The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-27
Proposals for Materials to be SUD.
piled to the Navy Yards under
the cOgniZamce Of the Bureau OF
Construction and Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, y
Washington, D. c.. April g. 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
- other-materials for the Navy for the fiscal year
until IL o'clock M. Of THURSDAY, May Z, 1874, at
which time the bids will be opened
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief OF
the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Navy De-
partmenJ, Washington, and must be Endorsed 'Pro-
posals for Timber &c for the Navy" that they may
be distinguished from ordinary business letters.
To prevent confusion and facilitate the opening
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards sc enclose their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, indorsed Nth the name of the yard
or schich the bid is made
Printed schedules for such classes parties deal
in and intend to bid for together with instructions
tee, and of certificate of guarantors, with printed
forms of Offer will be furnished to such persons as
the respective Navy Yards and those OF ali the yards
on application to the Bureau.
The Commandant of each Navy Yard and the
purchasing Paymaster for each Station, will have
copy of the schedules of the other yards, for
ination only, In order that persons who intend to bid
tion for any of the CLASSES of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole of 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 information, for the examination
OF samples, must be made to the Commandants OF
Bids or offers s0iH be received only from parties
,eho are bona ide dealers in or manufacturers Of
must rbe certified by the Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. for the district IN which they reside.
The contract Will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee requr
ed by law, the Navy Department, however, resery-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid which it
Under the provisions of the second section of the
act approved March 8, 1863, the offer Of any person
any precious contract riM the Nary Department
aciU not be received.
sureties in the full amount will be required to sign
the contract and their responsibility must be certified
to the satisfaction of the Navy Department
AS additional security twenty per centum viii be
tracts shall have been completed and eighty per
tum Of the amount of each bill approved in tripli-
cate by the Commandments of the respective yards,
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station desig-
mated in the contract. 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
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and des
No. 1,white Oak Logs; No. 10, White Pine Plank,
Boards; No. Is, White Ash, Elm, Beech; No. 16,
White Ash Oars; No. 1s, Black Walnut Mahogany,
Black Spruce; No "a, White Oak Slaves and Head,
ings;. No. 25. Lgnumvit@; No. 50. Wrought Iron,
81, Iron, plate No. IS, Steel; Nc. 81 Iron Spikes;
No 49, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut Nails;
No. e. PR No zc Ne Tin
40. Screws of brass and iron; No. so, Files; No 81
Augers; No. 80, Tools for ship stores; No. 49, Tools
s. White Lead No. 81 Zinc Paints; No. S. coored
Paints Dryers; No. 50. Linseed OIL No. co. Varnish
81, Tallow, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. g. Glass |;
No. So Brushes; No. 70, Dry Goods for upholsterng
No. II. Stationery; No. 70, Crucibes; No. 70, Ship
Chandlery; No. "a, Acids; No. IS, Resin. Pitch,
Crudei Turpentine; No. n, Betting. Packing; No.
Is, Leather pump, rigging, lacing; No. IS, Anthra-
cite Coal; No. So, emi-bitumiuous Coal; No. 81, BIZ
luminous Coal; No. IS, Charcoal; No. SO, Wood.
The following are the the classes, by the numbers
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. 49, Is, 49, 49, 81 49, 49, 49, A, 49, 49, 80, 81, 80,
50. 81 Sc, So, SO, CO. 49, "a, IS, II, 49, IS, 81 49,
BOSTON.
Nos 16, 25, 49, 49, "a, IS, 81. A. 49, So 81 S. So 60,
So, SO, II, ", 70, "a. rs, II, IS, ST, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos 1, 49, 49, "a 49, a. 43, A. S. 81 So, 50, so, "a,
60, SO, 70, II, 70, IS, sc, SO.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos 10, 10, 16, IS, 49, 49, 49, 49, 4s, 40, So ST. So, 81
sc, 3d. 3d. co. 63, 6S, SO, 70, H. ~ 49, IA, u.s. 49, &c.
81, IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos %, 49, IS, 81, 49, 49, 49, 49, so, 49, "a, IS, 81, So
60, 63, IS, SO, 20, II, 49, 81. Ss, 80.
.as NORFOLK. ...-s.-.
Nos. 1, 10, Is, 49, o. u.s. 49, 49, 49, 81, &c. AZ, 49, A.
49, 49, 80, 81, 49, d. &c. o. IS, co. SO, H. 7S III Is, S.
81, So.
MARE ISLAND. ee
Nos. 49, 49, 49, A. As, 49, So 81, So "a. Sc, 81 49, 60
b3, IS, So, II. 73, II, Is, IS, 81.
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