National Republican., 1876-10-05
PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
L SUPPLIED To THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE IOGNIZASCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
BUREAU OF Construction AND REPAIR,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
| BUREAU OF CoNsTRUcTloN AND REPAIR, :
! WASHINGTON, u. C., September Is, 1876. }
Sealed proposals TO furnish timber and othe
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1877, will be received at this Bureau unit
| l. O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must he addressed to the "ChieJ
2the Bureau Of Construction and Repair, NGv!
"PrOpoSGIS for Timber, Sc, for the Nary" thai
they may be distinguished from ordinary bushes:
letters.
TOprereni con fusion, and facilitate the opening
Of he bids, parties bidding for supplies at several
yards tciH enclose their bids separate enueIopeI
for each yGro Endorsed lvith the name Of the yard
| for trhich the bid is made.
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 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 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
eminent require il. before the execution of the
contract. All applications for information, or for
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
COmmandants of the respective yards.
Bids or offers IriH be received only from par
ficS trhO are bona .fde dealers in, or HldHIfdr
turcrS cf the articles they offer 10 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 re-
quired by law, the Navy Department, however,
rGServiBg the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which il may deem eXOrbitant.
Inder tfc Er0riSionS of section 3T22 of the Re
U1Sed Statutes, The offer Of any person Icho, as
Iglyl In has haaa1 dc ii r,flfa
previous contract 1rith the Nary Department TiH
not be TeCeircd.
Suretics 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.
As additional scrurity twenty per centum will
be withheld from tneamounI 1.-THE bills until the
contracts shall have been completed and eighty
per centuIn Of the amount of each bill, approved
in triplicate by the Commandments 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 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 follows:
No. /, White Oak Logs; No. 13, White Pine
Plank. Boards: No l6, White Ash Oars; No. p,
Cypress, Cedar; No p, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No: 25, Lignumvitg; No. IS, Steel;
No. 3N. Iron Wrought Nails; No. 81, Iron Cut
Nails; No. u, Lead, pipe sheet: No. -, Zinc No.
IS, Locks, Hinges, Bolts, of brass and, IN; No.
19, screws, OF brass and iron; NO. 90, thes; NO.
81. Augers; No. a. Tools for ship stores; No. 53,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard
ware: No. SO, White Lead; No. 81, Zinc Paint;
No. IS, COlOred Paints, Dryers; No. SO, Linseed
Oh; No. Co. Earnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. 6S,
Sperm. and Lard Oil No. 81, TaIlOw, Soap; No.
IS, Fish Oil; No. 6s, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods for uphOlstering; No u, Stationery;
No q, Crucibles; No. %, Ship Chandlery; No. Il,
Acids; No. IS, ROsn Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No -, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. SS,
Charcoal; No. 81, Wood.
The following are the classes by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. l5 25 49, 49, i, So ST. S. 90, 63 65 49, 20, T3,
-, IS.
Nos. S. S. g. +2 IS. - 81, 81 So 81, So, 81, IS,
NEW YORK.
Nos. -, y, IS. S. 81, 5S, SO, 90, 63, 65, IS.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. IS 3s 50, 49, IS, 49 ST. s. SO, 81, 90, g. 81,
6s, 6g 20, 4, 20, IS, -, IS So.
WASHINGTON.
Nos o. So IS, 49, So 81, 81, So 81 SO, 81. 5s, SO,
g. o3 o. 6s 81, 10, IL r. 70, - 75 Il, IS, Ss 81
NORFOLK.
Nos p 25 So, 81, IS, y" 90 81, So, 81, &c. 57,5S o.
90, 63, g., 6S, 81, 20, IL 73 II, IS.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos 16 ~ IS, ~ 43. IS, ~ 81 So 5 g. 81, So, SO,
Gu, Is, 64, Is, 6s, o., 20. Il, I3, IS. se30-td
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL.
OFFICE PUBLIC Buildings AND GROUNDS
Con. PENNA AVE. AND TWENTY FIRST ST.,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Sept. 20, 1875.
Sealed proposals will be received at this ofice
until l. O'Clock IN. of the 5th day of October,
1876 for furnishing this office with fuel for the
fiscal year ending June 90, l>77
For further information apply at this office