National Republican., 1877-09-25
DRoPOsAIs FOR MATERIALS TO BE SUP
l. Piled TO THE NAVY YARDS UNDER
THE COGNILANCE OF THE BUREAU on
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
NAVY DEPARTMENT, I
BuREAu OF CoSsrRucIToy AND RKrArR, +

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND RErAtR,
WAsHfSGToS, ID. C., Aug. y, lST.
Sealed proposals to furnish Timber and other
materials for the Navy for the fiscal year ending
June ~ 1873, will be received at this Bureau until
TUESDAY. II o'clock m. the 25th of September
next at which time the bids will he opened.
nc ButtdagJ 01lsirHc'ion and Rspdir, Nary DsPart-
nfHt HdshflgtOn" and must be indorsed "PUpo-
sGt, 70, 1I.ts,, &C. for the Mnrg" that they maybe
To preuHt coNyusion, dnd Jnriii,he he Opeait0 g
he bfi'; parte: bidding for stpf1ie, a. srsrd yIds
yald indorsed ,cith The name Of he ydrdJor uhieh os
| bid T. made.
In and intend to bid for together with Instructions
to b!dden. giving the forms OF proposals ofguaran
forms of onr will he furnished 10 such pcrsnns As
| desire Ia bid, on application To the Commandants
Of the respective Navy Yards and those Of all the
yards on application IN the Bureau.
| The coTmandnut Of each navy yard, and the
purchasing paymastcr Of each statlon VIII have a
copy uf the SCHEDULES Of the other yards for exam
inntIun only in order that persons who intend 10
bid may Judge whether II Is desiraie IN make ap-
plication FOR any Of the classes Of those yards
The proposals must he for the whsle OF a ciass
hut the Department reserves the right 10 reduce the
whole class, should the interest of tie Government
| require 1t. before the execution uf the contract
All applications for information or for the exanl-
| nation Of samples must be made to the commando
Bfts or ogsr. ufl Jreccirod only from parties rho
arc bona n.le dealers in or mGtFffsrs Of The artt-
cies thsy 1fer 10 hraish. The gIiarnntnrs must be
certified By the Collector of Internal Revenue for
| the district In which they reside. ,-
Ihe @ Inos VIZ h pe amy rxSs " @ v Supnne r
quircd by law the Navy Department however:
rescrying the right to reject the lowest hid' or any
Under tie pr0riSions Of sScfion 3722 Of he Rerised
Sotute. The Offer Qf Hgperson uho. as principal OF
uiih lie Nary Department .cig not Le isctired.
sureties in the null amount will be required to
sign the contract and their responsibility must DO
certified TO the satisfaction of the Navy Depart
ment
l ltrit hnlb frftn n
contract shnll have been completed, ana eighty
per ccntum Of the amount Of each bill, approved
In trpicate by the commandants OF the respective
yards will be paid by the paynaster Of the station
designated In the contract or II none Is specified,
where the goods are delivered, within ten days
after the warrant for the same shall have been
The Glasses Of this bureau are numbered and
designated Us follows:
No. 4 White Oak Plank-orcgon Pine Deck Plank
Oregon Pine Logs at Mare Island yard; No: Yei-
low Pine Beanis.oTegon Pine Beams at Mare isl-
, White Pine Plank Boards-sugar Pine Plank aud
boards at Mare Island yard; No. Is, White Ash.
/, Island yard No. l6 White Ash oars; No. IS Black
Walnut MGhoTany i, Maple Cherry err E9 - GynTs,s' ,
No. 81 Wrought @ @ Iron, round and square; No s:.
Wrought Iron, aat; No "a. Iron, plate, No. 2.
steel No 81 Iron ron sPlses No = Iron 70 WI WTonght i
. sheet; No. - Zinc; No a., Tin; No. a., L0css,
Hinges, Bolts, Of brass and iron; S9 %, Screws
Rugers; No s., Tools for ship stores; No ST. Tools
for use in yard and shole; No. ~ Hardware; No:
t6 White Lead; No. ST. Zinc Paints; No. IS, Colored
Paints Dryers No 50. Linsced oil: No. CO. Narnish,
Spirits Turpcutinc; No. 6S, Sperm and lard Oil:
e No q, Taow Soap No. G6 Fish OIL; No. IS Glass;
No. II, Stationary; No. y, Crucbles; No. -, ship
- ChaudleTy; No. "a, Acids No. 70, ROsin, Fitch,
Crude Turpentlne No. Il. Betting, Packing; No, IS
Leather Pump, Rigging, LAcing; No. N, Junk; No
~ ~, Anthracite Coal; No. 81 BtuminOus Coal; No.
/. IS. Charcoal, Coke; No. 50 Wood
The following are the classes, by the numbers
e. required at the respective navy yards:
{. PORTSMOUTH.
Nos l. IA l5 1G 49, y, b. 81, ~, 20, ~, ~ IS, 20
So 81 49, 81, 3d. 81 5S W, 63, CS oS, TO- Il, 10 a. II
c. rs, N, ST.
BOSTON
Nos H. Is l6 49, D, 3S ~, - ~ 4S, 40 10, 81, H3
s. S 49, 3d. co. 63 "a, 6s, 60, 20 II, 13 H. 10, II, ~
", ~. -
C Nos. o 16. % % 81 81, - a. - IS 90 50 81 e
81 70 81 S. 80, Co. G3, c. 6s 60, 10, H. y, 70 a. II
C. IS, ~, S..
LEAGUE ISLAND
Nos o. is. 2a 25 ~ rs - A. Is, IS ~, 50 80, 1854
C. Sc, 5s CO. 6S o. co, 20 n. T3 rs rs ~, 81, ~.
, WASHINGTON.
Nos o. % o. 70, 80, A. IS, a. 50. 81, ~. 81, 81, "a
81 hs 30, co. 49, g. 6S, &c. TO- II, ~ "a, a. 70, rs
81, ss, 80.
" NORFOLK
c. Nos. o. 49, Is, 10, IS, % p, 81 SO, a. IS, 81 90 Y
IS a. So 81 49, 81. b6 81, 49, 50, 60, d3, o. IS, g. 10
OF; Il, 49, IL, Is.
MARE ISLAND
Nos rs o. I3, II, ~ S2. 81, q. ~, ~ IS ~, 10, 81
!, Is s. aulrSiw