Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-20
Navy commissioners Office u,

l2h March, 1897.
Lire Oak frame and promiscaous Timber for Ships
of the Line, Frigaies and Shops Of Var.
TyflE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro-
L posasuRt the 3lst day of July next, for furnish.
ing Live Oak Timber, cut to moulds (Which they will
furnsh) for ships Of the line, frgates and soops OF
war, and the proportion OF pr0mlscuous 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, viz:-Portsmouth N II. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1885, 1875, and $780, say or before the lst
November of each year.
Persons offering will be pleased to state particularly
their per cubcal foot, for any of the frames
with the proportion of promscuous timber requred
aso Should they be disposed to offer for more their
terms per cubcafeet for three escollectvey Zone
of each class that is, "a Al, and soop,) with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all cases their PHI
for the frame OF ship OF the line, OF rgate, OF
sloop, and for prOmscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either or all OF the
yards above menoned but the terms per cubcal foot
deliverable at each Off 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 mot less than one entire frame) and desg
such yards for the delivery as they may Judge ex
pedient 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 or more suli
cien sretes for The 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 Of the avals 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 shall be at the option OF the Compisson
ers withheld such amount in addition to the ten per
cent. above mentioned, as they may judge expedent
for the 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
ber further requested to state particularly their
own residence the names and residence of their sure
ties to forward letters from such persons, stating their
willingness 10 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 Commits
soners of the Navy and endorsed with the following
words, vz Golfer to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertisement of 18th March, 1897"
The timber is ~ be inspected and measured accord
ing to the rules established by the Board, copy of
which may be obtained Oh application to the Navy A.
gent either at Pensacola Savannah Charleston, e.
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 hoiee week in the following pa
pers, till 51st July, 1927, viz;
National Integcncer, National Journal, Phenix Ga
zctte, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Phila-
delpha 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 Ca
zette i'm Louisiana