National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-03

REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF ooEsTRgCTIoN AND REPAIR,
! WASHINGTON, ID. e., April %, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
year ending June go 1875, will be received at this
Bureau until u O'Clock N. of the Sth Of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals muet be addressed to the "Chief
Of the Bureau Of COHstruction and Repair, Nary
Department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
proposals for Timber, &c, for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
TO PreUent confusion and facilitate the opening
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies several
yards tgH fHcloSe their BIDS in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed Nth The name Of the yard
for JrhicH the bid is 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, on sppii
ton to the Commandments of the respective Navy
Yards, and those OF all the yards on application
to the Bureau.
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 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 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
commandants Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers iCfH be received only from parties
rho arc bona Gde dealers in, or manufacturers 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 any
which il may deem exorbitant.
Tnder the provisions of section 3I22 of the Re.
UiSsd Statutes, the Offer of any person whO, as
principal or surety, has been defdultsr in any
moi be received.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility must be
ment.
AS additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount Of the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, anu 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:
Glass No. -, Live Oak; No. White Oak Log S;
No. 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. I, White
Oak Plank; No. 6, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
iRs No WSe PINE M SG 9ite S Pins
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars: No. Is, Black Walnut,
dar; No. e, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. rs, Lignumvit@; No..
81 Wrought Iron, round and square; No. SO,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nailsi No. SO, Iron Out Nails; No. A. Lead, pipe,
Sheet N II No; A. Zinc; No, 81 Tin; No. 45 Solder
No, 40, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. So Files;
No. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
Hardware; No. So, white Lead: No! 81. Zinc
Paint; No. So, COlorsd Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
LiDseed Oh; No. 60, yarnIsh, Spirits Turpsntine;
Soap; No. IS, Fish OH; No. IS, Glass; No. 90,
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
q, Stationery; No. y, CEucibles; No. q, Ship
No. IS, Resin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. Il,
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No So Junk;
No. 81, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. Sd,
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. l. 16, 81 IS. ~, IS, a, 81, So, 81
SO, 81, S. So 90, 90, e5, 90, Il, 70, "A, s., So.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. 10 Is, ls ., 25 81, IS, 81, 50,
81 81 S. 81, 81, IS, 50, g. q, IS, 90, Il, 10, II,
II, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. 1, l6, IS y g "a, 49, II, IS, IS,
SO, 60, 81, %, 20, Il, go IS, 50, 50.
PHILADELPHIA.
IS, So - Is, Il IS, IS %, 50, ST. S. s. S. S. s.
co. 60, o. os, g. Il, 49, "A, IS, a. IS, IS, 81, S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. IS, % IS, 49, a. So 81, IS, SO, %, g. 81, 69,
20, Il, IS, "a, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 3, IL, Is IS, n "a, 49, a. 20, so,
81, SO, 81 S. SO, 90, s., 81, 6S CO. 90 H. T3 u.s. 7s
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, q, q, Is, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. a, 81, S. 81 35 SO, A. - ~ IS, 49, so, ST.
81 IS, 81 Sc, 81, IS, 49, 90, g. 81, 6S &c. TO- IL n
70, IS, IS, s.. ap2S