Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-14
Navy commissioners Office,

18Th March, 1897.
Lire Onk frame md promiscuous Timber for Ship.
of the Line, Frigaies and Shops Of Var.
TNHE Commissioners Of the Navy will receive pro
posals until the 3lst dag of July next, for furnish
ing Live o * Timber, cut to movlds (Which they viii
furnish) for ships of the line, trigates and s|oops OF
war, and the proportion of promiscuous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions, that may be required, say 5000 cu.
bical feet for each ship of the line, 5000 for each fri
gate, and 1000 for each slooP. The timber must he
cut from trees grown in situations not more than Is
miles from the sea, deliverable at the following build
ing wards, viz:-Portsmouth, n. II. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1928, 1929, and 1850, say on or before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons offering will be pleased to state particularly
their terms per cubical foot, for any one of the frames
| with the proportion of prOmiscuOus timber required;
also, (si,ould they be disposed TO offer for more, } their
| terms per cubicalfeet, for three anne collectively Zone
of each class, that is, a "A, a "A, and a sloop,) with the
! promiscuous timber, designating in all cases their pri-
ces for the frame of a ship of the line, of a frigate, of
sloop, and for promiscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either, or all ot the
Yards above mcntiOne,.; but the :erms per cubical foot
deliverable at each, (f 4 difference be made by the
bidder must be distinctly stated. 1t is to be under.
stood, that the Commissioners viii select such offers,
and assign to each bidder such portion of the timber
required, (nOt less than one entire frame,) and deslg-
nate such yards for the delivery AS they may judge ex-
pedient for the public interest; and further, that no
money will at any time, under any circumstances, be
advanced, and that none will be paid until an actual
delivery Of timber; that bond, with two or more suff-
cient sureties, fort,e faithful discharge of any contract,
will be required; that the amount of such bond will
be one-.hird the estimated amount Of the contract
Moreover, that, as additional and coliatersl security ten
per centum ofthe avails ofeach cargo will be reserved
and withheld, until the contract shallbe fully complied
with TO the entire satisfaction of the Commissioners
and that in all deliveries of timber, a due proportion OF
the most difficult parts of the frames shall be delivered,
otherwise, it shall be at the option of the Commission
ers to withheld such amount, in addition to the ten per
cent. above mentioned, as they may judge expedient
for the public interest, until such deficient proportion
of such difficult timbers shall be delivered; and it is
further to be understood that all payments will be
made at the place Of delivery.
Those who may-offer to supply any part OF this tim
Der, are further requested to state particularly their
own residence, the names and residence Of their sure.
ties, 10 forward letters from such persons, stating their
willingness to become suretIes,. and also to forward
evidence of the competency OF such persons as sure
ties to the amount for which they may become bound
All offers are to be sealed and directed TO the Commits
sioners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words, viz: Golfer TO furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertisement Of 18th March, 1927"
The timber is to be inspected andmcasured accord
ing to the rules established by the Board, copy of
Which may be obtained on application TO the Navy A.
gent either ut Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston, SC.
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, n. IL.
Any bid not made in conformity to this advertise
ment, or that may net be received within the time
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be consider
ed.
To be published fuice a week in the following pa.
pers, till 5lst July, 1927, viz;
National IntelIigencer, National Journal, PhenixGa.
zette. Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Phila
- No. q. lao, al. A-.. II .-.1E
Gazette, Ncw.York American, New.Yor Advocate,
Boston Patriot, New England Palladium, Portsmouth
Journal, IN. II Easton Star, Norfolk Herald, Rich.
mond Enquirer, Richmond Wing, Raleigh Register,
Raleigh Star, Charleston City Gazette, and the South
ern Patriot, Savannah Republican, Georgia Journal,
st. Augustine Herald, Pensacola Gazette, Mobile Re
gister, New Orleans Daily Advertiser, Attacaras Ga