National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-10
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
IL SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE COGHIZANCE OF TIE BU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

hANN T.,
BUREAU OF CONsTRgCTIoN AMP REPATR,
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April %, 1875.
Sealed Proposals us to, to furnish ., Timber and
year ending June 80 1875, will be received at this
bureau until II O'Clock m. Of the 9Th of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the 'Chief
Of the BuTedu Of ConstrTction and Repair, Nary
Department, Wilmington" and must be Endorsed
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
To prevent con fusion and facilitate the opening
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at sevsrdI
yaTdg UiH inclOSe their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard indOrsed NTH the name Of the yard
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with in
structiOns to bidders, giving the forms OF pro-
pOsal, of guarantee, and of certificates Of guar
antors, with printed forms OF offer, will be fur
nished to such persons desire to bid, on appIi-
tion to the Commandments of the respective Navy
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
TO the Bureau.
The CCmmandsnt of each hayward and the
purchasing paymaster for each station will have
a copy Of the schedules Of the other yards, for
animation only, in order that persons who intend
TO bid may Judge whether 1t is desirable to make
application for any of the classes of those 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 Gov
eminent require It before the execution Of the
contract. Ali applications for information or for
the examination Of samples must be made to the
commandants Of the respective yards.
Bids or Offers irfH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers in, mana dcfTrerS Of
he articles thsy offer to furnish, The gu9rantOrS
Revenue for the district in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded to the person who
required By law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid any
which 1t may deem exorbitant.
Under me provisions Of section SI22 OF the Re-
piS6d Statutes, the offer of any person Uho, as
priHcipdL or surely, has been defdulter in any
previous contract NTH the Nary Department tViH
Sureties in the full amount Will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility be
certified to the satisfaction OF the Navy Depart
As additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum Of the amount of each bill, approved
In tTiplicate by the Commandments Of the respect
i've yards, will be paid by the Paymaster Of the
station designated in the contract, or, If none is
specihed, by the Paymaster of the station nearest
the yard where the goods are delivered, within
ten days after the warrant for the same shall have
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Glass No. =, Live Oak; No. l, White Oak Log s;
No. 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. 9, yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
Logs; No. II, White Pine Mast Timber; No. b.
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars: No. IS, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. p, Cypress, Ce-
dar; No. %, Black Spruce; No. u, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, LigUumvite: No.
50, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 49,
Wrought Iron, fiat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Gut Nails; No. Il, Lead, pipe
Hheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
10 IS, Locks. Hinges, Bolts oL brass and Iron from
Nc. 81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No.
e, Tools for use in yards and shops; No 81
Paint; No. IS, CoIored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linst ed OIL; No. 60, Yarnlsh, Spirits TarPentine;
No. s., Sperm and Lard OIL; No. 81, Tallow,
7 INFeh ~. NJ nIa1a NJ
BruskG 5; No. 20. Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
Il, stat emery; No. y, Crucibles; No. 20, Ship
Chsndll ~; No. "A, Acids, Photographic Material;
Nc. T5, osin, Pitch Crude Turpentine; No. Il,
BeltiBg, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No.S2, flows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. SO,
Semt:bitI minous Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
The fol. owing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos l. TO- 81 IS. ~, 43, ~. 81, So, 81,
60, 81, 5S, SO, 90, 60, 65, 81, H. 49, u, IS, SS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. Is Is, IS, o. 25, st. IS, 81, 80,
30, A. ST. So, 81 81, 6S, So oS, g. 6s 3d. H. 7S a.
Il, So 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. I, l8 IS 2. D, n i3, H. So, s.,
90, 90, O., IS, 20, Il, 50, IS, So, So.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l, 80, II, z, Is Is, 10, IS, 2, g Is, 81,
60, g. e. IS, g. Il, 49, - IS, II, IS, S. ST. S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos.1s, %, S. 43, II, So, 81, S. &c. co. g. 81, 90,
20, II, 70, "a, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 3, II, IS 49, p, -, 49, A. 70, so,
ST. S. 81 S. &c, co. SO, o. 6S 90, 90 Il, 49, IS, IS,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, q, q, Is, Il.
HARE ISLAND.
Nos q, 81, 90, "a IS, 80 ~. H. ~ IS 40, 50, 81
g. IS, 81 SO, 81, &C. 49, co. SO, g. g. Co. TO- Il, ~
20, IS, IS, 81. apps