Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-28
Navy Commissioners Office


Live Oak frame and promiscuous Timber for Ships
of The Line, Frigates and Sloops Of War.
vUSHE Commissioners of the Navy will receive pro-
posals until the 3st day of July next for furnish
ing Live Oak Timber cut to moulds (Which they will
frnsh for ships of the line, rgates and sloops OF
war, and the proportion of promiscuous Live Oak,
cut to dimensions that may be required say 5000 GU.
bical 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 more than IS
miles from the sea, deliverable at the following build
ing yards, viz:-Portsmouth, n. H. Boston, NewYork,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
wears 1923, 1922 and 1850, say before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons offering will be pleased to state particularly
their terms per cubica foot, for any Of the frames
with the proportion Of promiscuous timber required;
Also (shoud they be disposed TO offer for more their
ofeach class, that is ~ Al, and sloop,) with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all cases their PHI
for the frame of ship of the line, of frgate, OF
sloop and for promiscuous timber The offers can be
made deliverable at any one, or either or all OF the
yards above mentioned; but the terms per cubical foot
deliverable at each, f difference be made by the
bidder, must be distinctly stated. II 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 entire frame,) and desg
nate such yards for the delivery they may Judge
pedent for the public interests and further, that
money will any time, under any circumstances, be
advanced and that will be paid until an actual
delivery of timber; that bond, with two more sufh
cent sureties rthe faithful discharge Of any contract
will be requlredi 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 avas ofeach CARGO win be reserved
and withheld until the contract shall be fully complied
with to the entire satisfaction of the Commissioners
and that in all deliveries of timber, due proportion Of
the most difficult parts the frames shall be delivered,
otherwise, it 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 timbers shall be dclivercd and 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 of this tim
ber further requested to state particularly their
own residence the and residence of their
ties forward letters from such persons stating their
willingness to become suretes and also to forward
evidence of the competency of such persons sure
ties to the amount for which they may become bound
All offers to be sealed and directed to the Commits
sioners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
Words viz: Golfer furnish Live 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 either Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston, S. c.
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, NJ Fl.
Any bid not made in conformity to this advertise
mcnt, or that may not be received within the time
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be consider
ed.
To be published trice week in the following pa.
pers, till S1st July, 1927, viz;
National Inelligencer, 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
zette, in Louisiana.