Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-21
NAVY TIMBER
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
II "A Osiohsr 1871


III h October, 1881.
s. EALED Proposals will be received al ,hs flee
~ until the 15.h November TO furnhh and deliver
100000 cutie eet OF The best qualify White Ok Plank
ocke which shall have grown on lands ne.r 10 ssl
water, within the influences CT the air. They must
square less than Ia zhes at the tu,t and ~ az
from Yep Also $50 coo cubic feet OF the besi quail v
long Leaf, foe grain, hear, Southern How pine pak
.took', 10 square less Than ii more ,han l6
inches at 'he buu and may sq,afe 9Th less a, ,he
top end. No allcwsnes will DC made in he measure
ment OF the pine plank s.ook', for payment for 'he
tents CT the sap All ot the sogosa;d plank sleek
average 40 Il, 10 leoglh. nd mus be ss than
80 Ioet lopg Easy have been ellsd, o. the trees
must have been grdled, bsiweAn ihe 20h Of Oslober
and 20 OF February. The eoTesa.d plsLk slocks ave
to bs delivered the following Yards, ard 10 The
following proportions, viz Portsmouth 20 GEO feei
osk. $4,000 H. OF pn; Charleston aud Bfootiyn So 900
IT, OF osk. and 35 600 II. of pine eash; Philadelphia
$4,000 II OF oak and 10 600 II. OF pine; Wa,hiog,
10000 OF oak, AID 10 900 T.. ct pine; aud as Goport
10 600 Il. OF oak, and 10000 Il. pine PLANK soeks
A,o, all he bee, quaiity icng leaf, 6ne gtao, heart
Southern yellow pne timber, required Tor making The
lowe mestJ and bowsprs, top Desis lower yards toy
'a yards, strssi yards. and jib booms, for 7fs
six AS, and sx soops OF war, and the fore and main
mass bow spriG end main bOoms TO two sehoonefsio
be get out 10 The dimensions and spec6taons Ct the
same, which will be uruhed applisa in TO his Of
hss This SAID timber TO be delivered in the following
p opsrion; Boston set Tor enc IA, A end sosp
war; al New Yaik, PaadelEha, sEd Warrington, a
Ss for tns Al and SOP war az each Navy Yac; and
at GespoT SEA o1 enc ii and sets Tor two a., two
so ps Of war, ard Two sc, oonsrs.
Tn whole Il the sorefad imhet Iou,i be free from
heart sh k, wind hakss, add al! other delscts, and
NUT have besn ie!ltd, the T,s mu have been cir
died, @iD h prescribed ps d which be prov
ed TO he ssis ucioO OF he commencing tisers Ct he
respective Nav Yards, by the GER ihcaes Ul Two
spes'sble and siDeresed persons, be produced With
every cargo OF timber Cffsied for delivery.
AL the aforesaid iub.r he delivered, anl lie
eonFsce completed twelve months from the dates Of
tie respective contracts. Alie due notification ,he
by the Navy Agtns, fifteen ~ will be alisned >ssh
Cons ss o. Tor signing sesli < aO delivering hi, G.
Iac' spd Bond to the Navy Agents, respectively; upon
failure T. do within the slime allowed sueh contracts
wiil be censssd.
On delivery, tie 5fOtesaii uter viii b. inspected
and measured according 10 the printed rules for the &C.
veromt nj OF lntpec VI timber Tor she Navy # lhe
UEied d'eg, under the ns ions of ba fespett ive
Commanding Otfserf. to ary other nsps e,ion ,t,s
Commissioners OF lbs Navy my dirsst
Pcrs9Ds who have not been CouHaE and hoss net
known 10 he CtmDi,3nefg Ter ,heir punsiu4l,y, ass
rrqnlfed 10 produce he s2as'ory iey ir3liss Of
ihsIr shl'y ADD competency 10 fulfil prov - aud in
good ian any engagements hey may en'ef into; they
must ase Deme 10 he Board Their suteies aDd heiT
sideEcs, abd produce satisfactory evidence OF ,hsr be-
ng good and sutieien' ioe the ieDsiy incurred by
failure 90 The pi OF their prinsPalA failure 10 ,heIe
particulars viii fofisi, IN " bids
ids To he Il one .ihrd he amount Of tho re-
'pee;iye nuass Wilde required, and deduction o.
ten per senium will be wilt held from ,te smltn, Of
each delivery made, collateral sesugy fer tn. per-
iofmdgCe VI hs respective ctnIacr, aad will not be
paid IN ii 'hey in all Tsspss, uihled ubls epe-
etily suihcrzsd b. the Commits i0nsTs OF the Navy.
The mbsr must be of cd by The cubic foot AID the
tH-Ts must DO properly endowed Any bid OF made n
seDi1rmy with defsieni 10 any The requirements
OF This advertisement, will be rejected, 40