The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-24

day of April next, to furnish the
following described timber, delve-
rabie at the navy yard, at Washington, viz !:
trs Mol. -
26,400 cubic feet of white oak or pine logs,
from 30 to 30 feet long, Tor longer If convent
entl to be sided straight, 10 inches one way,
and as much the other way as they will hold ,of
parallel widths from end TO end, no wanes to
De more than one-fourth ofthe smallest siding,
or II will be sufficient that three sides be hewed,
letting the upper and lower sides shew faces of
not less than eight inches clear ofthe wanes.
40 straight round white oak logs for ties, 81
feet long each, to be 10 inches diameter at the
small end
90 straight square do. % feet long each, 10
by 10 inches, no wanes to be more than one
third of the siding, leaving the face two-thirds
at least. No.2
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
i4inches in lengths from % to 90 fee,, TO ave-
| rage 81 feet, free from knots possible, the
sap on the edges of the logs Doth edges includ-
ed) not to be more, in any instance, than one
fourth of the smallest siding, of parallel widths
from end TO end.
ado do do 80 #. long, to square Is inches !;
do do do "a do As do pa
| rallei widths from end to end
1000 cubic feet do 80 to 40ft. long, sided l6
| inches one way, and as much the other way as
| the logswill hold, but not less than Ia inches
| parallel widths from end to end--the sap not
| to he more than one fourth Of the smallest Sic
ding. - No g.
40 white oak logs, IS Fl long i5by in so.
q do Sc do l5by 10 do-to
he hewed straight, of parallel widths from end
to end, no wanes to be more than one-fcurth
the siding on one half the length, nor more than
| one third on the other half
4 do 80 do IL by 10 do
do 90 do Is by Is do--strsight
| and free from waaes.
ID do 90 do IA by II do
40 do 90 do ii by Ia do--te
| he 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 wancs to
| re 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, 81 to 40 feet long,
| u by 10 inches, hewed square, three corners to
| be free from wanes but, upon the fourth cor
! ner, there may be wane not mere than one.
| third the siding
| 2 do % feet long, ~ by "a inches
do 20 do ~ by 81 do to be free from
| wanes from end to end, and straight, and OF
parallel widths
| do % do lS by 19 do
do 25 do Is by 10 do square, free from wanes.
and spring IS inches in the whole length, by a
fair curve
do 33 do Is by IS do square, free from wanes,
spring 10 inches in the whole length.
| ~ do 40 do lS by lS do square, straight, of a
parallel width, free from wane onethird of the
length--on next third, no 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, "a feet long each,
| TO he Ii inches diameter at the small end
IL square do do 81 feet long, ID
| by Is inches, straight and free from wanes.
| 7,5OO cubic feet white oak logs for plank, 80
| to 40 feet long, IA inches square, Of parallel
widths from end TO end, as straight as can con-
venientiy 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, SO #. long, sided Ii in.
one way, and much the other way as they
will hold, the shape ieng,hwise not material; the
wanes not TO be more than one fourth the si-
ding.
5000 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 be
not more than one-fourth the siding. (both
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. l, 2 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, and he
completed as soon as il shall be required, which
will probably be by the LIST of August
march IA LIST April
GJ To be published IN the Norfolk Herald,
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat
riot.