Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-18
Navy Commissioners Office,


Lire Oak frame md promiscuous Timber for Ships
of the Line, Frignies and Shops of Var.
sIlHE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro
Il posals until the 5ls day Of July next, for furnish
ing Live Ok Timber, cut to mouds (Which they will
fhrnish) for ships of the lne rgates and sloops Of
war, and the proportion of pronliscuous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions that may be required say 5000 GU.
bcal feet for each ship Of the line, 5000 for each fri
gate, and 1000 for each sloop. The timber must be
cut from trees grown in situations not more than Is
miles from the sea- deliverable at the following build
ing yards, vz:-Porsmouth, n. H. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1928, 1922 and 1850, say before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons offering will be pleased to state particularly
their per cubical foot, for any of the frames
with the proportion of prOmiscuous timber required;
Also (shoud they be disposed 10 offer for more their
terms per cubcafeet for three mescollecvely Zone
of each class, that u.s. "a A., and sloop, with the
promscuous timber, designating in all cases their pl-
for the frame of ship of the line of frigae, of
sloop and for promiscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, either, or all OF the
yards above mentioned but the per cubcal foot
deliverable at each, (f difference be made by the
bdder) must be distinctly stated. 1t is to be under.
stood, that the Commissioners will select such offers,
and assign to each bidder such portion of the timber
required, (not less than entire frame,) and esg
nate such yards for the delivery they may Judge
pedicnt 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 suf-
cen suretes, forhe faithful discharge Of any contract
will be required; that the amount Of such bond will
be one-third the estimated amount OF the contract
Moreover, that, additional and collateral security ten
per cenum fthe avals of each cargo i'll be reserved
and withheld, until the contract shall be fully complied
with to the entire satisfaction o. the Commissioners;
and that in all deliveries of TIMBER due proportion of
the most difficult parts of the frames shall be delivered,
otherwise it shall be at the option of the Commission
ersto withheld such amount in addition to the ten per
cent. above mentioned, as they may judge expedent
for tire public interest," until such deficient proportion
of such difficult tmbers shall be delivered; aad it's
further to be understood that all payments will be
made ct the place of delivery
Those who may offer to supply anypart OF this tim
ber further requested To state particularly their
residence, the names and residence OF their sure.
ties to 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 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, 1897"
The timber is to be Inspected andmeasured accord
ing to the rules established by the Board, copy Of
which may be obtained application TO the Navy A.
gent either at Pensacola Savannah Charleston, s. c.
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, N. II.
Any bid not made in conformity to this advertise.
ment, or that may not be received within the time
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be consider
ed.
TO be published tcice week in the following pa.
pers, till 5lst July, 1897, viz;
National Inteigencer, National Journal, Phenix Ga
zette, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American Phila-
dclpha Democratic Press, the Aurora and Franklin
Gazette, Ncw-York American, New-York 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, Attacapas Ga
Zette, in Louisiana.