The Portland daily press., 1874-04-16
Proposals for Materials to be sup.
piled to the Navy Yards under
the cOgniZamce Of the Bureau of
Construction and Repair.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
Washington, D c. April 6, 1874.
GEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
y other materials for the Navy for the fiscal year
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-
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
FOR each uard indorsed sv;th the name of the uard
for which 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
desire to bid, on application TO the Commandants of
the respective Navy Yards and those OF all 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
may judge whether it is desirable to make applica-
tion for any of the CLASSES of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole of Glass; but
whole ella IS, should the interest Of the Government
require it, before the execution of the contract. All
applications tor information, for the examination
Of samples must be made to the Commandants Of
the respective yards.
Bids or offers s0iHI 9e received only from parties
the articles they offer to furnish. The guarantois
must ibe 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 requir-
ed by law, the Navy Department, however reserv-
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 3, 1868, the offer of any person
o as p,snespa, or SURETY ms 1een detaalter IN
aCiU not be received.
Sureies in the full amount will be required to sign
nrdf ,ntr
to the satisfaction of the Navy Department.
AS additional security twenty per centum will be
withheld from the amount of the bills until the con-
tracts shall have been completed and eighty per
tum of the amount of each BILL approved in tripi-
cate by the Commandants of the respective yards,
mated in the contract. if none is specified by the
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-
No. 1, 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
Black Spruce; No "a, White Oak Slaves and Head,
ings;. No. rs, Lgnumvita; No. 49, Wrought Iron,
"a, Iron, plate; No. 49, Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes;
No. 80 Iron Wrought Nails; No: 49, Iron Cnt Nails;
No. q, Lead, pipe sheet; No: q, Zinc; No. A. Tin;
40. Screws of brass and iron; No. so, Files No 81
Augers No. 50, Tools for ship stores; No. IS, Tools
IOr use III yaTu anu SHOPS, NO. o. HARDWARE. NO.
Sc. White Lead; No. ST. Zinc Paints; No. So, Colored
Paints, Dryers No. 30, Linseed Oil; No. 60, Varnish
Spirits Turpentine; No: 49, Sperm and Lard Oil; No,
81, Tallow, Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil No. 6s, Glass
No. So Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for uphostering
No. II. Stationery; No. Y, Crucibles No. 70, Ship
Chandery; No. "a, Acids; No. IS, Resin, Pitch
Crude Turpentine; No. II, Betting. Packing; No
49, Leather, pump, rigging, lacing; No. So, Anthra-
cite COal No. Sc, Semi-bitumiuous Coal No. 81, Bi
luminous Coal; No. 49, Charcoal; No. SO, Wood.
The following the the classes, by the numbers
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. 49, 49, IS, 80, 81 80, a. 49, A. , 49, 30, 81, g.
3d. 81, 56 IS, SO, so, So, g. 65 II, 70, 81, 81, 49,
BOSTON.
Nos. 49, 25 49, 49, 81 49, 81. AZ, 49, SO. 81 &c. 49, CO.
SO, So, II, ", 70, "a. 49, II, So, 81, S8.
NEW YORK.
Nos. 1, 16, IS, "a, 49, 49, 49, A. Sc, ST. So, 80, co. g.
g. SO, 20, II, 70, IS, SO, ss.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos 10, Is, 16. IS, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, co. 81 49, a.
S. IS 3d. co. 49, 6S, SO, 70, II, 70, 49, a. 49, H. 49, So
81, IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos %, SO, IS, 81, A. 49, 49, 49, So 3d. 81 S. ST. So
60, 63, 68, So, 70, II, 70, ST. IS, SO.
NORFOLK.
Nos. 1, 10, 49, IS, o. %, 49, 49, 3d. 81, &c. 49, 49, A.
81, So.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 49, 49, 49, A. 49, 49, 80, ST. 3d. a. S. 81, 5s, 60,
b3, 50, SO, II. 70, n, 7s, IS, 81.
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