Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-10
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BEoUP-
L Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDEB
TIE CoGNIZANOE OF TIE BUREAU
OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DRpARIMp

NAVY DEPARTMENT, J
BUREAU OF CoNsrRUCTIoN AND REPAIR, :
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and other una
ter1as for the Navy for the fiscal year ending June
IfGiEiS NAY Frass1 a. qV Thdf Z
The proposals must be addressed to the ..Chief of
theB ureau OF Construction AID Repair, Navy De-
Proposals for Timber, &c for the Navy, tina.
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
To Prerent confusion, and facilitate the opening Of
the bfdS, parties BUDDING for supplies at SersrG yards
rtHsnctoSs their bids IN separate envelopes for each
yHrd ENDORSED 'ctth the name Of the yard for tchieh
Printed schedules for such classes as parties deal
In and Rterd to bid for, together with nstructOd
lee, and Of certihcate Of eusrantoTs' with pfinsSd
forms OF Offer will be furnished to such persons
Of The respective Navy ards, and those Of ali the
yards on application to the Bureau.
puGSsng o each Station VIM Ina ns
copy Of the schedules OF the other yards, for
IS to aSp
cation for any of the classes Of those yards.
but the Department reserves the right to redaee the
whole class should the interest of the Government
Ali application for information, or for the exsmi-
nation Of samples, must DO made TO the Command
d 1e resp SrT y p1:,,s oy from
'cho are bona fds deasrs IN, IaHHfacvsyS a the
be certified by the Collector Of Internal Revenue
for the district in which tn, y reside.
makes the lowest bid ana gives the guarantee re-
CURED by law,t the Navy departl ent: however, re-
SERVING ne rignt 10 :eJect the lowest bid or any
which it mag deem exorbitant.
Undo hs pyorLSioAs Of ths SscOHt section f the act
oP1ored March s. 1885, the otT Of dsy person JCAO,
as principal OF surety, mas been dsfdaitsr any
Prsrt0HS contract 1iit NE A0ry Department lctH HOl
sur.ties in the full amount will be required to
lgn ne contracts and their responsibility must DO
aai, OF the NAVY Departm9qt
withheld from the amount of the bills until the con
centum of the amount Of each oil, approved in
THlcate by the Commandments If the respective
dssnated in the c. ntTact or Il nons i, spec.isd,
by the P0ymaster 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
ths SECRETARY Of the Treasury.
d signsted az follows:
N. /, White Osk Logs; No ID, White Pine Plank
Y bite ash Oars; No is, BIs;k Walnut, M.nSgan w.
Maple, Cherry; No p. Cypt' g. Cedar; No 23 BLACK
No IS. Liannmvita,; No 81, Wrought Iron, round
ara square; No. IS, Wrought iron Hat; No 81, Iron
Iron Wrought Mails; No 50, Iron Out Nall; ~. a.
Lead, pgs, sheet; Ne. 4s; Zinc; No a, rin; No As
Screws, Of brass aud irsn; NO. 30, Files; No. 81,
Mo- a. TSS d for snip stores Ma S. T,3ls
70, White Lead No. 81, Zinc Paints; No: IS, Ooiered
vanish p ys Fur 81 an sS OH mo
k ko CO. S Mo- e. T ss sSsp No F's
bIes; No. q, Ship Chandleryi No. a, Acids; No.
70, Roon, Pitch, Crude Turpentine No. II, B slting
Paek5ee; No: as, Leather; pump, rigging, lacIns;
NO, 90 ANTHRACITE GOAL No 50, Semi bis umi nous
GOAL; No. 81, Bituminous Coal; No. So, Charcoal;
No. 50. Wood.
The following are the classes, BY the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH,
fos 3, is, IS: IS, 81 SO. a. AZ, a. 4, 40, SO, ST. 5l
-, 81, 30, IS, SO, co. 90, "a, IS, II, 70, So, S.
BOSTON.
Nos l6. Is: 3D. 50, "a, IS, 81, a. 43, So, 81 Sc, o. Co.
oS, 69, Il, ~, Is, "a, IS, ", IS, 81, So.
NEW YORK.
kos l6, IS a. 81 ~, IS, "A, &c, 81, 49, SO, 50, ca
IS, 50, 70, II, -, IS, 50, So.
PHILADELPHIA
fos ID Is, is, Is, IS, 80, 49, 43, AS, 49, 50, 81, So, 81
so 81, u.s. ~, 63 Is. 90, 20, H. u, IS ~, S.
81, 50.
WASHINGTON
Nos g, 23, 30, 81, ~, As, As, 49, s, g. a. &c. g. S.
~, 6S, 6S, 90, ~, II, 70, 81, SO, SO.
NORFOLK
Nos H. Is Is, D. Is 81, IS, IS, 81, 3d. ~, 4S. H.
% 4s' 0 81, a5 "a, So, 81 IS, 50, &c. IL rs, II, 49, s.,
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 81 81 -. a. 49, 40. so, 81 So, 81, IS, 81. S. 90,
Dy,T n. III