National Republican., 1876-11-02
n S. NAVY YARD. WASHINGTON.
lJs IspNstANDANT-S (IPFICF
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, ]

NAVY DEPARTMKNT,)
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, d. g., September 2S, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
l. O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November l6, 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
offhe Bureau Of Constraetion and Repdir, Nary
Department HGIhtngfon," and must be indorsed
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters
Toprevenf con fusion, and facilitate the opening
Of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards triH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard, indorsed 1cith the name of the yard
Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with in
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-
reRu.
The Commandant of each Navy Yard and the
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 class;
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class, should the interest of the Gov
ernment require II, before the execution OF the
contract. All applications for information, or for
Commandments Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers wiH be receiped only from par
ties rho are bona fde dealers in, or manEfGe-
gusraniOrs must be certihed 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,
reservtng the right 10 reject the lowest bid, or
any which it may deem exorbtant.
Under me PToptsions OF section Si22 Of the Re-
st;Sd df1te, rs ms G5sr S any psrsSn asao as
PreUi0Ts eoItrGei With the Nary Department will
NOT be received. -.
sign the contract, and their responsibility must
be certified to the satisfaction OF the Navy De-
AS additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount the bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
tEpcate = by me Of the
tive yards, viii 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
fhe classes of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
No; l. White Oak Logs; No. 13, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. 1s, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
Cypress, Cedar; No 4,White Oak Slaves and
Neadngs; No % LgnSNnTN h NS 81 Steel;
8, Locks, Hinges. bOltE, Of brass sndI On; No.
~, ScTcHS, OF DIdSs anu lIOn- NO. X hcss NO.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools .or ship stores; No. S.
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. b, Hard
ware; No. 50, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
Nc. IS. UOlOred Paints, Dryers; No. 50, Linseed
OH; No. 90, Tarnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. e3,
Spern. and Lard Oil; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
66, Fish OIL; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
90 Dry Goods for upholstering: No. Il Stationery;
No. AZ Crucibles; No. 73 Ship Chapdlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. rs. Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No: q. Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather No. Ss
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
..-.-. PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. 16 rs 49, a. Is, So 81 5s 90, 50, g. 49, TO- 7s
"a, IS.
g...n. BOSTON.
Nos. 35, 49, g. r. 49, a. 81, 81 So, 81, So 81, IS,
90, 6O, eS, o. IS, 90. 20, n, T3, "a IS, 77, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. =, ~, IS, So, 81, IS, 50, 90, 50, IS, rs.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. rs, SS 80 A. as -, so, S. SO, 81 90, 90, 81,
os, G9, 20, Il, 20, rs, u, rs. S.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 2, 80, 4s a. so, 81, S. S. 81 S. 81, S., So
co. %, e. 6S og 10 IL r. 70, "a 75 ~ Is, IS, 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos. - Is 35 So IS, 49, So 81 S. ST. S. 81 S. q,
90, SO, "a, es, 90, 20, II, "a, II, rs.
MARE ISLAND. - - 2.
Nos 1e "A S. q "a, IS, AZ, 81 S. s. g. ST. So, So
6N, 60, 81, %. os, 90, 20. u. 70, IS. la se3ltd