Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-17
Navy Commissioners Office :,

Navy Commissioners Office ,
18th March, 1897.
Live Oak frame and promiscuous Timber for Ships
of The Line, Frtgales and Scoops Of var.
vHyHE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro-
posals until the 3lst day of July next, for furnish
ing Live Oak Timber, cut to moulds (Which they will
fuInish) for ships of the line, frgates and soops of
war, and the proportion of promscuous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions, that may be required, say 6OOO Gu
bical feet for each ship of the line, 5000 for each fri
gate, and 1000 for each soop. 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, vz:-Portsmouth, n H. Boston, NewYork,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1928, 1922 and 1880, say on or before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons offering will be pleased to state particularly
their terms per cubca foot for any of the frames
with the proportion promscuous timber required;
ALSO (shou they Be disposed TO offer for more their
terms per cubicaIeet for three frames collectively Zone
of each Glass; that is, ~ "A, and sloop,) with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all cases their PHI
ces for the frame of ship of the lne of fgate, Of
sloop, and forpromscuous timber. The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either or all OF the
yards above menoned but the terms per cubical foot
deliverable at each (if difference be made by the
bdder,) must be distinctly stated 1t is be under.
Stood that the Commissioners will 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 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 sufi-
cent sureties orhe 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 as additional and collateral security, ten
per centum the avals Of each cargo will be reserved
and withheld, until the contract shallbe fully complied
with to the entire satisfaction OF the Commissioners;
and that in all deliveries of timber, DUE proportion Of
the most difficult frames shall be Delivered
otherwise shall be at the option OF the Commission
ers to 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 mbers 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 anypart OF this tim.
bef are further requested to state particularly their
own residence, the 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 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
words viz "Offer to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertsement of 18th March, 1927"
The timber is to be inspected and measured 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.
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 hoice week in the following pa
pers, till S1st July, 1897, viz;
National Integcncer, National Journal, Phenix Ga
zette 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 Ga