The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-09
RRoRoaALa.
DRoPosALs FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS
UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF THE
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND
REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON d. c., June 9, 1871.

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 8, 1871.
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year end
ing June go 1872 will be received at this Bu-
reau until IL o'clock NJ. of the 30th of June
instant, at which time the bids will be
opened
The proposals must be addressed to the
Chief OF the Bureau of Construction and
Repair, Navy Department. Washington, and
must be endorsed Proposals for Timber
etc, for the Navy" that they may be dis
tinguished from ordinary business letters.
To preUent confusion, and facilitate ute open
ing of The bids, parties bidding for supplies at
SeUerdt yards 1oiu enclose their bids IN separate
envelopes, each Endorsed 1oith the name of the
yard for tCllich the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with
instructions to bidders, giving the forms of pro-
posal OF guarantee and of certificate of guaran-
tors with printed forms of offer, will be fur
nished to such persons desire to bid, on ap-
plication to the Commandants of the respective
Navy Yards, and those of all the yards on
application to the Bureau.
The Commaudant of each Navy Yard, and the
purchasing Paymaster for 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 1t is desirable
to make application for any of the classes of
those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole Of a
class but the Department reserves the right to
| reduce the whole class, should the interest of
| the Government require it. before the execution
| of the contract. All applications for informa-
| ton, or for the examination of samples, must
| be made to the Commandants of the respective
| yards.
tifcate from the Collector of Internal Revenue
for the district in which the bidder resides, that
he has q license to deal in the articles for which
| he proposes; and, by direction OF the Depart
nent, bids offers 1otu be received only from
| pdytieS 1ohO are bona tide dealers IN, manu-
fdcture, of, the articles they offer TO furnish.
| The guarantors must becertifed 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 guar
antee required by law, the Navy Department.
| however reserving the right toreject the lowest
bid, or any which it may deem exorbtant.
| Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility must
be certified to the satisfaction OF the Navy De-
| partment 49,
be withheld from the amount of the bills until
| the contracts shall have been completed, and
eighty per centum of the amount OF each bill,
approved in triplicate by the Commandants OF
master of the station designated in the contract,
or if none is specified, by the Paymaster OF the
station nearest the yard where the goods are
delivered, within ten days after the warrant for
the same shall have been passed by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as fOllOws:-
No. i, White Oak Logs; No. 2, White Oak
Keel Pieces; No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber;
No. Z, Yellow Pine Logs; No 8, Yellow Pine
Beams Oregon Pine Beams at Mare Island
Yard; No. 9, Yellow Pine Mast Timber-Oregon
Pine Mast Timber at Mare Island Yard; No. IL,
White Pine Logs; No. IL, White Pine Mast
Timber; No. 13, White Pine Plank Boards
Sugar Pine Boards p at Mare islapd M,i Yard; NO
Redwood at Mare Island Yard; No. 16, White
Ash Oars; No. IS, Black Walnut, Mahogany,
Maple, Cherry; No, %, Cypress, Cedar; No.
and headnss sRTg''N No no. Is Egnamy s ?rS No
80, Ingot Copper; No. 50, Wrought Iron,
and IRON No. ns; ss WGOugat NO &
stse see No o 81 HG Spikes s WfcugS S Ut
Nails; No. so, Iron Cut Nails No. AZ, Lead pipe,
sheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. A. Tin; No. As, Solder;
No. 4S, Locks, Hinges, Bolts of brass and iron
No. 40, Screws, of brass and iron No. so, Files
No 81, Augers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores
No. So, Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81,
Hardware; No. So, White Lead No. 81. Zinc
Paints; No. So, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
tine; No 63, Sperm and Lard Oil No GA, Tai.
low Soap; No. 65 Fish Oil; No. 6S, Glass; No
&c. Brushes; No. 70, Dry Goods for upholsterng
No q stsiiOnery No n i1. Grucibles Md z No Rs.S dS
Pitch. Crude Turpentine; No. n, Betting, Pack
ing; No. 7S, Leather, pump rigging. lacing; No.
so, Junk; No. S5, Anthracite Coal; No. SO, Semi
bituninous Coal No. 81, Bituminous Coal; No.
IS, Charcoal; No. &c. Wood.
The following are the classes, by the num-
bers, required at the respective navy yards:-
| KITTERY.
Nos 13, Is, 18, % 80, 33, 80, Al, 49, 40, 80, 81,
SO, 3d. 81 56, So, 59 co. 63, 6S SO, 70, II, 70, a.
~ 0' ~ 0' CHARLEsTOWN.
Nos. l, Z, Is, 10, 16, Is, %, "a %, 32, 33, 81
SIS, 81, 3S, &c. 42, 49, A. As, 49, 80, 81 SO, So, 81
Sc, 5S 60, 69 Ga, 65 6S, &c. 70, IL, 70, a. n, 7S
81, 85, 81, SS. -
BROOKLYN.
Nos. /, Z, II, IS, Is, 16, 49, %, %, "a, 25, 80
33, 81, AZ, 81 SO, 81 So. 81 5S, SO, co. 49, 6S, so
20, II, 73, "a, so, IS, So, So;
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. /, z, g. 80, 33, SO, II, S5, 81.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. /, 8, z, IL, l2, Is, 15 IS, %, 30 80, 49, 81
S5, 81, 3S, 80, AZ, 43, A, 49, 4S, 40, 80, 81, 50
So, 54, Sc, So 50, 60, 63, 81, 68 go, TO- II, 72
7S, "A, IS, n, rs, S5, 81, So, SO.
NORFOLK.
Nos. l, Z. 8, Is, 15, 1S, %, %, "a, 81, SO, 4S
so, So, IS, SO, GO, 63, 20, II, 70, H. 49, 81.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 2. 8, 8, 13, 49, 49, 22 80, 3S, 81, 35, 81
3S. 80, 43, A, As, 40, so, 81 5S 3D. So, 81, So
SO, 60 63, "a, 65 6S &c. TO- II, 70, "a, n, 81
SS, SO. Ct 1aw4t
OUARTERwAsTRR's OFFICE UNITED
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 20, 1871.