National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-25
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UR-
DER THE DOMINANCE OF THE b.
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 2S, 1875.
Sealed Proposals to furnish Timber and
other materials for the Navy for the fiscal
year ending June So 1870 will be received at this
Bureau until Il O'Clock m. of the Sth of June
next at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chiej
Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, NGVy
Department, Washington" and must be Endorsed
proposals for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary busI-
ness letters.
TO prevent con- fusion and facilitate the opening
of the bidS parties bidding for supplies at several
yards iUiH fnclose their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed Nth the name Of the yard
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, on appli-
ton to the Commandants Of the respective Navy
Yards and those Of all the yards on application
to the Bureau
The COmmandant Of each nayy-yard and the
purchasing psymaster 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
eminent require II before the execution Of the
contract. All applications for Information or for
the examination of samples must be made to the
commandments Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers tgtH be received only from parties
rho are bona fde dealers in, manu- fGctUrers 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
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 1t may deem exorbitant.
UHder rhe provisions of section 1872 Of the Re-
Vissd Statutes, ne o6er Of any person pho, as
precious contract With the Many Department SiR
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.
as additional security twenty per centum will
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 PaymasteT 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. l, White Oak Log S;
No. 3, White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. @, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
Logs; No. L, White Pine Mast Timber; No. Is,
White Pine Plank, Boards; No Is, White Ash;
No. l6, White Ash Oars; No. Is, Black Walnut,
dar; No. Is, Black Spruce; No. q, White Oak
Slaves and Headings; No. rs, Lignumvita; No.
50, Wrought Iron, round and squares No. 50,
Wrought Iron, fiat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Steel; No. 81, Iron Spikes; No. IS, Iron Wrought
Nails; No. SO, Iron Cut Nails; No. a, Lead, pipe,
sheet; No. As, Zinc; No. a, Tin; No. As, Solder;
No, 4g, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. so, Files;
Nc. 81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No.
g, Tools for use in yards and shops; No; 81! 81:
Paint: No. IS, CoIored Paints, Dryers; No. SO,
Linseed OIL; No. 90, Varnlsh, Spirits TarPentine;
No. 6s Sperm and Lard OIL; No: o., Tallow,
Soap; No. IS, Fish OIL; No. IS, Glass; No. 90,
BruEhes ,; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
Il, Stationery; No. y, Crucibles; No. q, Ship
ShandlSry; No q Acids PhotSgraPhic Material;
Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. so, Junk ;
No.S2, BAlloWs; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. 50,
Semi-bitl minous Coal; No. 81, Bituninous Goal;
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. l6, 81 IS, ~, %, A, 81, S. 81
SO, 81 IS, 50, 90, 90, e5, 90, Il, 70, "A, s., IS.
BOSTON.
81 L,ye O. Oak * E g q IS T. q q & g. e 2?
T. S. S. S. o. w. ~ w. w. VI 10 w. ''' ''' -
Live Oak: Nos. 4, lS IS q, g. "A, 49, a, So, IS,
80, 90, 81, IS, 20, II, so, IS, SO, IS.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos Lac, Q, II, Il, H. Is, 16 IS, p g, rs, a.
s. &c. AZ 49, ~, IS, IS, 49, so, ST. So, 81 So, S. So
co. g. O., 6s 90, H. 70 "a rs, a, IS, IS, 81, IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nosls, q IS, a. a, S. 81, IS, SO, 90, SO, 81. CO.
70, n, Is, "a, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 3, II, Is, IS, n "a, 20, ~, a. So
s. s. 81, IS, So co. g. g. Ss, 90, 20, Il, 70, u.s. 49,
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, Is, Y, %, rs, IL
MARE ISLAND.
Nos q, s., 80, 81, IS, So -, IS, ~ 4s, 49, 60 81
g. S. s. S. 81, S. So 90, 90, 81, 6s, o. TO- H. n