National Republican., 1876-10-18
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

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CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, \
WASHINGTON, d. e., September 2s, 1875. }
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
II o'clock m. of THURSDAY, November l6, 1876
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the 'tChief
of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department, Washington" )" and must be indorsed
"ProposaIs for Timber, &c, for the Nary" that
letters.
Toprepent eoaf fusion. and facilitate the opening
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards tCH enclose their bids IN separate enuelOpes
for each gard, indorSed With the name Of the yard
for schicR 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 proposal,
of guarantee, and of certificate of guarantors,
such persons as desire to bid on application to the
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards, and
those Of all the yards on application to the Bu-
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;
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 a class;
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class, should the interest of the Gov
ernment 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 piH be received only from par
ties trho are bona fde dealers in, or mdnufdc-
furerS of, the articles they offer to furnish. The
guaraniors 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 re-
quired by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which IT may deem exorbitant.
IN oIder me ProgtsionS 81 section 81 81 ne Rs.
principal or surely, has been q defaulteT in any
PreriOus contract with the Nary Department viH
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must
be certified to the satisfaction OF the Navy De-
partment.
AS additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount Nth bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
In triplicate by the OOmmandants of the respec-
tive yards, will be paid by the Paymaster of the
station designated In the contract, or, If none is
specified, by the Paymaster Of the station nearest
the yard where the goods are delivered, within
have been passed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury;
No. /, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards; No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
No. IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut
Nails; No. A. Lead pipe. sheet: No. 4S, Zinc; No.
Is, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and, On; No.
49, Screws of brass and iron; No. So Fries No.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. S.
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. s. Hard
ware; No. 50, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. So Linseed
Oh; No. 60 Earnish, Spirits. Turpentine; No. So,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
e5, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20 Dry Goods for upholstering; No. IL Stationery;
No. y, Crucibles; No. 73 Ship Chandlery; No. Il
Acids; No. 75 Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. II, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. SO,
Charcoal; No. 50, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 49, rs, SO, 49, As, So 81 S. 90, 6S, 65 &c. TO- T
"A, S.
BOSTON.
Nos 35 49, 3e a. 4s, 49, So 81 So. 81, SO, 81, 5s,
SO, g. e3, 81, 6s, 90, 20, Il, 7S, a. Is, II, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. q, y, 43, SO, 81, IS, SO, 90, SO, 65, Is.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos 25 3s, SO, 43, 49, 49, So ST. 5S, 81, 90, 90, 81,
6s, 69, 20, II, %, rs, II, IS IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. p So 4s, 49, 80, 81, S. S. 81 S. 81, 5s, 5e
CO. U3 g. 6S, 90, ~, H. r. 70, u rs, II, 7s Ss So
NORFOLK.
Nos q Is, IS, 80, Is, 49, so, S. S. ST. S. ST. S. o.
6O, SO, "a, 6s, 90, 20, II, TS, II, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 1e, a. IS, q, 43, 49, 49 s. IS, 81 g. ST. S. So
60 90, "a, 65, IS, 90, 70, Il, Ts, IS. se3Otd