National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-01

LEWIS ], DAVIS,
W. W.CORCORAN,
APPS Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund.
PROPOSALS FOE MATERIAL TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
REHU ~ aNSfiGSNSS G An REF
NAVY DEPARrHESr,I
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, Z
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April IS, 1875.
other %aterSs for the Navy for the fs Aa
year ending June 30, 1875, 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, NG1y
Proposals for Timber, &C., for the NGUy," that
they may be distinguished from ordinary busi-
mess letters.
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards tgH iRcloSs their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed With the name Of the yard
for Eitich 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 sppl-
ton to the Commandments Of the respective Navy
Yards and those Of all the yards on application
to the Bureau.
The Commandant of each navy-yard 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 bid may Judge whether it 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 Offers UiH be received only from parties
icho are bona de dealers in, or manu- lecturers Of
the articles they offer TO furnish. The gusrantors
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,
reserVing the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which It may deem exOrbltant.
Under the proutstoRS of section 3T22 Of the Re-
rised Statutes, the offer Of any person Vho, as
principal or surety, has been q sefduItsr in any
PTeTiOus contract With the Nary Department will
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
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
designatedas follows:
Glass No. -, Live Oak; No. White Oak Log 5;
No. 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. 9, Yellow Pine Plank No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 10, White Ash Oars: No. IS, Black Walnut,
Mahogany. Maple, Cherry; No. 2, Cypress, De-
daT; No. 3, Black Spruce; No. p, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, LIgoumVite; No.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 50,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Nails; No. SO, Iron Gut Nails; No. ~, Lead, pipe
sheet; No. Is, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. Is, Solder;
No, 40, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. So Files;
No. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
So, Tools for use in yards and shops; No. 81,
Paint; No. IS, Colorsd Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, YArnIsh, Spirits TurPentine;
No. oa, Sperm and Lard OH; No. 81, TalIOw,
Soap; No. IS, Fish OIL; No. 6s, Glass; No. 80,
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
q, Stationery; No. II CEIcibles; No. =, Ship
Chandlery; No. "A, Acids, Photographic Material;
No: IS, Resin, Pitch, Crude Tdrpentine; No. II,
Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. so, Junk;
No.S2, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. SO,
Semi.bltuminous Coal; No. 81, Bitumlnous Coal;
No. IS, Charcoal. Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak Nos. T. 10, 81 IS, ~, -, A, 81, SO, 81,
SO, 81, IS, SO, co. g. IS, 90, II, 70, "A, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
50, . 81 S. H. ST. S, s., g. q, IS, g, Il, IS, 4,
II, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos T. Is, IS p 3, "A, IS, A, SO, IS,
SO, co, "a, CO, 10, II, so, IS, 50, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. 9, 0, II, L, 10, Is ID, IS, p 2, Is, 81,
3s 49, a. a. ~ as 49, 40, So 81, So 81, SO, So, SO,
90, g. e. g. 90, II, 70, a. rs II, IS, s., 81, So.
WASHINGTON.
Nos 49, % S5 49, ~, SO, o. IS, SO, co. 90, 81, 60,
20, II, 70, "A, II, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos 3, II, Is, 1s 2, a. 43, ~, 20, 50,
ST. S. 81 S. So CO. g. O., 6s, GO, 20, H. 70, 10, ~,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, 10, -, q, Is, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos a. g. g. 81. 35 80, ~, -. ~, as 49, so, 81,
81 S. a. S. ST. S. So 60, SO, 81, g. 90, TO- H. y,
70, rs, So, 81. APPS
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