National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-08
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIAL To BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UN-
DER The OOGHIzANCE OF THE BU-
REAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

REGU OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CoNsTRgCTIoE AMP REPATR,
| WAsHINGToN, ID. o., April Is, 1876.
other materials for the Navy for the nsc seal
year ending June 80 1875 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 "Chief
| Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Navy
Department, Washington 'rand must Be Endorsed
"ProPOsGIs for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary bust.
To prevent eOnfusion and facilitate the opsnino
Of The bids parties bidding for supplies at severGI
yGTdS t1i tncI0se their bids in separate envelopes
for each yard, indorsed Nth the name of the yard
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with In
stIuctions to bidders, giving the forms of pro-
posal, Of guarantee, and Of certificates Of guar
antors, with printed forms OF offer, will BIS fur
nished to such persons as desire TO bid, on appIi-
Yards, and those Of all the yards on application
to the Bureau.
The Oommandant of each navy-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 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 It before the execution Of the
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
cOmmAndRnts Of the respective yards.
Bids or Offers tDiH be received only from parties
tcho are bona tide dealers in, manu- lecturers 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 exor6itant.
Under the prOvlsiOns of section 3722 Of the Re-
ri n dusf rba
principal or surety, has been defduEter in any
previous contract With the NGUy Department viii
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
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.
designated as follows:
GLASS No. :, Live Oak; No. l, White Oak Log S;
No. g. White Oak Curved Timber; No. 4, White
Oak Plank; No. 8, Yellow Pine Plank; No. 9,
yellow Pine Mast Timber; No. IL, White Pine
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. q, Cypress, De.
81, Wrought Iron, round and square; No. 49,
Wrought Iron, fat; No. 81, Iron, plate; No. IS,
Mans; No. 50, Iron Cut Nails: No. ~ Lead. pipe
sheet; No. IS, Zinc; No. ~, Tin; No. As, Solder;
No. IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts Of brass and iron;
No. 81, Augers; No. 50, Tools for ship stores; NO.
So, Tools for use In yards and shops; No. 81,
Hardware; No. So White Lead; No. 81. Zinc
DoFp No DaFA NJ En
Linseed OIL; No 90, Ysrnlsh, Spirits TarpentIne;
No. 50, Sperm and Lard OIL; No. 81, TAlloW,
Soap; No: IS, Fish on; No: 6s, Glass; No. 90,
Brushes; No. 20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No.
u, Stationery; No. Y, Cracibles; No. 70, Ship
ChandIery;N No "a. Acids, Photographic Material;
No. rs, Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine; No. II,
Betting, Packing: No. IS, Leather; No 50, Junk;
NO.S2, Bellows; No. IS, Anthracite Coal; No. So,
Semi-biIuminous Coal; No. 81, Bituminous Coal;
No. SO, Charcoal, Coke.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Live Oak: Nos. l. I6, "a IS. A. 4S, a, 81, So, 81
&c. 81 5s, SO, 90, 50, e5, 90, II, 70, "A, IS, IS.
BOSTON.
Live Oak: Nos /, Is, Is, 49, g. IS 81, IS, 81, 50,
49, 81 S. 81 81, 6S 80, g. o., oS, 90, Il, 70, "a,
NEW YORK.
Live Oak: Nos I, 10, IS p. g. q, 49, II, So, IS,
SO, 60, 81, 65, 70, Il, 80, IS, 50, SO.
PHILADELPHIA.
Nos q, g. II, Il, Is, Is, 16, 49, p, q, Is, 81,
49, SO, ~ a. ~ IS, 49, 40, so, 81, So 81 50, S. 81,
co. g. O., 6s, 90, Il, TS Il IS II, rs, IS, ST. So.
WASHINGTON.
Nos IS, % s. 49, a, So, 81 IS, 50, co. So, o., 90,
20, II, 7S, "A, Il, IS.
NORFOLK.
Live Oak: Nos. 8, IL, Is, Is, p, "a 49, A. 40 50,
81 SO, 81 S. 80, co. 6S, o. 6s, g. 30, H. "a 75 IS,
81, IS.
PENSACOLA.
Nos. 10, 10, 2, q, Is, II.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos D. g. So, 81, IS, SO, a. 43. ~ 49, 40 50, 81,
81 S. s., S. 81, IS, So 90, g. o., 6S, &c. 90 H. n
70, IS, IS, 81. apps