National Republican., 1876-09-30
PROPOSALS.
PRoPoSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
Il SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE C0GNIZASOE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

| NAVY DEPARTMEST,)
| BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, \
| WASHINGTON, ID. C., September 2s 1876.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber aud other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 49, will be received at this Bureau until
| IL O'Clock m. of TUESDAY, November I, 1875, at
which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chiet
| ftke Bureau Of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department, WdSbington,n and must be indorsed
'ProPosaiS for Timber, &c, for the Edvy," that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards triH enclose their bids separate enUeIopes
for each yard, Endorsed 1ciM the name of the yard
for trkich 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 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 PaymGster 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
ernment require it, before the execution OF the
contract. All applications for information, for
the eXaminat tion Of samples, must be made to the
CommaDdants of the respective yards.
Bids or offers iciH be received only from par
fies 1Lo Gre 6OrG .fde dealers in, or mGnufde-
tUrerS 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
reservirg the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which it may deem eXOrbitant
Under The provisions Of section 1922 of the Re-
riScd Statutes, the offer Of any person IUho, as
principal or surety, HGS been deSdulter in any
precious contract iciM the Nary Department iviH
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-
partmert.
As additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount of the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum OF the amount of each bill approved
IN tripllcate by the COmmandants OF the reSpec
tive yards, will he 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.
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No. /, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. l6, White Ash Oars; No. q,
Heading; No; 25, Lignumyitie; No. IS, Steel;
No IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 81, Iron Cut
Nails; No y Lead, pipe, sheet: No. iS, Zinc; No.
i, Locks. Hinges, Bolts, of brass and iron; No.
10, Screws of brass and iron No. Sd, Files: No.
81, Augers; No. s., Tools for ship stores: No. SO,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware: No. Sc, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Pain;
No 5S, CclOred Paints, Dryers; No. 50, Linseed
Oil; No 60, Earnish, Spirits Turpentinc: No. SO,
Sperm and Lard Oil; No. g., Tallow, Soap; No.
65, Fish Oil; No. 6s. Glass No. 60, Brushes; No.
40, Dry Goods fer uphoStering: No. Il. Stationery;
No. y, Crucbles; No. T2, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids: No. IS. ROsin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. -, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather No. IS,
Charcoal; No. 81, Wood
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos le, 2j s.? 43, IS, 81, 81, 5s %, S. s5 &c. 0 73
a, IS.
Nos. s., j. So ~ IS, T.. 81, 81 So, 81, S. 57 S.
g, 81, Is, g. OS, 90, -, Il, 73, a. IS, a., as.
NEW YORK.
Nos. 2, ~, IS, 50, 81, 5S, SO, 90, SO, 65, y.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. IS, s. 50. Is, 4S 40 81 81 So, ST. 90, SO, g.
6S, CO, 10 Il, 80, IS, a., IS So.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. D. g. IS, ~, so, 81, 81 53. 81. So 81. S. So
CO. oS e. 6s, 49, 30, IL -. 30, ~ 75, a. 7S S. 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos D. 25, IS, 50, 49, a. So 81, So ST. S. 81 S. So
90, IS, 81, 6S 81, 20, Il, TS, II, rs.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 10, q, IS, H. a. 4S ~ s. So ST. S. 81, S. So
60 So, Ga, 65, IS, 81, 10. Il, 73, IS. seSltd