Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-07
Navy Timber.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFrIS


goth August, 1882.
SEALED proposals will be received at this office until
900 cubic feet of the best quality White Oak Plank Stocks
which shall have grown lands near salt water,
within the influence OF the salt air. They must square
not less than Ia inches OF the butt may square
fourth essat the top end and must be free from sap. AL
so, 100000 cubic feet OF the best quality long leaf fine
grain, heart, Southern Yellow Pine Plank Stocks TO
square less than II, than inches at
butt and may square one-fih less the top end. No al
owance will be made in the measurement of the Pine
Plank Stocks for payment for the contents Of the sap All
OF the aforesaid Plank Stocks must average 10 feet in
length, and must be less than 30 feet long. They
must have been eed the must have been girded
between the goth Of October and the goth OF February
The aforesaid Plank Stocks be delivered at the fol-
lowing Navy Yards and in the following proportions, viz
Portsmouth, $4,000 feet Of Oak 10000 of Pine Charles
town and Brooklyn, $4,000 feet of Oak and feet of
Pine at each Philadelphia 200 feet of OAK feet
Of Pine Washington 10000 feet Of Oak, and 600 feet
OF Pne and at Gosport 900 feet Of Oak and 10000
feet OF Pine Plank Stocks.
Also, all the best quality long leaf fine grain heart,
Southern Yellow Pine Timber required for making the
lower mass and bowprts top masts lower yards, topsal
yards spritsa yards, and b booms for two las, six AS
and six sloops OF and the fore and main masts, bow
spirits and main booms for two schoonerso be got out TO
the dimensions and specifications of the same which wir
be furnished on application at this Office The said timber
10 be delivered in the following proportions: at Boston,
set for H. A, and oop of war; New York. Phila
depha and Washington set for a. and soop of war;
at each Navy Yard and at Gospor set for one IA, and
sets for AS sloops of war; and two schooners
The whole OF the aforesaid timber be free from
heart shakes, wind shakes and all other defects and
within the prescribed periods; which proved the
satisfaction OF the commanding oficerso the respective Ma
Yards by the certificates of two respectable and dsn
tereed persons to be produced with every cargo Of tim
Der offered for delivery
All the aforesaid timber be delivered and the con.
tracts completed in twelve months from the dates the
respective contracts After due notification thereof by
the Navy Agents, fifteen days will be allowed each con-
tractor for signing, sealing, and delivering his contract
and bond TO the Navy Agents, respectively upon failure
to do within the time allowed such contracts will be
cancelled.
On delivery, the aforesaid timber will be inspected and
measured according the printed rules for the
Of Inspectors OF Timber for the Navy the United States
under the instructions Of the respective Commanding Or
cers or 10 any other inspection the Commissioners Of
the Navy may direct.
Persons who have been contractors, and those not
known to the Commissioners for their punctuaity,
CURED to produce the most satisfactory testimonials of
their ability and competency fulfil promptly and in good
ath any engagements they may into; they al
so name TO the Board their surees and their residences
and produce satisfactory evidence OF their being good and
their principals failure in these particulars will forfeit
their bids.
Bonds in the oone third the amount of the respec-
tive contracts will be required, and deduction ten per
cenum will be withheld from the amount OF each delivery
made, collateral security for the performance the re-
specve contracts, and will not 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
oilers must be properly endorsed Any bid not made i'm
conformity with, deficient in any of the
oil this advertisement will be rejected.
Aug. IS. 32-tOc1O