The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-19

sNT&sN .yilIreceive proposals until the Is,
day of April next, TO furnish the
following described timber, delive-
rable at the navy yard, ut Washington, viz
No. 1.
26,fo0 cubic feet or white oak or pine logs,
from 30 to 40 feet long, Cor longer If convent.
ent), to be sided straight, ~ inches one wav,
and as much the other way as they will hold ,oi
parallel widths from end TO end, no wanes TO
be more than one-four;h of the smallest siding
or II will be sufficient that three sides be hewcd
euing the upper and lower sides Shew faces of
not less than eight inches clear of the wancs
40 straight round white oak logs for ties, 81
ret long each, to be 10 inches diameter at the
small end.
2n straight square do. 90 feet long each, ~
by Is inches, nd wanes to be more than ore
third "i the siding, leaving the face two-thrds
AT least. No Q
$40 pieces of heart pine straight square tim
Der, to side l6inches one way, and as much the
"ther wayas they will hold, but not less than
"A inches in lcugths from 25 to 80 feet, to ave-
rage 81 feet, free from knots as possible, the
sap on the edges of the logs Doth edges includ-
eCD not to be more, i'm any instance, than one
fourth of The smallest siding, OF parallel widths
from end to end
q do do do % f.. long, to square Is inches :;
$ q" 10 do "a do Is do pa
rsilel widths FROM end to end.
1000 cubic feet do 30 to ~ Il. lors, sided l6
inches one way, aud as much the other way as
she logswiil hold, but not less THAI ii inches
parallel widths from end to end--thc sap not
TO be more than one fourth of the smallest ST.
ding. No g.
40 white oak logs, SO # long l5by in. So.
do 81 do 10 by Is do-tc
he hewed straight, of parallel widths from end
10 end, no wanes to he more than one fourth
the siding OF one half the length, nor more than
third on the other half
4 do 30 do le by 10 do
do 20 do 10 by 10 do--straight
and free from wanes.
If do So do ID by IA do
40 do so do II by ii do---to
I've hewed square and straight of parallel widths
from end to end, one third of the length to he
&c from wanes-on next third no wanes 10
@ more than one fourth the siding and, on the
las, third, no wanes to be more than one third
the siding.
l5o white oak logs, straight, so to 10 feet long,
IL by III inches, bowed square, three corners 10
he free from waneS but, upon the fourth cor
ner, there may be n wane not more than one.
third the siding
Q do 2u feet long, II by "a inches
, do 20 do II by 81 DO 10 be free from
wanes from end to end, and straight, and of
parallel widths
4 DO % do 10 10 10
= a." ~ do boy ~ 10 square !A,reo from wanes,
and spring 10 inches in the whole length, by a
fair curve.
2 do 33 do l5hy IS do square, free from wanes
spring 10 inches in the whole length
2o do 45 do Is by Is 10 square, straight, of a
parallel width, free from wane one-third of the
iength-on next third, no wanes to he more
than one-tlIird the siding and, on the last
third not more than half the siding.
l72 round white oak logs, a feet long each,
to he II inches diameter at the small end.
IL square do do 81 feet long, Is
by Is in, hes, straight and free from wanes
7,JO0 cubic feet white oak logs for plank, 81
to 10 feet long, Ia inches square, OF parallel
widths from end to end, as straight IA can con-
veniently be had, but log to spring more
than 10 inches in the whole length, bv an easy
and fair curve, no waneS 20 be more than one
10 the siding.
- neart pine logs, SO #. long, sided y in.
one way, and as much the other way as thew
will hold, the shape lGngthwise not materi4: the
waucS not TO be more than one-tourth the ST.
ding.
$3.50 cubic feet heart pine do. 80 to 40 feet
long, straight, 10 inches one way, and as much
the other as they will hold /; the wanes to be
not more than One-fourth the siding, (both
wanes trCluded) and which is TO be unde TODD,
in all cases in relation to wanee.
Offers will be received for the whole of either
No. l., 2 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 Oh or before the LIST of May, and be
completed as soon it shall be required, which
will probably be by the LIST Of August.
march Ii lst April
u To he published in the Norfolk Herald
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat.
riot.