National Republican., 1875-05-28
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DROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
Il SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER THE COGNIZANCE OF THE BU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,


NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REBATE,
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April 2S, 1875. }
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
year ending June 80, 1876 will be received at this
Bureau until II O'Clock m. Of the 8th of June
next at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the 'Chfef
Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, NGpy
Department. Washington" and must be indorssd
";PToPosdlS for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust
ness letters
TO prepent onfusion and facilitate the opening
Of The btd9 parties bidding for supplies at several
yards tciH iHcloSe their bids in separate enpeEopes
for each yard, Endorsed irih the name of the yard
for I1hicf 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 bs fnr
ntshed to such persons desire TO bid, on applI-
tion to the Commandants Of the respective Navy
Yards and those Of all the yards on application
The Commsndsnt of each nayy-yard 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 desira BILE to make
fhe 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 IL before the execution of the
contract. All applications for Information or for
the examination OF samples must be made TO the
c0mmanQantS OF the respective yards.
Bids or ofeTS toiH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dedIeTSin or mGnEf fdcturers Of
the articles they offer to furnish. The guarantors
Pnst be &c certtned BY the collector Of Internal
The contract will be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee
reserVing the right to reject the lowest bid or any
which It may deem exorDltant.
Under the prOVISioHs of section 3722 Of The Re-
vfssd Statutes, the Offer of any person vhO, as
PriHciPGE or surely, has been detaulter in any
precious contract With the NGUy Department i5iH
not be received.
Sareties 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
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
In triplicate by the Commandants Of the respect
I've yards, Will be paid by the Paymaster OF the
station designated in the contract, or, II 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 ey the Secretary Of the Treasury.
designsted as follows:
Glass No. :, Live Oak; No. !, White Oak Log s;
Oak Plank; No. Q, yellow Pine Plank; No. .,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. IL, White Pine
Logs; No. z White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No. Is, White Ash;
No: 1e, White Ash Oars; No. Is, Black Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple, Cherry; No. p Cypress, Oe-
ssa5 No 81 2 Black sPEqce No "a White Oak
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 80,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Nailsi No. 80, Iron Cut Nails; No. q, Lead, pipe,
aheet; No. 4S, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. IS, Solder;
10. g, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron;
Nc: 81, Augers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores; No.
o, Tools for use In yards and shops; No. 81,
Paint; No, S., CoiOrsd P Paints T brysrs: Yer No. S 5S
No. q, sperm and Lard on; No. q, TaiIoT,
BruIhcs No. 70, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
Chandl! ~; No. q, Acids, Photographic Material;
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 50, Junk;
No.S2, BilloWs; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. Sc,
Semi:bitS minous Coal; No. 81, BituminouS Coal;
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos l. 10, "a. sS q, 4S, ~ 81, IS, 81,
90, 81, IS, 90, 90, %, e5, %, II, "a "a IS, ss.
BOSTON.
a. L.y' Y g. 3as; g. SS' T. H. T. q e. q g. q q e. g s. +
u, IS, 81, IS.
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos. Z 1s, Is, z q q, IS, a, 50, 6s,
Sc, 90, o., o5, 20, II, 80, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos. / +S9, Il, Il Is, Is, 10, Is, 2 q 25, 81
90, s, q, Is, g. Il, q, q, IS r. IS, IS. s., S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. Is, q IS, a. ~ IS, 81, IS, 50, co. S. 81, %,
70, II, rs, IA, ~, rs.
NORFOLK.
Live Cak: Nos 8, II, Is, IS, a. "a, 4s, a, t9, 50,
a g. 81, IS, So, co. es, o., es, 90, 90 H. "a rs, rs,
PENSACOLA.
Nos. ID, Is, a, %, rs, II.
MARE ISLAND
Nos ~ g. 80, "a IS, 30 a, q, a, e. 4e So 81.
t2 IS S 6e 81, 50, SO, 90, g. g. es, 90, 20, IL ~
u, u, 30, 81. APPS