National Republican., 1877-08-27
PROPOSALS..
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDEB
THE COGNfZANCE OF THE BUREAU O1
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DKriRTNESr.)

NAVY DErARTNEST,O
pUrEty WSsS1sT %y e"SsTTyfIlos e. xna sss 81 mhiEsa IT,
Sealed proposals 70 furnish Timber and otheI
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June ". 1873, will be received at this Bureau untl
TUESDAY, " O'Clock NJ, the 18th Of Septembci
ne at Snsn s ms.s "s e. eds S BE q SPsRsd Ss
he BWedm NJ COn'irueiion and Reputr Nary Depnrf
menL Washingtoa." and must be indotsed "piopo-
ats for Timber, &c, Jor The Nary" that they may be
distinguished from ordinary business letters
ToWtre'a coYn:ion, aud JdeAaae q, opening ~
wn clci1s Me,r BIDS N scpddL envelope, ~ soeS
yrrd tadgrsed 'cith The name n The yardJor rheh ne
Printed schedules for such classes rs parties deal
In and intend 10 bid for together with Instructions
TO bidders giving the forms Of proposals Of guaran
tee and OF certificate Of glarantnrs, with printed
forms of offer, will be furnished u such persons
desire 70 bid on eppliee!lon TO tho Connnndans
| yards on application 10 the Bureau.
| The comfnandant Of each navy yard. and tho
purchasing pay master q each station, will have
inatOn only, In order that persons who intend Il
| bid may Judge whether IL is desirable TO make ap.
| plication for any Of the classes OF those yards
| The proposals must bG fof tho whole Of a cls-s
but the Department reserves the right To reduce ths
whole class should the Interest Of the Govern,ueni
| require H. before the execution Of the contract
All applications for information or for the cxnm
nation Of samples must bc made to the command
Bids or 0GeIs Nh bc cIerefre only fran, pd,iie, ,ra
| are Lond hde d,niers In pgaohurs n ur drti.
ccr,ied by the Collector Of Internal Revenue foi
| the district IN which they reside.
The contract Will be asaIdcd 10 the person who
qTifcd by law The Navy Department, however
fcSerying the right To reject the lowest bid, any
Under DC proiisions u seeiiSn s7,2 of ne R.riod
Sa,s,eI % mt seer @ any Pc 'on sho a. p,nc,pg, , ?,
uuh Tie Ndry Department tsll mt be feceiiod.
surcties III the full amount will he required "a
sign the contract, and their responsibility must h
certified to the satisfaction Of tho Navy Depart.
| mcnt.
As additional security twenty per cen,um viii be
withheld from the amount Of the bills until the
contract shall have been completed, ana eighty
per ccnlum Of tho amount Of each bill, approved
In triplicate by the commandanis of the respective
yards will be paid by the paymaster Of The station
designated n lhe contract OF, II none specified,
by the paym1ter OF the station nearest the yard
aler the warrant for the same shall have beea
THE clSses q this bureau are numbered and
No. l. White Oak Plank Oregon Pine Deck Piann
n.n Mare nU slsnh os ysTa N No YSSw SSrd rGo wS
low Pine Oregon Pine Beams at Mare Isl.
and yari No; 9, Yellow Pine Mast Timber No. u
lizards at Marc Island yard; No. IS, White Ash,
Film, l'ccch-whiie Ash and Redwood al Mars
Island yard; No. l6. white Ash Oars; No. Is BLACK
cedar No. "a. Mack spruce; No '2b IignImvitr,
70. 81, Wrought Iron round and square No. 81
S; Ns:; y SS. . "n dsi S,li: So S1 q Lad pYes
nTs Insc. Be SoS = S 40 and d ran @ No
Of Brass and IRON No 20. Files; No. 81
Huser.; No W Tools for 81, II stores. No IS, Tool
G. White Lead: No s., Einc Paints No IS, Coiored
Iaints Dryers: No. 50, Linseed OH No. CO. NaInish
r T1Trsns". S2 @ y .% sEe%rm@ I'm and a. Lsid Il a,o o
No. o. brisbcS No. 70 Dry Goods for upholstetnI
No. II, Stationary: No. ~ crucbles; No 70, shiI
Crude Turrentinc; No. n. Betting. Packing: No 7s
leather, ramp. Rigging Lacing; No; 80 & IGnt @ 20
So, Charcoal. Coke; No. 50, Wood.
. The following arc the classes, by, the numbers
Repaired al the respective navy yards:
PORTSMOUTH.
Nos 4. 1915. l6. Is as. 81 81, IS 80 ~ a. - q
e. S. a56, ST. 5s, 6O, e., Is, 3d. 70. H. 's u. "
BOSTON.
Nos 13 IS 16, 1s 25 s.. IS, 30 - IS 70, 80. Sc. 81
s. Is S. So Co. ca, a. ss, g. 70, ii, 70, T. IS, Il u
= NEW YORK.
., g g. q g. q 9, q q, & g. !; ., 4 H. = a. : = T. T.
r, LEAGUE ISLAND.
't Nos o. IS 23 a. a. S So e. a. IS 40 50, 50, IS 81
%, IS, CO, 65, q, CO, 10 H. II. IS Il. g. 81 ss
WASHINGTON.
s., I g 3 e. e. q g. q q, q 60, a S u Il, "a ., 4 4 g. g.
NORFOLK
g y So s. S. s. So, 81, Is, 50, o. g. e. IS, 90, Il
MARE ISLAND
Nos rs g. H. II, ~. 31 81. q. a. n. 4s ~. So 8
s. S. s. 50, 81, S. 50, GO, G. c. IS, c. 50 20 ~ 7
" NAVY PAY SyTIcE ssrox, d c .v.0,, +, 1877.
scaled proposals in duplicate, to be indorse
st Proposal, ioI Stationery will be received at III
lain s.ffia ad In ha dell :