National Republican., 1875-06-03
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE COGHIZANCE OF THE BU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTIONA AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, ,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, d. e., April 2S, 1875. }
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
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 "Chiet
Department, Washington" ;" and must be indorsed
"PTOpoSdLS for Timber, &C., for the Nduy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
10 prevent con- fusion and facilitate the opening
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards 1viH fnclOSe their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard Endorsed t1ith the name Of the yard
for Irhich 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 applt-
tiOn to the OOmmandants 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 paymsster for each station will have
q 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 IL before the execution of the
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
Bids or offers tviH be received only from parties
rho are bona fdededlerSin, or ldnutGcturerS 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 it may deem exOr6itant.
Under the provisions of section 3T22 of the Re-
pfSed Statutes, the offer of any person Dho, as
principal or surety, has been defdulter in any
precious contract with the Nary Department lOiH
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 Commandants of the respect
i've yards, will be paid by the Paymaster OF the
station designated in the contract, If none is
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. 1, White Oak Log S;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
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. 13,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. l6, White Ash Oars: No. Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 2, Cypress, Ce-
dar; No. 23 Black Spruce; No. 24, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. 20, LigrumVite: No.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 80,
Wrought Iron, La: No. "a, Iron, plate; No. s.,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No 3s, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. II, Lead, pipe,
Nheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. ~, Tin; No. As, Solder;
Eo. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
No, 49, Screws, of brass and iron; No. 50, Files;
Me- 81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No.
IS, Tools for use in yards and shops; No. 81,
Bardware; No. So, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc
Paint: No. 5s, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
I a flN1. IN Eh STNfrF
No. sS, Sperm and Lard OIL; No. 81, Tallow,
Soap; No. 65, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass; No. SO,
Brushes; No. 70, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
Il, Stationery; No. Y, Crucibles; No. 73 Ship
Chandlt ry; No. "A, Acids, Photographic Material;
Nc. IS, EOsin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II,
Betting, Packing; No; IS; Leather; No. 80, Junk;
Semi-bitT minOus Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
No. S9, On arcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, 49, 81. 35 ~, A. ~ 81, So, 81,
t6, 81, IS, 59, 90, 63, 65, 69, Il, Is "A, S. SS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l, lS, Is. lS 23 25 81 IS, 81, IS,
S9 ~ 81 IS a. 81, S. 90, 63 g. Is, %, IL 70, u,
Il, S., s., IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos 4, l6, IS. p 3, D. 49, A, Sc, So,
80, 60, O., 65, 70, Il, 50, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l. g. g. II, Il, Is. Is, 10, IS. r. q, 25 81,
8s 49, ~, 48 ~ 45 IS, 40, 50, ST. S. S. SO, 5S 59
co. g. o., 6s 90, Il, 20, a. IS, ~ IS, IS, 81 ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos.1 %, S. a. H. So, 81, IS, SO, 90, 90, 81, o9
70, Il, 73, IA, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos 8, IL, Is, IS, p "a, IS, ~, 49, so,
81, &C. 81 S. SO, co. 63, O. 6s, 69 20, H. 70, u.s. 49,
81, s..
PENSACOLA.
Nos. lS, Is, p, %, Is II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos "a, 81, 50, a. IS, 39 ~, A. ~ 4s, a. so, 81,
s. S. 81 So, 81, 6s, 80, 90, g. O., 6s, 6s TO- H. ~
TS, rs, IS, 81. apps