National Republican., 1876-10-26
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, d. g., September g, 1875. }
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
u O'Clock m of THURSDAY, November l6, 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chtef
of the BureGu Of Construction and Repair, Navy
Department, Warrington" and must be indorsed
sProposdls for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters. II
Toprepent confusion, ard facilitate the opening
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at several
for each yard indorsed win the name of the yard
for phicR 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 prH19e 1or%s Gs t Sns[ Ell Will 0e o the
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards, and
those Of all the yards on application to the Bu-
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 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;
the whole class, should the interest Of the Gov
ernment require it, before the execution Of the
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
Commandants of the respective yards.
Bids or offers tDfH De recelred only from par
ties rho are bona fde dealers in, or mdnGfGc-
furers of, the articles they Offer TO furnish. The
guarantors 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-
feserIing the right 70 reject the lowest bid or
any which IT may deem exorbitant.
Under the proutSfons OF section STD Of the Re-
s.sa IL 1fsEfaa Aa~ ~a< saka
principal or surety, EGs been dsfGalter In any
previous contract NTH the Nary Department triH
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
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 trfplicate 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
fhe classes Of this Bureau are numbered and
designated as follows:
Plank, Boards: No. 10, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
Cypress, Cedar; No p, White Oak Slaves and
Headings; No Is, Lignumyitg; No. IS, Steel;
S, Locks, Hinges. Bolts, Of brass andr on; No.
40, Screws, OF brass and iron; No. So, Fhes; No.
81, Augers; No. 81, Tools for ship stores: No. S.
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
OIL; No 90, Earnish, Spirits Turpentine; NO. 6J,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81, TaIlow. Soap; No.
e5, Fish Oil; No. O., Glass; No. 60 Brushes; No
90 Dry Goods for upholstering: No. IL Stationery;
No. II, Crucibles; No. 70, Ship Chandlery; No. a
Acids; No. IS. Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. II, Betting, Packing; No. 7S, Leather; No. ss
Charcoal; No. So, Wood.
The following are the classes, by the numbers,
required at the respective navy yards: '.--
PORTSMOUTH. -.
Nos 1s, Is 30, 49, 49, So 81 IS, 90, 49, 6S 3d. 20, IS,
BOSTON. -
Nos IS, 50, 60, ~, IS, A. So 81 5s, ST. Sd 81,
&c. o., o3, O., Is, 60, u, Il, 73 "a, 70, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos q q, 43, SO, 81, IS, SO, 90, SO, e5, Is.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. 25, Ss, 80, 43. IS a. 50, 81 IS, 81 co. 6S, g.
es, 69, 20, II, 70, IS, u, 7s IS.
- WASHINGTON, -sla= .
Nos. y, SO. Ss, 49, so. 81, g. S. 81 S. ST. S. &c.
CO. e. "a, 6s, 90, 20, H. T2 70. "a T5 IT. IS S. So
NORFOLK.
Nos. D. Is, IS, 80 4s az 80, 81, S. ST. S. ST. SIS o.
GO, CO, 81, eS, %, 20, II, 70, u, Is
MARE ISLAND. q.
Nos le. a. s5 A. a. IS, 49, 81 IS, s. g. ST. S. So
o., oS. O., %, es, 6s, 10, n, 20, IS. se3o-td