The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21

II day of April next, to furnish thu
following described timber, deiive
! rable at the navy yard, at Washington, viz
Mol.
$500 cubic feet Of white oak or pine logs
| from 30 TO Do feet long, Tor longer if convent
ent, To be sided straight, 10 inches way,
and as much the other way as they will hold ,oi
parallel widths from end TO end, no wanes to
be more than one-fourth ofthe smallest siding,
or il will he sufficient that three sides be hewed,
letting the upper and lower sides shew faces ~
not less than eight inches clear of the wahes.
10 straight round white oak logs for ties, 81
feet long each, to be 10 inches diameter at the
small end.
30 straight square do. 90 feet long each, ~
by l6 inches, no wanes TO be more than one
third of the siding, leaving the face two-thirds
/ at least. Mop
1870 pieces ofheart pine straight square tim
Der, to side l6nches one way, and as much the
other way as they will hold, but not less than
IA inches in lengths from 25 to so feet, to ave-
rage 81 feet, free from knots as possible, the
sap on the edges of the logs (both edges nclud-
ed) not to be more, in any instance, than one
fourth o.! the smallest siding, of parallel widths
from end to end.
ado do do so #. long, to square 10 inches !;
3 do do do "a do Is do pa
rallel widths from end to end.
1000 cubic feet do 30to 40 f. long, sided Is
inches one way and much the other way as
the logswill hold, but not less than II inches
parallel widths from end TO end-the sap not
to be more than one fourth of the smallest ST.
ding. No. 3.
40 white oak logs, 3s # long l6by - in. So
z do So do I5bylS do-to
be hewed straight, Of parallel widths from end
to end, no wanes TO he than one-fourth
the siding on Que half the length, nor more than
one third on the other half
4 do 30 do ID by 10 do
do 90 do 10 by Is do-straight
and free from wanes.
Ia do 90 do IA nv IA do
do do SO do IA by IA do-to
be hewed square and straight, of parallel widths
from end to end, one third of the length to be
free from wanes--on next third no wanes TO
be more than one fourth the siding ; and, on the
last third, no wanes to he more than one third
the siding.
$50 white oak logs, straight, 80 to 40 feet long,
IL by 10 Inches, hewed square, three corners TO
be free from wanes; but, upon the fourth cor
third the siding.
, do 30 feet long, IL by % inches
, do 20 do II by 81 do to be free from
wanes from end TO cad, and straight, and of
parallel widths.
do % do 18 by 10 do
6 do % do Is by Is do square, free from wanes,
and spring Is inches in the whole length, by
fair curve.
? do 81 do l6by is do s1iarc, free from wanes,
spring 10 inches in the whole length.
20 do 10 do by is do square, straight, OF
parallel width, free from wane one-thrd of the
iength-oh next third, Wahes 20 be more
than one-third the siding and, on the last
third, not more than half the siding.
l72 round white oak logs, "a feet long each,
10 he Ia inches diameter at the small end.
IL square do do FL feet long, IL
by Is inc hes, straight and free from wanes
1850 cubic feet white oak logs for plank, 80
to 40 feet long, ii inches square, of parallel
widths from end TO end Straight as can con-
veniently he had, but log to spring more
and fair curve; no wanes to be more than one
fourth the siding.
IL heart pine logs, SO It. long, sided IA in
one way, and as much the other way as they
will hold, the shape lengihwiSe not material; the
wanes not to be more than one fourth the ST.
ding.
$3.50 cubic feet heart pine de- 80 to 10 feet
long, straight, 10 inches way, and as much
not more than one-fouTth the siding. (hob
wanes included) and which is to be unde TODD,
in all cases in relation to wanes.
Offers will be received for the whole Of either
No ], Q or No 3, 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 OH or before the LIST of May, ard be
completed as soon as il shall be required, which
will probably be by the LIST of August.
march Ii lst April.
~ To be published in the Norfolk Herald,
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat