National Republican., 1875-05-29
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE COGkIZANCE OF THE BU-
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREHU or SoNSTRScTIoT 1SP AM y aEEPAiR' PAIR
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for thu Navy for the fscal
year ending June 80 1876, will be received at this
Bureau until until T. 0';ock @ KIN m of Of the he Sth Of June
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
Of the BTTeGu Of Construction and Repair, Nary
Proposals for Timber, Sc, for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary busi-
ness letters.
10 prevent con fusion and facilitate the opening
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies al several
yards tgiH inclOse their bids in separate envelopes
for eGch yGrs tTforsed trfth the name Of the yard
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend TO bid for, together with In
posal, Of guarantee, and Of certificates Of guar
Sntors, with printed forms OF offer, will be fur
nished to such persons as desire TO bid on appli-
tion to the Commandants of the respective Navy
Yards, and those OF all the yards on application
The Commandant Of each nRvy-yard and the
purchasing paymaster for each station will have
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards, for ex-
apinstI0n h only In order thst persons who intend
application for any Of the classes of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole Of a class,
the whole class should the interest of the Gov
ernment require It before the execution OF the
contract. All applications for Information or for
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
commandAnts Of the respective yards.
Bids or C6ers uiH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dedIersin, or mGnaf facturers Of
Me articles they offer to furnish. The Euarantors
must be certified by the collector Of Internal
Revenue for the district in which they reside.
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
required BY law, the Navy Department, however,
reservng the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which II may deem exorotant.
Under the prouISions Of section S722 Of the Re-
rfssd Statutes, the Offer of any person tcho, 0s
PriaeiPGE or surety, has been q dstGuEtsr in any
previous contract NTH the Navy Department viii
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
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
i've yards, will be paid by the PsymAster 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
been passed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows
Glass No. =, Live Oak; No. !, White Oak Log s;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. o, yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
Logs; No. L, White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
No. 16, White Ash Oars: No. IS, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 2, Cypress, Ce-
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. q, White Oak
SbalSe oAN 41OaNAnss1 A'O. ~ w.
g, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. "a
Wrought Iron, fat; No. "a, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Nafis; No So Iron GU SsIis: No. No. % ~ Lesd' 'pipe.
aheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. -, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
10. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
No: ST. Augersi No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
g, Tools for use In yards and shops; No; 81,
Pant: No. s.. CoiorSd S Paints % Dryers; yer No. S So
No. e, sperm and Lard on; No. 81, TaiiOw,
Brushes J; No. 20, Dry Goods for uphOlstering; No.
y, Stat: onery; No. n Crueibles; No. q, Ship
0hHndl! ~; No. z, Acids, Photographic Material;
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 80, Junk;
Eo.S2, Bellows; No. So, Anthracite Coal; No. SO,
Semi:hitr minols 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. 16, 81, IS, ~, 43, ~, 81, So, 81
SO, 81 IS, SO, 90, SO, IS, 90, H. Is, "a, IS, sS.
BOSTON
Live Oak: Nos. l. l3, Is, IS q, rs, a. 25 81, SO,
So A. 81, 63 81, 81, S. SO, e3, o. es Co., Il, 7a, "a
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. T. ls, IS. 2, g. q, 4s, a, S. 5s,
90, 90, "a, 66, 70, II, So IS, 50, ss.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 40 Q, IL, II, Is, Is, l6 is, Y, r. rs, 81
90, IS, q, 6s 90, n, Ts a, IS, H. IS, IS, ST. S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos.1s, q, IS, 4S a, S. 81, IS, SO, 90, ss o., 90,
70, Il, 70, "a, u, rs.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. g. IL, Is, 49, q, "a, a. ~, a. so,
s. S. 81, S. So 90, 90, o. es, 90, 20, II, 7S rs, rs,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, n, %, rs, II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. ~, 81, 30, "a, 35 8q a. a. ~ 4s 40, so, 81
81 S. 81, 50, 81, 6s So, 90, 6s %, es, CO. TO- IL n
rs, rs. IS. 81. ap2s