National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-29
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
i SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS IN
DER THE DOMINANCE OF THE BU-
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

CONSTRUCTIONS II, ,
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April 2S, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
year ending June 30 1875, will be received at this
Bureau until ~ 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
Department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
they may be Distinguished from ordinary bust.
To prevent confusion and facilitate the opening
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards tgf fncose their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed Nth the name of the yard
for lchicR 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 appIi-
ton to the Commandments Of the respective Navy
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
to the Bureau.
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 IL is desirable to make
application for any Of the classes of those yards.
The proposals must be for the whole OF 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
commandants Of the respective yards.
Bids or Offers tUiH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers in, manufacturer of,
the articles they offer TO furnish. The guarantors
must be certfned 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 exorbitant.
Under the provisions of section S722 Of the Re-
UiSed Statutes, the offer of any person DhO, as
principal or surety has been a defGuIter in any
previous contract with the Mary Department nil
nat he STed
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
per centum Of the amount Of each bill, approved
in triplcate by the Commandments 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
been passed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Glass No. Live Oak; No. l, White Oak Logs;
No. g. White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. o, Yellow Pine Plank; No. Q,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. IL, White Pine
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. l6, White Ash Oars: No. Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. p, Cypress, Ce-
dar; No. %, Black Spruce; No. p, White Oak
g. Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 50,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Nails; No. So Iron Cut Nails; No. q, Lead, pipe,
sheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. 49, Solder;
No. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and iron;
No. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
IS, Tools for use in yards and shops; No, 81,
Hardware; No. So, White Lead; No. 81. Zinc
Paint; No. IS, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OH No. 90, Varnish, Spirits Turpe ntine;
No. 50, Sperm and Lard Oil; No. 81, TalloW,
Soap; No; 65, Fish OH; No: 6s, Glass; No. 90,
Il, Stationery; No. y, Crucibles; No. 70, Ship
Chandlery; No. "a, Acids, Photographic Material;
No. IS, R0sin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. u,
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. so, Junk;
No.s2, Bellows; No. s., Anthracite Coal; No. So,
Semi-bituminous Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
No. IS, Charcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos l. 10, 81 IS, -, 4S, ~, 81, SO, 81,
SO, 81, SIS, SO, 90, g. g. 90, II, 70, "A, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos /, Is, Is, IS, g. IS, 81 IS, 81, SO,
49, q ST. IS, 81, 81, IS, So %, g. eS, 3d. H. 10 "a
Il, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, 10, 49, q g. "A, &c, Il, So, So,
SO, 90, Il, o5, 20, II, so, IS, IS, 50.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l. 9, II, Il, lS Is, 10, IS. p q, q, 81,
49, 49, A. 49, ~ 49, 49, 49, so, ST. IS, 81, SO, 49, 50,
co. 6S, o. 6s, 90, Il, rs, a. IS, IL IS, s., 81, 49,
WASHINGTON.
Nos. IS, %, S. 49, Il, So, 81, So, &c. 3d. g. 81, 50,
70, Il, T3, a, a., IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. g. IL, Is Is, p p, 49, IL, 40. so,
81 So 81 S. &c. 90, So, g. g. 80, 20 Il, 10 70, IS,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. Is, Is, p, %, rs, Il.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos "a 81 &c. 81, s. 50, A. 43, II. IS. 10. 50, 81,
81 S. 81 S. 81, IS, So 90, So, g. 6S 3d. 90 Il, II
T3, IS, IS, 81. ap2S