National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-06
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE COGNlZANCE OF THE BU-
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF CoNsTRgcTIoN AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April Is, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
year ending June so, 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 BureGu Of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department. Washington" and must be Endorsed
0ProposGis for Timber, &C., for The Nary" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards I1iH iHcL0Se their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed NTH the name Of the yard
for tehich the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with in
stIuctiOns to bidders, giving the forms OF pro-
posaI, 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 aPpli-
ton to the Commandments of the respective Navy
Yards, and those OF all the yards on application
TO the Bureau.
The UOmmandant 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 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 t0iH be received only from parties
rho are bona tide 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
required by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid any
which IL may deem exOrbtant.
Under me provisions OF section 3I2 of the Re-
ViSed Statutes, the 0G~r of any person i1ho, as
priHcipdI or surety, has been defdulfer in any
precious contract tcih the Nary Department iviH
not be received.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility 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
designated as follows:
Glass No. =, Live Oak; No. !, White Oak Log S;
No 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. I, White
Oak Plank; No. @, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. Il, White Pine
Logs; No. u, White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars: No. IS, Black Walnut,
Mahogany Maple, Cherry; No: p, Cypress, Ce:
Slaves and Headings; No. 25 Ligoumvit@; No.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 50,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No 81, Iron Spikes; No IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. So Iron Cut Nails; No. ~, Lead, pipe,
sheet; No. 40, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. Is, Solder;
No, 49, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. so, Files;
No. 81, AuKers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores; No.
S, Tools for use in yards and shops: No 81.
Paint No. 5S, COlOred Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Yarnish, Spirits Turpentine;
Soap: Mp @ fsh 6 No. S NC Glass a. No
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for uphostering; No.
u, Stationery; No. Y, Crucibles; No. 70, Ship
No. IS, R0sin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine: No. Il,
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. so, Junk;
No.S2, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. S.
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. ID, 81 IS. A. %, ~, 81, IS, 81
SO, 81, SIS, SO, 90, g. g. 90, II, 70, "a, IS, So.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. IL, Is, 10, o. 25. 81. S. 81, IS,
49, ~ 81 So, 81, ST. S., So 50, d, Is, 3d. IL 80, IA
a., IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak Nos. l. 10, Is p %, q, 4S, Al, IS, IS,
SO, 90, O., g. 20, Il, 50, IS, IS, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos LA. g. g, H. II, Is. Is, I6, 49, q, %, IS, 81
IS, 80 q IS q, as IS, 20, So 81, S. 81 S. S. ST.
90, 90, O., 6S 90, H. 70, "A, IS II, 49, s., 81, S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos 49, q IS, A. n, S. 81, So, SO, 90, 50, 81 &c.
20, Il, 73, "a, ~, rs.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak Nos. g. IL, Is, is, %, D. -, ~, 49, 50,
$! So 81 S. 49, co. g. 81, 6S, o. 20, a. 20, 10 IS,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, p, %, Is, II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. "a, g. 49, 81, IS, So ~, A. ~ a. 40 so, 81,
81 IS, 81 So, o., IS, So 90, g. %, IS, 3d. TO- IL a
80 IS, IS, 81. apps