The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-09
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PLfFD TO THE NAVY YARDS TNnER
THE COaNiZANCE of THE BUREAU of
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
BURFAU OF CONsTRucrroN Avn pyn,

NAVY DEPARTMENT..
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
Washington, ID. G. June u, 1871
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other ma
terias tor the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1872. will be received at this Bureau until ~
O'Clock m of the 30th OF June Instant at which time
The bids will be onened.
The PROPOSALS must be addressed to the Chief Of
the Bureau OF Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partmenf, washington, and must be Endorsed "Pro-
posals for Timber. &C.. for the Navy" that they
may be distinguished from Ordinary business letters
10 prerenf confusion. and Jaciitate the opening
ofthe bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards cHt enclose their BIDS in seDarote envelopes,
the bid IS made. .t's
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
In and intend to bid Tor. together with instructions
to bidder giving the totms Of proposal guarantee
and OF certificate ct guarantors, with printed forms
OF oner will he iurnish such persons as desire
70 bid on Duplication to the Comnandanis OF the
respective Navy YaIds, and hose OF all the Yards on
application to the Bureau
The CommandaHt OF each Navy Yard and the
Purchasing Paymaster for each Station, viii have
copy OF The schedules Of the other yards for exam
ination only, In order that PEI, sons who intend to
bid may Judge whether II Is desirable make app-
cation for any of the classes OF those yards.
The proposals must he tor the hole OF class but
whole class, should the interest OF the government
lequire II, before the execution the contract IAN
applications tor Information, for the examination
OF samples, must be made to the Commandments of
the respective yards.
The proposals must be accompanied by certif-
cate from the Collector OF Internal Revenue Tor the
district in which the bder resides, that he has IL
10 deal in the ar icles which he proposes;
and. By direction Of the department, bids or offers
rit be received only from parties pho bona fde
dealers in or manufacturers OF, the articles then offer
TO furnish. The guaran must be certified by the
Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the district in
which they reside.
The contract WILDE awarded 10 the person who
makes The lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
quiied.hy law, tue Navy Department, hewever, re-
s-rvn he nehf 90 reject the lowest bid, or any
which it may deem exoi bitant.
Sureiiss in the ull amount will he required to
ha and fbe,r b,
certified 10 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
cenrum OF the amount of each BILL approved in trip
lcate by the Commauddnts OF the respective Yards
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station desg-
mated in tue contract or, IL n00e Is specified by the
faymaster OF the station nearest the yard where the
goods are delivered, wlhn ten Gays after the war
rant for the same shall have been passed by the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes OF this Bureau numbered aud des-
ignated as follows:
No. I, white oak logs; No. 2, white oak keel
pieces; No. 8, white oak curved tmber No. T. yell
low pine logs; No. y, yellow pine beams-Oregon
pine beams at Mare leland yard; No. g. yellow pine
mast timber-Oregon pine mast timber at Mare
Island yard; No. H. white pine logs; No II, white
pine mast timber; No 10, white pine plank, boards
sugar pine boards at Mare Island yard; No. 10,
white ash, elm, beechwlite ash, redw ood at Mare
Island yard; No 16, white ash oals; No. Is. black
cedar; No. Is, black spruce; Ne. "a, white oak
slaves and headings; No 20, lignumvt@; No. so,
ingct c'Pper; ., No: 81, wrought iron, round and
| plate; No. So, steel; No. 81, lion spikes; No 3s
iron wrought nails; No. 49, IRON cut nails; No. AZ,
lead, pipe, sheet; No. 40, zinc; No. A, tin; No. as
solder No4s locks hinges bolts brass and iron No
40, screws OF bras and iron; No. 20, files; No. 81,
augers; No, g. tools for ship stores; No. So, tools
tor use yards ami shops; No. a. hardw are Nose,
white lead; No. 81, zinc PAINTS No. So colored paints
dryers; No. 50, linsced oil; No 60, varnish, spirits
turpentine; No. So, sperm and lard oil No. a. tai
low. soap; NO: g. fish oil; No. es, glass; No. 60,
brushes; No. 70, Dry goods Tor uphostering; No. H.
stationery: No r. erucbes; No. 70, ship chsndlery;
No "A acids; No. rs, resin. PITCH crude tuIpen-
| tine; No. II, belting packing; No. 70. leather,
pump rigging, facing; No 50 junk; No. s., snthra-
luminous coal; No, SO, charcoal; No, SO, wood.
The following the classes, by the numbers, re-
quired at the respective navy yards:
KITTERY.
Nos. 10. 49, 1s, % 49, So H. A.. 49, So 81, g. g.
"a, &c. S. So 50, 63, IS, 60, TO- ~ 49, a. 49, 49, ST. ss
CAARLESTOwN.
Nos 10, 10, 16. 1s 22 "a, %, 81 80, "a, 49, 81,
81, 49, ~ 49, A. 49, 49, 80 81 % 3d. 81 g. s. so, s.,
a. S. 6s, SO, 20, n, 10, "a n, rs, 81 49, 81, So
BROOKLYN.
Nos !, 10, Is IS; rs %; 49, e. %. 32 80, 81,
a. 81 g. o. So, 81 49, 50, 60, 90, es, GO, TO- H. 73 "a,
| 80, 80, sc, 50.
| PHILADELPHIA.
| No. l., 9, 80, 80, G3, II, IS, 81.
| WASHINGTON.
Nos g. Z, II, ~, 49, IS, IS, 70, 30. ~ 80 a. IS,
g. g. q 81 g. 70 70 So q 4 & g
| SO, SO. - ~ ~
| NORFOLK
Nos. 10, 49, is, o. 49, "a, 3d. 80, 4s, so, SO, IS,
81, 20, 6s, 70, II, 70, II, 10. 81.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos IS, 49, IS, %. 80, 80, a. SO, 81, SO, SO, 49,
60, 10. a, %, "A, n, 81, ss, SO.
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