Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-09
DRoPUSALs FOR WATERWAYS TO BE sip
The CUGNIZANCE or rae Ri BEAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
BUREAU OF CONTRACTION AND REPAIR,
IA - Ii 4.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

hND hEfhlh.
BUREAs OF CoxsrRrcrIoN AND RKPAIR,
Sealed Proposals. TO furnish Timber and other ma.
terias for the ssvy for the fiscal year ending June
&c ei1Gk m 9, the 22 OF July NEXT, at which time
The proposals must be addressed TO the "Chiss
2l the Bureau OF Construction and Repair, Navy
Department, ashingtoH,' and must be indorssd
proposals for Timber. &C, for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
To PrsrsNt coHfrs,oR asJ fqeiliq,s the o.sn,as n
me ttdS Pdft,S 5tdtHg for supplies SsU,rai SardS
doTSsd run the name " the gaTdJOr Chica ks 5td IS
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
in and intend 60 bid for together with ns;ruc tions
to bidders, giving the forms proposal, of suarAn-
tee, and of certificate Of gusrantors, with prints
forms of ofer, viii be furnished TO such persons as
desire to bld, ON spplieaioH to the Commsndsnts OF
yards ca application e. the Bureau.
, The Coninandsnt of each Navy Yard, aud the
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards for eNami
nation only IA order that persons he intend Ind
may Judge whether il is desirable to make Gpplica-
tion ior any II the classes OF those yards
The Proposals must he for the whole Of a class.
but the Department reserves the right reduce tue
whole class should the interest OF the government
require i, before the execution Of the contract
nation II samples, must De- made 70 the Commaad.
ants Of the respective yards
te relcsf only rof Pavt5.S cbo IRE bona r. deal
rs a., o. nanUde:TsrS a. the arttceS tksy 0Bsy 20
JHrHlSl. The guarantOrs must be cer tihed By al
Assessor OF Internal Revenue for the district in
which they reside.
The contract will be awarded 10 the person yybo
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
guiIed by law, the Navy Department, however, re-
serving the right to reject The lowest lid, or any
~hIc q II may deem ex orbitsnt.
thdeT t7e provisions n the Ssrond section Of the
ac' 1pproref MaycA 3, ls6S, rae Offer Of dHy person
rae as PTtHcIpat a. stTs'y, haS n0f FLEA ttS
sur ties in the full amount will be required TO
sign the contract and their responsibility must be
certified to the satisfaction Of the Navy Depart
A. additional security twenty per centrum will be
Withheld 1IoI the amount OF the bills until the
tracts shall have been cOmpieted, and eighty per
centrum OF the amount VI each bill, approved in
Ip!eGsgI ~ 'e Hoina1danSs oil The RESPECTIVE
DESIGNATED il the cOntra act, or, if none Is spec
where the goods sre 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 AMI des.
ignst.d a. follows:
Pieces No s. White OAK Curved Ti@ber; M H'f a.
White OAK Plsnk-0re gon Pine Deck Plank at Mare
yard; No s,Ysllow Pine Besms-ofegon Piae Beans
Der at Mare Island yard; 80 ii, wife Pine Logs H.
No. IL White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is, Waite
leland Ella yard; No IS WHITE Ash, Elm, Boech-White
Cherryi No 10, Locust Timber; No. % Locust free
nails No: 2, Cypress Cedar No. %, Black Spruce;
Iron, fiat; No "a, Iron, plate; No IS, steel No s.,
Zinc; No; q, Tin No. IS, Solder; No Is, LScfs,
Hinges, Bolts Of Srass and iron; No 40, Screws Of
81, Tools for ship stores; No. S. Tools Tor use in
yard and shops; No 81, Hardware; No. Sc, White
Lead; Nc g., Zinc Paints; No. s. COLOR a Paints,
Turpentine: Nc. %, Sperm and Lard all: 40 Sf,
Ia,low, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No IS, Glass: No
90 Brushes ". 20. Dry Goods FOR Gpholst srng. Ne
stsIionery; NJ q Crucibies; NJ: 81 81 10 Chaad-
lery; No, a, Acids No IS, Resin, Pitch Crude Tur-
pentlEe; No II. Betting, Packing: No. Is, Leather
pump rigging, laeing; No; -; Junk; No. 50, Bel
minous Coal; No. 81, Bituminsus Coal. No s. Char.
coal; No 50, Wood; No. %, Patented Articles
HE following are the classes, by the numbers, re-
qulred az tie respective navy yards:
KITTEBY
Nos. i, Is, 10 10, -, 81 80. 81 80 a. IS o. 90
81, y, So "a, IS, s. 50, 90, g. C5, 60 III 75 IL - S.
CHARLESTOWN.
Noe. u, u, is, g %, 80, 81 IS 81 3s 80 % a. Al
IS 90, 81 %, So 54 &c IS, 6, o. 6s 6S o. 10 ~ 20
70, 4,75,T, Is, IS, 81, as. -
BROOKLYN.
Nos ], Z, 8, l3. Is 10, Is % q. IS 60 81 e. aS %
g. So ~ q - 50 S. 81 e. g IS, s., CO. g. Ga,
PHILADELPHIA.
NOS ;, 4. I, II, II, Is Is, q, IS g. 80. 81
q =, 90 - 81 - ~ 90 81, 81 81 81, 81, SIS, So Co. 81
0i' o. o. os, 49, a. IS, %, IS S. So, 81, S..
WASHINGTON.
Nos. l. 3, 4, L., 49, IS, Is, ., %. 81 g. S. a.
81 ~, 81, ~, as IS, 20, 90 81, 81 81 81 s 81 s. "a a.
oS, o. 6o, 90, 1911, y, 49, "a, IS, a. IS, So 81 S. So
N,s,ozy,. NORFOLK r 20
a. IS, as 20, 20, 81, 81 s. 81 S. s. s. 81 So, g. g. g.
e?, 20, IL {, Y, %, ,f5, II, IS, s., s., -,
MAIZE ISLAND
4, Mes, q 4 3 - - 2 81, 49, e g. g. g, 50, g.
II, y, IS, "a. a, IS, 50, IS, 81, s.. je25lsxIw
PROPOSALS. FOR pEAD-LETTER ENyEL
posT-oFFTcE DEPARTMENT,