National Republican., 1876-10-14
DROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS TO BE
l. SrPPLIKD TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE OGNIZANCE OF THE BUREAU OF
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.

| CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
WASHINGTON, ID. o., September %, 1876
Sealed proposals to furnish timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June 30 1877 will be received at this Bureau until
Il O'Clock m. of THURSDAY, November 10, 1875,
at which time the bids will be opened.
The proposals must be addressed to the "Chief
ofthe Bureau Of COnstrucfion and Repair, Nary
Department, HGshfngton," and must be indorsed
"PrOPosdls for Timber, &C., for the Navy" that
they may be distinguished from ordinary business
letters.
Toprerent con fusion, and facilitate the opening
of the bids parties bidding for supplies at sererGI
yards triH enclose their bids separate sHuelopes
for each gard, Endorsed NTH 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
structions to bidders giving the forms of proposal
OF guarantee, and Of certificate of guarantors,
with printed forms of offer, will be furnished to
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
animation only, in order that persons who intend
to bid may Judge whether ii 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
ernment require IL. before the execution OF the
contract. All applications for information, or for
the minatiOn of samples, must be made to the
Commandants Of the respective yards.
Bids or offers DiH be received only from par
ties ThC ere bora fde dealers in, or mdnufd"-
turers Of the articles they offer 10 furnish. The
guaranlOrS must be certified by the Collector of
Internal Revenue for the district in which they
reside.
The contract will he awarded to the person who
makes the lowest bid and gives the guarantee re-
quired by law, the Navy Department, however
reserving the right to reject the lowest bid or
any which it may deem exorbitant.
Under the PrOrisions Of section 1922 of the Re-
IR n NFern aUhn
principal surely, has been a dsGauIter in any
PrcriOus contract cith the Nary Department uriH
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.
As additional serurity twenty per centum will
be withheld from tine amount Uf the 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, 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
ury.
The classes of this bureau are numbered and
No. !, White Oak Logs; No. l3 White Pine
Plank, Boards: No 10, White Ash Oars; No. 2,
Cypress, Cedar: No "a, White Oak Slaves and
No. IS, Iron Wrought Nails; No. 80, Iron Cut
Nails; No. y, Lead, pipe, sheet: No. 43, Zinc; No
4g, Screws, of brass and iron; No. So Fhes; No.
81, Augers; No. So, 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. S. COlUred Paints, Dryers; No. So Lirseed
Oh: No. 90, Narnish, Spirits Turpentine; No. 63,
Sperm. and Lard Oil; No. 81. TallOw, Soap; No.
65 Fish Oil; No. IS, Glass; No. &c. Brushes; No.
90 Dry Goods for uphOlstering; No. Il, Stationery
No. -, Crucibles No. %, Ship Chandlery; No. "a,
Acids: No. IS. Resin, Pitch, Crude Turpentine;
No. Il, Betting, Packing; No. Is, Leather; No. SO,
Charcoal: No. 81, Wood.
The following are the classes. by the numbers
required at the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos l5, 2 81 I3, ts 50, ST. S. 80, e3, g. 3d. 90 73
u, So.
BOSTON.
Nos. 3, S. 90 - IS, ~ s., 81, 3d. 81, S. 81, S.
90, 6O, GO, 81, g5 e9, 20, Il, 30, -, 20, -, IS.
NEW YORK.
Nos. q, -, e, 70, 81, So, SO, 50, SO, 65, 75.
LEAGUE ISLAND.
Nos. 25, g. 49, +3. IS, ~, S. ST. IS, ST. 90, o3 g.
es, O., 20, =, 73 IS, -, 75 IS.
WASHINGTON.
Nos. p, SO, IS, ~ So 81, 50, So 81 S. 81, S. So
CO. t3, ca, 6S, 49, - IL - -, - IS ~, TS S. 81.
NORFOLK.
Nos. p 25, s. 81 IS, 4a, So 81 5S 81 S. 7,5S D.
CO. 90, O., IS, 90, 20, II, g. u, T5.
MARE ISLAND.
Nos. Is, q, 35 a. s5, ES, A. S. S. &, 81, S. So
81, 63, q, 65, IS, 81, 20, Il, 70, IS. se31-td