National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-07
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
Il SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS I'M
DER THE COGRIZANCE or THE BU-
REAU OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, ;
WASHINGTON, d. O., April d, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
year ending June 80 1875, will be received at this
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
tbsy h 9T %Sr tie dKSS that
ness letters
TO prevent confusion and facilitate the opening
Of the btdS parties bidding for supplies at several
yards IOiH incIose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard, iEdorSed Nth the name of the yard
for tohieh 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 desire to bid, on applI-
ton to the Commandments Of the respective Navy
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
The COmmandant of each navy-yard and the
purchasing paymAster 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 IL 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
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
commsndants of the respective yards.
Bids or Offers iciH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde 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 or any
which it may deem exoroitant.
Under the provisions Of section 3722 of the Re-
Vised Statutes, the offer Of any person ph0, as
principal surely, has been defdulter in any
precious contract With the Nary Department Rin
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
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 alter the warrant for the same shall have
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Glass No. :, Live Oak;NO. /, White Oak Log 6;
Oak Plank; No. 9, yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
Logs; No. Il, White Pine Mast Timber; No. 10,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 10, White Ash Oars: No. Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. p, Cypress, De-
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No rs, LIgDumVIta; No.
g, wrought Iron, round and Square; No. s.,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Nails; No. 49, Iron Cut Nails; No. -, Lead, pipe,
sheet; No. -, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
No. IS, Locks. Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and iron;
No. 81, AuKers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No.
o., Tools for use In yards and shops; No 81,
hardW9Te; No. So, White Lead; No: 81; Zinc
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Varnish, Spirits Tdrpentine;
No. SO, Sperm and Lard on; No. 81, Tallow,
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
Il, Stationery; No. r. Crucibles; No. 70, Ship
Chandlery; No. "a, Acids, Photographic Material;
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
NO.S2, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. SO,
semi-btuminOus Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos l. 49, 81. IS. q, g, ~ 81, So, 81,
SO, 81, IS, 50, 90, SO, e5 49, II, 70, "a, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. ID, Is, IS, o. Is, 81, IS, 81, 49,
So q 81 s. 81, 81, IS, So OS, q, 6s, o. II, 70, a.
Il, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. lS, Is 2 ., "a, 4s, Al, So, IS,
SO, 60, "a, 65, 10, Il, so, IS, 50, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
% Nos "a, 9, IL Il lS; Is; 10; IS p q, Is, g.
e. s. q s. g. IS IS r. IS S. s. s. s. o.
WASHINGTON.
Nos 49, % IS, 49, ~, So, 81, IS, SO, 90, S. Ga &c.
20, II, 73, "a, a, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. g. IL, Is, 49, p, "a -, Il, 49, 50,
81 Sc 81 S. So 60, 6S, o., 6s, &c. 20, H. 73 IS 49,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, Is, y, %, rs, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos
81 IS 81 Sc, 81, IS, 50, GO, g. g. g. Co. 90 H. II
70, IS, IS, 81. apps