National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-20
PROPOSALS
DR0PoSALS FoR Material 70 BE
i SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS IN
DER THE COGhIZANCE or The BU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTNESr,


NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF Constructions AND REPlTR,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 3, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
year ending June 30, 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 "Chief
Of The Bureau Of Construction and Repair, HGUy
Department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
proposals for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary busl-
ness letters.
To prevent con fusion and facilitate the opening
yards iviH fneloss their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed Nth the name of the yard
for iohicf the bid j. 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 as desire to bid, appli-
ton to the Commandments of the respective Navy
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
to the Bureau.
The OOmmandaut of each navy-yard snd the
purchasing paym8ster 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 desirab to make
application for any Of the classes Of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole of q class,
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class should the interest of the Gov
eminent require 1t before the execution Of the
contract All applications for Information or for
the examination Of samples must be made 70 the
commandants Of the respective yards.
Bids or Offers i0iH be received only from parties
rho bona fde dealers in, or mana dctTerS Of
The articles they offer to furnish. The gusrantors
must be certined 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,
reserying the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which II may deem eXorbitant
UHder the provisions of section 3I22 Of the Re-
rfsed Statutes, the Offer of any person toho, as
PTfHciPGi or surety, has been detduiter in any
precious contract NTH the Nary Department WU
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
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
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:
No. 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 1, White
Oak Plank; No. Q, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 8,
LOGS: No. -. White Pine Mast Timber: No. ia,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. IS, Black Walnut,
SS 4 Cs5sT Ne No. 2 oP5s &c
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, Lignumvita; No.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; Nc. IS,
steel; No 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron W rought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails No. ~, Lead, pipe,
Eheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. As, Solder;
No, ~, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. 50, Files;
Ne 81, Augers; No. So, Tools for ship stores; No.
s., Tools for use in yards and shops; No; 81.
HHrdUafe; No. So, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc
PART; No. So, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. CO. Earnish, Spirits TarPsntine;
No. oe Sperm and Lard OIL; No: 81, Tallow,
BrushC s; No. 20 Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
Il, Stationery; No. p, Crucibles; No. Is, Ship
ChsndII ~: No "A, Acids, Photographic Material;
Betting, Packing: No. rs, Leather; No. so, Junk;
Nc.S2, 3 'Ilows; No. IS, Anthracite Goal; No. So,
semi-bitr minOus Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Goal;
The fcE owing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, 10, 81 IS, A. 49, ~, 81, So 81,
&c. 81, IS, SO, 90, 60, e5, 90, Il, 70, "A, 81, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. Is, Is. IS, %, Is 81 35 81, SO,
49, q ST. S. 81 81 IS, 3d. 90, g. OS 3d. II, %, "a,
Il, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. T. 1s, IS q g. "a, -, II, So, So,
SO, 90, 81, 65, 20, Il, 80, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos l. l. g. O. IL, Il, Is, Is, 10, IS, q, g. Is, a.
50, 80, AZ a. H. IS, 49, 49, So 81, SO, 81 SO, So 50,
co. SO, g. 6s, 90, Il, 70, "A, rs, Il, 49, IS, 81 S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. Is, e. S. a. n, So, 81, S. 3d. co. g. 81, 90,
20, Il, IS, "A, a, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 5, IL, Is, 49, =, "a 49, ~ 49, 50,
g. So, 81 S. SO, co. SO, g. os, &c. 20, Il, 49, 7 49,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 13 Is, p, %, IS, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos q, 81, 50, s4 IS, 49, A. 43. IL 4s, 49, So 81,
81 S., 81, SO, 81, 50, So 90, s. O., g. 3d. 20, a. ~
70, rs, IS, 81. APPS
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