The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-26

Z The commissioners Of the navy
NJ will receive proposals until the lst
day Of April next, to furnish the
following described timber, deiive-
ra6ie AT the navy yard, at "ash'ns'on' VIZ;
$4,000 cubic feet of white oak or pine logs,
from 80 To 40 feet long. Tor longer IL convent
ent), TO be sided straight, 10 inches one way,
and much the other way as they will hold ,of
parallel widths from end 10 end, no wanes to
be more than one-fourth Of the smallest siding,
or il will he sufficient that three sides be hewed,
letting the upper and lower sides shew faces of
not less than eight inches clear of the wanes.
10 straight round white oak logs for ties, q
feet long each, to be 10 inches diameter at the
small end.
20 straight square do 90 feet long each, 10
by 10 inches, vanes to be more than one
third of the siding, leaving the face two-,hirds
at least. No. 9.
40 pieces of heart pine straight square tim
Der, TO side l6inches one way, and as much the
other way as they will hold, but not less than
ii inches ; in lengths from % to 90 feet, to ave-
rage 81 feet, free from knots as possible, the
sap on the edges OF the logs Goth edges includ-
ed) not to be more, in any instance, than one
l fourth of the smallest siding, of parallel widths
l from end to end.
4 do do do 90 n. long, to square Is inches I;
| do do co "a do Is do pa
| rallel widths from end to end
1000 cube feet do soto 40ft. long, sided I6
| inches one way, and as much the other way as
| the logs will hold, bat not less thnn II inches
parallel widths from end to end-the sap not
| TO be more than one fourth of the smallest ST.
ding. No 8.
30 white bak logs, SO # long 16by in. So.
a do 56 do Is by Is do--to
be hesved straight, OF parallel widths from end
| TO end, no yanes to be more than one-fourth
| the siding On one half the length, nor more than
one third On the ether half
a do 80 do 10 by IL do
a do 90 do by Is do--straight
and free from wanes.
Ia do 55 do IA by IA do
30 do so do ii by ID do---to
he hewed square and straight, of parallel widths
from end TO end, one third of the length to he
free from wanes-on next third no wanes to
he more than one fourth the siding and, on the
last third, no wsnes to be more than third
the siding.
100 white oak logs, straight, 80 to 40 feet long,
IL by l6 inches, hewed square, three corners TO
be free from wanes; but, upon the fourth cor
ner, there may be wane not more than one
third the siding.
do 90 feet long, ~ by 24 inches
do 90 do IL by 81 do'io be free from
wanes from endto end, and straight, and oil
parallel widths.
4 do % do Is by 1S do
do % do 10 by Is do square, free from wanes,
and spring IS inches in the whole length, by a
fair curve
2 do 33 do Is by is do square, free from wanes,
spring 10 inches in the whole length.
20 do Do do is by 10 do square, straight, of a
parallel width, free from wane one-thrd of the
length--on next third, wanes to be more
than one-third the siding and, on the last
third, not more than half the siding.
l72 round white oak logs, % feet long each,
| to be ID inches diameter at the small end.
II square do do 81 feet long, l3
by ls inshes, straight and free from wanes.
| 800 cnLi> fset -~iri'o oah russ 'Ptauh, %
| to 40 feet long, is'iHches square, of parallel
! widths from end TO end, as straight as can con-
| venienty be had, but no log to spring more
| than 10 inches in;the whole length, by an easy
and fair curve; no wanes TO be more than one
| fourth the siding.
Is heart pine logs, sc II. long, sided Ia in.
one way, and as much the other way as they
will hold, the shape lepgthwse not material; the
wanes not to be more than one.fourth the si-
ding.
$3.50 cubic feet heart pine de. 80 to 40 feet
long, straight, 10 inches one way, and as much
the other as they will hold ; the wanes TO he
not more than one-fouTth the siding, (both
wanes included) and which is 10 be unde TODD,
in all cases in relation 20 wanes.
Offers will be received for the whole ofeither
| No. I, Q or No. 8, or for the whole bill Per-
sons offering. will be pleased to state their price
per cubic foot. The delivery of the timber TO
commence OIi or before the LIST of May, and be
completed as soon il shall be required, which
| will probably be by the LIST of August.
march IA LIST April.
III To be published in the Norfolk Herald,
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat
riot.