The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-31


#YM viii receive proposals until the ist
day of April next, to furnish the
following described timber, delIve-
rable at the navy yard, at Washington, viz
MOL.
26,400 cubic feet Of white oak or pine logs,
from 80 To ~ feet long, Tor longer If convent
ent, TO be sided straight, IL inches one way,
and as much the other way as they will hold ,of
parallel widths from eud to end, no wanes TO
be more than ene-four,h Oft the smallest siding,
OF - 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, 81
feet long each, to be 10 inches diameter at the
small end
20 straight square do. 90 feet long each, IL
by l6 inches, no wanes TO be more than one
third Of the siding, leaving the face wo-thirds
at least. No. g
42ppieces ofheart pine straight square tim
Der, to side l6inches one way, and rs 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 possible, the
sap on the edges Of the logs (both 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 30 n. long, to square 10 inches !;
8 do do do 81 do Is do pa
railei widths from end to end.
1000 cubic feet do 80 to ~ Il. long, sided Is
inches one way, and as much the other way as
the logs will hold, but not less than ID inches
parallel widths from end 10 end-the sap not
10 be more than one fourth of the smallest ST.
ding. No 8.
90 willie oak logs, SO # long l6by 9 in. So
do 90 do 10 by ls do-to
be hewed straight, of parallel widths from end
70 end, no wanes 10 be more than one -fourth
the siding on one half the length, nor more than
one third on the other half
do 80 do IL by 10 do
do 20 10 l5 by Is do--straight
and free from wanes.
ID do 55 do Ia by IA do
40 do 80 do Ii by Ii do--to
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 wanes 10
he more than one fourth the siding and, OH the
last third, no wanes 10 be more than one third
the siding
100 white oak logs, straight, go to 10 feet long,
IL by 10 inches, hewed square, three corners TO
he free from wanes but, upon the fourth cor
ner, there may be waue not more than one
third the siding
do 2o-feet long, IL by "a inches
do 20 do IL by 81 do to be free from
wanes from end to end, and straight, and Of
parallel widths.
&! do % do lS ny 10 do
do - do 10 by IS do square. frse from "a anes,
and spring 40 inches in the whole length, by a
tai' curve
10 33 do by is do square, free from waues,
spring ID inches in the whole length.
20 do 40 do Isl by le do square, stra light, OF
narailei width, tree from wane one-third of the
length--on next third, Eanes 20 he more
than one-thrd Tile siding and, on the last
third, not more than half the siding.
l72 round white oak logs, 81 feet long each,
to he Ia inches diameter at the small end
IL square do do 2l feet long, 10
by Is inches, straight and free from waues
7,5t0 cubic feet white oak logs fer plank, 3G
TO 10 feet long, ID inches square, of parallel
widths from end to end, straight as can con-
veniently be had, but 40 log to spring more
than 10 inches in the whole length, by an easy
and fair curve, wanes to be more than one
fourth tie siding.
Is heart pine logs, SO f. long, sided II in.
one way, and as much the other way as they
will hold, the shape lengthwise not material; the
wanes not TO be more than onc-fnurth the 81.
ding.
$3.50 cubic feet heart pine de. 30 to 10 feet
long, straight, l6 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 inctuded) and which is to be unde TODD,
in all cases in relation TO wanes.
Offers will be received for the whsle Of either
No. j, 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 10
commence oil or before the LIST of May, and be
completed as soon as il shall be required, which
will probably be by the LIST of August.
march ID lst April
~ To be published in .he Norfolk Herald,
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat