National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-19
PROPOSALS.
H1,RR6SIPSSrSSnsS FoR Material II4C ~ sE
sIfP TPii III: no THE NAVY YARbS TT TE
DER THE C,NGNLzANCE OF THE BU-
REAU OF CONSk RUCTION AND REPAIR,
NAVY DEPARTMENT. ,

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NAVY DEPARTMENT..
| BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, d. o., April ., 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
year ending June So 1870 will be received at thi:
| Bureau until IL O'Clock In. Of the 6th 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, Washington" and must be Endorsed
tb proR0aGii JOr 1S1Ssr, &c. for the MoyG" that
| ness letters.
To prerfnf confusion and facilitate the operIing
yards irH incIoss ReST bids IN sepdrGfs eavsiopcs
for each yard, iHdorSsS lOith the name of Lbe yard
| for IShich the bid is made.
| Printed schedules for such classes as partfes
deal in and intend to bid for, together wfIh In
structions to bidders, giving the forms OF pro-
antors, with printed forms Of offer, will be fur
nished to such persons desire to bid, on appli-
ton to the COmmsndants of the respective NAVY
Yards, and those of all the yards on application
to the Bureau.
The Commandant of each hayward 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 0id may Judge whether l. Is desirable to make
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 it before the execution of the
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination Of samples must be made to the
Bids or offers piH be received only from parties
rho are bona tide dealers in or 5GcIurers Of
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
required by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserying the right to reject tie lowest bid or any
which 1t may deem exorbitant.
UHder me provisions of section 3I22 of the Re-
rised Statutes, the offer of any person Dho, as
PriacipGr or surety, has been defdulfer in any
precious contract tOih the Mary Department tsin
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, will be paid by the Paymaster 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
Glass No =, Live Oak; No. /, White Oak Log s;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. Q, Yellow Pine Plank; No. o,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. IL, White Pine
Logs No. Il, White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
While Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. p, Cypress, Oe.
dar; No. %, Black Spruce; No. a. White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, Lignumvite; No.
Wrought iron, fst; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. a. Lead, pipe,
Rheet; No. IS, Zinc; No. A, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
Fo. as, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and iron;
No, 40, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. 50, Files;
IS, Tools for use in yards and shops; No. 81,
Hardware; No. SO, White LEAD; No. 81, Zinc
Pairt; No. So. Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
LinsC ed OH; No. 80, Narnish, Spirits THrpentine;
No. es, Sperm and Lard Oh; No. 81, TalIow,
Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90,
Brpsht ;; No: 70; Dry Goods for uph0lstsEing; No.
Chandle ~: No. "a, Acidc, Photographic Material;
Nc. IS, / 0sin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II,
No.S2, Bellows; No. s., Anthracite Coal; No. So,
Semi-bitI minOus Coal; No. 81, Bituminous Coal;
No. IS. u arcOal, Coke.
The fCl! owing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. 10, 81 IS, ~, 49, a, ST. So, 81,
90, 81, IS, So co. IS, 65, so, II, rs, "A, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak Nos. !, Is, IS IS, %, IS 81, IS, 81 IS,
So q ST. S. 81 ST. IS, 50, S. 81, 68, o. Il, 70, "A,
Il, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak Nos. 4 10, Is. d q, "a, ~ a, So, s.,
So, 6O, O., 65, 20, Il, so, IS, 50, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 4s, Q, II, II 10, IS, ID, IS, p %, Is, 81
So, &c. AZ, 43, ~ IS, 49, %, So ST. S. 81 3d. S. So
w. o. o., oS, %, Il, 7S "a, IS, ~ Is, IS, ST. S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos1s e. IS, 4S, H. So, 81, IS, so, 90, g. 81, 90,
70, II, 70, "a, Il, Is.
NORFOLK
Live Oak: Nos 3, IL, IS Is, p, q, 4S, Il, 49, So
g. SO, 81, 49, SO, 90, So, g. g. Co. TO H. 70 IS IS
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, Is, q, q, rs, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. q, g. g. "a, 35 50, a. 49, a, IS, 49, So 81.
81 s. g. 50, 81, 60, 3d. 90, S. O., 6s, g. 10 IL ri
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