National Republican., 1876-11-15
Il SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

NAVY DEPARTNKET,l
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, \
WAsHIsGToE, d. o., September 2S, 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
June 80 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
II O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1876,
st which time the bids will be opened. -.
The proposals must be addressed TO the "Chfer
ofthe Bureau Of Consfruetfon and Repatr, Navy
Department, Washington," !" and must be indorsed
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
yGrds pfH enclose thefr bids separote enueIopes
for each yard, fndorssd NTH the name of the yard
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 guarsntprs,
with printed forms Of offer, will be furnished to
such persons as desire to bid on application to the
Commandants Of the respective Navy Yards, and
those Of al the yards on application to the Bu-
reau- rra-..
copy of the schedules of the other yards, for
animation only, in order that persons who intend
70 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 class;
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
eminent require 1t, before the execution Of the
contract. All applications for Information, or for
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
ses rho are bona .fds dealers IN, or nangfac-
must BE tK s5 Tes
Internal Revenue for the district In which they
reside. ~
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
quired by law, the Navy Department, however,
iessryt1g the right 70 reject the lowest bid, or
snder fne provtstons Of section S70 Of the Re-
vtsed Sgtutes, hs ofsr Of any psrson pho, a.
prevfoas contract ;rifk the Ssvy 1epsrfmeni piE
sufetss in the full amount VIII be required To
sign the contract, and their responsibility must
be certified to the satisfaction Of the Navy De-
psrtment .. ..sI. .a... o.. = ..aH ~
As additional securitY twenty per centum Will
be withheld from the amount Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the smount Of each bill, approved
tive yards, win be paid by the Paymaster Of the
station designated In the contract, or, If none is
s Of. ssa
ten days after the warrant for the same shall
have been psssed by the Secretary Of the Treas
fine classes Of this Bursau are numbered and
designsted as follows:
p No; White M Oak Log; No. u, White Pine
Cypress, Cedar No "a, WHITE Oak Slaves and
Headings; No Is. Lignumvfte; No. IS, Steel;
Nsls No. q Lead pipe. .ssst: IN No. zi1e @ No.
4s, Locks, Hinges. Bolts, Of brass andI, on; No.
~, Screws, OF brass and iron; No. 30, fIiss; No.
n, Augers; Ne s., Tools for ship stores; No. IS,
Tools for use IN yard and shops; No. q, Hard
ware; No. 90, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. te, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. 50, Einseed
Sperm and Lara Oh; No. q. TafIoT, Soap: No. No.
e6, Fish OIL; No. es, Glass; No, 90, Brushes; No.
70, Dry Goods hr upholster!ng; no. n Stationery;
No. n, Cructbles; No 7s, ship Ohsndlery; No. IL
Acids; No "a yRosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. y, Betting. Pssking; No. 'S, Leatnsr; No. IS.
OhnreoaE No. %, Wood. q = Ls lgF E. -g'- -15
The foliowinE are the CLASSES BY the numbers,
required ct the respective nsry yards:
PORTSMOUTH. :. SIS
Nos le 2s So -. 4S, so ~ ts, 90, es, es, %, 20 -
a. S. 7' = ,t'rl'h
81 NSs g. ss q u r b r .. + Il 4 n z Il Y q Il n n -
E NEW YORK.
Nos-22 ~, 2, 80, 81, -, %, 90, eS, IS, rs. -Y
.SEF s LEAGUE IsLAND. Eat4
Nos Is, 80, 30, ls, -, 49, So 81 IS, 81, %, 90, g.
Co. o, 70, II, 70, rs, ~ y. s. stEte II ~
WASHINGTON.
Nos 2, 50, ~, ~ %. 81, Sc So - u, 81 ss, 80,
co. es "a, os, 90, 70, II IA 7s, 70 Is, u, 70, So, Ss
30 NoRFOEK.
Nos. q 2 ss. s 8, g. 50, g, S. 81, 50, sE,5s o.
90, es, u, o., ee, 70, n, 7a, ", IS - Et
F. MARE ISLAND. ,..--.-5
Nos 16 "a, 96, a, a. a. a. 81 S. 81 "a, 81, S. 90,
90, g. o.. 66. 90. 90. 20, n, "a 70. se3o-td