Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-30
dec II
Navy Commissioners Office,

Lire Oak frame and promiScuous Timber for Mips
of the Line, Erigales and Shops Of War.
TINE Commissioners Of the Navy will receive pro-
Il posals until the 5lst day of July next, for furnish.
ing Live Oak Timber, cut to moulds (Which they will
furnish) for ships of the line, frigates 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 f..
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. II. Boston, New-York,
Philadelphia, Washington, and Norfolk, during the
years 1928, 1929, and 1880, say OH or before the LIST
November of each year.
Persons offering will bepleascd to state particularly
their terms per cubicalfoot, for any one of the frames
with the proportion of promiscuOus timber required;
also, (should they be disposed TO offer for more, their
terms per cubicalfeet, for three frames collectively Zone
of each class, that is, a "a, a A, and a sloop,) with the
promiscuous timber, designating IN all cases their PHI
ces for the frame of a ship of the line, of frigate, ola
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 a difference be made by the
bidder,) must be distinctly stated. 1t is to be under.
stood, that the Commissioners will select such offers,
and assign to each bidder such portion of the timber
required, mot less than one entire France and desig-
nate such yards for the delivery as they may judge ex.
pedient for the public interest; and further, that no
monev 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 sufi-
cient sureties, forthe faithful discharge of any contract,
will be required; that the amount Of such bond will
be n e-third the estimated amount of the contract
Moreover, that, as additional and collateral security ten
per centum ofthe avails ofeach cargo will be reserved
and withheld, until the contract shallb fully complied
with to the entire satisfaction of the Commissioners;
and that in all deliveries of Timber, a due proportion OF
the most difficult parts Ofthe frames shall be delivered,
All ..,. q .1.nI - 4. . - Al
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 delivered; and I 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 thisti i'm
Der, are further requested to state particularly their
own residence, the names and residence Oftheir sure.
ties, to forward letters from such persons, 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 NAV become bound.
All offers are to be sealed and directed to the Commis.
sioners Of the Navy, and endorsed with the following
words, viz: ''0fer to furnish Live Oak, under the ad-
vertisement of 18th March, 1927"
The timber is to be inspected andmeasured accord.
ing to the rules established by the Board, copy OF
which may be obtained on application to the Navy \.
gent eItherat Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston, sc.
Norfolk, Washington, Baltimore, philadelphia, New.
York, Boston, or Portsmouth, N. Fl.
Any bid not made in conformity to this advertise.
ment, or that may not be received within the tmr
herein limited for receiving bids, cannot be considcr.
ed.
To be published t,oee a week in the following p,
pers, till Slst July, 1897, viz
NationalI ntelligencer, National Journal, PheniAGl.
zette, Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore American, Pii~
delphia Democratic Press, the Aurora and Franklin
Gazette, New.Yor 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, end the South.
ern Patriot, Savannah Republican, Georgia Journal,
st. Augustine Herald, Pensacola Gazette, Mobile Re
gister, New Orleans Daily Advertiser, Attacapa' G."