National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-15
PROPOSALS..
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DER THE COGN1ZANCE Oh The RU=
REAO OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARrN:ENTrJ

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BUREAU OF CoEsrRUcT TOS AND RErGis.
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April ., 1875. y
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber md
year ending June 80 1870 viii be received at this
| Bureau until Il O'Clock N. Of the sth of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Navy
| department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
."froPosGlI for Timber, Sc, for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
To prevent confusion and facilitate the opening
of the bidS parties bidding for supplies at several
yards ciH incIose their bids in SEPARATE envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed With the Ddneof the ward
for lrhick the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with In
structions to bidders, giving the forms OF pro-
antors, with printed forms of offer. will be fur
nished to such persons as desire to bid, appli-
ton to the Commandments of the respective Navy
to the Bureau.
The Commandsnt Of each hayward and the
purchasing paymsster 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 1t is desira BILE to make
application for any Of the classes of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole Of 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
Bids or offers triH be received only from parties
irho are bona tide dealers in, manu- Geturers Of
the articles they offer TO furnish, The guarantors
must be certified by the collector OF Internal
Revenue for the district in which they reside.
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
required by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which It may deem exor6itant.
Under the provisions Of section 1922 of the Re-
viSed Statutes, the Offer of any person Dho, as
PTtRcipdI or surely, has been a defGuIter in any
precious contract with the Nary Department WiH
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
ment.
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 viii be PAID ~, Sy the PaymSstsFF 0I me e
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:
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. 0, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
Logs: No. Il, White Pine Mast Timber; No Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars: No. IS, Black Walnut,
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. q, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. IS LIgnumvite; No.
80, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 80,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No. 49, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. A. Lsad, pipe,
iTo. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
No, 80, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. SO, Files;
Nc. ST. Augers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores; No.
HirdWare; No. SO, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc
Paint: No. S. COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Lirfe ed OH No 90, Yarnlsh. Spirits Tsrpentine;
Soap; No. 65, Fish on; No. 6S, Glass; No. 90,
BrushC :; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholsterlng; No.
No II GPTesiss SG Is s9
Nc. IS, osin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. Il,
Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No.s2, b slows; No. IS, Anthracite Goal; No. SO,
Semi-bitI minous Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
No. So, Oh arcoal, Coke.
The Il! swing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. l6, 81 S. A. -, a, 81, So, 81,
60, 81, S., So co. 90, 60, 90, Il, 70, "A, s., IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. b. Is, 1S g. %, 81, IS, 81, IS,
49, 4 ST. S. 81 81, IS, 3d. 6S, o. 6s, &c. Il, IS, "A,
u, S. 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. l, 10, IS. q 3, q, 49, Al, So, So,
90, 60, ca, 65, 20, Il, so, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
ss N So Il IS = T. Z & i e. e. g. 81 s. e. e e
90, c. a., 6S Co. II, 7S "a, Is Il, IS, IS, 81, S.
WASHINGTON.
Hos1s, % IS, 49, n, SO, 81 So, SO, co. SO, 81, 80,
20, II, IS, "A, ~, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos 3, IL, Is, IS, r. "a, 49, ~, 40 so,
81 &C. 81, So, SO, CO. IS, g. g. &c. 90 II, T3 u.s. 49,
81 IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, q, %, Is, Il.
HARE ISLAND.
Nos a. g. g. "a 25 80 - a. - a. 20 so 81