Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-08

PROPOSALS. FOR MATERIAL RE-
il QUIRED for use in the construction. at
the Navy Yard Brooklyn. N. Y, of the
machinery for two cruisers of about 5000 tons
| ington, ID. c., October 8, lSS9.-Under authority
conferred by the act Of Congress making aD-
propriations for the naval service, approved
September q, 1888 (Statutes at Large, vol. %:
page 472l, sealed proposals are hereby invited
and will be received at this department. until II
o'clock noon, on WEDNESDAY,, the 9Th day
of November, 1889. for furnishing and deliver
ing the following classes and quantities of ma
terial at said navy yard, for use in the con-
struction of said cruisers: Glass 30.-Fuel for
fouAdry.-Anthracite coal and oven or kiln
coke, about 100 tons of each. Glass 35.-Pat-
tern makers 'lumber.-About SzO0O feet.
Glass 38 A.-Finished and rough-tuned steel
shafting.-Crank, thrust and propeller shafts.
Glass s38B.-Corrugated 38 steel furnaces-Fifty-
six In all. Glass 3S SC.-Condenser tube sheets
and packing.-Eight tube sheets, about 10000
glands and about 35.0 900 cotton-tape packings.
Glass 80 A.-Anti-frfction metal.-Five thou
sand pounds. Glass 80 B.-Pig tin.-Ten thou
About 100 tons. Glass 42-Pig iron.-Three
hundred tons. Glass 44A.-Steel plates for
boiler shells.-About 200 tons, trimmed to
shape Glass a 44B.-Frebox steel and Hanged
plates.-Abour l25 tons, trimmed o shape and
Hanged. Class A C.-Steel rods, shapes and
forgings for boiler bracing.-About so tons.
Class "A D.--Steel engine forgings-About 100
valve-gear. etc. Glass So A.-Boiler tubes
Assp' ssss e csss 'fsnsosa9
tubes-About 1900 seamless-drawn brass
tubes. Glass 56-Steel rfvets.-About 30 tons
of open-hearth or ClaDp-Grifith boiler rivets.
The tons of the material herein called for to
be Of 2A0 pounds each. All of said material
to be Of such detailed dimensions, weights
and shapes as may be required and TO be deliv-
cred at such place or places in said navy yard as
may be designated by the commandant thereof.
The material to be delivered promptly in ac-
q 10 ho6.
ule. All material TO be OF domestic manufac-
ture, and TO be accepted only after passing
such tests as may be prescribed therefor by
the Secretary Of the Navy Proposals must
be made in accordance w1sh forms which will
be furnished on application to the Bureau
of Steam Engineering, and any one or
more Of the classes designated may be
embraced in the same proposal, but no bid for
a portion of class will be considered. Each
proposal must be accompanied BY satisfactory
evidence that the bidder is able to furnish and
deliver the material for which he bids: also, by
2 certified check; payable TO the order OF the
five per cent Of the bid. The check received
from the successful bidder will be returned to
him on bis entering into formal contract for
the due performance Of the work and giving
bond for the same, with satisfactory surety in
a penal sum equal to twenty-five per cent OF the
amount of his bid; but in case he shall fail to
enter into such contract and to give such bond
within twenty days after notice OF the accept
ance of his proposal the check accompanying
such proposal shall become the property Of
the United States. All checks accompanying
proposals which are not accepted will be re-
turned Immediately after the award shall have
been made A schedule Of the material re-
quired and all other information essential to
bidders will be furnished on application to the
Bureau of Steam Engineering, Navy Depart
ment Proposals must be made in duplicate
and inclosed in envelopes marked Proposals
and g." and addressed TO the Secretary of the
Navy, Navy Department Washington, D. c.
The Secretary of the Navy reserves the right
class or classes as, in his judgment, the inter
ests OF the Government may require.
B. F. TRACY, Secretary Of the Navy.
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