National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-18

NAVY DEPARTIENT.I
BUREAU OF CoNsTRUCTIoS SIND REPAIR,
WAsHINGroS, ID. e., April %, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the Escll
year ending June So 1875 will be received at this
Bureau until IL O'Clock m. of the sth of Juae
next, at which time the BIDS will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the ''Chief
Of the BareGN Of Construction and Repair, NGUy
Department, Warrington" and must be Endorsed
they may be distinguished from oriinsfy bust.
70 prevent confusion and faeilitatsthe opening
Of the bids, parties bidding for sHpplies at several
yards UiH fneiose their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard iHdorSed Nth the name of the yard
for trhicf the bid 10 made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and iRtend to bid for, together with IN
structions to bidders, giving the forms of pro-
antors, with printed forms Of offer, will be fur
nished to such persons as desire to bid on appli-
ton TO the Commandsnts of the respective Navy
Yards, and those OF all the yards on application
to the Bureau
The Commandment of eacle hayward 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 it is desirable to make
application for any Of the classes of those Yards
The proposals must be for the whole of a 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 ICfH be received only from parties
rho bona fde dealers in, or lanGf acturers Of
the articles they offer TO furnish. The guarantors
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
required by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid any
which 1t may deem exorbltant.
UHder me provisions Of section 1922 of the Re-
pfSed Statutes, the offer of any person Uho, as
PTiacipGI surely, has been defdulter in any
precious contract toith the NGVy Department tvin
uOf be
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must be
mept
As additional security twenty per centun 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 triplicste by the Commandments Of the respect
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;N l, White Oak Log s;
No. 8, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 1, White
Oak Plank; No. 9, Yellow Pine Plank No. 9,
Logs; No. T. White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No. l6, White Ash Oars; No. 49, Black Walnut,
dar; No. q, Black Spruce; No. "a, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. rs, Llgnumvite; No.
3, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 50,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. So, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. A. Lead, pipe,
Ito. IS, Locks. Hinges, Bolts Of brass and iron;
No, 20, Screws, of brass and iron; No. So Files
No. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
Ha1 DWARF; No. SO, White Lead; No. s., Zinc
Pairt; No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. 50,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Esrnlsh, Spirits Turpentine;
Soap; No. 65, Fish on; No. IS, Glass; No. 90,
Brusht :; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholsteringi No.
z, Stationery; No. n CEIcibles; No: 2, Ship
Nc. IS, Osin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. Il,
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No.s2, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. SO,
Seni-bitI mtnOus Coal; No. 81, BituminOus Coal;
No. IS. q arcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. 16, 81, IS. A. 43, ~ 81, So, 81
90, 81, IS, So, 60, g. 65 co, Il, IS, "a, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos. l. b. Is, IS, o. Is, 81 IS, 81, 50,
g. q ST. s. 81, 81, IS, So IS, a. IS, 3d. Il, 20, "A,
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. 4, l0 IS p, q, a. IS, A. SO, So,
90, eO, O., 65, 20, Il, so, IS, 50, So.
PHILADELPHIA.
S. N So d Is : Z y s. s. 81 s. e s. 2 g &
90, g. O., g. 90, H. IS, a. U.s. II, IS, IS, 81, S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos1s, %, s. a. n, So, 81 IS, 50, co. 90, 81, 90,
20, Il, IS, "A, II, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 5, IL, Is, IS, ~ "a a. A. 49, 50,
s. g. 81 6s, 6s, co. 90, e. 6s, SO, TO Il, 20 7 IS,
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 1S, Is, y, %, Is, Il.
MARE ISLAND
Nos. q, 81 80, "a, S5 SO, ~ a. ~ IS, 4q, so, 81,
81 IS, s. 50, 81, e. SO, co. g. O., 6S So 90 IL ~
%, IS, 50, 81. apps
pRUPUSALS FOR STATIONERY.