Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-21
Navy Commissioners Office

l2M March, 1897.
Lire Oak frnnae and promiScuouS Timber for Ships
Of The Line, Frigaies and SIoops of Uar.
vEIHE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro-
posals until the Slst day of July mex, for furnish
ing Live Timber, cut to moulds (Which they will
lrnish) for ships of the line, trigaes and soops of
war, and the proportion of promscuous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions that may be required, say 5000
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 than Is
miles from the sea, deliverable at the following build
ing Yards. ENTHUSIASTICALLY n. n. Boston, NewYork,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1925 1929, and 1880, say before the lst
November of each year.
Persons offering will bepeased to state particularly
their terms per cubIcal foot, for of the frames
with the proportion of promiscuous timber rcqured
also, (shoud they be disposed 10 offer for more, their
terms per cubcafcet for three frames collectively Tone
of each class, that is "a A, and sloop, with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all their phi
for the frame of ship of the linc Of fgate, of
sloop and forpromiscuous timber. The offers be
made deliverable at any one, either, all OF the
Yards above mentoned but the terms per cubica foot
deliverable at each, Gf difference he made by the
bidder mus: 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 one entire Frame, and hesg
nate such yards for the delivery they may Judge
pedent for the public interest; and further, that
money will at any time, under any circumstances, be
adva ced, and that none will be paid until an actual
delivery. of timber; tina, bond, with two suf
Gent surees f9rthe fthu discharge of any contract
will be required; that the amount OF such bond Will
be third the estimated amount of the contract
Moreover that additional and collateral security ten
per cent Of as ofeach cargo will be reserved
and withheld until The contract shallbe fully complied
with 20 the entire satisfaction Of the Commissioners
and that in all delvcrre, of timber, due proportion of
the most difficult patsoft the frames shall be delivered,
otherwise il shall be at the option of the Commission
to withhsd such amount, in addition to thu ten per
cent above mentioned, as they mav Judge eXpedent
for the public interest, until such deficient proportion
o. such difficult timbers shall be delvcred; aid 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 a. this tim
Der, further requested to state particularly their
residence, the 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 Commits
sioners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
verbs viz: Golfer to furnish i've Oak under the adj
vertsement of 18th March, 1927"
The timber is to be inspected andmcasured accord
ing to the rules established by the Board, copy of
which may be obtained application to the Navy A.
gent eitherat Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston, S. c.
Norfolk Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia New
York Boston, or Portsmouth, ~ RI.
Any bid not made in conformity to this advertise
ment or that may net be received within the time
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be consider
ed.
To be published i,cice week in the following pa
pers, till Slst July, 1897, viz
National Inteliigencer, National Journal, PhenixGa
zette Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Phila
delphia Democratic Press, the Aurora and Franklin
Gazette, New York American, New-York Advocate,
Boston Patriot, New England Palladium, Portsmouth
Journal, IN Fl. Easton Star, Norfolk Herald, Rich
mond Enquirer, Richmond Wing, Raleigh Register,
Raleigh star, Charleston City Gazette ard the South
ern Patriot, Savannah Republican, Georgia Journal,
ST. Augustine Herald, Pensacola Gazette, Mobile Re
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