National Republican., 1876-11-01
A UCTION SALE OF

CONDEMNED NAVAL STORES
AT THE
MAYNARD, WASHINGTON, ID. G.,
TUsDAT, OCTOBER 81, 1876, AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ.
EQUIPMENTS.
A large lot of Rope Hammocks, Bags, Cooking
Utensils, Awnings, Covers, Life Preservers. Cur
tains, Hose of several sizes, and many other al
ticles.
Bread, Dried Apples, Rice, Coffee, Meat, and
CLOTHING.
Shoes, Trousers, Jackets, Flannel, Sheeting,
UnderclOthes and other articles.
SMALL STORES.
Tobacco, Soap, Mustard, Pepper and other ar
ticles.
CONTINGENT
PadlOcks and other kinds; also, a lot of Yeo-
man Stores, &c.
CONSTRUCTION
>, lot of tools Of various kinds; consisting Of
Hammers, Screw Drivers, ChiSels, Saws, and
many other articles.
ORDNANCE.
One thousand and sixty-six pounds Serge Cart
ridge Bags, Stoves and other articles.
YARDS AND DOCKS.
One Yoke of Oxen, one Horse, one Light Wagon,
number of carpets, Furniture of various de-
scTiptOns four Ranges, one Cook Stove and mis-
cellaneons articles.
STEAM ENGINEERING.
A lot of Salt Water Soap.
A full schedule of all articles can be seen by
applying at auctiOneer's office, southeast corner
Ninth and d streets northwest, Washington, ID. q.
Terms cash.
Twenty per centum of the purchase money will
be required at the time of sale.
Articles to be removed within ten (10) days or
positively forfeited to the Government.
JOHN q. FEBIGER,
Commodore Z. S. N, COmmandant.
FRANK b. CLEARY,
octlo-td AuctiOneer.
DRoPOSALS FOR WATERWAYS TO BE
4 STPPLIE p TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, ,
WAsHINGToN, u. e., September Is, 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
Il O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November l6, 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
ffhe Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Navy
Department, Washington" !" and must be indorsed
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
TOprepent nfusion, and facilitate fhe opening
Of the bids Pcrties bidding for supplies at several
yards iriH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard, Endorsed rith the name of the yard
for srhicR the bid is made.
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with in
structoDs 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, 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 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 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, for
the examination of samples, must be made to the
Commandments Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers IrfH De TeceIved only from par
ties trho are bona fde dealers in, or mGnHfde-
fUrers Of, the articles they offer TO furnish. The
guaTantOrs 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,
reseYying the right TO reject the lowest bid, or
any which it may deem exorbtant.
Under the pTopiSions OF section 3722 Of the Re-
principal or surely, has been de fGulter in any
previous contract nth the NGry Department riH
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 the amount ol the 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-
station designated in the contract, or, IL 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.
Inc classes of this Bureau are numbered and
No. /, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. 10, White Ash Oars; Nc. q,
Headings; No. IS, Lignumvita; No. IS, Steel;
No. 3s, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 30, Iron Cut
Nails No. q, Lead pipe. sheet: No. 45, Zinc; No.
-, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, Of brass andI on; No.
49, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. 50, Plies; No.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. S.
ware; No. So, White Lead: No. 81, Zinc Paint:
No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO. Linseed
On; No. 90, Nsrnish; Spirits TurRentine; No. 50,
65, Fish Oil; No. es, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No
90 Dry Goods for uphOlsterng: No. Il, Stationery;
No; q, Srucibies; No. 3; ship Chandlery; No "a,
No. II, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. IS,
Charcoal; No. 80 Wood.
The following are the Glasses, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos ID, Is 80 49, as 50, 81, s., co. g. IS, o. TO- 7a
BOSToN. -
Nos. S. 3s %, ~, 4s A. 50, 81 S. 81, Sc, 81, S.
SO, 90, 'S, 81, S6, 60, 20 Il %, "a, IS, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. z, -, f8. 5s, 81, 5s, So. 90, 50, IS, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. Is, SIS. 39 4G 4s a. 50, 81 So, 81, 90, o3 81
6S, 90, 20, Il, IS, IS 80, IS IS.
WASHINGTON. .. ---t
Nos. p 81 ss ~ So 81. 81 So 81. SO, 81, IS, SO,
GO, o. o., os, co. ~ Il. - T3 -, IS, ~, 7s ss So
NORFOLK.
Nos p ., IS s1 IS, AZ, 90 81 So 81, Sc, 81, IS o.
90, SO, o., IS, o., 20, Il, IS, u, IS.
MARE ISLAND
Nos. 16, "a S. u 4S, IS, ~ 81 So 81 g. 81 S. So
90, SO, g. 65, 6S, 81, 20, Il, IS, IS. se30-td
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~ once 10 Dr. Schultz, soa. corner Ninth street
and sytvania avenue. fyou value the blessings
of health, proong life. and wish to avoid the Sc
rous consequences arising from neglect improper
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