Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-30
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO Re SUP.
i Piled TO TIT NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE CO6NIZANCE OF THE BUREAU Of
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
WASHINGTON, d. G., April g. 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy sr the flscal year
ing june 80. 1875, will be received ut the Blu.
reau until |. O'Clock of Thursday, May Z, 1874.
a which time the bids will he opened.
The proposals must be addrc sed to the ''Chicf
Of the Bureau Of Construction aud Repair, Navy
Department, Washington and must he Indoors
ell Proposals Tor Timber, sc for the Navy ~
that they may be distinguished from ordinary
business letters.
To prevent confusion. and facilitate the open.
ing of the bids, parties bidding Tor supplies at
several yards will enclose their BIDS in seperato
envelopes foe each yard endorsed with the name
of the yard for which the bid h made
Printed schedules for such classes parties
deal 10 and intend to Did for, together with in.
siructons 10 bidders, giving the forms of propc
ais, Of guarantee, and of certificate OF guarabt1rs
with printed forms OF offer. will be furnished to
such persons as desire TO bid, on application to
Command ,nts of the respective Navy Yards, aud
those OF all the yards on application % the Ba
reau.
The Coumanlant Of each Navy Yard. aud the
purchasing Faymaster for each station. VIII
have a copy Of the schedules of the other wards
for examination on'y, IN order that psrs ne who
intend TO bid may Judge whether is IS desirable to
make application tor any Of the classes of mos Q
yards.
The proposals must be for the whole Of class.
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class should the interest Of The Govern.
met require 1t. before the execution OF the con-
uIct. All Applications Tor mo rnAtiDn. Tor the
examination OF samples, must be made % the
Commandments Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers viii be received ony from parties
who are bona Tide dealers in. or manufacturers
OF the articles they oder to furnish. The guarau-
tors must be certified by the Collector OF lnt.rna
Revenue Tor the District in which they resi,l.
The contract will be awarded 10 the uer.on
who makes the lowest bid and gives the guaran.
Tee required by law. the Navy department, how
ever deserving tho right to cject the low st hd
or any which It may deem cxorbiiant
Under the provisions OF the second section Of
the act approved March ). Ism, the oncr % any
person VINO, as principal or surety. has brcn a
deiauiter IN any previous contract WIN the Navy
Department viii not be received.
surctics In the iu.l amount will BE- required 1.
syn the contract, and their Tespon ihthts .Y,ust
be certified 70 the satisfaction u the Navy Ic-
partment.
As additional security twenty per ccntuu wtl
DC Withhei from the amount % the tin. altl the
contracts shall have been comp ietr,l aud eighty
per eentnm 81 The amount OF each b.il, approved
lntripliratc By the Commandant nf thr rrstsr-tfvs
yards, viii be pad by The Paymaster OF me ~.
hon designated IN the contract. Or II nonc i
srecihad, by the rAymasicr OF The .taiion uca,cst
Tue yard where The goods are dely,resl. within
yen jar AFTER TIE "dr'antio the same shah have
been passed By the secretary OF the Treasury.
me classes 81 this Bureau are numbered ami
70. l waite Oak Logs. 40 -. white Piuc
FLANK. Bonrds, 80. IS. white Ash. Elm Beech
", IT, white Ash oars: No. Is. BLACK Walnut.
Cedar. No. ., Black spruce No. "a. White OAK
slaves and headings, No -, Iguumyite. No.
= rousht Iron, round and tquare No. 10.
wrought Iron nat; NJ. %, Iron. plate NJ. IS
Steel. 10. g. lsOn SpiAcs No. - iron Wf,ugbt
Nails, NJ. -, Iron cut Nails. No a.. Lead pipe
.h"c' No -. nc, No. a., 1ln. \s.ts Locas
Hinge. Bots ~ bass and Iruui NJ. g., screws
a brass and iron. No. 50, Files. No 81, Anger.
y" %, Tool, ilr ship stores. 10. So Tuols ior
use la yard and shops. No. So Hardware. No
- Waite Leaf, No. 81. Linc Pants No. - Col
orcd Paint-, Dryers NJ. 81. Iin-. Ell OIL, No 10,
Aruish Spiriis lurI Cntiuc, No. a.. sperm and
Lard olIi 80. -, Ialios. Soap 30 81. Fish Du
~. III Class; 10 o. Brushes, NJ. -. Dry Goods
tor upho ,ttinE, No II. stationery. 40 =! trucI-
Olcs, NJ. -, ship Chsndicry; No. - ArIIs No.
-. .osin. fiich. Crude lurprntiue. No -. lieii
InS. Packing, NJ. =. LriihcI. pump ttE-lng
iacinS 10 -, Anthracite Coal, 40. 81 semi.
l'nainouN Coal No. n, Eitumtapu, CoaI. ~.
-, charcoal. No. 50. Wood.
IlA ''.i'N'n- are the classes, b. the numacr-
Iclu'. g.. 81 80, .c~pecti'c navy yards.
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. -, IS, l., q. y. %. a.! a. o. -. i,.5l ST.
n. 81 20 ~ q. ~ 81. a., 81. -. a. H. - ST. -
Bus rON
nos. 49, - 3. %. s. Is. y. q! -. 50 s. 81. 81.
60, -. 50. Il, =, - ., -. =, = -, =.
>EW YORK.
>o,. T.. l,.es. ~. .. q. a. 5j -; ~ %, 50 o.
~. ~ ~ ~ -, =, -, y,
rHlLAuELrHIA
Nos. -, IS. TO- l. 81 3. 80 a. - 10. 50 81, 81.
- D. - >, 90, 8. 6. -. -. u, =, ., a. =, -:
WASHINGTON
Nos. q. -. a5 q. g q. q - 81 D. s. ~ -.
- 20 80, IS, ~ ~. u p =. :. -.
NOEFOIK
80. /, 49, Is. l.. 3. .. R.. 81. B. G- 81, &. g..
y :, - ~ Pr 81, n, - %. =. -. ~ a. -. Al.
MARE ISLAND
-. g. a. a. - =. %. 81, il. s.. 81. ST. ). :
''. -. 80. ~, u, - s',1N - =. l~I,