Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-29
Navy commissioners Office,
dec IL

Lire Oak frame and pyomiseuous Timber for Ships
of The Line, Frignies and Sloops Of War.
TIME 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
frnish) for ships Of the line frgaes and sloops Of
war, and the proportion of promiscuous Live Oak,
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 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, viz-Portsmouth, N II. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1925 1899, and 1880, say before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons Offering will bepleased to state particularly
their per cubcal foot for any of the frames
with the proportion Of promscuous timber required;
also, (shoud they be disposed TO offer for more their
terms per cubcafeet for three frames collectively Zone
of each class, that Isl "a, A, and soop) with the
promiscuous timber, designating in all their pr
sloop, and rpromiscuous timber. The offers canbc
made deliverable at any one, either, all of the
yards above mentoned but the terms per cubca foot
deliverable at each, (f difference be made by the
bidder, must be distinctly stated. tits 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 desig
such yards for the delivery they may judge
pedent for the public interests and further, that
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 or more sui
c-..h: aissfsIBe VI any contract
will be requred that the amount Of such bond win
be onethrd the estimated amount of the contract -
Moreover that additional and collateral ten
per centum ofthe avas ofeach cargo will be reserved
and withheld, unthe 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 at the option of the Commission
ers to withheld such amount addition to the ten per
cent above mentioned, as they may judge expedent
for the public interest," until such deficient proportion
Of such difficult tmbers shall be delvered and it
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,
Der, further requested to state particularly their
own residence, the names and residence their sure
ties forward letters from such 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 to be sealed and directed to the Commits.
sioners of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words viz: "0fer to furnish Live Oak, under the adj
vertsement of 18th March, 1897"
The timber is to be inspected andmeasured accord
ing to the rules established by the Board, COPY of
which may be obtained application to the Navy A.
gent eithera Pensacola, Savannah Charleston, S. C..
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New.
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, N. II.
Anyb 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.
10 be published t0ice week in the following pa.
pers, till3ls July, 1897, viz;
acknowledgement, National Journal, phenixGn
zette, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American Phils.
delphia 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, Attacaps Ga.
zette, in Louisiana.