Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-09
LIVE OAK TIMBER.
Navy COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
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SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
S flee until three O'clock, p. NJ. of the sixteenth day
of November next, for the supply OF Live Oak limbcr
as follows
No. l. For the frame timber, beam and kcelson
prces and for the promiscuous timber for one ship OF
the line one gatc one soop of war, and one Scloon-
err to be delivered at the Macy lard Portsmouth
u H.
No. 2 For tho frame timber, beam and keclson
pieces and for the promIscuous timber tor one snip OIL
the line one sloop OF war; and schooner to be de-
livcred at the ury Yard, CharcSto'rn massachusetts
No 3. For the frame timber, beam and kcelson
pieces and for the promiscuous timber Tor two 1rgaes
and one steamer to be delivered At tue wary t"0
Chnrlcst01cn, Massachusetts.
No. D. For the frame timber, beam and krcson pieces
and for the promscuous timber for one ship OF the line
one fqae and one soop of war; to be delivered at the
.Nary Yard Brooklyn, .Nr1o York.
No s. For the frame timber, beam and kcelson pieces
and for the promscuous timber for ship OF the line
one frpae sloop of war; and one schooner; 10 be
delivered at the Nary Yard, Brooklyn, .Ne.c York.
No. G. For the frame timber, beam and kecson pieces,
and for The pronscuous timber for steamer and one
schooner; TO be delivered at the Nary Yard PhAad-
No. For the frame timber, beam and kcelsnn pieces,
and for the proniscuous timber for one ship OF the line,
and sloop OF war; TO be delivered al the IHty f@'
Gosport, Virginia.
No. s. For the frame timber, beam and kceson pieces,
and for the promscuous timber for one frigae' one
steamer and schooner; to be delivered at the >4ey
Yard, Gosport, rirginiG
The quantity and dimensions Of the promiscuous tim
Der for each vessel, Of each class is as follows:
For tuch ship of the line, 1900 cubic feet, which must
be sided Is inches. and be from II to ~ feet III engt
six of the longest pieces to side y inches.
For zach frigate 1900 cubic feet, which must be sided
IS inches and be from 12 to 90 feet long, six OF the long
est pieces to side 10 inches.
For eurh sloop of war, 900 cubic feet which must be
sided ~ inches and be from ~ TO lS cet long, sA u Tic
longest pieces to side l6 inches ,
For eqch steamer 900 cubic feet, which must be sided
Is inches and be from ~ Is feet long; six OF the long
est pieces to side IL inches. =,
Eor rach schooner 800 cubic feet, which must be sided
inches and be from 10 IL feet long; SIX OF the long
est pieces to side IL ~ inches
i part of the proniscuous timber may be got TO lar
ocr provided the pieces will answer TOR re-
placing defective hawsc pieces, transons, breast ooNs,
or other valuable pieces.
Separate offers must be made for each OF the preceding
nyubers and each offer must embrace all the timber that
s called for Ly the number to which refers; the prices
sked nr cubic foot must be stated SEPARATELY for carA
and rcry class of vessels embraced IN the offer and tor
the Dr0muons timber of each class, separately from The
other. which is considered moulded timber
At least one fourth Of the whole quantity OF timber
embraced in each offer comprising fair proportion OF
the most valuable pieces must be delivered or before
the first of June, 1887 ono huff Of the remainder on or
before the first of June, 1899 and the rhole quantity on
or before the first day of june $780, and if the above
nroportons shall not be delivered at the respective times
above specifed the Commissioners of the Navy
to themselves the right of canceng any contract IN the
execution of which SUCH failure may occur, ana OF en-
terinp into new contracts, holding the original conrac
tors and their surctes liable for any of cost and
other damages which may be thus incurred.
The said Live Oak Timber must have grown within
twenty-five miles Of the seaboard, (Which must be proven
to the satisfaction Of the respective Communicates must
be got out By Inc mouds and written directions, and
specifications Of dimensions, &c. which w be furnish
ed to the contractors for their government and must he
free from all injuries and defects which may Impair the
good quality of the s1;d timber for the purposes for which
# is required by contract and be in all respects sstisfac
tory to the Communicates Of the respective Navy ards
where it is delivered.
Bonds, with Two good and responsible surrtes, (whose
names must be forwarded with the ocrs in the amount
of one third the estimated value of the timber to be fur
nishcd under the respective contracts will be required
and as collateral security for the faithful compliance
with the TERMS spulaons: and conditions, Of the said
contracts ten per centuu will be reserved from the
tual amount of each payment which may be made from
time to time until the said contracts completed and
closed which reservations respectively, will be forfeited
to the use and benefit of the United States, in the event
of failures to deliver the timber within the respective Pc
RODS prescribed.
The naouds will be furnished 10 the contractors at
of the Navy Yards, Brooklyn or Gosport.
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