Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-05
PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALS FOR CRANk-SHAFT FOR
Il U. s. s. Brooklyn, at Navy Yard, Norfolk
October %, lSSg-Sealed proposals, indorsed
Proposals for Shaft ETC., to be opened NO
VEMBER 26 1889 will be received at the Bu-
reau Of Provisions and Clothing, Navy Depart
ment, Washington. D. c., until IL o'clock noon,
November 26, 1889. and publicly opened imme-
diately thereafter, to furnish and deliver at the
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va, crahk-shaft for the
U. 8. s. Brooklyn, within l20 days from date Of
contract. The weight of the shaft will be about
$500 pounds. Bids will be received for its
manufacture of either steel or iron. If of steel,
the metal must be made by the open-hearth
process, and must conform to specifications
which, together with blank proposals, etc, will
be furnished upon application to the Bureau.
Tie bids decided by lot. The Department re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids not
deemed advantageous to the Government
JAMES FULTON, Paymaster General. q. s.
Navy, oc29-Se-Tu
DRoPOsALs FOR MATERIAL RE-
i QUIRED for use In the construction. at
Ths nayy yard * 81 sns
displacement each.-Navy Department. Wash
ington, D. c., October 5, lSS9.-Under authority
conferred by the act Of Congress making ap-
preparations for the naval service, approved
September, 1888 Statutes at Large. vol. 25.
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, 1883. for furnishing and deliver
terial at said navy yard, for use in the con-
struction of said cruisers: Class 30.-Fuel for
fouAdry.-Anthracite coal and oven or kiln
coke, about 100 tons OF each. Class 35.-Pat-
tern makers lumber.-About $1,000 feet.
Glass 38 A.-Finished and rough-turnedf steel
shafting. thrust and propeller shafts.
Glass 38B.-Corrugated 38 steel furnaces.-f1fty-
six in all. Glass 3S SC.-Condenser tube sheets
and packing.-Eight tube sheets, about 5000
glands and about 5000 cotton-tape paekings.
Glass 80 A--Anti-fr1ction metaL-Five thou
sand pounds. Glass 80 B.-Pig tin.-Ten thou
sand pounds. Glass SO C.-Steel castings
About 100 tons. Class 42-Pig iron.-ThIee
hundred tons. Glass "A A.-Steel plates for
boiler shells.-About 200 tons, trimmed to
shape. Class A B.-Flrebox steel and danged
plates.-About l25 tons. trimmed o shape and
Hanged. Class A C.-Steel rods shapes and
forgings for boiler bracing.-About 80 tons.
Class "A D.-Steel engine forgings.-About 100
vSnS eec Cass subes
About 5000 lap-welded or seamlessdraWn
steel tubes. Class So B.-Condenser
tubes.-About 1900 seamless-drawn brass
tubes. Class 56-Steel rivets.-About 30 tons
of open-hearth or ClaDp-Grifith boiler rivsts.
The tons of the material herein called for to
be OF 2.240 pounds each. All Of said material
to be of such detailed dimensions weights
and shapes asmay 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 &C
cordance with the requirements Of the sched-
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 wlsh forms which will
be furnished on application 70 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
portion of q 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
q certified check. payable to the order Of the
Secretary of the Navy, for an amount equal to
five per cent of the bid. The check received
from the successful bidder will be returned to
him ON his entering into formal contract for
the due performance Of the work and giving
bond for the same, with satisfactory surety, In
penal sum equal to twenty-five per cent Of the
amount of his bid; but in case he shall fail 70
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
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
for material for machinery Of cruisers Nos
and g." and addressed 70 the Secretary Of the
Navy, Navy Department, Washington, ID. Z.
The Secretary OF the Navy reserves the right
to reject any or all bids, or the bids on any
class or classes as, in his judgment, the inter-
ests o. the Government may require.
B. f. TRACY, Secretary Of the Navy.
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