~ rs, 49, 81
NORFOLK
Nos J. l3, 10, 49, o. %, "a, 80, 49, 49, 80, So, 5s
| 80, 60, 63 70, II, 70, II, So, 81
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. @ g. 13, Is, 49, o. 80, 49, 34 35, 81 49, 49, 49,
- 80 q 55 St s. g. So Co. ss g. sS' 's
~ ju1s .iawiw 90