National Republican., 1876-10-20
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WAsHIEGToN, ID. O., 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 16 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
ofthe Bureau of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department, Washington" and must be indOrsed
proposals for Timber. &C.. for the Nary" that
letters.
Topreuent con- fusion, and facilitate the opening
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at Seuerdl
for each gard, Endorsed lrih the name Of the yard
for trhich 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 desire to bid on application to the
Commandments OF the respective Navy Yards and
those Of all the yards on application to the Bu-
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 intent
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
ernment require it, before the. execution Of the
contract. All applications for information or for
the examination of samples, must be made to the
COmnandants Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers lrtH Dc received only from Par-
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 be awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which ii may deem exOrDitant.
Under the PTortsioHS or section 372 of TIE Re-
vised Statutes, the Offer of any person irho, as
principal or surety. has been a defGulter in any
prertous contract Nth the Nary Department Vih
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-
HAs additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from tine amount Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum 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
fhe classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows
No /, White Oak Logs; No. IS, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. p,
Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
No 3s, Iron Wrought Nails; No 80, Iron Out
Nails No. q, Lead, pipe, sheet: No. 4S, Zinc; No.
4s, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and on; No.
81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No. So,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. So, White Lead; No. o., Zinc Paint;
No. 5s, COlOred Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
Oh: No. CO. Earnish, Spirits Turpentne; No. 63,
Sperm. and Lard Oil No. 81, Tailow, Soap; No.
65, Fish OIL No. 65, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for upholstering: No IL Stationery;
No. r. Crucibles; No. 73, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. IS. ROsin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. II, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. So,
Charcoal; No. 50, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 16 Is 49, 4S, IS, 50, 81 S. 80, SS, e5 49, 7O 49,
"a, SS.
BOSTON.
Nos. 35 49, So A. 4s, 40 50, 81 So, 81 SO, 81, 5s,
SO, 90, g. 81, 0s, 59, 20, Il, Ia, "a, IS ~, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. 2, i2, -, SO, 81, 5S, SO, 90, IS, IS, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. 25 S. 80, 43, IS, 49, So S. 53 81 90, 6S, 81,
6s, SO, TO- Il, T3, IS, Il, IS. So.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. p So 49, 49, so, 81, ST. S. 81 50, 81, So, 59
90, g. e. 6S 49, 20, IL r. %, "a IS H. 7s IS, 50.
NORFOLK
Nos. e. 25 IS, 80, 49, 49, So ST. S. ST. S. ST. IS D.
90, 63, 81, es, o9, 20, Il, 73, u, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos l6 a. IS, - 43, IS, a. S. So 81 g. 81, So So
60 63, 81, e5, 6s, 90, 20, II, 73 7s. se3O-td