National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-13
PROPOSALS
DROPOSALS FOX Material TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE DOMINANCE or THB BU-
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BUREAU or CONSTRUCTION AND HEPAIR
WAsHISGToS, u. C.- April y, 1875. }
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
ether materials for the Navy for the nIcIl
year ending June 30 1875, will DO received at tEs
BU5eAu until Il O'Clock IN. of the 8th Of June
neStr At which time the bids will DO opeueJ.
The proposals must bs addressed to the ''C4isI
DspartHent, WSsGfHsion. :" and mqsS Be indorsSg
proposals for fi1beT, SC, for the HGvy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
10 PrepenI con fusion oad facilitate tas opening
Of the 6ieS, ParfisS budding FOR supplies srssperaI
yards iH fEcloSe their oids "a separate esDeioPss
for coca ysIs, a5aorSed ,sHS ne "oFe Of tAe yard
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with III
structioDs to bidders, giving the forms OF pro-
pOEaL OF guarantee, anu OF certificates OF guar
antors, with printed forms Of offer, will be fur
nished to such persons Ms desire TO bid, AppIi-
ton TO the UOmmADdGnts Of the respective Navy
Yards, and those OF all the yards on application
to the bureau.
The OOmmandanG OF each nsVy-ysrd aud the
purchasing psymaster for each station VIII have
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards for ex-
animation ooly, In order that persons who intend
application for any OF the classes Of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF q class,
the whole GLASS should the Interest of the GOV.
ernmenL require IL before the execution of the
contract. All applications for Inform alton or for
the examination Of samples must be made Co the
coDmandauis OF the respective yards.
Bids or oGeTB ciH Be received only from parties
hrLo are bona fde de0iersin- Or saH GfactErers Of
the articles they Offer to furnish. the guIrantors
must be certIned by the collector OF Internal
Revenue tor the district In which they reside.
The contract will be awarded % the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
required BY law, the Navy Department, however,
rekervinE the right to reject the lowest bid any
which Il may deem exorOitRnt
Uader the provISioRS of section 3722 Of the Re-
piEed Statutes, the of,r Of any person S0ho,
PTiScipGI or surely, has been q dgfduLfsr ia any
precious contract With the Macy Department tViH
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 ceutum will
be withheld from the amount OF the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, anu 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
specihed, by the PsymRster 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
deIignGted as follows:
No. ), White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
OAK Plank; No. Q, yellow Pine Plank; No. Q,
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. l6, White Ash Oars; No Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. p, Cypress, Ce-
Slaves and Headings; No. IS, Liguumvite; 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. 80, Iron Cut Nails; No. A. Lead, pipe,
Hbeet; No. 4S, Zinc; No. ~, Tin; No. As, Solder;
Ito. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
No, 40, Screws OF brass and iron; No. so, Files;
NJ. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
IS, Tools for use in yards and shops; No. 81,
PaiTt: No. S. ColorSd Paints BrSSfs; No. 50,
Linst Cd OIL; No. co. YArnish, Spirits Turpe ntine;
No. o., Sperm and Lard OIL; No. o.. TAllow,
BTusht! ;; No, 70. Dry Goods for up6oisteriny; No.
Il, Stat emery; No. y, Crucibles; No. 70, Ship
OhsDdI. ry:NO "a, Acidr, P Photographic Material;
BeitiPE, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No.s2, FLOWS; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. IS,
Semi-bitI minous Coal; No. 81, BitumlnOus Coil;
No. es. o. arcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. 10, 81. Is. -. 43. -. ST. S. 81.
50, 81 IS, So 60, 63, s5, 90, Il, 70, "A, s., IS.
BOSTON.
1--we Oak: Nos. l, ID, Is, Is, g. Is, ST. s. 81 80,
So e 81, S. 81, 81 So, So oS, g. 6s, 3d. H. 49, "a,
Il, IS, 81, IS.
Live Oak: Nos. l. I6, IS p o. a. 4S, Il, So, So,
81, co, 81, e5, 20, Il, so, So, So, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos l. l. Q, 8, IL, Il, Is, Is, 10, 49, p, q IS 81,
s. 50, a. AZ ~ IS, a. a. So 81, So, ST. So, S. So
Co. 50, o. 6s, CO, Il, rs, "a, rs, II, 49, S. 81 S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. Is, 70 35 49, a, So, 81, So, SO, co. g. 81 90,
70, II, 10, "a, ~, rs.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 8, II, Is, 49, p, "a IS, Il, 49, 50,
8. S. 81, S. SO, co. IS, o. 68, &c. 20, H. "a IS IS
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, z, %, % Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. n, y, IS, "a S. So q. IS. ~, 4s 80 So 81
81 IS, 81 S. 81, g. SO, 60, o3, g. os, &c. 90 a. n
70, rs, IS, 81. APPS