National Republican., 1876-10-21
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU oF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, ,
WASHINGTON, u. g., September %, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
June go 1877, will be received at this Bureau until
l. O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
ofthe BureGu Of Construction and Repair, Nary
Department. WGshington," and must be indorsed
"ProposGls for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerent con fusion and facilitate the openinq
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at sererGl
yards IriH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each gard, Endorsed with the name Of the yard
for IrhiCh 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 desire to bid, application to the
Commandments Of the respective Navy Yards, and
those of all the yards on application to the Bu-
reau.
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 q class;
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class should the interest Of the Gov
eminent require it, before the execution OF the
contract. Ali applications for information, or for
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
COmmandants of the respective yards.
Bids or offers trilI be received only from par
ties tvho are bona .fde dealers in, or mdnHfde-
guaranfors 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,
reserving the right TO reject the lowest bid, or
any which il may deem eXoroitant
Under the provisions OF section S722 of the Re-
vised Statutes, the offer of any person pho, as
s-gs, I1pI 1a
Prerfous contract IDih the Nary 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.
t1As 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 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
The classes of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No. i, White Oak Logs; No. 13, White Pine
Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No. Is, Lignumyite; No. IS, Steel;
No. IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 50, Iron Cut
Nails No. - Lead pipe. sheet: No. 43, Zinc; No.
-, Locks, Hinges. Bolts, of brass and on; No.
4s, Screws, OF brass and iron; No. %, Fines: NO.
81, Augers: No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. S.
Tools for in yard and shops; No. s. Hard
ware; No. So, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, Colored Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
Oh; No. 60 Narnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. 6S,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
65, Fish Oil; No. 6s. Glass; No. &c. Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for uphOlstering; No. H. Stationery
No. ~, Crucibles; No. TS Ship Chandlery; No. IL
Acids; No. IS. ROsn, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. rs, Leather; No. sS,
Charcoal: No. 81, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. f6 25 50, 4, Is, 80, ST. S. o., 63, g. &c. 73
"a, IS.
BOSTON.
Nos. IS. 49, 20 a. IS, ~. 50, 81 IS, 81, So 81 So,
50, 6O, g., g. US, 90, 20, Il, T3, "a, 75 II, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. -, u, IS, SO, 81, 5S, SO, 90, SO, 65, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. IS S. 81 -. as ~, 3d. 81 53 81, 90, 50, 81,
6S, 69, 20, Il, IS, IS, a.. IS. S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. - 39, 49, ~ so, 81, 81, S. s. So, 81, 5S. So
oO, CO, q, 6s, 69 a. a. a. 7S, ~ IS IS, SS, 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos. D. 25, S. 81 49, ~, So S. S. ST. S. 81, 5S g.
co. 63, q, Is, 81, 20, Il, 7S, T7, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 16, -, c5 ~ 43, 4S a. So, 53 81 g. 81, S. So
90, SO, 81, 65 os, %, 10, Il, 7s, IS. seS1td