Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-11
NAVY Tisllber.
NV CoMMIssIoNERs' OrFIcE,

Goth August, 1882.
q EALED proposals will be received at this office until
~ the 10th OF October next furnish and deliver 2IO
600 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 cssat the top end and must be free sap Al
So 10000 cubic feet of the best quality long leaf fine
grain, heart, Southern Yellow Pine Plank Stocks, TO
square not less than H. than 10 inches at the
butt, and may square oneith less at the top end No al
owance will be made in the measurement of the Pine
Plank Stocks, for payment the conte nts of the san All
OF the aforesaid Plank Stocks must average AZ feet in
length, and none must be less than 35 feet long Thev
must have been ieed the have been grded
between the 20h of October and the 2Oh of February
The aforesaid Plank Stocks he delivered at the fol-
lowing Navy Yards, and in the following proportions viz
Portsmouth, 2O00 feet of Oak Is 900 of Pine Charles
town and Brooklyn 55 900 feet of Oak and Is 600 feet r
Pine at each; Philadelphia $4,000 feet of Oak 900 feet
OF Pine Washington, 10000 feet of Oak, and 600 feet
OF Pne and at Gosport, $4,000 feet of Oak and 10 600
feet of Pine Plank Stocks.
Also, all the best quality long leaf fine grain heart
Southern Yellow Pine Timber required for maxine the
lower masts and bowsprs top masts lower yards topsa
yards sprtsa yards, and b booms for 7Is six ifs
and SIX soops oil war; and the fore and main mass bow
spirits and main booms for schooners-to 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 Boston,
set for H. A, and soop of war; New York Phila
dePha, and Washington set for a. and soop of war;
at each Navy Yard and at GOspor set for ono "a and
sets Tor two u.s. two sloops of war, and two schooner
The whole OF the aforesaid timber must be free from
heart shakes wind shakes and all other defects and
have been feled the trees have'been girdled
within the prescribed periods which be proved to the
satisfaction OF the commanding officers the respective Ma
Wy Yards by the certificates of two respectable and dn
eres,ed persons to be produced with every cargo of finn
Der offered for delivery
All the aforesaid timber be delivered and The con
tracts completed in twelve months from, the dates of t,c
respective contracts After due notification thereof bv
the Navy Agents, fifteen days will he allowed each con-
tractor for 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 I've inspected and
measured according TO the printed rules for the
OF inspectors OF Timber for the Navy of the United States
nnder The instructions of the respective Commanding Of
cer or to any other inspection the Commissioners of
the Navy may direct
Persons who have not been contractors and those NOT
known 10 the commissioners for their puncuatv are re-
quIred 10 produce the satisfactory testimonials of
Their AFFINITY and competency 10 fulfil promptly and i'm good
aith any engagements they may enter no they must al
so name 10 the Board their suees and their residences
and produce satisfactory evidence of their being good and
sufficient for the penalty incurred by failure on lie part Of
Their principals failure in these particulars will forfeit
their bids 1870
Bonds in tie Of one third the amount of the respec
i've contracts will be required, and deduction of ten per
cenum viii be withheld from the amount of each delivery
made as collateral security FOR the performance Of the re-
'pecuve contracts aud will be paid until they arc i'm
az respects fulfilled, unless specially authorized by the
Commissioners Of the Navy
The timber must be offered by the cubic foot and the
oHes must be properly endorsed Any bid not made in
conformity WITH or deficient in any Of the requirements
/ OF uns advertisement, will be rejected.
/ Aug 70. 2-tOc1O