National Republican., 1875-06-01
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
IL SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE CONSTANCE OF THE BU-
READ OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.


NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, :
WASHINGTON, d. e., April %, 1875.
other materials for the % Navy for sf the fscSi Sa
year ending June 3d. 1876 will be received at this
Bureau until u 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, Washington" and must be Endorsed
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
To prevent con fusion and facilitate the opening
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards 1iH fncIoSe their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard Endorsed with the name of the yard
for 1chich the bid is made.
Printed schedules 1.r such classes as parties
deal in and intend 10 bid for, together with in
structions to bidders, giving the forms of pro-
antors, with printed forms of offer, will be fur
nished to such persons as desire to bid, appli-
tiOn to the Commandants 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 pay master 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 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 1t before the execution of the
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
OF L0e respective yaTQS.
Bids or Offers IriH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers in, manu- fGctTTerS 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
reservng the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which it may deem exOrbitant.
Under the PrOpIsioHs of section 1922 Of the Re-
riSed Statutes, the offer of any person VhO,
principal or surety, has been a defdulter in any
precious contract Oith the Mary Department lSm
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 Commandants Of the respect
i've yards, will be paid by the Paymaster OF the
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
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
White oaf Su2Red No. Wits
Oak Plank; No. o, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 0,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
Logs; No. Il, 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. 2, Cypress, Ce-
Slaves and Headings; No. 25, Lignumvit@; No.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 80,
WIOTgSt Iron aSs No 81 IrOp plate No; 81
Nails No. 80, Iron Cut Nails; No; A, Lead, pipe,
Nheet; No. 4S, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
No, 40, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. 50, Files;
Nc 81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No.
SS, Tools for use in yards and shops; No; 81.
Paint; No. IS, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Lnseed OIL; No. 90, Yarnish, Spirits Turpentine;
No; o Sperm and Lard Lar on; No g., TsIlOw'
Brushes; No. 70, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
y, Stationery; No. z, Crucibles; No. 7Sr Ship
ChandlFry;N No "A, AcidE, Photographic Material;
Nc rs, Eosin, Pitch, Crude T1rpentine; No. II,
BeltiDg, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No.s2, Bellows; No s., Anthracite Coal; No. 50,
Sentbitr minous Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
The fcn5wing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. 16, 81 IS, A. 43, -, 81, So, 81,
60, 81, 5s, So co. 6S, 65, 90, Il, 73, "a, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak Nos. l. l3, Is IS, %, Is, 81, IS, 81, Ss,
&c. ~ 81 s. 81, 81 6s, 3d. 6S 81, os, 90, Il, 70, "a,
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, 1s, Is. n 3, D. 4S, a, SO, 5s,
50, 90, O., o5, 20, Il, so, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
ss NS' s 4 IS = u 3 Z & = 3 e g. 81 s. e g. z & e & g s.
90, g, g. 6S 69, H. 70, "A, IS u, IS, 50, 81, IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos.1s, %, S5 g. H. 5s, 81, IS, SO, 90, 90, 81, &c.
20, II, 73, "a, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos: g. II, Is, IS, n "a, 49, q, %, 50,
g. S. 81 S. So, 90, g. g. ss 90, 20, II, 7S IS, 7s
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. I3, Is, n, q, rs, II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos "A, 81, SO, 81 IS, 80, a. 4S, ~ IS, a. 50, 81,
81 S. s. S. 81, Ss SO, co. sS, o., 0s 90, 20, H. y
T3 rs, IS, 81. apps