Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-20
Navy Commissioners Office,
TIN WdTch, 1877.
Lire Oak frame and promiscuous Timber for Ships
Of the Line, Frigates and Shops Of Var.

I'm MdTcN, 1917.
Lire Oak frame and promiscuous Timber for Ships
Of the Line, Frigates and Shops Of War.
sult4E Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro.
Il posals until the 31st day of July next for furnish.
ing Live Oak Timber, cut to moulds (Which they@ill
furnish for ships of the line, frgates and sloops of
war, and the proportion N promscuous Live Oak
cut to dimensions, that may be required, 5000 Gu
bical 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 than IS
miles from the sea- deliverable at the following build
ing yards, enthusiastically II. Boston, New.York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1928, 1899, and 1880, say before the lst
November Of each year.
Persons offering will pleased to state particularly
their terms per cubca foot for any Of the frames
with the proportion Of promscuous timber required
also, (should they be disposed to offer for more, their
terms per cubicaleet for three Tone
of each class, that is, A. and soop,) with the
promscuous timber, designating in all cases their phi
ces for the frame Of ship of the line, Of gate, ola
soop, and for promscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either all of the
yards above mentoned but the terms per cubca foo,
deliverable at each, (if difference be made by the
bidder) must be distinctly stated. II is to be under
stood, that the Commissioners will select such offers,
and assign to each bidder such portion Of the timber
required mot less than entire frame,) and desg
nate such yards for the delivery as they may judge
money will at any time under any circumstances be
advanced, and that will be paid until actual
delivery OF TIMBER that bond, with two suii-
Gent sureties 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 securt,,en
per centum 0fthe avals CT each cargo will be reserved
and withheld, until the contract shabe fully compile!
with to the entire satisfaction Of the Commissioners
and that in all deliveries Of TIMBER due prOportiono
the most difficult parts Of the frames shall be delivered
otherwise, shall be at the option of the Commission
ers to withheld such amount in addition to the per
cent. above mentioned, as they may judge expedier
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 thist tim
Der, further requested to state particularly their
residence, the names and residence Of their
ties, to forward letters from such persons, stating their
willingness to become sureties, and also 10 forward
evidence of the competency of such persons sure
ties to the amount for which they may become bound
All offers to be sealed and directed to the Commits
sioners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words, viz: "Oer to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertsement of 18th March, 1927"
The timber is to be inspected andmeasured accord,
ing to the rules established by the Board, copy OF
which may be obtained on application to the NayyA
gent either at Pensacola Savannah, Charleston, SC
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 ftDice week in the fellovingpa'
pers, till Slsl July, 1927, viz;
Nation.' Inteligencer, National Joornal, phenixCa'
zette Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Phila'
delpfa Democratic Press, the Aurora and Franklin
Gazette, New-York American, New.York Advocate
Boston Patriot, New England Palladium, Portsmouth
Journal, IN. H. 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 Ne
gister, New Orleans Daily Advertiser, Atacaps Ga
zette in Louisiapa.