Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-04
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
I2th March, 1927.
o',J 'uas ana promscuous Timber for Ships Of


Lice CaEJ raae and pronscuous Timber for Ships IF
he Line, Fiiydtes and S boops of lpcr
VIE commissioners of the Navy vii! receive proposaI
~ until the 3tst day of July next, furnishing Live
CeS lumber, cut TO mouds (Which they urnish) for
sh'l's OF the line, ga,es sloops Of war; and the
proportion OF promiscuous Live Oak, TO dimensions
mat may be required say 6O00 cubical for each ship
Oh inc Inc, 5000 for each fgae, 1ou or each s!oo
c uhoef must be cut from trees grown in situations
more IMAM 20 miles from the sea- deliverable at the fol-
lowing building yards, viz. Portsmouth, N. H. Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk dur
ing the 1898, 1922 1850 saw on or before the
iSt November of each year.
tersnnS otisrins will be pleased to state particularly
er terms cubica foot for of the frames with
the proportion of promscuous timber oued also (sold
y De disposed to offer for n,oe,) terms per cub.
cal oo for aree frames collectively, Zone OF each class
ina, Isl ~, 4i, and sloop with the promiscu ous
TIMBER, designating in all their prices for the frame
OF snip oite line, Of fsae. sIoop and for urom
euous ti'her Ihe offers can be made deliverable at any
u'eoF eh'ef, or ali oil the yards above rneDoned but
the terms per cubca loo; deliverable at each la dic
renee be uade by the bder) must be distinctlv stated
II Is TO be understood, the Cunmmissioners vii,
select such offers, and assign bidder such pcr,;o
=" ,'e i'er required, hot less than faine,)
ana designate SUCH yards delivery az they may udsc
eSpeden for the public interest, tcf that no money
VIII al any Time, under circunsta advanced
ana that none Will be paid until actual delivery OF tim
Der; mat hoad with mere sufficient sur.,es FOR
me faithful DISCHARGE Of any will required:
ina; the amount % such will he one-,ii the es-
'iinateo amount OF the conirac-AIureoyer that as al
aui,'oha ana Collateral security, per of the
avaiis OF each cargo will be reserved and withheld until
'S."S'Hn 81 the Commissioners; and that nj deliveries
Oh hhe due proportion of the difficult parts Of
me frames shall ho delivered Otherwise, shall al
ONION OF the Commissioners withhold amount, in
'oo'i" L" the ten per cent above mentioned, they
may Judge e%c'!;ent for the public interest Until such de-
ncen proportion of such icuIt r,bers shall be deliv-
e'ei an" II Is further 10 be unGeTsonod that all pay
n'eGts viii be made al The places delivery.
Those who may ops supply any part of this timber
are uf'er requested To state particularly hcr resi-
dcnce the names and residence their surcte-s 10 for
a letters from such persons stating their Willingness
become sure'ies, aud asp forward evidence Of the
competency ct such persons tie amount for
which they may become bound. All 10 be seal
ed ana directed to the OF the NsYv nd
endorsed with the following words, via: "Oer furnish
Live Oak, under the srtizrmen of 18th March, 1897
The timber is to be inspected measured acco,dur
I'd Tire rules established b. the Board, copies which MAJ
be obtained on application the Navy Agent either at
PENSACOLA Savannah Charleston, s. c. Norfolk. Wash
ng"n Baltimore, Pals :slpha, New Yoh, Boston or
Portsmouth, r.. II.
H"y bid not n'ado in c Di'rmity dis advertisement
or tat may not be we'd within time herein linn
'ted FOR receiving bids, cannn, he considered. a.,