Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-23
1lROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS no ne SUP.
i Piled TO TINE NAVY YARDs UNDER
THE COGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT. FF
BURgAu or CONSTRUCTORS AND IesPAIs,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BURgAu OF CONSTRUCTION AND IeErAis,
WASHINGTON. ID, C., April G, 1874.
SEALED PROPOSALS 10 furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy tor the flseM wear
enc ing June 80. 1873, will be received at the Bu.
at which time the bids win be opened = = -
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chicf
Department. Washington and must be indors.
Ell Proposals for Timber, &c, for the Navy ~
that they may be distinguished from ordinary
To prevent confusion, and facilitate the open.
ing Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies a,
several yards will enclose their bids In seperate
envelopes for each yard, endorsed with the name
Of the yard for which the bid IL made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal In and intend to bid for, together with in
structions to bidders, giving the forms of propc
ais, of guarantee. and Of eerthcate OF guarantors
with printed forms Of Offer. will be furnish 10
such persons AS desire To bid, on apple alton to
Command mts Of the respective Navy Yards, and
those OF all the yards on application % the Bu-
The Commandant of each Navy Yard and The
purchasing Paymas,er for each station. will
have copy Of the sehedules OF the other wards.
intend to bid may Judge whether is is desirable to
make application tor any OF the classes of thos q
yards.
The proposals must be for the whole of A class.
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class, should the interest Of the ,overn.
met require 1t, before the execution OF the con
uact All appilCttiOns Tor mo rmaflOn, Tor the
examination OF samples, must be made TO the
Commandments OF the respective yards.
Bids or offers will be received only from parties
who are bona hde dealers in. or manufacturers
OF the ARTICLES they offer to furnish. The guaran.
tors must be certified by the Collector OF Internal
Revenue Tor the district in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded to The person
who makes the lowest bid and gives the guaran-
tee required by law. the Navy Department how.
ever. reservins the rsht TO reject the lowest bid
or any which II may deem exorbitant.
Under The provisions OF the second section of
the act approved March 5, 1sG3, the offer of any
person who, as principal or surety. has been "A
defaulter In any previous contract with the Navy
Department viii ned be received
sureties in the iu.l amount will be required To
sign the contract, and their responsibility must
be certified TO the satisfaction OF the Navy DE.
paItmsnt.
As additional security twenty per centum Will
be withheld from the amount of the hi mill the
contracts shali have been completed and eighty
per eentam OF the amount OF each bill. approved
intripleate BY the Commandant Of the res pectiya
lion designated in the contract, or. il none !,
speeihsa' ny the Paymas'er of the station nearest
ten DAYS alter the variant Tor The same shall have
been passed by the secretary OF the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau numbered and
designated as follows
No. / White oak Logs; No. II, White Pine
Plank. Boards; No. Is, White Ash, Elm. Beech
No, is, White Ash Oars; No. Is. Black Walnut,
Cedar No; = Black Spruce: No. "a. White OAK
Slaves and Headings; No p, Lgnumyite, No.
y. wrought Iron, round and equarc, No. 81
wrought Iron, Nat. No. 80. Iron. plate. No. IS.
steel; No. y. Iron Spikes. No Is, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. -, Iron Cut Nails: No ~, Lead pipe.
sheet. No. -, Lne; No. ~, Tin; W. as LOCKS,
Hinges, Bolts OF brass aud lron No. ~, screws :.
OF brass and iron; No. ~, ktus, No, 81, Ausers
No s.! Tools for ship stores; No. 81. Tools Tor
use Ia yard and shops, No. -, Hardware. No.
30, White Lead; No. 81, Linc Paints NJ. s. Col.
orcd Paints, Dryers No. 81, Linsyed Oh, No. 10,
Earnish spirits TurT entue; No. 81. sperm ami
Lard Oh No. 81, railav, soap; No. G5, Fish oil
No. Is, Glass; No. 50. Brushes, No ~. Dry Goods
Tor uphostering; No. II. stationery NJ. = trucl.
-, Sostn. Fitch. Crude Iurpentinc, No. -. Belt
ing, Packing; No. -, Leather. pump, rigging,
lactng. No. -. Anthracite Coal. 40. 80 setul-
bitumiuous Coal, No. -. Bitumlnous Coal. 80.
-, charcoal No. 50. Wood
Ih' Glowing are the classes. BY the numbers,
re'turca a. ..- respective navy yard-.
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. u. Is, Is - 81 %, a., %, a. IS ~ 50. 81 .
s., 81, 81 81, ), 50 81. 81. 81. g. a. o. 81 81
BOSTON.
Nos. 49, - 3. - IS, %, 81. o. o. 50 81. S. ST.
81. t3. ~. II, -. - "a, IS, =, -. 81, =.
NEW YORK.
Nos. Is Is. ~ s.. ". ., a. s.. ~. S. 90 O. o.
Is, o. 20 ~ 49, -, y, =,
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. -, u To- l., II. So 30 g. q. 90 50. 81. 81
- D. = s. 60 q, o. -. 10, u, q: - "a -
WASHINGTON.
Nos. -. d, a5, 81 q. 81 Is 80 s. 81. 81. 81. 81.
Is 60 o. .. o. 70, II. %. =. -. -.
NOEFULk
Nos. l. 49, IS. y, =, rs. ,. ~. %. :. 81 q: a.
a. . % 81 81 81. 81. 50. s.. -. a., 90 H. -,
MARE ISLAND
No. g.. RI, IS, - a. 80. 50. ST. g. 81. s.. 81 -
o. g. 81. g. Il. ~ rs ~, =. avis