Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
NAVY Commissioners Office,

l2h March, 1897.
Lvs Oak frame and promiscuous Timber for Ships
of the Line, Frigaies and Shops of War.
TIME Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro.
posas until the 3lst day of July next, for furnish
ing Live Oak Timber, cut to moulds (Which they will
furnsh) for ships of the line, irgates and soops of
war, and the proportion of promiscnous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions, that Nay be required, say 5000
bca feet for each ship of the line, 5000 for each hi.
gate and 1000 for each soop. 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, viz:-Portsmouth, n ii. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1929 1922 and 1880, say on or before the ls
November of eachye
Persons offering will bepleased to state particularly
their terms per cubca foot for any one OF the frames
with the proportion of promscuous timber required
ALSO (should they be disposed TO offer tor more their
terms per cubcalfeet for three collectively Zone
of each class, that is, a. IA, and sloop, wththe
promiscuous TIMBER designating in all cases their phi
ces for the frame of ship of the line of fgate ola
sloop and for pr0miscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either or all OF the
yards above mentoned but the terms per cubca 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 desg
nate such yards for the delivery they may judge eI
pedent 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 suh.
cient sreties orthe 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 centum ofthe avai of each cargo will be reserved
and withheld until the contract shall fully complied
with to the entire satisfaction Of the Commissioners
and that in all deliveries of TIMBER due proportions
the most difficult parts of the frames shall be delivered
otherwise, it shall be at the option Of the CommisDn.
ers withheld such amount, in addition to the tenp
cent above mentioned, they may judge expedien,
for the public interest, until such deficient proportion
of such difficult timbers shall be delivered; and it,
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.
ber are further requested to state particularly Their
own residence the names and residence of their sure
ties 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 Comms
soners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words, viz: "6er to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertisement of 10Th March, 1897"
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 Maya
gent either Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston, ST.
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, N. H.
Any bid not made in conformity to this advertise
ment, or that may not be received within the tine
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be conste
ed.
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