National Republican., 1876-11-07
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SUPPLIED TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAlR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BgREAU OF CoTsTEucTIoN AND RErAIE,

NAVY DEPARTNENT,l
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIE,
WASHINGTON, ID. e., 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 IN. of THURSDAY, November 16, 1875,
AZ which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed TO the "Chief
efthe Bureau Of ConstruetiOn and Repair Nary
Department, Warrington" !" and must be indorsed
"ProposGis for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
letters - =
Toprepent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
of the bids, parties biddi1g for supplies at several
yards riH enclose their bids IN separate envelopes
for each yard, indorsed icith tAe name Of the yard
for rhick the bid Is made. -
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,
such persons as desire to bid on application to the
Commandants Of the respective Navy Yards, and
those Of all the yards on application 10 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
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 q class;
but the Department reserves the right to reduce
the whole class, should the interest Of the Gov
eminent require ~ before f dne snecatOn Of me
the examination Of samples, must be made to the
Commandants oftbe respective yards.
ties ,rhO are bona .fds dealers in, or ,nGnEfae-
fHrers Of The articles they offer 10 furnish. The
guarantors must be certihed by the Collector Of
reside
The contract will be awarded to the person who
9ured sS the SsRS
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid, or
any which 1t may deem exorbitant
pised Statutes, he Offer of any person ioko, az
principal or surety, has been q defGulfer in any
prerious contract scith the Nary Department viA
Sureties in the fun amount will be required to
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 Ufthe bills until the
contracts shall have been completed, and eighty
per centum of the amount of each bill, approved
In triplicate by the COmmandants OF the respec-
tive yards, win be paid by the Paymaster OF the
station designated In the contract or, IL 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
ury.
No. i, White Oak Logs; No. Is, White Pine
Plank, Boards: No. 1e, White Ash Oars; No. q,
Cypress CEDAR No q White OAK Ak Slaves and
No. IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut
HaIls; No a, Lead, pipe, sheet; No. fs Zinc; No.
10, Screws, Of brass and iron; No. 50, F.ies; No.
81, Augers; No. 81 Tools for ship stores; No. IS,
Tools for use in yard and shops; No. 81, Hard.
ware; No. SO, White Lead; No. s., Zine Paint;
No. S. COlored Paints, Dryers; No. 50, Llnseed
Oh; No. 90, Varnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. 50,
Sperm. and Lard OIL; No. 81, Taliow, Soap; No.
IS. Fish OIL; No. IS, Glass; No. 90, Brushes; No.
20, Dry Goods FOR upholstering No. H. Stationery;
No. ~ Crucibles; No. 73, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids; No. rs, Rosin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. u, Betting, Packing; No. IS, Leather; No. IS,
Charcoal: NO. %, Wood.
The following are the classes. By the numbers
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos. 16 25 30 - 49, 30, 81 IS, CO. g. e5, g. TO- T3
"a, IS.
BOSTON h-'
Nos. 81. IS, 80. a. 4s a. 81, ST. S. g. SO, 81, S.
50, 90, GO, O., bs, g. 10 II. 3, "a, rs, Il, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. =, q, g, 50, 81, s., 90. 90, 90, e5, rs.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. Is IS, 30 - %. 20, 60, g. 63, 81, 90, g. o.
os, 90, 70, Il, 70, IS, u, IS. IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. 2, s. Is, 4a, 90, 81. 81 s.. 81 IS, 81 S. So
60 e. g. 6s fa 20. Il r. 70, "a, rs ~ IS IS, 50.
NORFOLK.
Nos p IS 80, 81 is a. so, 81, S. ST. So, 81 S. %
90, 63, O., IS, 90, 20, II. 70, u, rs.
MARE ISLAND. 80.
.Nos 1s ~ 35 a. a. g. %, 81 5s, 81 %, 81. So, 50
%, 90, o., o6, 6s, o., 10 II, Ts, IS. se3atd