National Republican., 1876-10-04
NAVY DEPARTMENT, }

NAVY DEPARrNENT,)
BGhEAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, !
| WAsHINGToN, ID. O., September 2s, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 lS17 will be received at this Bureau until
II o'clock m. of THURSDAY, November IS. 1875
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chiet
Of the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Nary
proposals for Timber, &C., for he Nary" that
letters.
To prerent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
OF the bids parties bidding for supplies at seperdl
yards tgiH enclose their bids separate envelopes
TOR each yard, indorSed 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 guarantors
with printed forms of offer, will be furnished to
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 of the other yards for ex-
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to 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 a class;
but the department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class, should the interest of the Gov
eminent require il. 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 piH be received only from par
ties ioho are bona .fde dealers in, or mGnUfde-
tureTS of, the articles they offer TO furnish. The
guaranlOrs must be certified by the Collector of
reside.
The contract will be awarded to the person who
i makes tn the lowest oiS and gives the guarantee re-
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which it may deem exOrbitant.
Under the provisions of section 3T22 of the Re-
viSed Statutes, the offer of any person tcho, as
principal surety, has been q dc faulter in any
PreriOus contract NTH 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
As additional sern-t+y 'werty 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 triplcate 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: i, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No. 25, Lignumvite; No. IS, Steel
No; IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 3D. Iron Cut
Nails; No Il, Lead, pipe sheet; No. IS, Zinc; No.
4S, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and. on; No.
10, Screws, of brass and iron; No. so, Pies; No.
o. AuSerss NO. TOOLS snip stores, NO. %,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. Sc, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, ColOred Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
OH; No. 60, Varnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. SO,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81, TallOw, Soap; No.
65, Fish OIL; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90, Brushes: No.
90 Dry Goods for upholstering; No. Il, Stat Onery;
No. y, Crucbles; No. 73, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. IS. ROsin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. 49,
Charcoal; No. So Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos l6 Is, 49, 49, Is, So 81, S. 90, So, S. 49, 0 75
a, IS.
BOSTON.
Nos. IS, IS, So a. 49, 49, 81 81 So, 81, So 81, IS,
SO, 90, 63, o., Is, Co. 20, Il, 70, "a, IS, IL, 49,
NEW YORK.
Nos. 2, -, 43, Sc, 81, S. SO, 90, SO, 65, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. IS 49, 49, 43, 49, 49, So 81 S. 81, 90, SO, 81,
6s, 69, 20, Il, 73, rs, II, IS. IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. p 80, 49, 49, So 81, 81, So, 81 SO, 81. So, &c.
60, tS, e. 6s Co. 10 H. r. 73 ~ 75 IT, IS, ss, 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos. D. 25 S. 49, IS, 49, So 81, S. ST. S. 57,5S Co.
90, e3 81, 6s, 80, 20, Il, 70, II, rs.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 16 q, 35 A. a. as 49, 81 S. 81 g. 81, 5S, SO,
go g. Ga %. II. 73 se}0-tt