Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-05
Navy Commissioners Office,

Lire Oak frame and promscRouS Timber for Ships
of the Line, Frigates and Shops Of Uar.
vTNHE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro
posals until the 3lst day of July next, for furnish
furnsh for ships of the line, rgates and sloops OF
war, and the proportion of promiscuous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions, that may be required say 5000 c
bca 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, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1929 1922 and $780, say on or before the lst
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 promscuous timber required;
also, (shoud they be disposed to offer for their
terms per cubicafeet, for three frames collectively Zone
of each class that is, a. A, and sloop,) with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all cases their pri-
for the frame of ship of the lne of frgate, OF
sloop, and for promscuous 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, (if difference be made by the
bidder, must be distinctly stated II is to be under.
stood, The commissioners VIII select such offers,
and assign to each bidder such portion Of the timber
required not less than entire Frame, and desig
nate such yards for the delivery as 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 an actual
delivery of timber; that bond, with two suf-
cient surees for the faithful discharge of any contract
will be requred that the amount of such bond will
be one third the estimated amount of the contract
Moreover that additional and collateral security, ten
per 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,
otherwise it shall be at the option of the Commission
ers 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 deliyered 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
residence the names and residence OF their sure
ties to forward letters from such persons stating their
willingness to become suretes and also to forward
evidence of the competency of such persons sure.
ties to the amount for which they may become bound.
All offers are to be sealed and directed TO the Commits
soners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words, viz: "oer 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 Pensacola, Savannah Charleston, S. C..
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, N. H.
Any bid not made IN conformity TO TINS advertise.
ment, or that may not be received within the time
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be consider
ed.
To be published t,cice week in the following pa.
pers, till S1st July, 1927, viz;
National nelligencer, National Journal, Phenx Ga
zette, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Pha-
dephia 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 Re.
gister, New Orleans Daily Advertiser, Attacapas Ga
zette, in Louisiana.