Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-04-03
NAFY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
18th March. 1897

! Jtee n. c 18th March, 1927.
me Line, frisates and Shops If Jpar.
VIE Commissioners tie Navy viii rsc.;,,, , l.,
0I T me 'is' a"y OF judy next, for furnishing Live
SHIPS OF tue line, frigates and slocps of war and ,h
proportion oil pomiScuous Live Oak, cut to dimensions
'at may b. required, say 5000 cubcal feet fer .ah b
e me- "ooo Tor each fgate, and lou each soor
Inc timber must be cut from grown in situations no,
more man - miles from the sea, deliverable at the fri,
.V"hG ouidns yards, viz. Portsmouth,, N. H. Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Norfolk dur
ing .he years 1898 1920, and 1880 say on or before the
! ist November of each year.
Persons Offering will be pleased IN s,.t. r,...,.,
n terms per cubical foot for my the frames villa
h pp'o" on pomlscuors timber required; also (shoud
my e disposed 10 Otter for more) their terms per cub.
ca" ion Tor Mrse frames coliectivev Zone Of each cl,
'nat is' ~, 4l, and sloop0 with the promscuons
fascinating III all cases their prices the frame.
oi snip OF line me- az rigatc of sloop and for ,,rom
cuous timber The offers can be made de,yerabi. n, -
one or eief, or all OF the yards above mentoncd: ,
The terms per cubical foot deliverable at each (ir. AIR.
renee be made by the bidder) must he dis,nr, 60.
II IS to be unders,nod that the Cornmmissoners viii
Seiec' s"ch Offers and assign bidder such portn
Oh the timber required less than ono entire fame
ana designate such yards for delivery as thew NAV d5.
eNledien Tor the public interest; further that no ,no.s,
VI" at any timc under any circums noes be adra,rra
~ "t none VIII oe paid until actual delivery of tim
ber that bond with more sufcien, s,re,ies e..
W '""'ui "ischafse OF any contract will rcouired-
mat The amount of such bond will be one-,l,d the -.
imatcd amount Of the contrac-Moreover ,ba, ne ~,
additional and collateral security, ten per cenum of ,,
avails Of each cargo will be reserved aud v;,hbd ,;J
II.
>'cUo" OF the Commissioners and that in all deliveries
OF TIMBER due proportion of the difficult uarts Of
me frames shall! be delivered, otherwise, it shall be tin,
option ct the Commissioners withhold such an;unt in
""oh 10 the ten per cent. above mentioned, as thew
may J"oee eXedien Tor the public interest, such de-
icieht proportion of such difficult tfmbes shall he ds,;
e"' ana Is iuftpeI to be understood, that all pay
mehs VIII he made at the places of delivery
Those who may offer supply anv part of bis ,;p,b,F
TURNER requested to state particularly their own resi-
dece the names aud residence of their sure,ies to f,r
e'eis "m sueh persons stating their willingness
become sGTetics, and also forward evidence Of tb.
competency OF such persons the amount for
"'c" 'ey may hecome bound. All offers be seal
ed ana directed 10 tie Commissioners of The Navv ara
endorsed win the following words, viz: 'Oler to furnish
Live taE' unHer the advertisement of 18th March, 1927
ne TIMBER Is TO be inspected and sured accordino
10 the rules established by the Board copies of which NAV
be obtained on application To the Navy Agent either az
Pensacola, Savannah Charleston, 6. C. Norfolk Wash
.nsnn' Baltimore, Philadelphia, Nev-Yo,k, Boston or
Portsmouth, NH ' -
ANY bid not made in conformity this advertisements
Oh mat may not be received within time herein linn
tied Tor receiving bids, cannot h. considered. d0t