The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-17

rtFVTrFT van receive propose - ~
day of April rexi, TO inrn'.h ia"
following described timber, dei,Nc
rable at the navy yard at Washington VIZ
No. |.
a6,fO0 cubic feet OF white oak or pine logs,
from 30 to 80 feet long, Tor longer II CcnNeni-
"nt), to be sided straight, II inches one way,
and az mech the other way as they VIII hoih'oi
"arraliei widths from end to end, no wanes To
he more than one fourth of the smallest siding,
or it will he sufficient that three sides he hewed
letting the Upper and lower sides slew faces of
not less than eight inches clear of,hc wancs.
l70 straight round white oak logs Tor ties, . |
feet long cach, to he 10 inches diameter al the
small end
pa straight square do. 20 fee; Tong each, l.
by l0 inches, no waneS TO bc than one
third at the siding, leaving the face two-ihirds
at least. No. .
A2o piece: ofheart pine straight square tim
Der, TO side i6inches one way, and as m,uc. the
other way as they will hold, but not less than
~ inches in lengths from - To 80 feet, to ave-
rage 81 feet, free from knots as possible, the
sap ca the edges of the logs (both edges incIud-
ed) moi to be more, in any instance, than one
fourth of the smallest siding, OF parallel widths
from end end.
ado do do OF IT. long, to square IS inches ;
do do do 81 do Is 90 pa
rael widths from end to erd
1000 cubic feet do 81 to 4Oft. long sided Ia
inches way, aud as much the OTHER way a.
the logs will hold, bat uoi less ~ - ih>S-
parallel widths irom end to- 9, d ..ft..sap not
to be more than one fourth OF the smallest ST.
ding. No. B.
4o~hite oak logs, IS # long l5hy s in. 50.
be hcwed straight, Of parallel v;ddls fron, end
to end, no wancs 10 he more tan oue-fou1th
the siding Oh one half the length, nor more lham
one third Ou the other half
do 80 do - by ~ do
do 20 do 10 by IS Lo--strsight
and free from waues.
IL do 30 do II by II do
30 do 30 10 II by II do--,o
be hewed square and straight rf parallel widths
from end TO end, one third of the length to be
free from waues-Cn next third no wanes TO
he more than one fourth the siding and, en- the
last third, no wanes to be more than me third
the siding.
100 white oak logs, straight, go to 40 ;eet long,
II by 10 inches, hrwed square, three CurIlers 10
be free from waues but, upon the ioIrth cor
ner, there may be a wGne not more dlau one
third the siding.
do % feet long, Il by "a inches
do 20 do Il by u do to he free from
wanes from end TO end, and straight, and of
parallel widths
I do - do Is nv 10 do
d do % 40 10 bv Is do square, free from wanes
and spring - inches in the whole length, by a
fair curve.
, do 80 do 5by is do square, free from wanes,
spring - inches in the whole length
III do 10 do Is by Is do square, straight, of Il
paraiieiwidth, free from wane Ouerhnd of the
length--nn next third, waneS tn he more
,han one-ihrd the siding and, on the last
third, not more than half the siding.
H. round white oak logs, p feet long eacR
10 be II inches diameter at the mail end
y square do do 81 feet long, -
by Is In hes, straight and free from vancs.
: $40 cubic feet white oak logs for plank, So
to 80 feet long, / inches square, Of parallel
widths from end 20 end, as straight IS c.. l..i-
venienty be had, but no log 20 srr.u. ...r
than 10 inches in the whole length, by .s .a.l
and fair curve; no 'Yanes to be more inn..,o..g-
fourth the siding
Is heart pine logs, go It. long, sided ii in.
one way, and a. much the cthrr way a. they
will hold, the shape lcugihwise NOT material; the
waneS not to be niota thun onC-ls;:.th tie 81
ding.
$50 cubic feet heart pine do. 80 to 40 feet
long, straight, 10 inches one way; snI as much
the other as they will hold the wanes 10 be
not mere than One-tourth the siding, (hoih
wanes included) and which Is TO be unde rood,
in all cases in relation to vance.
Offers will be received for the Whole Of either
No. |, 2 or No. 3, or for the whole bill Per-
sons offering; will he pleased to state their price
i,"r cubic foot. The delivery OF the timber to
commence on or before the LIST of May, and be
completed rs soon as it shall be required, which
viii probably be 10y the LIST of August.
march "A lst April
A. 10 rs published in the Norfolk Herald,
the Alexandria Herald, and the Baltimore Pat
riot.