The Portland daily press., 1874-04-24
Proposals for Materials to be SUD.
piled to the Navy Yards under
the cOgniZance of the Bureau of
Construction and Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

DohEAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
Washington, ID. c., April 6, 1874
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
- other materials for the Navy for the fiscal wear
until II O'Clock M. Of THURSDAY. Nav 7. is7a AZ
which time the bids will be opened. ' - 10Th a'
me proposals must be addressed to the "Chief Of
Tue bureau OF construction and Repair NAVY No
partment, Washington and must be Endorsed !Pro-
posals for Timber, &c for the Navy" that thew NAV
TO precent CONFUSION, and facilitate he o5en;no
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies at sere,i
yards sou enclose their bids in separate enrefones
or edeM ya h ddorsea With the name Of the yard
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
N ana intend to bid for, together with instructions
TO Dldders giving the forms of proposal of guaran-
tee, and of certificate of guarantors with printed
forms OF OFFER will be furnished to such persons as
desire TO oid, on application to the Commandments of
tne respective Navy Yards, and those all the wards
on application to the Bureau. '''u'
Inc Commandant of each Navy Yard and the
purchasing Paymaster for each Station will have n
copy Oh the schedules of the other yards for exam
lnation only, III order that persons who intend to bid
may Judge whether it is desirable ito make applica-
lion for any OF the CLASSES of those yards.
Inc proposals must be for the whole of class Int
the Department reserves the right to reduce the
whole Ga S. should the interest Of the Government
REQUIRE u, before the execution of the contract All
applications for information, for the examination
OF samples, must be made to the Commapdants of
the respective yards. -
Bids or offers aoiu be receired onlu from port;ss
Mho are BONA fde dealers in, or manufacturers OF.
me articles they offer to furaish. The guarantee :
nue. for the district In which they reside
Inc contract Will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee requir
ed by law, the Navy Department, however, reserv
ing the right to reject the lowest bid or any which II
may deem exorbitant. ""0A -
act G n TIE Prosssions Of The second sectcn of the
oAo' as ptnetpdt or surety, has ben def;9fter in
any previous contract citk TIE NnrU Denorsmon n,
UtU not be receiUed. - 'S Oef'"'"'e"'
Suretes in the fpl1 ar,orr. Ill, =. .
tne contract and their responsibility must he certified
u tne sasisiacuon of the Navy Department.
viahbad tenai security twenty per centum will be
m'ueu from the amount of the bills until the con-
racts snall nave been completed and eighty per CEN
tum OF the amount of each bill, approved in trpli-
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station des;S
nated IN the contract Or if is specified by the
81 the station nearest the yard where the
goods are delivered within ten days after the
for the same shall have been passed by the
TT, The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and des-
d No !, White Oak Logs; No. IS, White Pine Plank.
tBo9sards; No. Is, White Ash, Elm, Beech: No is
M Mnl1e Ash Jars No Is, Black Walnut Mahogany
Black Spruce; No "a, White Oak Slaves and ~ GsaS
r NO. %, Lignumvite; No. 50. Wrought Iron.
81 Iron pate No. IS, Steel; No. 81 Iron Sn so:
no. ~, Iron Wrought Nails; No 49, Iron Cnt Nails
NO No. 4s g. Leaa' PIPE sheet; No 49, Zinc; No A. Tin
A.. screws Of brass and iron; No. so, Files; No. 81
augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores No IS, Tools
10 oi use III yar9 and shops; No. 81, Hardware; No.
%. w h1te Lead; No. 81. Zinc Paints No S. Colored
faints Dryers; No. so. Lnseed Oil; No. co. Varnish,
spirIts Iurpentne; No. SO, Sperm and Lard Oil; No,
o., Ial!ow, Soap; No. 65 Fish OIL No. 6S, Glass;
NO. ~ Brushes No. 20, Dry Goods for uphostering;
no. Ii; Stationery; No. r. Crucibles; No 49, ship
Chandery; No. IA, Acids; No. IS, Rosin, Pitch,
Crude Turpentine; No. n, Betting. Packing; No.
q, Leather, pump, rigging, lacing; No. So Anthra-
cite Coal; No. &c. Semi-bitumiuous Coal; NO. 81 81
luminous Coal; No. 49, Charcoal; No. ~, wood.
The following are the the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards;
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 49, 49, 49, 49, 81 80, ~, 43, Al, 49, 49, So 81 20
3d. 81, S. IS, SO, co. So. 81, 60. II, 49, 49, 81 IS.
BOSTON.
Nos 16, %, 80, 80. 81 3d. 81. 49, 49, So 81 S. 80 CO.
So, SO, H. ", 70, "A. rs, II, IS, 81, So. w
NEW YORK
Nos. l. 16, 1s, "a, 80, AZ, 49, A. &C. ST. S. 3d. 60 a.
s5 SO, 20. II, 70, So, Sc, ss. w W. VII
PHILADELPHIA
Nos 49, 15 16, Is, IS, 3s, 49, 49, 49, 49, 10 II 5s "a
81, So. - ~ - CO. oo'
WASHINGTON.
NOS 20 30, 81, AZ, 43, 49, 49, So 49, "a he s7 "a
W, 10, oS, ~, 20, II, 70, 81. So, SO. ~
NORFOLK,
b, Nos 10. Is, IS, o. 25 3d. 49, So. 81. 80 % AZ ii
y y ~ o. OIL 3d. d. 56, 81, IS, 60, So H. u.s. n IS
MARE ISLAND
Nos 81 49, 43, A, As, 40, 3d. ST. 53 81 &C. 81 5s 60
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