Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-14
Navy Timber.


NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
10th August 1892.
- EALED proposals will be received at this office until
~ the 10Th OF October next, 10 furnish and deliver 2l0
900 cubic feet of the best quality White Oak Plank Stocks
which shall have grown lands salt water, or
within the influence of the salt air. They must square
not less than Ii inches the butt and may square one
fourth esst the top end, and be free from sap AL
so, 100000 cubic feet of the best quality long leaf fine
grain, heart, Southern Yelsw Pine Plank Stocks, TO
square not less than H. than I6 inches at the
butt and may square oneth less the top end No al
iowance will be made in the measurement of the Pine
Plank Stocks for payment for the contents of the sap. All
oil the aforesaid Plank Stocks average 40 feet i'm
length, and none must be less than 30 feet long They
must have been elle or the trees must have bee1 oale
between the 10Th of October and the 10Th of February
he aforesaid Plank Stocks 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, 35 900 feet OF
Pine at each; Philadelphia 10 900 feet of Oak 900
OF Pine Washington 10000 feet of Oak and 10 900 feet
OF Pine and at Gospor 200 feet of Oak and 40 900
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 bowspts, top nasts lower yards
yards, spnsail yards, and b boons, for 74s six as
and six soops of and the fore anu main mass bow
SPIRITS and main boom for two schoonesto he got 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 at Boston,
set for "a, "A, and sloop OF war; New York Pha
depha, and Washington, for A. and sloop of war
at each Navy Yard and Gospor set for one H. and
sets Tor two MS wosloops of war; and schooners
heart shakes wind shakes and all other defects and must
have been elled, the must have been grIled
within the prescribed periods; which be proved to the
satisfaction oil the commanding officers the respective Ma
Wy ards, by the certificates of two respectable and dsin
leresed persons TO be produced with every cargo of tim
her offered for delivery
All the aiOre said timber must be delivered and Tho rom
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
and 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 he inspected and
measured according TO the printed rules for the
oil inspectors oil Timber for the Navy of the United States
under the instructions of the respective Commanding OF
hcer or to any other inspection the Commissioners
the Navy may direct
Persons who have not been contractors and those not
known TO the Commissioners for their puncuay are re-
qured TO produce the satisfactory testimonials of
Their ability and competency TO fulfil promptly in good
ah, any engagements they may nto they must al.
so name TO the Board their surees and their residences
and produce satisfactory evidence their being good and
sufficient for the penalty incurred by failure the part of
Inelr pncpalSa failure in these particulars will forfeit
their bids
Bonds the ofone third the amount of the respec
1--WE contracts will be required and deduction of ten per
cenum will be withheld from the OF each delivery
made as collateral security for the performance of The re-
specve contracts and will not he paid until they are i'm
an respects uhlied 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 made in
conformity with, or deficient in any of the requirements
OF tbs advertisement, will be rejected
Aug %. 32-tOcuO
N RY-VIRGIN1A.-At rules held in t1e
"A Clerks office of the Circuit Superior Court of Law
and Chancey for Essex county, the 10th day OF Au
gust, 1892.
Austin BrockenbrOugh, Joseph Pollard and Edwin Up
shaw, planning
against
, Richard L. Bohannan, John Bohannan, and the said
Richard I Bohannan admir- of Thomas Bohannan.
decd', and also as admir- of Alexander S. Bohannan
decd, William Bohannan, Sarah Evans William A.
koyster and Mary G. his wife, Richard Covingion Jo-
seph 7. Hopkins, James Allen, William b. Matthews TO-
seph T. CovingtOn, Christopher b. Fleet ex or of BAIL
brown decd, Moses Crow and Cdiharine his wife Reu-
ben Brooks and Elizabeth his wife, James Sodg Samu-
ell Doggns and Sally his wife, Dephia Croxton John
Cox and Joanna his wife, Carter Croxon and Elizabeth
CroSton, infants and Moses Grow, admir- of William
Croxton deceased, Defendants
The defendants John Bohannan and James Stodgi not
having entered their appearance and given security ac-
corg to the act Of Assembly and The rules of this court:
aud appearing by satisfactory evidence that they are
not inhabitants OF this country tits ordered that the said
bernext, and answer the plaintiffs bill; and that copy
OF this order he forthwith inserted in some newspaper
published in the city OF Richmond for months success
svey and posted at the front door Of the house of
this county. Copy. Teste,
JAMES ROY MICOU, in. c. L. c. S. c, L. & c.
September 7. 35-ws,v
IN Observation-Disclosures Superior Court