National Republican., 1876-10-25
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DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
L SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE GOGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, !

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, !
WASHINGTON, D. O., September %, 1875.
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, 1876,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
ofthe Bureau of Construction and Repair, Nduy
Department, Washington" and must be indorsed
proposals for Timber, Sc, for the NGuy," that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Of the bids parties bidding for supplies al sererGI
yards IriH enclose their bids separate envelopes
for each yard, fndorsed Irith the name of the yard
for rhfch 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
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
a copy of the schedules of the other yards for
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to bid may Judge whether 1t 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 rigtt to reduce
the whole class, should the interest Of the Gov
ernment require it, before the execution Of the
contract. All applications for infOrma ton, for
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
COmDapdants of the respective yards.
Bids or offers WfH De receIUed only from par
ties tUho are bono fde dealers in, or manu- fac
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
Quired by law, the Navy Department however,
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which it may deem exorbitant.
Under the prorfsfonS OF section SI22 Of the Re-
rtsed Statutes, the OFFER Of any person pho, as
UFin bns bppu nuIf in ~
not be received.
sign the contract and their responsibility must
be certified to the satisfaction OF the May De-
partment
EAs additional security twenty per centum will
be withheld from the amount Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
In trplicate by the COmmandants of the respec-
tive yards, viii 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. l, White Oak Logs; No. l3, White Pine
Plank, Boards; No. 16, White Ash Oars; No. e.
Cypress Cedar; No "a, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No. Is Lignumvite; No. 35 Steel;
No. 3s, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut
y SAils; No. ~ Lead PPe; sheet; M No 4S zinc No.
49, Screws, of brass and iron; No. SO, Fhes; No.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores; No. So,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware; No. SO, White Lead; No. ST. Zinc Paint;
No. IS, COlored Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
OH; No. 90, Varnlsh, Spirits Turpentine No. 90,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81, Tallow, Soap; No.
65, Fish Oil; No. IS, Glass; No. so, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for uphOlsterng No. Il, Stationery;
No. ~, Orucibles; No. "a Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. IS. Ros1n, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. 7s, Leather No. ss,
Charcoal; No. 50, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
"a, sS.
BOSTON.
Nos. 35 3s, SO, ~, 49, 4e so, 81 53, 81 S. 81, S.
SO, 60, g. 81, IS, 90, 20, Il, 70, "A, rs, Il, 7s
NEW YORK.
Nos. ., ~, 43, SO, 81, So, So, co. 90, 65, rs.
LEAGUE ISLAND. u
Nos 25, SS. SO, 43, 49, 40, 50, So, So 81 co. s. g.
6S, 6s, 20, Il, IS, IS, II, IS. So.
WASHINGTON.
Nos p, SO, IS, ~, So ST. 81 S. 81. &C. 81, So, So
co. oS e. 6s SO, 20, Il, y. 73 "a, IS IT. 7s ss So
NORFOLK.
Nos. q IS, S. 49, 49, is, So 81 S. ST. &c. 81, IS o.
80, SO, 81, 6s, 90. 20, II, 73, u, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. 16, "a, 35 A. 43, 4S, a. 81, 53 81 e. 81, S. So
90, 90, "a, o5, 6S, o9, 20, II, 73, 78. se30-td