National Republican., 1876-10-06


NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, }
WASHINGTON, ID. C., September %, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
Il O'Clock IN. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1876,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
of the Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy
Department, FdShingfon," and must be indOrsed
"Prop0SGls for Timber, Sc, for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
Of tie bids, parties bidding for supplies at seTerdt
yards iriu enclose their bids IN separate envelopes
for each gard, Endorsed NTH the name of the yard
for trhicR the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with in
structons 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 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 o! the other yards, for eX
animation only, in order that persons who intend
TO bid may Judge whether ii 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
ernmCnt require il, before the execution OF the
contract. All applications for information, or for
the exam nation Of samples, must be made to the
COmmanCantS OF the respective yards.
Bids offers trW be received only from par
ties ThO are bO'G fde dealers in, or mGnufdc-
furerS Of, The articles they offer 10 furnish. The
guaraniOrs must be certified by the Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district in which they
reside.
The contract will he 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 eXorDitant
[ Rdcr the provisions Of section S722 of the Re
riSed Statutes, the offer of any person tchO, as
principal or surety, has been dcfGulter in any
PTcriOus contract Nth the Nary Department UiH
not be recCircd.
Surcties 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 wit hheld from OF the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
in tripcate by the Commandments 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
ury:
designated as follows:
mol White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. p
Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No. 25, Lignumvite; No. IS, Steel;
No. s., Iron Wrought Nails; No. 81, Iron Cut
Nails; No. y Lead, pipe. sheet: No. IS, Zinc; No.
i9, Screws, of brass and iron; No. So Pies; No.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. SO,
ware; No. SO, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. S. COlOred Paints, Dryers; No SO, Linseed
or; No CO. Narnish; Spirits TGr%Rentns; % No. 49,
6j, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass: No. SO, Brushes; No
20, Dry Goods for uphOlsterng; No. IL Stationery;
No. y, Crucbes; No. 73, Ship Chandlery; No. Il,
Acids; No. IS. Rosin. Pitch, Crude Turpentine
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. as, Leather; No IS,
Charcoal; No. 81, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos l6 Is, So a. Is 50, 81, IS, o. 03 O., 50, TO- 49,
BOSTON.
IS, o., ea, o., tS, so, 10 IL "a, "A, IS, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. -, ~, IS, Sc, So, SIS. SO. co. SO, 65, Ij.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. IS S. So 49, 4S, A., 50, 81, 50, 81, co. g. g.
6S, 81, 20, Il, 73, IS, -, I3. ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 81 60 IS. ~ So ST. 81 So. 81. SO, 81, S. 50,
90, 5, o. IS, Co. 10 IL -. IS, IL, IS, -, 49, S. 3d.
NORFOLK.
Nos. D. Is S. 81 49, ~ 80, 81 53 ST. So, 81, IS o.
60, G3 g., 6s, 81, 30, Il, 73, II, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. l6, q, s. H. a. as ~ 81 53, 81 6, 81 5S So
60, 63, 81, Is, 6s, o., ~ Il, -, IS se3(-td
PRoros AIS
NAVY PAY OFFICE,
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Sealed proposals, in duplicate. will be received
at this ctce until l. o'clock, October 4, 1876 for
the following named articles on account of the
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, viz:
CLASS NO.4.
70. 600 feet 3Xl2N2l Georgia Heart Pine.
5000 feet lXl2 Yellow Pine, No. l.
CLASS No. II.
300 lbs. q Round Iron.
.IO lbs. Russia Sheet Iron.
CLASS No. Is.
200 lbs. White Lead.
lou lbs. W hite Zinc.
CLASS No. l..
dozen 4-tnch loose barrel Bolts, iron.
dozen 6-inch
gross No. y inch Iron Screws.
gross No. l-fnch Iron Screws.
gross No. 10 II Inch Iron Screws.
255 lbs. Sheet Zine.
10 lbs. Timed Iron Tacks, z.
Is lbs. Copper Wire, gauge No. Is.
200 feet l-inch Black Walnut.
20 feet 1I-inch Black Walnut.
CLASS No. II.
900 lbs. = Round Iron.
20 Z" y Round Iron.
100 I" x Square Nuts
- &" No. Ox-shoe Nails.
- g largest size Horseshoe Nails.
GLASS No. II.
s dozen 4inch Taper Files.
3 =" 314-inch Taper Files.
3 " 9,inch Flat Files.
3bevel-edge Rasps, lO-inch.
CLASS No. II.
; dozen bevel-edge Rasps, I4-inch.
Ward Files, 6-inch.
" Ward Files, 4-inch.
CLASS No. Is.
100 lbs Cotton Waste,
6ChamOise Skins.
quire Emery Cloth No. o.
CLASS No Il.
10 lbs. I2-ounce Iron Tacks.
10 - l5-Uunce Iron Tacks.
dozen l1E-inch Brass Hinges.
2inch .
d" 2ILiuch -
. gross No. q inch Brass Screws.
20 lbs Block Tin Banca.
CLASS No. 20.
10 tons best quality Pert Deposit Hay, 22io
lbs. 10 the ton, exclusive Of sticks and
binders.
CLASS No. II.
325 bushels HUminy, So lbs. to the bushel.
l35 bushels Shtpstutf, per sample, Is lbs. to
GLASS No 81
IS bushels best Northern Oats, 81 lbs. to the
IS bushels White Corn. So lbs. 10 the bushel.
CLASS no. %.
90 lbs 4 inch Sheet Gum Packing.
CLASS No. ~.
20 gallons Lard Oil.
Also, a lot Of Stationery, list of which can be
seen al the Commandments Office At his yard
All the above articles are TO be Of the best
quality, and TO be delivered at the Navy Yard,
Norfolk, Va. free OF expense to the Government,
within ten days after award OF contract. la@np
se2S-td Purchasing Paymastcr, U. 5. N.
ENGRAVING.
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GEO. 7. JONES, Vice President.
JOHN ". WATERS, Secretary.
JOHN NJ. VAN HUSkIRK. Treasurer.
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