The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Proposals for Materials to be sup.
piled TO the Navy Yards under
the cOgniZance of the Bureau Of
Construction aud Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
NAV DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
Washington d. c. April 1874

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
Washington D. c.. April 6, 1874,
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
- other materials for the Navy for the fiscal wear
ending June 3d. 1873, will be received at this Bureau
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-
posals for Timber, &c for tie Navy, that they NAV
be distinguished FROM ordinary business letters
IG prs.ent coSs Z? ana tacihtafe the opening
yards aciH enclose their bids in separate earetopes
for each gard Endorsed acith the name of the yard
for schicR 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 proposal of guaran-
tee and OF certificate of guarantors, with printed
forms of offer, will be furnished to such persons as
desire to bid, on application 10 the Commandants of
the respective Navy Yards and those OF all the yards
The Commandant of each Navy Yard, and the
purchasing Paymaster for each Station, will have
copy of tho schedules Of the other yards for exam
ination only in order that persons who intend to bid
may judge whether it desirable to 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 ella s. should the interest Of the Government
require it, before the execution of the contract All
applications Tor information, Tor the examination
OF samples, must be made to the Commandants Of
the respective yards
Bids or offers oiH sbe received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers in or manufacturers OF.
TIE articles they offer to ftraish. The guarantoi
nue. for the district IN which they reside.
The contract VIII be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee requir
ed by law, the Navy Department, however. resery-
ing the right to reject the lowest bid any which it
may deem exorbitant.
Under the provisions of the second section of the
act approved March g. 1868, the OTTER Of ann nerson
tcho, as p' ineipai surety has been defduter in
@aH precious contract Nth the Nary Department
Sureties in the full amount will be required to SIGN
me Son.lae ana their responsibility must be certified
TO tne saaisiaetion OF the Navy Department.
withheld from the amount of the bills until the IN
tracts shall have been completed, and eighty per GEN.
tum OF the amount of each bill approved in tripli-
cate by the Commandments of the respective wards.
will be paid by the Paymaster of the station desig
mated 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
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and des-
ignated as follows:
No. l, White Oak Logs; No. 10, White Pine Plank
White Ash Oars; No. IS, Black Walnut, Mahogany,
R Maple Cherry; No ;, ~ Gyppess Cedar; No 20
ings;. No. rs, Lignumvit@; No. 81 Wrought Iron
round and square; No 80, Wrought Iron. fat; No.
81 Iron plate; No; 49, Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes;
No. ~, Lead. pipe sheet; No. 49, Zinc; No. Al, Tin
No; IS, Locks Hinges, Bolts of brass and iron; No.
~. 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 shors; No 81, Hardware; No
90 White Lead No. 81. Zinc Paints; No. 5s, Colored
Paints, Dryers No. 50, Linseed OIL No. co. Varnish
Spirits Turpentine; No. So, Sperm and Lard OIL No,
"a, Tallow, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. g. Glass ;
No. SO Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholsterng
No. II. Stationery; No. Y, Crucibes; No. 70, Ship
Chandlery; No. IA, Acids; No. Is, Rosin. Pitch
Crudel Turpentine; No. H. Betting. Packing; No.
%, Leather pump, rigging, lacing; No. So, Anthra-
cite Coal; No sc, Semi-bitumiuous Coal No. 81, Bi
luminous Coal; No. So, Charcoal; No. SO, Wood.
The following are the the classes by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH,.
Nos. 10, 10, 49, 49, 81, 49, 49, 49, A. 49, 49, 80 81 So,
d. 81, 50, 3d. so, go, SO, "a, S. H. 49, s., 81, 49,
BOSTON.
Nos. 49, 25 49, 49, 81. 35, 81. A. 49, So 81 &C. So CO.
81, 69, IL, Y, 70, "a. 70, II, So, 81, sS.
NEW YORK
Nos. 16, 1s, a. 49, 49, 43, A. &c. 81 49, So CO. g.
65, SO, 20, II, 70, So, Sc, So. 49,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 49, is, 16. 49, 35, So, 49, 49, 49, 49, co. 81 S. 81
56, s. 50, &C., S. S. SO, 10, H. ", 49, 75 H. s5 &c.
81, IS. -.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 49, 49, IS, 81, A. 49, 4s, 4S, So So 81 &c. 57A5s
60, So, 6S, SO, 70, II, 70, 81. So, 49,
NORFOLK.
Nos. 1. 10, Is, is, o. 25 49, 49, 35 81 49, 49, 49, a.
81, So.
MARE ISLAND. y
Nos.SSs3 IA, 4s, 40, DO, 81, SO, 54A5s ~ IS. CO.
b3, % SO, Il. 70, II, rs, s., 81.
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