Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-23
NAVY COMMISSIONER OFrIcE,
Lire ol1,f i7ne md pronjscuou+ Timber for Ships
TIC lime E.ISaies nd .SLoops Of LEnr

| Eth March, 1927.
Lire clH lfniae md 3'ro1scLoue Timber fp. Sims nj
i"e Line. f,Tsaies md Sleeps IF JVa,
WIZ commissioners of the Navy will receive proposals
x until the 81. day of July next for furnishing Live
CaS ';'r cat Ia moUds (Which they will urnish) for
SHIPS ct the line, ftgates and soops war, nd the
proportion {" rro'nscuous Live Oak dimensions
ina; may he required, say 5000 feet for each ship
oi e ne SooO for each frgste, and 1000 soop
he a'hes must be from grown in stua ons not
more Than p miles from the sea, deliverable at the fol-
lowing building yards, viz. Portsmouli n. H. Boston
New York Philadelphia Wushingt ton, and NORFOLK dur
ing he years l8$S 1929 1880 say or before the
LIST November af each year.
Persons offering will be pleased TO STATE narcuarI,.
Htf terms CUbca foot my of the frames with
the proportion a" omiScunms timber eIuired; ALSO (iod
nay BE- disposed tn otter for moe,} per cubi-
" ioo'' ioF hef frames co!iGctiveiy Zone Of
that 's' ~! IL, aud soop) with the pro,nscuc,ls
'im' de''Sna'ns IN al! cases iiic prices for
or ship oil the line, of lriga;c Ola suor and for proms
ci"rS timber i!ie Offers bc made cireab bic AT any
ou"-of either, all of tie yards above n,eunned b,
the terms per c"hical foot ieiieti,ie at each, ffa d
renee be made by the hdder,) mast he distinctly ST ,
- Is TO he understood, that the Cnspmmissioners vii!
scirTi -i'"i' Glib md.
9" ,"e thinner required not less than entire franc)
G 9Gc yaCS ior The delivery they Judge
eXprdien "r the public interest," further, that no money
Viii at any timr under Ccun!s; De alyasced
aud that will ne paid until actual delivery Of tim
bei that bend with two sufficient suretes, fer
the faithful discharge Of any will be reon;tG:;
'i'"' ''e amount "i such bond will be onciiId es-
IImaied amount uf the cun;rar-Aureo, en- that ms IN
"ddiuonai aud collateral seciy, per the
ava as Of each cargo will e reserved and withheld until
iHe contract snail DC fully complied with entire a
iSidcton Of tine Commissioners; and that in all deliveries
"i G'bef, due proportion nf the difficult parts Of
the frames shall he delivered, otherwise shall be at tine
option OF the Commissioners withhold such amount in
adii''on to- IA" ten per above mentioned as they
may Judge cN?rcnt tor the public interest," until such de-
i''%" proportion OF such difficult crs shall be deliv-
eTedj and II IS furtir: bg unaerecood that all nav
"'en's will be nu,:e al the places of delivery.
nose Who may cd=r 20 supply any part Of This timber,
are i"cr '11Hesied 10 state particularly their
enco' the names and residence Of their sue,es
"e" i;"!s 'r'n such parsoS stating their willingness
become StlceS, and also forward evidence Of the
competency of such persons sueile to the amount for
""'tn they may becnme bound. ali offers are to be
Ell and directed to tiG Commissioners Navy,
endorsed with the following wards viz: Offer to furnish
IiEe YAK, ufT the Advertisement of 18th March, 1897
tue Timer j. 10 !c inspected ,nrasured according
to Zoe rules cstabliscd by the Bon copies of yic! NAV
ne obtained on apPiicati"n to the Navy agent either
Pensacola Savannah Charleston. :. c. Norfolk, WASH
'son Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, or
Portsmouth,. \. II.
A"y BIZ not made IL conformity Ills Acknowledgements
or tni may not be received within tire time herein linn
Iicd ioT receiving bids, cannot bc considered Tot