Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-17
DRoPOsALs FOR NAVAL MATERIAL.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREsu OF EQUIPMENT AND REcRUITIN,

BUREkg OF EoUIPNEyT AMP REcRuIrIyG,}
Sealed Proposals TO furnish material for The Navy
at i th f BSrs snd until 70 y @ will be tS
if III july NEXT, at which time the proposals will
The proposals must be addressed to the 'sChief of
the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting, Navy De
pdpIlmen,i Washn,fngton, aud must be Endorsed
may be distinguished from ordinary business letters
To pTereni eR(nsioH, and facilitate the opening Of
tiH epcloss their bids al separate eHrsiops sacG IN
dorsd cih the name Of the yard for tchich he BID is
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
IN and intend to bid for together with Instructions
&C. and OF certificate Of gnsrsntors, with printed
desire to bid on nppcati to be 20 SoGh as
the respective Navy Yards and those Of ali the yards
The Commandan mt Of each Navy Yard and the
s SD Payma,ster fer each Station, will have
Dt srs r the thsr YARDS for ekan
may Judge whether Il is desirable to make applica-
The proposals must be for the whole OF class, and
all applications for information or for the examine
toh OF samples must be made to the Commandments of
The proposal must be accompanied by certificate
rct in which the bidder resides that he has license
to deal in the articles for which ne proposes and By
ceired onlyJro irho bona 6de dealers IN
o. 'anEJasiSsrsrs Of the ay,i.es they ogsr Ofrnish
Internal Revenue for the district in which they re-
DC aWaIueu 10 the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
Qulred by law, the Navy Department, however, re-
which tx Gffss h' lowest bid
Sureties in tie full amount will be required to sign
The contract, and their responsibility must be cert
neg to TIE satisfaction Of the Navy Department.
Withheld from the amount of tho bills until the con-
tracts shall have been completed, and eighty per
centnm OF the amount Of each bill, approved in
trlplicate by the Commandants of the Respective
yards will be paid by the Paymaster of the station
uesgnated IN the contract, III Is specified by
the Paymaster Of the station the yard where
the goods are delivered within ten days after the
WarT ant for the same shall have been passed the
Secretary of the Treasury. " ~
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and des-
ienated as follows: -.T
No. ], Flax Canvas, &c. mo. u, Leather
No. 2, Cotton Canvas, &c No. Is, Soar and TalIow
No. 3, Cotton Hammock. No. "a, Ok hides for rome
BAG and Col Stuff No. Is, Brushes
No 4, Iron and steel. No. is, Ship Chandlery.
70. ., 6alley Iron No. IL, Tar and Tar Oil.
MOI, Chain I~on. No. Is, Stationery
NOS Hardware. mo. 10, Dry Goods
No. 9, Cooking Utensils. No %, Firewood
No. 10, Tools. - No 81 Sand
No. II, Tin ard Zinc. No % Paints and Oils
The following are the classes, by the numbers re-
Quired at the respective navy yards:
KITTERY.
Nos. 2, 8, 8, 9, 10, u, l6, u, d, Ie,se
CHARLEST0wN.
Nos. =, 3, 4, 8, 3, II. u, Is, rs, IL, Is, 10, q
BROOKLYN.
Nos. i, 2, 8, IL, IS, lG, II, Is, Is. ~, p. ---
PHILADELPHIA -
Nos ,s, 50, Il, Z, y; 70, 0,a. .
=. >, NoKfoLh
Nos: T. s,6'H IL, IL, Is, Is, l6, II, Is, 9O,22.