Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-28
Navy Commissioners Office,
dec 10

lZW IhWCU, 1921.
Lice Oak frame and promiseuous Timber for Ship
Of the Line, Frtgdtes and Scoops Of Wr.
TTVAE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro
Il posals until the 3ls day of July next, for furnish
ing Live Oak Timber, cut to moulds (Which they will
furnish) for ships of the line, frgates and soops Of
war, and the proportion of promiscuous Live Oak
cut to 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 than 25
miles from the sea- deliverable at the following build
ing yards, vizPortsmouth, N. II. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1925 1929, and 1880, say or before the st
November of each year.
Persons offering will pleased to state particularly
their terms per cubical foot, for any of the frames
with the proportion Of promiscuous timber required;
also, (shoud they be disposed 10 offer their
terms per cubicafeet for three framescolecvey Zone
of each Glass; that is a. A., and sloop,) with the
promiscuous TIMBER designating in all their PHI
for the frame of ship of the line, OF frgate, ola
soop, and forpromiscuous timber The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either, or all OF the
yards above mentoned but the terms per cubcal foot
deliverable at each, (f difference be made by the
bidder 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 entire rame) and desig
nate such yards for the delivery they may judge
pedient for the public interest; and further that
money Will III any unQer any De
advanced, and that none will be paid until an actual
delivery of timber; that bond with two more suf
cient surees forthe 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 avails ofeach 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 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 to withheld such amounts in addition to the ten per
cent above mentioned, as they may judge eypedient
for the public interest, until such dccien, proportion
of such difficult timbers shall be delivered; and it's
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, 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 sureties, and also TO forward
evidence of the competency of such persons as
ties to the amount for which they may become bound
All offers to be sealed and directed to the Commits
soners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words, viz: "0fer to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertisement 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 Navy A.
gent either Pensacola Savannah, Charleston, S. C.
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, N. II.
Anybid 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 tscice week in the following pa
pers, till Slst July, 1927, viz;
acknowledgements, National Journal, PhenixGa.
zette, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Phla
delphia Democratic Press, the Aurora and Franklin
Gazette, New-York American, New.York Advocate,
Boston Patriot, New England Palladium, Portsmouth
Journal, IN. II Easton STAR Norfolk Herald, Rich.
mond Enquirer, Richmond Wing, Raleigh Register,
ern Patriot, Savannah Republican, Georgia Journal,
ST. Augustine Herald, Pensacola Gazette, Mobile Re
gster, New Orleans Daily Advertiser, Attacapas Ga.
ret in ouisiana.