National Republican., 1876-10-11

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BGREAU OF CoEsTRucTIoN AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, d. e., September %, 1875.
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
June 80 1871 will be received at this Bureau until
Il O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10. 1876,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
Of the Bureau Of ConStruction and Repair, Mary
"ProposGls for Timber, &c, for the Navy," that
letters.
Toprerent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
of the bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards ciU enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard Endorsed with the name Of the yard
for trhick the bid is made
| Printed schedules for such classes as parties
deal in and intend to bid for, together with, in
struetions tObldders, 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
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 ex
animation only, in order that persons who inteni
to bid may Judge whether Il is desirable to make
application for any of the classes of those yards
The proposals must be for the whole of Glass;
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
Bids or offers triH be received only from par
ties IrhO are bora fde dealers in, or mGnIfac-
furerS Of the articles they offer 10 furnish. The
guaraniors must be certified by the Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district in which they
reside
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
quired by law, the Navy Department, however,
Teserving the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which it may deem exorbitant.
Under the provisions Of section S722 of the Re-
rised Statutes, the offer Of any person iCho, as
nisa hOg haaT do ma
| preri0uS contract Nth the Nary Department vtH
not be receired.
Sureties in the full amount will be required to
sign the contract, and their responsibility must
| be certified 10 the satisfaction OF the Navy De-
| partment.
As additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from tine amount Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
in triplicate by the Commandments 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. j, White Oak Logs; No. l3, White Pine
| Plank, Boards; No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
| Cypress, Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
Ne az fion No WISuIbs 20 NniIs No 20 From chi
Nails; No. AZ Lead, pipe sheet: No. iS, Zinc; No.
| IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and On; No.
81 Augers; No. g. Tools for ship stores; No. SO,
| Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. SO, White Lead; No 81, Zinc Paint
No. S. CoIOred Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
Oh; No. 90, Earnish Spirits Turpenttne; No. 65,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
65, Fish Oil; No. 6S, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
90 Dry Goods for upholstering; No Il, Stationery;
No. ~ CIucbles; No. 7S, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
| Acids; No. IS. ROsin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. IS,
Charcoal; NO. S9 Wood.
| The following are the classes, by the numbers,
| required at the respective navy yards:
| PORTSMOUTH.
Nos l6 2, 39 i3 49, 80, 81, IS, 60 Co. IS, &c. TO- 49,
| "a, IS.
| BOSTON.
Nos. S. 49, 29. y, IS, A. So 81 S. 81, SO, 81 IS,
SO, o., 63, g. IS, 90, 10, Il, 7S "A, IS, II, rs.
| NEW YORK.
Nos. =, ~, 3, &c. 81, 5s, SO, 80, So, IS, IS.
| LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. 25, S. 80, IS. IS, a. So 81 So, 81, CO. 63 g.
| 6S, 90, 20, Il, 73, IS, II, %, IS.
| WASHINGTON
Nos - SO. 49, 49, so. 81, 81, S. 81. S. ST. S. So
CO. t3 ca Gs c. 10 H. - 80, a. 75, Il, IS, ss, 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos D. 25 35 3D. 49, I9, so, 81 s. ST. So, 81, IS %
| 60, SO, 64, 6s, 90, 20, II, 13, u, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos l6 "a 35 A. IS. 49, ~, ST. 53 81 g, 81, So, 50
| 90, 90, 81, o5, 6s, 81, 70, Il, 7S 49, se3ltd