National Republican., 1876-11-11
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNlZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, ,
WASHINGTON, ID. o., September 2S, 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the hscal year ending
June 30 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
l. O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November l6 1916
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chiej
IepGrtment RsssiDsfon," ] IAN" and @ must % Be %indorseS
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards utH enclose their bids IN separate enueIopes
for each yard, Endorsed NTH the name of the yard
for rhicR 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,
with printed forms of offer, will be furnished to
such persons as desire to bid application to the
Commandants of the respective Navy Yards, and
those OF all the yards on application to the Bu-
reau.
The Commandant 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 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
ernment 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 pfH be Tecetued only from par
ties tho are bono yfds dealers in, or mGHufac-
tursrs 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 re-
reserying the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which 1t may deem exorbitant.
Under the propisions or section s722 Of the Re-
priaeipGI or surely fGs Seen deSester INC IN s1v az
prerious contract vith the Novy Department Icih
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-
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 Oommsndants OF the respec-
tive yards, will be paid by the Paymaster of the
specified, 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 Treas
fhe classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
No !, White Oak Logs; No. Is white Pine
Plank, Boards; No. ls, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
Cypress, Cedar; No ~, White Oak Slaves and
No. aS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Out
No II SHEET sfas. No IS Zinc No
81, Augers; No. g., Tools for ship stores; No. S.
Tools Tor use in yard and shops; No. s. Hard
ware; No. So, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
Oh; No. 90, Earnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. 5S,
Sperr. anG Lard OH; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
65, Fish Oil; No. es, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for upholsterng; No. Il Stationery;
No. y, Crucibles; No. 73, Ship Chandiery; No. IL
Acids; No. IS, Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No -, Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. ss,
Charcoal; No. so, Wood.
The following are the classes, by the numbers
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 1o Is, 80, &S, 4s s. s. IS, 90, g. g. g. 70, T3
"a, S.
BOSTON.
Nos 81, 80, 90, 42, IS, 49. So g. IS, 81 S. 81, S.
&c. %, eS, o., os, 90. 70, II, rs "a, rs, II, rs.
NEW YORK.
Nos. q, ~, Is, 50, 81, IS, 50, 90, SO, 65, rs.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos rs, IS, SO, 43, 49, a. 81, S. So, s. 90, S. g.
es, 6s, 70, Il, IS, IS, u, IS, IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos 2 80, IS, 40, 80, 81, S. IS, 81, 50, 81, S. So
60 SS g. os, 90, 70, IL r. rs, r. rs, II, Ts S. So
NORFOLK.
Nos p Is, IS, So g. a. So 81 S. s. Sc, 81, S. o.
90, 90, O., os, o9, 20, II, 70, ", 7s.
MARE ISLAND
Nos lo, "A, IS, a. a. 49, 20, g. IS, s. a. ST. S. &c.
60 SO. "a. 65. 81. %, 20, n, 70, rs. se3O-td