The Portland daily press., 1874-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS
PROPOSALS for Materials to be sup
piled TO the Navy Yards under
the cOgniZance of the Bureau OF
Construction and Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
Washington ID. c.. April 6, 1874. J
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
y other materials for the Navy for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1875 will be received at this Bureau
until Il O'Clock NJ. 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-
partmenU, Washington and must be Endorsed 'Pro-
posas for Timber &c for the Navy that tney may
To prepent confusion, and facittate the opemtng
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at segere
yards epiU enclose their bids in separate enoetopes
Tor each uard Endorsed Nth the name OF the ydra
or tchich the bid is made. ,..o. os ,orties de,,
Printed schedules for such classes as ptes t ao
in and intend to bid for, together WIN
TO bidders giving the forms oil proposal ~
tee and of certificate of guarantors, WIN pr'eu
farms of offer will be furnished to such persons as
d; " 70 bid ON application the Commandments of
tbe respective Navy Yards and those oil all the yards
on onniication TO the Bureau.
on TAP Tammapdant Of each Navy Yard, and the
purchasing Paymaster for each Station, will have
copy of the schedules OF the other yards tor exam
nation only i'll order that persons who intend to bid
NAV Judge whether is desirable Ito make applica-
ton 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 Glass; should the interest of the Government
require it, before the execution of the contract All
applications tor information or for the examination
of samples, must be made to the Commandments of
the respective yards.
Bids or offers WiH be receired only from parties
lch0 are bona tide dealers in or manufacturers OF,
the articles they offer to furnish. The guarantois
must be 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. reserv
ing the right to reject the lowest bid, or any which il
| may deem exorbitant.
Under tie provisions of the second section of thu
act approved March 8, 1868, the offer of any person
1ho ,ineipat or surety, has been detautter IN
| any precious contract Dth the Navy department
| aciH not be received.
Sureies in the full amount will be required to sign
| to the satisfaction of the Navy Department.
| As additional security twenty per centum will b
withheld from the amount of the bills until the con
tracts shall have been completed and eighty per cen
tum of the amount of each bill, approved in tripi
| cate by the Commandments of the respective yards
will be paid by the Paymaser of the station desig
mated in the contract or, if is specified, by thu
Paymaster OF the station nearest the yard where the
goods delivered within ten days after the warrant
for the shall have been passed by the Secretary
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and des
| ignated as follows:
No /, White Oak Logs; No. 10, White Pine Plank
| Boards; No. 49, White Ash, Elm, Beech; No. 16
White Ash Oars No. 49, Black Walnut, Mahogany
sapk Wbts oa saSes and
ings; No. 25, Lignumvite; No. 80. Wrought Iron
round and square; No. 80, Wrought Iron, fiat; No
No. 3s, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut Nails
No. AZ, Lead pipe sheet; No. 43, Zinc; No "A, Tin
No. 49, Locks Hinges Bolts OF brass So ana iron; No
Augers; No. 90, Tools for ship stores; No. 3d. Tool
| for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hardware; No
| S. White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paints; No. 3d. Colore
| Paints, Dryers; No. So Lnseed Oil; No. so, Varnish
spirits Turpentne; No. SO, Sperm and Lard Oil; Nc
| 81, Talow, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass
No. SO Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholsterng
No. II, Stationery; No. p, Crucibes; No. rs, Shi
| Chandlery; No: "a, Acids; No. rs, Rosin. Pitch
Crude Turpentine; No, II, Betting. Packing; Nc
rs, Leather, pump, rigging, lacing; No. So, Anthra
cite Coal; No Sc, Semi bitumiuous Coal No. 81, Bi
luminous Coal; No. IS, Charcoal; No. SO, Wood.
The following IRE the the classes, by the numbers
| required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. 49, 15 49, 49, 81 49, 49, 49, Al, 48, 49, 30, 81, 81
SO. 81 &c. So, SO, CO. 49, g. 65, II, 70, s., 81 So.
BOSTON.
Nos 49, 25 32 49, 81 So, 81. AZ, 49, SO. a. Sc, &c. G.
60, SO, II, u. rs, "A. 49, II, SIS, 81, SO.
| NEW YORK.
Nos 1, 16, 49, "a 49, 49, 43, A. Sc, 81, SO, 50, co. g.
IS, SO, 20, II, 70, IS, So, So.
| PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 10, Is, 16. 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 90 81, 53 g.
s. s. 3d. 60, 63, Is, SO, TO- H. r. 49, IA, TO- IT, 49, 81
| 81, IS.
| WASHINGTON.
Nos. 49, SO, 3d. 81, A. 49, 4S, IS, so, SO, g. &c. 81 81
| go, SO, 6S, SO, 70, II, 70, 81. SO, SO. q
| NORFOLK.
Nos. l. 49, IT, IS, %, %, 80, SO, IS, 81 49, A. 49,
As. 49, So 81, SO, 81, Sc, 81 5s co. &c. II, 49, H. 49, 81
| 81, So.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 80, SO, 49, "A, As, 49, So ST. 80, 81 &c. 81, SO,
b3, IS, SO, II. 70, II, rs, IS, 81.
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