National Republican., 1876-10-23
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
i SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGSIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, \
WAsHIEoToN, d. e., September 2s, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
June 90, 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
L o'clock IN. of THURSDAY November l6, 1876
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
ofthe BUrecu of Construction and RepGiT, Nary
Department, Harrington" and must be indOrsed
"PrOPoSGls 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 al SeuerGI
yards tCiH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each gard, Endorsed tUifh 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 as desire to bid on application to the
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
animation only, in order that persons who intend
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 Goys
eTnment 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 trtH be received only from par
ties trho are bono fde dealers in, or manlfac-
must BE f
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,
Wbb the Deem 70 TesSt sne DID, or
Under the pTorisfons OF section S722 of the Re-
vtsed Statutes, the offer Of any person 'chO, a.
prsvious contract Dith the NGvy Department rih
not be received.
sign the contract, and their responsibility must
be certified to the satisfaction OF the Navy De-
partment
las additional security tverty per centum will
be withheld from the amount vi the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centUm of the amount of each bill, approved
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. l, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Cypress, Cedar; No "a White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No. 25, Lignumyite; No. IS, Steel;
No. IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 81, Iron Cut
Nails; No. a. Lead, pipe. sheet: No. 49, Zinc; No.
Is, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass andl on; No.
49, Screws, OF brass and iron; No. 30, Flies: No.
81, Augers No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. So,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. S. White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. So, Linseed
Oh; No. 90, Yarnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. 63,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. o., TalloE, Soap; No.
e5, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20 Dry Goods for upholstering; No. Il, Stationery;
No. Y, Crucibles; No. T5 Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. rs, Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. ss
Charcoal; No. SO, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH
Nos. ls, IS So IS, IS, so, s. S. CO. g. g. &c. TO- 7
"a, ss.
BOSTON.
Nos. IS, IS, g. ~ 48, q, 80, 81 S. 81 So 81, S.
SO, 90, CO, o. IS, 90, 20. II, "a, "A, rs II, 49,.
NEW YORK. -
Nos. =, ~, 43, SO, 81, IS, 50, 90, s3, IS, IS.
League ISLAND.
Nos. Is S. SO, 4S, IS, 49, So S. 53, s. 90, 90, g.
6s, 69, 20, Il, 7S, IS, Il, 7s. ss.
WASHINGTON.
Nos z 3e IS, 49, so, 81, 81, S. s. 50, 81, 50, &c.
90, g. e. sS 69, 20, H. a. 70, u 76 ", Is, S. So
NORFOLK.
Nos ~ Is, IS, 49, 4s 49 So 81 5,5i, Sc, S. o.
90, 90, 81, os, 69, 20, II, 70, y, rs.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 16 "a IS, a. 43 4S 49, 81 63, g. e, 81, 5s, So
90, 6Sr 81, e5, ss, os, 20, Il, 70, rs. sesO-td