National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-28
DROPOsALs FOR DREDGING.
DRUPUSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
L sUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE DOMINANCE OF THE b.
NAVY DEPARTMENT., .
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
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BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPATR,
WASHINGTON, u. e., April Is, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1876 will be received at this
Bureau until II O'Clock m. of the Sth of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Ckief
Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department, Washington" and must be indOrsad
HPrOPoSGls for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
To prevent com fusion and facilitate the opening
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards tciH tRcoSe their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed cith the name Of the ward
for trhich the bid Is 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 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 applI-
ton to the Commandments 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 paymastsr for each station will have
q copy Of the schedules Of the other yards, for
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to bid may Judge whether II is deslra BILE to make
application for any Of the classes of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole Of Q class,
the whole class should the interest of the Gov
eminent require It before the execution Of the
contract. All applications for information or for
commapdants OF the respective wards.
Bids or 0feTJ 1iH be received only from parties
tcho are bona de dealers in or man IfdctTrers Of
must be certiIed by the collector OF Internal
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 or any
which IL may deem exorbitant.
Under the pTovfsfoBS Of section 3122 Of the Re.
vised Statutes, the offer of any person Dho, as
PTfnefpGf or surely has been dsfGulter IN any
previous contract with the HdUy Department vii
Suretiss in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility must be
certified to the satisfaction Of the Navy Depart
ment.
AS additional security twenty per csntum will
be withheld from the amount Of the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
In triplicate 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 Paynaster 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 the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designsted as follows:
Glass No. =, Live OAK; No. /, White Oak Logs;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, white
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
Logs; No. T. White Pine Mast Timber; No. L.
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 2, Cypress, De-
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, LigDumTita; No.
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. 80, Iron Wrought
Nailsi No. 50, Iron Cut Nails; No. a, Lead Plps,
sheet; No. -, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
No. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
No, 40, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. 50, Files
No. ST. Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No.
So, Tools for use In yards and shops; No. 81,
Hardware; No. SO, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc
Paint; No. So, Colorsd Paints, Dryers No. 50,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Earnlsh, Spirits TarPshtine;
No. 63, Sperm and Lard OIL; No. 81, Tallow,
Soap; No. IS, Fish OIL; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90,
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
81 No ne n dR
No. rs, Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II,
Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. 80 Junk;
Semf-bituminOus Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Goal;
No. IS, Charcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. 10, a. IS, ~, a. "A, 81, So, 81
50, 81, S. 50, 60, 90, IS, 60, Il, rs, "A, S. IS.
BOSTON.
So ss Sat SS'i g q Z g. g. + T. = +
"a, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. 8 ls, Is q q, "a, IS, a, 50, S.
50, 90, "a, e5, 20, IL, 50, s., IS, IS.
PHILADELPHIA. r.
Nos. !, l. g. O. IL, r. Is, 10, 10, IS, n q, IS 81
s. 3D. Al a., ~, IS, IS, 90, so, 81, S. 81 S. S. So
90, o. o. IS, 90, II, 70, "a, rs, II, IS S. 81 S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos IS, %, IS, 49, H. So, 81 S. so, 90, 90, "a, 90,
20, II, T3, "a, II, rs.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 8, IL, Is, IS, n "a I3, a. 90 so,
s. &C. 81 S. 3d. 90, s., g. 6s, Co. 20, H. 70, u.s. IS
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, Is, p, %, rs, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos "a, 81 80, 81, IS, 50, ~, a. a, 49, 49, So 81
81 s. s. 90, 81, S. 90, co. 90, O., es, co. TO- IL
70, IS, IS, 81. apps