National Republican., 1876-10-17
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
Il SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, }

NAVY DEPARTMsST,)
BTREAU oR CoTsTRrcTloN AND REPAiR,
WASHINGTON, ID. g., September 2S, 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1877, will be received at this Bureau until
l. O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November l6, 1915
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, Sc, for the Nary" that
they may be distinguished IRON ordinary business
letters.
To prerent con fusion and facilitate tAe opening
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
yards lciH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard indorSed NTH the name Of the yard
for lchick the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for together with IN
sructons to bidders giving the forms of proposal,
of guarantee, and of certificate of gRarantOrs,
with printed forms of offer, will be furnished to
such persons as desire to bid, on application to the
Commandments 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
animation only, in order that persons who inteui
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
eminent require ii, before the execution OF the
contract. All applications for information or for
the eXamina tiOn of samples, must be made to the
Commandments Of the respective yards
Bids orNo5ers riH be received oRiy from par
ties rho are bora fde dealers in, or n,dnufGc-
furers of, The articles they offer to 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-
CURED by law, the Navy Department, however,
reserving the right TO reject the lowest bid, or
any which 1t may deem exorOitant.
Under the provisions Of section SI22 Of the Re-
rised Statutes, the offer Of any person t1ho, ds
principal or surely hos been a defGUlter in any
preriOuS contract lciih the Nary Department vH
not be received.
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 mount Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
in triplicate by the Commandments of the respec
tive yards, wil 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
fhef glasses of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No. !, White Oak Logs; No. 13, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. ID, White Ash Oars; No. q,
Cypress. Cedar: No -, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No; 25, LgnImyitse; No. IS, Steel;
Nails; No -, Lead, pipe. sheet: No. 49, Zinc; No.
=, Locks, Hinges BOLTS, of brass and. on; No.
~, Screws. oil DrasS ana iron: NO. ", fIles: 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. ST. Zinc Paint;
No. S. Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
Oh; No. 60, Earnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. SO,
Sperm. and Lard Oil: No. 81, TaIlow, Soap; No.
65 Fish Oil; No. 6s. GLASS; No. 80, Brushes; No.
TO- Dry Goods for uphOlsterfng No. Il, Stationery;
No. ~, Crucbles; No. 20, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No IS. Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentne;
No. II, Betting, Packing: No. IS, Leather; No. ss,
Charcoal; No. 81, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 49, 25, 81 IS, Is So ST. IS, %, 63 65, 09 TO- T
"a, SS
BOSTON.
Nos 35 Ss, 20, y, IS. -. 81 81, Sc, ST. Sd 81, S.
80, Co. s., o., Gs, 90. 20, Il, T3, ~ 20, a, 7s.
NEW YORK.
Nos. % i2, IS, So, 81, IS, SO, 90, 6S, 65, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos Is IS. 39. -. 4s AZ So 81 So, 81, 90, SO, g.
6S, 81, 20, Il, IS, IS, a., IS. ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. D. 3d. IS, 10, So 81, So, S. 81 So 81, 5S, So
CO. Co. o. 6S, SO, 20, Il, y. %, - IS, IS, 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos o. Is, 35, 81 as 49 so, 81 S. ST. So, 81, 5s g.
60, 63, e4, os, 69, 70 Il, 13, Il, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos l6 ~, IS, ~, 49, as ~ 81 53, 81 g. ST. 5s, So
90, e5, 81, IS, 6S, 81, 70 Il, T3, IS. se3O-td