National Republican., 1876-10-16
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGSIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAlR.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, 7
WASHINGTON, d. G., September 2s, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June So 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
l. O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November l6, 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, Harrington" and must be indorsed
Proposals for Timber, &C., for the Nary" that
letters.
To prevent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
of me bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards IviH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard Endorsed trith the name of the yard
for Uhich 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, application to the
Commandants Of the respective Navy Yards, and
those of all the yards on application to the Bu-
reau.
purchasing Paymaster for each Station, will have
copy of the schedules of the other yards, for ex
animation only, in order that persons who inten
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 q class;
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class, should the interest Of the Gov
eminent require it. before the execution of the
contract. All applications for information, or for
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
Bids or offers tOiH be received only from par
ties Irho are bono Jfde dealers in, or manu- fac
sh9 be c9ed 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,
reserving the right TO reject the lowest bid, or
any which IL may deem eXOrbtant-
Under the prorisions of section 3722 Of the Re-
ufsed Statutes, the offer Of any person yho, az
prevfous contract 1ih the Nary Department vih
not be receired.
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.
be withheld from the amount Of the 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
ury:
designated as follows:
No. /, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. q
Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No. Is, Lignumvita; No. S5, Steel;
No: 3S, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Out
Hnses g: Of Srass NO zaG No. No.
40, Screws, of brass and iron; No. so, FIIss; No.
81, Augers; No. g., Tools for ship stores; No. 53,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. SO, White Lead; No. g. Zinc Paint;
No. 5s, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Llnseed
Oh; No. 90, Earnish. Spirits Turpentine; No. 63,
Sperm. and Lard OIL; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
65, Fish Oil; No. 6s, GLASS; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20 Dry Goods for uphOlstering No. Il, Stationery;
No. ~, Crucbles; No. 70, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. IS. ROsin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. S8
Charcoal; No. 50, W Wood
The following are the classes by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. 10, 25 49, 49, 49, so, 81 5s, CO. 63 65, &c. TO- 7
"a, IS.
BOSTON.
Nos. 81, IS, 90, Il, 49, a. 80, s. S. 81 So, 81, S.
SO, 90, 6S, 81, os, g. TO- II, 70, "A, rs, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. =, i2, 43, SO, 81, IS, SO, 90, 90, 65, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. Is, IS. 80, t3 IS, 20, 50, S. S. 81 CO. S. 81
6s, CO, 20, Il, 73, IS II, IS. ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. ., 80, 4s, 10, so, 81, s. S. 81 S. 81 5s, So
90, g, g. os, 90, 70 Il, r. fs "a IS IL Ts S. So
NORFOLK.
Nos. 2 Is 3S 39 IS, IS, 50, So S. ST. Sc, 81, IS o.
90, 60, "a, 6s, %, 20, Il, 70, II, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 16, "a, 35 A. -, IS, 49, 81 So 81 g. 81 S. So
90, 63, "a, 65, 6s, 90, 70, II, 70, IS. se3Otd