National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-14
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
i SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE COGklZANCE OF THE b.
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

DEPARTMENTS A
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND RFPAIR
WASHINGTON, ID. o., April %, ISIS. \
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
year ending June 80 1876 will be received at thI.
Bureau until u O'Clock N. Of the Sth of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened
The proposals must be addressed to the "ChfeJ
Of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, NavU
Department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
"ProposaIs for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
tney may be distinguished from ordinary bust
To prevent CON fusion and facilitate the opening
Of ne BIDS parties bidding FOR supplies al sevsrGI
for each yard, Endorsed Nth the name Of the yard
for which the bid 10 made. @-.5t :. -
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
nished to such persons desire to bid, on appIi-
tiOn to the Commandments of the respective Navy
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
The Oommandant Of each navy.yard and the
purchasing paymAster for each station will have
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to bid may Judge whether 1t is desirable 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 20 the
commandants Of the respective yards. ..
Bids or ofsrs viH be received only from parties
tcho are bona tide dealers In, or manufacturers Of
the articles they offer to furnish. The guarantors
must be certined 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,
reservng the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which It may deem exorbitant. sol d. ~"
URder ne provisions of section S722 Of the Re-
vfssd Statutes, the Offer of any PsrsoB ichO, as
principal or surety, has been q defduiter in any
contract hQuu DeDQTtI1enI
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 .... - r
AS additional security twenty per csntum 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
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. 1, White Oak Log s;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. 9, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
Logs; No. IL White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 10, White Ash Oars; No. IS, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. ~, Cypress, De-
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. p, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. rs, Lgnumyfta; No.
50, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. So,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. A. Lead, pipe,
To. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
No, 40, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. so, Files;
Nc. ST. Augers; No. So, Tools for ship stores; No.
asr T II No. 50, wnits Lead; No. j., Zinc
PART; No. IS, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Yarnish, Spirits Tarpentine;
n aWaA H.. NJ NIL
Soap; No. 65, Fish on; No. IS, Glass; No. 90,
Brushes; No. 20 Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
4, Stationery No. u CEIcibles; No. q, Ship
ChandlC ~; No. "A, -AcidE Photographic Material;
No. IS, E:osin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. u,
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. so, Junk;
NO.s2, BAlloWs; No. IS, Anthracite Goal; No. SO,
No. IS, Oh arcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by tho numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos L. 16, 81 IS, A. 43, ~, 81, So, 81
S. 81, IS, SO, 90, So, 65, 90, Il, 70, "a, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
o. Live Oak; Nos J. e Is Is g g 81 s. 81, 50,
II, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos l. ID, Is. q ., "a, 4s, Al, So, IS,
90, 90, 81, 65, 70, Il, so, IS, 50, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. "a, IL Il 1s; IS 10, Is; 2, 2 Is, s.
%, s., g. IS, CO. Il, "a q, IS 4, IS, S. s., S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos.1s, q, IS, %, a. IS, 81 So, 50, 60 &c. 81, &c.
20, II, 70, "a, u, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 5, IL, Is IS, r. "a, 49, a, a. so,
s. So 81 S. SO, co. 6S, g. 65, 3d. 90 n TS rs, IS,
50, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. ID, Is, p, %, Is, II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos D. 81, 80, "a, S. So a. %. ~, 4s, 49, 50, 81,
~ S. 81, S. 81, IS, 50, 90, 90, 81, 6s 3d. TO- IL n
y, IS, IS, 81. apps