Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-28
NAVY TIMBER
Navy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Or,,or

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iih Os,oo.r. 1881
SEALED Proposals will be received a, ,bi, ii, "a
~ until the loih November 10 furn'h and deliver
zio0oo cubic ieet Of tho hes, qualify White Oak Plank
osk', which shall have grown ON lands near 10 salt
water, within the influence OF The sea air They must
'qusre not les. than iaiushes a, che butt, and may
square enc oor,h lees at the top eud AID must be free
from Also 100 600 cubic fee, OF TIE bes, quality
'enE Leaf hue gram, hear', Scu,b.ro ow nine plank
.soek', 10 fquare no, less han IL moe Than l6
inches at IN. but" and may equave one-h less Al the
Top END. No allowance will % msdr in Tho measures
men' OF the pine plank o oek', for payment Tor the
eortents Of the sap. All IL tho 2iore.sd soeL.
aus average 40 a. in 9Th nd none niue, be less than
80 feet long. They hsvs le.a, ,he trees
mn' have been grdled between the 2O,h OF O,ober.
to be delivered al the following IVY YA,d. and in the
10 iowicg proportions, Portsmouth 20 900 feet Of
OAK. IT, OF r,n Charie,,on sud Broskib, IS 900
IT, OF oak, ADD 35 900 H. OF pine a, ash; phsd~,uh,s
$4,000 II OF ok snd rs 600 Il. OF pn, va h,rs,on
$4,000 H. OF oak, and 10 900 f. CT pne aud a, Go.sort
| Is 900 i. OF oak. snd 10000 e. pos plank .'osys
A.o. all he beat Amy long Leaf, 6ne grsie, heart
southern yellow piae unbsr, required Tor mekug he
'ower mss,s aud towspfi, top msss lower ya,ds ton.
'ai yse"s' srssii yards and jb boOm,, for two 74s
'is Al, and sx soops Of and he iore aud main
man', spri and mas boos tor two sebouncrs-to
De gt out 70 The dimen,ioDs and Aliens AZ IN.
me- which VIII be Furnished on sPp,ea 10 this Of.
hse The said timber TO bs delivered in the fojlouipr
oPor'ioo: Boston set for ono Ia a. and siocp Of
war; a, New Yak p iadslphe, AID Washington. a
SET tor one Al and so'po war a,esch Navy Vac; and
1t GesPort set for a. and for two Ar two
so p' OF war, and two oonsrs.
Tbs whole of the aloresa imber nu,, la free f,or,
hear, thakes, wind thaks, aud all other defct, and
must nave been fesd the must have b.. cir.
ued wi'hn M prescribed prr3dS which N us be prey.
ed 10 ne iasaeon OF The eommsntirg III sers az ,hc
respective Navy Yards, by the Ger ihe q. of two re-
pessbe anu d:sn,eresed persons, 20 be produced with
every ssrso OF timber offered for delivery.
All the aforesaid iubsr must be sIivered an the
ecn.rae completed in weve months from the dates Of
the respective contracts. After dus Motif ,aiiop the,esf
oy he Navy Agsns fifteen days will be sl,wed eaeh
Conras or Tor signing, scaling and delivering hi, Cen.
tract and Bond 10 tho Navy Agents. respee,v.Iy; upon
failure 70 do within the time aow ed ouch contracts
WI be csnselIed.
On delivery, the aforesaid timber will be inspected
and measured according the prined rule for the 20.
vernmeni OF inspectors Of timber Tor ,he NAVY If sbe
Commanding Oiisrrs, or to ary oher imposition th.
Commissoners OF The Navy msy direct
Persons who have not been and those pot
known 10 NE Comm1ilners for their aIity. are
required to produce he saisfaaory tcsmonials of
heir ability and oompe ensy 10 fulfil pro y and in
good faih any ems hey may ener toto; thew
nust aso name 10 the Board their sueties and their re-
Pdences, and produce taiastory evidence OF be.
ING good and sufficient TO the esaIiy incurred by a
failure on The part o. their prnsipaa failure In these
particulars will forsit their bids.
Bonds in The Of one third the amount OF thu re-
'pective nraeis will be required, and deduction of
ten p,r cenum will be wild held from the amount of
each delivery made collateral security for The mar
'ormaUce OF the respective ccnirao,,, and will not be-
paid unil they are IN all respes.s fulfilled unless spe.
CHILLY au hcrz-d by th Commits toner's Of tbs Navy.
The timber must be oil ed by the cubic foot and The
ea-rs must be properly endorsed Any bid not made n
eon rmi,y with deficient 10 any OF the require I'm Is
OF his advertisement, WI be rejected. 46
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