The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-14

following described timber, del,ve-
rabie at the navy yard, at Washington, viz ::
no. 1.
26,4O0 cubic feet of white oak or pine logs,
from SO to 40 feet long, Tor longer if convent
ent), to he sided straight, ~ iuches one way.
and as much the other way as they will hold of
parallel widths from end 10 end, no manes to
be more than one-fourih Of the smallest siding,
or II will he sufficient that three sides be hewet
ietnns the upper and lower sides shsw faces Of
not less than eight inches clear Of the, wanes.
40 straight round white oak logs for ties, 81
feet long each,t to be 10 inches diameter at the
small end. tt
90 straight square do 90 feet long each, 10
ny 10 inches, no wanes TO be more than one
third OF the siding, leaving the face wo-thirds
at least. No q
42O pieces of heart pine straight square tim
Der, TO side l6mches one way, and as much the
other way as they will hold, but not less than
ii inches in lengths from % to 90 feet, 10 ave-
rage 81 feet, free from knots as possible, the
sap GA the edges of the logs (botb edges includ.
ed) not to be more, in any Instance, than one
fourth Of the smallest siding, of parallel widths
from end to end. o.
4 do do do 80 f'. long, to square ls inches
do do do "a do bsga Ia do ma,
ralel widths from end to eDd!pc SIS -
1000 cubic feet do 81 10 40 II. long, sided f6
inches one way, and as much the other wav as
the logs will hold, but not less than IA inches
parallel widths from end to end--the san not
TO be more than one fourth of the smallest ST.
ding. No 8.
90 white oak logs, SO # long I5by. 8 in. So.
do So do Is by Is do-fo
be hewed straight, of parallel widths from end
to end, no wanes 10 he than one fourth
the siding on one half the length, nor more than
one third on the other half
do 80 do ~ by II do
do 20 do Is by 10 do-strejeht
and free from wanes
Ia do 55 do ii by IA do
40 do 90 do ii by IA do--to
be hewed square and straight, Of parallel widths
rom end to end, one third of the length to be
iree from wanes-on next third no wanes to
tie more than one fourth the siding f; and, on the
last tlurd, no wanes to he more than one third
the siding. "
$50 white oak logs, straight, 80 TO 10 feet long,
iI by 10 inches, hewed square, three corners to
be tree from wanes but, upon the fourth cor
ner' mere may be wane not more than one
third the siding.
? do 20 feet long, II by 24inches
2 do 20 do l7by 81 do TO be free from
wanes fIom end TO emu, and straight, and of
parallel widths
4 do 25 do Is by 19 do
. do 20 do 15by lSdd square, free from wines.
and spring 10 inches in the whole length, hy
fair curve.
2 do 33 do l5by ls do square, free from wy.ne..
spring 10 inches in the whole length.
20 do 30 do l6 by Is do square STRAIGHT of a
paralIei"idfh, free from wane one third of the
lcngth-on next third, no wanes to be more
than one-third the siding and, or the last
third, not more than half the siding.
i72round white oak logs, 24 feet long each,
TO be Ia inches diameter at the small end.
IL square e do do 81 feet long IL
by ls inches, straight AID free fEoin wsBes
1000 cubic feet white oak logs for plank, 80
to 40 ieet long, IA inches square, of parallel
widths from end to end, as straight as can con-
veniently be had, bu, no log to spring more
than 10 inches i'll the whole length, by an easy
and fair curve wanes to be more than one.
fourth the siding.
13 heart pine logs, 80 Il. long, sided II in.
one way, and as much the other Nay az thew
will hold, the shape lengihwise not material; the
waDes not to he more than one-fourth the ST.
di,.s
$3.50 cubic feet heart pine de. 30 to 40 feet
long, straight, 10 inches one way, and as much
the other as the, will hold the wanes to be
not more than one fourth the siding, (both
wanes included) and which is 10 be undo TODD,
IN all cases IN relation TO wanes S--.->
Offers will be received for the whole Of either
NO. 4, or No. 3, mr. for the whole bin Per-
sons Offering, will be pleased TO state their pric.
per cubic foot. The delivery OF the timber TO
commence on or before the LIST of NAV, and mo
completed as soon as il shall be required, which
will probably be by the lst of August.
march Ia ls, Anr;,
IL To he published in the Norfolk Herald.
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat.
riot. 10. II.
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