National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-30
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
RE4 k T II o0NsTfT6 ff0N And REF EEFA 4 T.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April %, 1875.
other %ateriSfs for the Navy for the ns Sa
year ending June 80 1876, will be received at this
Bureau until Il 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, Nary
department, Wilmington" and must be Endorsed
they may be distinguished from ordinary busI-
To prevent confusion and facilitate the opening
Of the 6idS parties bidding for supplies at several
yards IciH incIoSe their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed With the name Of the yard
| for Ichick the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and iRtend to bid for, together with in
| structions TO bidders, giving the forms of pro-
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-
ton to the Commandments Of the respective Navy
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
TO the Bureau.
The Oommandant of each navy-yard and the
purchasing paymaster for each station will have
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards for
animation only, in order that persons who intend
| to bid may Judge whether 1t 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
| eminent 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 ofeTg IriH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers in, or manufacturer of
the articles they offer to furnish. The guarantors
must be certined BY the collector OF Internal
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
required by law, the Navy Department, however,
rpSRrvinf the right Faiect the InWA1f hid
which IL may deem exorbitant.
Under the proviSioHS of section 3I22 Of the Re-
prfncipGI or surely, has been a SefGuifer IN any
PreTioTS contract NTH the Mary Department vH
not be received.
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, will be paid by the Psymaster Of the
station designated in the contract, or, If none is
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.
designated as follows:
Glass No. :, Live Oak; No. i, White Oak Logs;
SnR Nc SSk YsoT PiSs P SS Md ME
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. H. White Pine
Logs; No. u, White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
/ No. 10, White Ash Oars; No. IS, Black Walnut,
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
| 50, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 80,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No No 81 Iron Spikes; NO IS lion wrought
No. IS LOCKS. Hinges, Bolts Of brass i snd iTon;
No s. SuEers No. g. Tools for ship G Stores SS No.
Hardware; No. So, White Lead; No. 81. Zinc
Paint; No. So, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Varnish, Spirits Turpentine;
No. 63, Sperm and Lard OIL; No. 81, TslloW,
Soap; No; 65, Fish on; No; IS, Glass; No. 90,
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
u, Stationery No. Y, Crucibles; No. q, Ship
Chandlery; No. "A, Acids, Photographic Material;
ES 10 RP1 P!I NJ Gsuds Sd No e
No.s2, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. So,
Semi-bituminous Coal; No. 81, Bituminous Coal;
No. IS, Charcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, l6, a. S. r. 43, a., 81, IS, ST.
SO, 81, IS, SO, 90, 50, S. o. II, 70, "a, So, IS.
BOSTON.
I.g' S't; E2' T. q q T. q q g g. & s. T.
Live Oak: Nos. 4 1e, IS q q, a. 4s, a, Sc, IS,
SO, 90, e., IS, 20, II, 50, S. 50, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos 40, O. IL, Il, 13 Is, 10, IS, 2, o, Is 81,
49, So a. a. ~ as 4S, 49, 80, 81, IS, 81. S. S. SO,
90, g. O., ss, CO. n, Is, a. rs, II, 49, S. 81, IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. ls %, IS, %, ~ So, 81, S. So CO. So, g. 80,
20, II, 70, "a, =, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. g. IL, Is, Is, a. "a, a. ~, 40, So
s. So 81 IS, So, co. 90, o. os 90, 20, Il, 70, rs 7S
| 81, IS.
PENSACOLA
Nos. 49, Is, 2, %, rs, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. a, 81 80, 81 IS, 49, A. As, ~ 4s, 49, 50, ST.
81 S. s. 50, 81, IS, SO, 90, 90, g. 6s CO. 10 H. "
| 70, rs, IS, 81. aus