National Republican., 1876-10-10

L sLPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS I.SDER
CUNsTRUCTi0N AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTNENT,)
BUREAU oP Construction AND REPAIR, !
WASHINGTON, ID. e., September %, 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
June so, 1877, will be received at this Bureau until
II O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1873,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chfcf
oftke Bureau of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department, WdShingfon." and must be Endorsed
Gr az Or s Iess
letters.
Toprevenf con fusion, and facilitate the opening
yards riH enclose their bids IN separate envelopes
for each yard Endorsed trih the name of the yard
for phicR 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
with printed forms Of OFFER will be furnished to
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-
reau.
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 il, 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 cfH be received only from par
ties rho are bona fde dealers in, or maREtdc-
tTss & me Gels' b msE Sffr to T6s s
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,
reserying the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which IL may deem eXOrbitant-
Under me prouisions of section 3T22 of the Re-
riSed Statutes, the Offer Of any person toho, as
Prerious contract with the Nary Department tciA
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 De-
partment.
AS additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from tine amount Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per eentum of the amount of each bill, approved
in triplicate by the Commandants 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
ten days after the warrant for the same shall
have been passed by the Secretary of the Treas
The classes of this Gureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No: ], White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Cypress, Cedar; No q, White Oak Slaves and
Headings: No. Is, Lignumvite; No. IS, Steel;
NO. IS, Iron wrought Nalls; NO. 81, Iron OuL
Nails; No. ~, Lead pipe, sheet: No. 43, Zinc: No
IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and On; No.
40, Screws, of brass and iron; No. so, Fhes; No
81, Augers; No. g., Tools for ship stores; No. So
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. SO, White Lead; No. s., Zinc Paint;
No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No SO, Linseed
OH; No 90, Varnish, Spirits Turpenline; No. 90,
Sperm, and Lard OIL; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No
66, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass; No. CO. Brushes; No.,
20, Dry Goods for upholstering; No. IL Stationery
No. a. Crucibles; No. T3, Ship Chandlery; No. u
Acids; No. IS. Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No ss,
Charcoal; No. 50, Wood.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 16 Is, 49, 4s 49, So 81 S. 90, 90, eS, &c. TO- TS
u, IS.
BOSTON.
Nos. S. 49, SO, -, 4S, 49, So 81 So, 81 S. 81, S.
50, 6O, g. g. ts, 90, 20, Il, 73, "a, IS, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. 2, q, ., So 81, IS, 50. 90, IS, s5, T5.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. Is, s. SO, 4S, 49, 49, So S. IS, 81, 90, 6S g.
es, 90, 20, Il, IS, IS, Il, IS. Ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. =, 80, 49, ~, so, 81, 81, S. 81 So So S. So
co. g. g. g. &C. 20, a. a. T3, a. 75 II, IS, S. 80.
NORFOLK.
Nos D. 25 35 30, is, 49, So S. S. ST. So, s., So o.
90, 63, 81, 6S, 90, 20, II, Is, II, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 16 o. S. A. a. IS, 49, 81 S. 81 S6, 81, IS, So
90, So, 81, e5, ss, 69, 20, Il, T3, IS. seSotd