Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-05
edmond, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1880.
NAVY TIMBER.
NAVY COMMIssioNERs'O FFIcE

SSEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this o :
~ fee until the goth November, to furnish $50 900
cubic feet OF the best quality VIII Ok Plank Stock
which shall have grown lands near TO salt water
wi hin the infuence Of the air. Tb' must 80
not ess than Ii inches at the butt and may square
fourth less at the top end; they be from sar
Aud 900 900 cubic feet OF the quality long leaf 90.
grain, heart Southern Yellow PISe Plank Stock, TO
square not less than IL than l6 inches the
butt, and may square fifth less the top end, no
allowance Will be made for the contents of the zap in
the inspection and measurement for payment. All tn
said plank stocks must Average 10 feet In LENGTH and
none mat b, less than 35 feet long They must be
felled, or the trees must be gd.d, between the goth
OF October and the 20h Of February.
Also. az many White Oak Knees Of the following di.
meDsons, a. can be obtained in getting out the So
Whie Oak Plank Stocks, viz:
Bodies. firms. .Net Siding
It In. II. in. in.
Lodge Knees to long 3 6 to s Tong s to IL
Dagger do. to long o 20 5 long TO l /
rransom do. 10 Otto IL log q TO 6 6 long to ~
Standard DO. IL to 10 long 0 to 6 long TO IL
Also, all the best quality long leaf fine grsin heart
Southern Yellow Pine Timber, required Tor the lower
mass and bowspri' opmas's torgsan aast-, and iih-
booms lower yards topail and topgaan, and spri,sai
yards lower, topmast. aud opEsant studdrg sail aud
spanker boons for 74s, three 4i and four sIoops
OF war Of the first class, TO be dimensions and
specifications of The same, which NAV be obtained OF
the comm apding officers of tbs respective Navy Yards
Boston, New York, and Norfolk. The ssd Ma.t and
Spar Timber must he delivered at the aforesaid Navy
Yards in all the year 1881.
| The whole Of the said Oak and Pine Plank S ocks
and Mast and Spar Timber, must be Tree from he
shakes, wind shakes, and all other defects aud be
cut or the trees must be grded within The periods be
fore prescris ed and the certificates OF respectable
and disnteresed persons must invariably accompany
each cargo offered for delivery, prove the fact All
the afore said timber be delivered the Navy
Yard, Portsmouth,, N. III. Charlcstown, Mas. Book
lyn, N. Y. Philadelphia Washington, and Gosport.
Virginia. on or before the FIRST day OF November, 1873
Except the Mast and Spar Timber be d. Ivered by
the 3ls December, 1881 and in such proportions at
each OF the Navy Yards, the Commissioners OF the
Navy may decide upon when the contracts are Drawn
On delivery, the whole of the aforesaid tim Der will
be inspected and measured, according the printed
rules TO- the of lnspe OF Timber Tor the
Navy of the United States under the ins,rucions of
the respective commanding officers, any other in
spec,ion and measurement the Commissioners of the
Navy may direct.
Persons making bids, required forwa,d 70 This
office the evidence Of the consent Of tn r surste be-
coming bound tDith them for the iu6men, of tn. agree
ments and stiPu'a'ions they may enter into.
Ten per cent will be deducted from all payments
Tor deliveries made in addition the bonds to he aken
the respective contractors unless otherwise specially d.
rected by the Commissioners of the Navy
Bidders must state their prices cubic foot for all
the timber but the white oak knees, which be OIL
fered for by the nett sided nc and their prices sepa-
rately and distinctly. for many Yards they may
offer TO furnish at They must also state the number of
knees OF each OF the sizes specified, they propose
furnish
Any bid made in conformity with this advertise
men, will not be considered.
Each bid must be sealed, and endorsed, offer for
white oak" yellow pine plank stocks' or "white
oak knees, or " mast and spar tmher,' as the case
may be, and with the designation of The Navy Yard at
which the timber is TO be furnished
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