National Republican., 1876-10-13
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,)
BCREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, I
WASHINGTON, ID. g., September %, 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
. Il o'clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1876
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chicf
ofthe Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Nary
"PrOpoSdIs for Timber, &c, for the Nary" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerenf con- fusion, and facilitate the opening
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards riH enclose their bids IN separate enpelOPe2
for each yard, indorsed NTH the name Of the yard
for luhich 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
ComInandants Of the respective Navy Yards, aud
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 of the other yards, for ex
animation only in order that persons who intenl
TO bid may nudge 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
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
COmmandants of the respective yards.
Bids or offers tUiH be received only from par
ties rho are bOLd fde dealers in, or mGHHtdc-
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-
quired by law, the Navy Department, however,
reseryibg the right to reject the lowest Did, or
any which it may deem exorbitant
Under the provisions of section 3I22 Of the Re-
riSed Statutes, the offer Of any person icho as
principal surety. has been q defdulter in any
PreriOus contract ivith the Nary Department DiH
NOT be Teceired.
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 U1 the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
in triplicate by the COmma1dants OF the respec-
tive yards, will be paid by the Paymaster Of the
station designated in the contract or, if none is
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 Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No. j, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. l6 White Ash Oars; No. q
Cypress, Cedar: No q, White Oak Slaves aud
Headings; No. 25, Lgnumvite; No. IS, Steel;
No. 3s, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut
Nails; No. - Lead, pipe, sheet: No. 43, Zinc; No.
4S, Locks, Hinges Bolts, OF brass and on; No.
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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. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, COlOred Paints, Dryers; No. so, Lnseed
Oh; No. 60, Varnish, Spirits Turpentlne; 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. -, Crucbes; No. %, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids: No. IS. Resin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. II, Betting, Packing; No. IS, LEATHER No. Ss,
Charcoal; No. S9 Wood.
The following are the classes by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos Is, 25 39 A. IS, 50, 81 IS, 3d. 63 65, 69 TO- 70,
~ IS.
BOSTON.
Nos 3, S. q, 42, 49, ~ 81, 81 So, 81, SO, 81 IS,
SO, 6O 6S, 81, IS, 60, 20, H. T3, "a, 7j, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. -, - q, SO, 81, 5s, SO, 90, SO, 65, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. IS IS, 80, 43, as ~ 50, 81 SO, 81 60 s. 81,
6s, CO, 20 Il, %, IS, Il, IS. Ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. r. So 49, az, so, 81. 81, S. 81 S. 81, So, So
Co. e. e. 65 g. ~, a. a. 30, ~, IS, -, IS, Ss 81
NORFOLK.
Nos D. Is S. 80 IS, 49 co. 81, So, ST. S. 81, SIS o.
co, 63, g., 6s, 81, 20, Il, 73, Il, rs.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos L. o. S. f. Il. 49, -, 81 50, 5; q, 81, S. 50,
90, 63, 81, Go, 6s, 81, 20, a. %, IS. se5o-td