Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-17
Navy Commissioners Office,


Lire Oak frame and promiscaous Timber for Ships
vINtiE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro-
Il 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, rgates and sloops OF
war, and the proportion of promiscuous Live Oak,
cut dimensions, that may be required say 5000
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, viz:-Portsmouth, N. II. Boston, NewYork,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1928, 1922 and 1880, say before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons offering will be pleased to state particularly
their terms per cubcal foot for any Of the frames
with the proportion of promiscuous timber required;
also, shoud they be disposed to offer for more their
terms Per cubcafeet, for three Zone
of each class, that u.s. "a Al, and sloop,) with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all cases their pti-
for the frame of ship of thelne, of frgate of
sioop, and forpromscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either or all OF the
yards above mentioned but the terms per cbica 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 suoh portion Of the timber
required not less than entire frame,) and desig
nate such yards for the delivery they may judge
pedient for the public interest; and further, that
money will at any time, under any circumstances, be
advanced, and that will be paid until actual
delivery of TIMBER that bond, with two more sut.
cient 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 security ten
per centum ofthe avas Of each cargo will be reserved
and WITHHELD until the contract shall be fully complied
with to the entire satisfaction of the Commissioners
and that in all deliveries of TIMBER due proportion of
the most difficult parts Of the frames shall be delivered,
hall NJ
ers to withheld such amount addition to the ten per
cent. above mentioned, they may judge expsdient
for tire public interest," until such deficient proportion
of such difficult tmbers 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.
be further requested to state particularly their
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 be sealed and directed 10 the Commits
sioners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words viz: "offer to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertisement of 18th March, 1872
The timber is to be inspected and measured 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.
10 be published t,cice week in the following pa.
pers, till S1st July, 1927, viz;
National Tntelligencer, National Journal Phenix Ga
zette, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American Phila
delphia Democratic Press, the Aurora and Franklin
Gazette, NewYork American, New.York Advocate,
Boston Patriot, New England Palladium, Portsmouth
Journal, IN. Easton Star, Norfolk Herald, Rich
Raleigh STAR Charleston City Gazette, and the South
ern Patriot, Savannah Republican, Georgia Journal,
St. Augustine Herald, Pensacola Gazette, Mobile Re.
gster, New Orleans Daily Advertiser, Attacapas Ca
zette, i'm Louisiana.