National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-22
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR Material 70 pE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE DOMINANCE OF THESBU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, .


BUREAU OF COSsTRUCTIoN AND REPATR,
WAsHINGToN, ID. e., April %, 1875. }
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
year ending June 30, 1876 will be received at this
Bureau until u O'Clock IN. Of the sth Of June
next, at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the 'CRief
o. The Bureau Of Construction aud Repair, Nary
Department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
Proposals for Timber, Sc, for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters.
10 prevent con fusion and facilitate the opening
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards triH fncIoSe their bids separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed Irih the name of the yard
for ichiek 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 yards on application
to the Bureau.
The COmmandsut of each maynard and the
purchasing paymaster for each station will have
copy Of the schedules Of the other yards for ex-
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 class,
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class should the interest of the Gov
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination of samples must be made TO the
commandments Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers UiH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde 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,
reserVing the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which It may deem exorOitant.
Under the provisions Of section 1922 of the Re-
vissd Statutes, ne ofsr Of aay person sohO, as
precious contract Nth the Nary Department WiH
not be received.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility 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 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
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. 1, White Oak Log S;
No. S, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. II, White Pins
Logs; No. r. White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. 16, White Ash Oars: No. IS, Black WALNUT,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. y, Cypress, Ce-
dar; No e, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. Is, Llgnumvite; 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,
Fheet; No. 43, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
No. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, OF brass and iron;
No, 40, Screws, of brass and Iron; No. so, Files;
Nc. ST. Augers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores; No.
Hsr dWare; No. SO, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc
PART; No. So, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, yarnish, Spirits Tarpentiue;
Soap; No. 65, Fish OIL; No. IS, Glass; No. SO,
BRUSHES; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholsterIng; No.
q, Stationery; No Y CEucIbles; No. q, Ship
ChandlC ~; No. -, AcidE, Photographic Material;
No. Is, l.osin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. Il,
Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. so, Junk;
No.s2, B'lloWs; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. SO,
Semi-bitI minous Coal; No. 81, Bituminous Coal;
No. IS, CT Rrcoal, Coke.
The fcHS owing are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. L. 16, 81 IS. AZ, %, a, 81, S. 81
&c. 81, IS, SO, co. IS, 65, 90, Il, 70, "A, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. Is, Is, IS, o. Is, st. S. 81, IS,
80, 4 81 So 81, 81 IS, So SO, g. 6s 49, H. 49, "a,
II, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. l. 10, IS. p %, D. IS, a, So, s.,
80, 60, o., Is, 20, Il, so, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. l. 4. 0, g. IL, T. Is, l5 Is, 49, D. g. Is, 81,
IS, 80, AZ 49, ~ As, 49, 49, So 81, So 81 So S. So
90, 6S, e. 6s, 60, Il, 49, "a, IS Il, 49, S. 81 IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. Is, 81 S5 4S, H. SO, 81 IS, SO, 90, SO, e. 80,
20, Il, IS, u, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos 3, II, Is, IS, p, a. 43, II, 49, so,
g. s. 81, S. SO, co. SO, g. 6S, &c. 20, a. 49, 75 49,
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, Is, p, %, Is, II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. q, 81 80, "a, IS, 49, AZ, 4S. A, a. 49, So 81
81 IS, 81 SO, 81, 49, SO, 90, o3, g. 6S, g. TO- IL n
Is, IS, So, 81. APPS
PRoPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
CLERKS OFFICE
HOUSE OF Re REPRESENTATIVES, U. s.,