National Republican., 1876-11-18
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

NAVY DEPARTMBNr,l
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, J
WASHINGTON, ID. e., September 2s, 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materisls for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1871, will be received at this Bureau until
L O'Clock m. Of THURSDAY, November lo 1876
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chie|
Of the BuTedr Of Consfruction and Repair, NGry
"ProposGIs for Timber, |c, for The Nary" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerent con- Juston, and facilitate the opening
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards piu enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard, fndorsed With the name of the yard
for tchfch the bid fs 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
with printed forms Of offer, will be furnished TO
such persons as desire to bid application the
Commandments Of the respective Navy Yards, and
those OF all the yards on application to the Bu-
reRu.
The Commandant of each Navy Yard, and the
purchasing Paymaster for each Station, will have
q copy Of the schedules Of the other yards for
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to bid may Judge whether # 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 1t. before the execution Of the
contract. All applications for Information, for
the examination Of samples must be made TO the
Bids or ofers pfu be received only from par
ties tcho are bona fde dealers in, or nanufac-
turers q, he articles they Offer 10 furnish. The
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,
reservtng the right 70 reject the lowest bid, or
any which It may deem exorbitant
Under the prorfsions OF secfIcn 3T22 Of the Re-
rtsed Statutes, the offer of any person toho, az
principal or surely hos been a defaulter IN any
Preyioas contract NTH the Havy Department 1iA
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 vfthe 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-
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.
The classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
No. i, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards; No. 10, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
aesdinss; No. Is, II IgnumVits: vita NC No. ~ IS Steel; eel
No 8s Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Out
Nails; No. q Lead, pipe. sheet; No. IS, Zinc No.
4s, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. so, Plies; No.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. 53,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. s. Hard.
ware; No. 80, White Lead; No. ST. Zinc Paint;
NO. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. 50, Linseed
OH; No. 90, Vsrnish, Spirits Turpentine: No. IS,
Sperm. and Lard Oh; No. g. Tallow Soap; No
65, Fish OIL; No. 6s, Glass; No. 69, Brushes; No
90 Dry Goods for upholstering; No. II, Stationery;
No. Y, Crucibles; No. 73, Ship Ohandlery; No. II
Acids; No. IS Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. II, 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 ls, IS sa a. 4s, 20, g. IS, 90, o., s5, co. TO- 7
"a, IS.
BOSTON.
Sc, 90, ss, II, Is, Ss, 70, Il, Is, Il, 7b II, rs.
NEW YORK.
Nos. q, 42, %, 80, 81, IS, SO, %, es, o5, rs.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos Is IS, 81, ~ 4s, ts, so, 81, bs, s. co. es 81,
eS, 90, 70, II, 70, rs, II, rs, So. ,I.E.
WASHINGTON.
Nos z 80, 4s, ~, 50, 81, 81 S. 81, S. 81, 50, 6e
60 c3, "a, SO, 90, 70, n n, rs, "a IS IL 7s ss So
q Er-- 20 NORFOLK ..-- rEE r
Nos. q rs, 35 80, 48 40, So 81 IS, 81, SO, 81, IS o.
90, 90, 81, IS, %, 70, II, rs, ~, rs.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 6, a IS, a. 43, ss, ~, 81 S. g. 81, IS, &c.
90. SO. 81. 66. 6s. 80, 20, II, rs, rs. se3o-td