Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-02
NAVY Timber,
NAVY CoMMIssIoNERs' OFFICE,


| NAVY CoMMIssIoNERs' OFFICE, }
goth August, 1882. {
a. EALED proposals will be received at this office until
~ the 10Th oil October next furnish and deliver 2IO
900 cubic feet of the best quality White Oak Plank Stocks
which shall have grown lands TO salt water or
within the influence of the salt air. They must square
not less than ii inches at the butt and may square one
fourth esslt the top end and must be free sap
100000 cubic feet of the best quality long leaf fine
grain, heart, Southern Yellow Pine Plank Stocks to
square not less than H. nor than 10 inches the
butt, and may square fifth less the top No
owance viii be made in the measurement of the Pine
Plank Stocks for payment for the contents of the sap All
of the aforesaid Plank Stocks average Is feet in
length, and be less than 80 feet long They
must have been eled the mus have been grIlej
between the 10Th of October and the 2O of February
The aforesaid Plank Stocks he delivered at the fol-
lowing Navy Yards and in the following proportions viz
Portsmouth, 900 feet of Oak, $1,000 OF Pine Charles
town and Brooklyn $4,000 feet Oak and 80 900 feet of
Pine at each Philadelphia 900 feet of Oak 900 feet
OF Pine Washington, TO- 200 feet OF OAK 900 feet
of Pine; and al GopO So 900 feet of Oak and 10 O00
! feet OF Pine Plank Stocks.
Also, all the best quality long leaf fine grain heart
Southern Yellow Pine Timber required for making the
lower masts and bowspis top masts low err wards onsaiI
yards spritsail yards and jb boom for las six AS
and six sloops OF and the fore and main masts bow
SPIRITS and main booms for two schoonerso he got out to
the dimensions and specifications of the same which will
be furnished on application at this Office The timber
TO be delivered in the following proportions: AT Boston
ser or enc ~ A. ana soop oil war; at New York. Phila
dephla and Washngon set for A. and sloop of war;
at each Navy Yard and Gosport, set for one "a and
sets Tor two AS, twosloops of and schooners
The whole OF the aforesaid timber must be free from
heart shakes, wind shakes, and all and must
have been ielled the trees have been girled
within the prescribed periods which be proved to the
satisfaction oil the commanding officers of the respective Ma
Wy Yards, by the certificates of respectable and dn
erested persons be produced with every cargo of tim
her offered for delivery.
All the aforesaid timber be delivered and the con
tracts completed in twelve months from the dates of the
respective contracts After due notification thereof by
the Navy Agents, fifteen days will be allowed each con-
tractor Tor signing, sealing, and delivering his contract
ana bond to the Navy Agents. respectively; upon failure
to DO so within the time allowed, such contracts will be
cancelled.
On delivery the aforesaid timber will be inspected and
measured according 10 the printed for the
oil inspectors OF Timber for the Navy of United States
under the instructions of the respective Commanding OF
hcers or TO any other inspection the Commissioners of
the Navy may direct.
Persons who have been contractors and those not
known to the Commissioners for their punctuaty are re-
CURED to produce the satisfactory testimonials of
their ability and competency fulfil promptly and in good
iah any engagements they may into; they must al.
go name TO the Board their surees and their residences
and produce satisfactory evidence of their being good and
sufficient Tor the penalty incurred by failure OH the part of
their principals failure in these particulars will forfeit
their bids.
Bonds in the fone third the amount of the respec
i've contracts will be required and deduction of ten be
cenum will be withheld from the amount of each delivery
made, collateral security for the performance of the re-
spectve contracts and will be paid until they are in
all respects, fulfilled, unless specially authorized by the
Commissioners of the Navy.
The timber must be offered by the cubic foot and the
offers must be properly endorsed. Any bid not made in
conformity WITH deficient in any of the requirements
OF this advertisement, will be rejected.
Aug. %. 32-tOcrO