Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-31
Navy Timber.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

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- Goth August, 1882. {
SEALED proposals will be received at this office unit
- the 10Th of October next, tournsh and deliver 2lO
O0O cubic eet OF the best quality White Oak Plank Stocks
which shall have grown lands near TO salt water
within the influence of the salt air. They must square
less than Ii inches at the butt ,and may soare ono
fourth essat the top end and be from sap Al
10000 cubic feet of the best quality long leaf fine
grain, heart Southern Yellow Pine Plank Stocks 10
square not less than H. than inches at the
6uu and may square less the top end. No
lowance will be made in the measurement of the Pine
RANK Stocks Tor payment for the contents of the sap. All
oil the aforesaid Plank Stocks must average 40 feet i'm
length, and none must be less than 80 feet long They
must have been elled the have been grdled
between the 10th of October and the 10Th of February
The aforesaid Plank Stocks are TO he delivered at the fol
lowing Navy Yards, and in the following proportions viz:
Portsmouth, 10000 feet of Oak 900 of Pine Charles
town and Brooklyn $4,000 feet of Oak and 900 feet of
Pne at each; Philadelphia 900 feet of Oak 900 feet
OF Pine Washington, 900 feet of Oak and 10 600 feel
OF Pine and Gosport 55 900 feet of Oak and 40 600
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 bowsprts top masts lower wards topsa
3"Sfs sDTtsa yards and lib booms for two 7is six 4Ps
sprrs and nain u poDis a noF main G out to
the dimensions and specifications of the same, which will
be furnished on application at this office The said timber
TO be delivered in the following proportions Boston,
set for IA, A. and sloop of war; New York. Pha
depha, and Washington, for A. and sloop of war;
each Navy Yard and at Gosport set for one "a and
sets for two AS two soops of war, and schooneTs
The whole of the aforesaid timber must be free from
heart shakes wind Shakes and all other defects and
within the prescribed periods; which be proved the
satisfaction of the commanding oicerso the respective Ma
Yards by the certificates otwo respectable and disn-
erested persons to be produced with every cargo OF
her offered for delivery.
All the aforesaid timber must be delivered and the
completed in twelve months from the the
respective contracts. After due notification thereof by
the Navy Agents, fifteen days will be allowed each
tractor for signing sealing and delivering his
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
measured according the printed rules for the
of Inspectors of Timber for the Navy of the 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 not been contractors, and those not
known TO the Commissioners for their punctuaiy, re-
quired TO produce the satisfactory testimonials OF
their ability and competency TO fulfil promptly and in good
faith any engagements they may enter into; they al
and produce satisfactory evidence of their being good
sufficient for the penalty incurred by failure the part
their principals failure in these particulars will forfeit
their bids.
Bonds in the of one third the of the respec-
tive contracts will be required and deduction of per
centum will be withheld from the amount of each delivery
made, collateral security for the performance OF the
spectve contracts. and will not be paid until they are
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 made i'm
conformity with, deficient in any of the requirements
of this advertisement, will be rejected
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