National Republican., 1875-06-07

/ DER THE OGNlZANCE OF THE BU
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REF AIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT
| BUREAU OF CoHsTRUCTIoN AND REPAIR,
| WASHINGTON, ID. e., April 2S, 1875. }
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber snt
| other materials for the Navy for the fsca
year ending June 80 1876 will be received at thi.
| Bureau until II O'Clock IN. Of the Sth Of JUNE
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
| The proposals must be addressed to the "Chiet
| Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, NGVl
| department, " GShingtOn," and must be indOrsed
"PropoSGLg for Timber, Sc, for the Nary" that
ness letters.
10 PreUent confusion and facilitate the openinO
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at SeverG
yards 1riH fRclOSe their bids in separate enveloDes
for each yard Endorsed 1Uith the name of the yard
! for lrhick 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
antoFs, with printed forms OF offer, will be fur
nished to such persons desire to bid, on appIl-
tiOn to the OOmmandants 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 paymaster for each station will have
copy Of the schedules of the other yards for ex-
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to bid may Judge whether il 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
ernment require 1t before the execution OF the
U
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
cOmmandants Of the respective yards
Bids or offers Iciu be received only from parties
rho are bona Gde dealers in, or manufacturers Of
the CTticieS they offer to furnish. The guarantorS
must be certined by the collector of Internal
Revenue for the district in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded to the peTS On who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
required by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right to rejectthe lowest bid or any
which ii may deem eXOrDtant.
tndcr me provisions Of section 3722 Of the Re.
rISsd Statutes, the Offer of any person lghO, as
PTilCipGl or surety has been a fcfdulter in GHV
precious contract iplh the AdVy Department Ul9
not be received.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility must be
certified TO the satisfaction OF the Navy Depart
meCt.
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 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 s
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
been passed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Glass No. =, Live Oak: No. l, White Oak Log s;
No. g. White Oak Curved Timber: No. /, White
OAK Plank; No. 8, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. IL, White Pine
Logs; No. T. White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, W hite Ash;
No. 10, White Ash Oars: No. Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. Y, Cypress, Ce-
dar: No. %, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, LgnumvitR: No.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. SO,
Steel: No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. AZ, Lead, pipe,
Rheet: No. 43, Zinc; No. II, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
10. 4S, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and iron;
No, i9, Screws of brass and iron; No. so, Files;
Nc. 81, Augers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores; No.
IS, Tools for use in yards and shops; No. 81,
Hardware; No. SO, White Lead; No. 81. Zinc
Paint; No. S. COlOred Paints, Dryers; No. 59
Linssed OH; No. 90, Earnish, Spirits Turpentine;
Soap; No. 65, Fish OIL; No. IS, Glass; No. SO,
Brushe ;; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholsteringi No.
q, Stationery; No. q, CEucibles; No. q, Ship
ChsndlC ~; No. "A, Acids, Photographic Material;
Nc IS, b Osin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II,
Betting, Packing; No. 49, Leather; No. so, Junk;
No.s2, BAIIows; No. S. Anthracite Coal; No. S.
Semi-bitI minous Coal; No. 81, Rtuminous Coal;
No. SO, Cl arcOal, Coke.
The foE owing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. l6, 81. IS, A. a. IL 81, So, 5I
&c. 81, IS, So, 60, 63, IS, 90, H. IS, "A, So, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos l, Is, Is, Is q, Is 81. s. 81, 80,
S9 a. 81, S. 81, 81, 5s SO, g. 81, 6S 3d. H. rs, Il,
q, So, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, 16, Is. p g. "a, 43, H. So, 5s,
So, eO, 81, 65, 20, Il, 3d. IS, 50, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos 80, 2 II, II 1S, Is, 10, 1s, 2 2, Is -,
co. So, g. 6S, 69 Il, 75, a, IS, Il, 49, IS, 81 IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. ls 23 35 g. H. 5S, 81, 5s, SO, co. 50, 81, SO,
20, Il, 73, "A, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos 8, IL, Is, IS, - p, a. ~, 4q so,
g. So 81, 5s 5s, co. 63, g. oS, 81, ~, II, 49, 20, IS,
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 13 Is, y, %, rs. Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. p, 81 So, 81, 35, S9, A. 49, a. 49, 49, So 81,
81 S. 81 S. 81, 6S SO, co. SO, g. eS, &c. 20, H. u,
7S, 7s, IS, 81. apps
FOR FUEL AT NAVAL
l. ACADEMY. ANNAPOLIS, MD.
Sealed proposals will be received until June
Is, noon, for supplying the United States Naval
Academy with $50 tons Of gas coal, 100 tons Of
Cumberland coal, Georges creek,) run OF mine,
with a fair proportion of Jumps, and until Au-
gust l, noon, with 600 tons of steamer anthracite
coal.
The gas coal to be delivered at the wharf Of the
Naval Academy by the LIST of July next, the Gum
ber!and coal Immediately after the 5th of July
next, and the Anthracite coal Immediately after
the lst Of August next. The delivery OF each
kind Of coal must be continuous, and free rom eX
pense &c the United States.
Tho Academy will discharge at the rate of not
less than sixty (6O) tons per day. All of the coal
to he of the best quality, free from dust, and to
weigh 224O pounds to the ton; to be weighed at
the Naval Academy, and If not satisfactory in
quality TO be rejected. e..
The right to reject all bids for coal not suira-
Bile for the purposes of the Academy, is re-
served.
Proposals to be Endorsed, proposals for Coal, ~
and addressed to
G. II. p. RODGERS.
Rear Admiral Superintendent.
NAVAL AGA ADEMT, May Il, 1875. myl4