The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-21
DODD'S
Proposals for Materials TO be sup.
piled TO the Navy Yards under
the cOgniZance of the Bureau OF
Construction and Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,

BUREAg OF CoNsTRgcTIoN AMP REPAIR,
Washington, d c.. April 6, 1874. J
CEALED PROPOSALS TO furnish Timber and
- other materials for the Navy for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1875 will be rsGeived At this Bureau
which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief Of
partmenI, Washington and must be Endorsed 'Pro-
posas tor Timber, &c for the Navy" that they may
be distingu she'd from ordinary business letters.
TO precent confusion, and faciIitaee the opening
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards avI enclose their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard indorsed Nth the name of the yard
or schica the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
In and intend to bid for, together with instructions
tie, and OF certificate Of guarantors with printed
forms of offer, will be furnished to such persons as
desire to bid, on applica ion the Commandments oil
the RESPECTIVE Navy Yards and those Of ali the yards
OH application to the Bureau.
The c mmandant of each Navy Yard, and the
purchasing Paymaster for each Station, will have
cop of the schedu les Of the other yards tor exam
inaiion ony in order that persons who intend to bid
may Judge whether it is desirable Ito make applica
ton fot any of the CLASSES of those yards.
The pro. osals must be for the whole of Glass; but
5 e D. reserves the right to reduce the
require IT, before the execution of the contract All
applications or information. or Tor the examination
OF samples, must be made to the Commandants of
S;eso " yye,o &c rrvrvuru ovry FROM pu,Tses
soho are bona fde dealers in, or manufacturers Of
tile articles they offer to ti1raish The guarantols
nue. for the istrict In which they reside.
The 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 reject the lowest Did, or any which it
may deem exorbitant.
Under the provisions of the second section of the
act approved March g. 1868, the offer Of any person
soho, ineipdt surety, has been defdutter in
any precious contract Nth the Nary Department
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.
40 odh fxf
withheld from the amount of the bills until the IN
tracts shall have beeu completed and eighty per
tum of the amount of each bill, approved in trpli-
cate by the Commandments of the respective yards,
will b paid by the Paymaster of the station desig
ma ed in the contract Or if none is specified, by the
Paymaser o. the station nearest the yard where the
goods are delivered within ten days after the warrant
for the sa shall have been passed by the Secretary
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and des-
ignated as follows:
No. 1, White Oak Logs; No. 10, White Pine Plank
Boards; No. Is, White Ash, Em Beech; No. 16,
White Ash oars; No. -, Black Walnut, Mahogany,
H sspE No. ~ esds IL
ings;, No %. Lignumvite; No. SO. Wrought Iron,
round and square; No. 33, Wrought Iron. fiat; No.
No. SO, iron Wrought Nails; No. 49, Iron Cut Nails;
No. AZ, Lead pipe sheet; No 43, Zinc; No. A, Tin
No; 4s, Locks, Hinges Bolts, of brass and iron; No.
40. Screws of brass and from No. so, Files; No. 81
Augers; No. 50. Tools for ship stores No. So, Tools
for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hardware; No.
Paints, Dryers; No. 50. Linseed Oil No. co. Varnish
Spirits Turpentine; No. 49, Sperm and Lard Oil; No,
81, Tallow, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. 6S, Glass;
No. SO Rrushes No. 70, Dry Goods for uphostering;
No II. Stationery; No. 70, Crucibes; No. 49, Ship
Chandlery; No. IA, Acids No. Is, Rosin, Pitch,
Crude Turpentine; No. II, Betting. Packing; No
7S, Leather pump, rigging, lacing; No. 49, Anthra-
cite Coal; No Sc, Semi-bitumiuous Coal; No. 81 Bi
luminous Coal; No. S8, Charcoal No. So, Wood.
The following are the the classes, by the numbers
required at the respective navy yards
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. Is. 10, 49, 49, 81. 49, 49, "a a. a. 90 kO bf 6o
o. 81, 3d. 5S, SO, go, SO, g. 65, H. 70, 81, 81 49,
BOSTON.
Nos 49, 25, 80, 80, "a. 80, 81 49, 49, 3d. 81 S. 49, CO.
%, 81, II, Y, 49, "a. Is, II, So, 81, SS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. 1. 16, 10, "a 80, A. 49, Al 49, 57 "a 20 90 "a
81, 3d. 70, II, 70, S5, &c. So.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 10, 49, 49, Is, IS, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 80 81 e. IA
66 s. 80, 60, SO, g. 49, 10, H. r. "a 75 H. S. S.
81, s8. ~ Wv
WASHINGTON
Nos 49, 80, IS, 81, A. 49, 49, 4S, so, 3d. g. Sc. b. Ks
90, So, 6s, SO, 70, II, 70, 81. IS, SO.
NORFOLK.
Nos !, 49, Is, IS, % 25 49, 49, IS, 81, 49, AZ, 49, a.
a. ~ 3d. 81, SO, 81, &c. 81, 81, co. 3d. H. 7 ~ 78 S.
81, So. w W.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 49, 49, 49, "A, As, 40, So 81, 3d. 81 S. 81. rs. CO.
b3, 65, SO. II. 70, II, rs, IS, 81 W w wv
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