National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-17
PROPOSALS
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DROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
Il SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS I'M
DER THE DOMINANCE or THE BU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
NAVY DEPARTMENT., 4
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REAU OF CONSTITUTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMEsT,I
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, d. G., April %, 1876.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
Bureau until II O'Clock N. Of the Sth Of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
81 the bureau Of Construction and Repair Navy
Department, Wellington" and must be Endorsed
"ProposGls for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
To prevent con fusion and facilitate the opening
Of the bdS parties bidding for supplies at several
yards ipiH iacloSe their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard Endorsed Nth The name Of the Vdrd
for Irhick 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, appli-
ton to the Commandments Of the respective Navy
Yards, and those OF all the yardSon application
The Oommandant 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 It is deslra BILE to make
application for any of the classes Of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole Of q 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
cOmmandsnts Of the respective yards.
Bids or Offers tciH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers ill., or gfdctHrers Of
the articles they offer to furnish. The guarant0rs
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,
reseTvng the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which it may deem exorbitant
Under me provisions of section 3722 Of the Re-
Ufsed Statutes, the Offer of any person toho, as
fgaF hTph ag A.
precious contract iCith the Nary Department vM
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
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
Glass No. =, Live Oak; No. l, White Oak Log 8;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pine
Logs; No. L. White Pine Mast Timber; No. 13,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. IS, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. 2, Cypress, Ce-
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, Liguumvitai No.
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
Rheet; No. 4S, Zinc; No. ~, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
Ito. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts Of brass and iron;
No, 20, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. so, Files;
Nc. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
50, Tools for use in yards and shops; No 81,
Han DWARF; No. SO, White Lead; No. 81. Zinc
PART; No. So, C0lOrsd Paints, Dryers; No: So
LinsC ed OH; No. 90, Varnish, Spirits THrpentine
No. e., Sperm and Lard Oil; No. 81, Tallow,
Soap; No. IS, Fish Oil; No. IS, Glass; No. 90
BIqsht! $ No. 70; Dry Goods for uph0lstering; No.
ChsrdIt ry; No. "A, AcidE Photographic Material;
Nc. IS, / 0sin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. ~
Betting. Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No. s., { iIIoWs; No. IS, Anthracite Coal: No 50,
Semi-bilI minoUs Coal; No. 81, Bituminous Coal;
No. S. Oh srcOal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak Nos. l. Ia, 81. IS. A. 43, A, 81, So, 81,
b, 81, IS, So CO. e3, Is, 60, II, 70, Il, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. Is, Is. IS, %, 25, 81 S. 81, 50,
32 ~ ST. IS, 81, 81, IS, So 90, g. 65 3d. H. 49, "a
q, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. l. ls, IS y. q, q, 43, H. So, So,
80, 90, o., e5, 20, Il, so, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l, l. 9, 9, H. L, 13 Is, 10, 49, p o. Is, 81
49, So a. a. ~ IS, IS, %, So 81, IS, 81, Sd S. So
90, g. o., 6s 90, Il, IS, "A, u.s. II, 49, 49, 81, 49,
WASHINGTON.
Nos Is, %, S. 49, II, So, 81, IS, SO, 90, g. g. &c.
70, Il, 73, "a, -, IS.
NORFOLK
Live Oak: Nos. 8, IL, Is, IS, p, p, 49, IL 49, So
s. So ST. s., SO, co. Oa, g. 68, g. 20, H. g. a. IS
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, 2, %, rs, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. q, 81, 80, "a IS, 80 ~, IS. ~ 49, 49, So ST.
81, IS, 81, SO, 81, Sc, SO, 90, 50, e. g. Co. 90 IL II
u, Is, 50, 81. apps
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