Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-04

N I'VE OAK TlNBER.--Furhcr proposals. Sealed
and endorsed, will be received at this Office until
three o'clock, P NJ, Of the fourth day OF January, 1885,
for the following Live Oak Timber embraced in tie ad
vcrscment dated nineteenth of September, 1o35 but
for which satisfactory cfrs have not been received viz
No l. For the frame t.abrr, beam and keclson pieces
and fur the promscuous timber Tor ship Of the line
one frigac one slo"p Of and QUO sch""rcr 10 te
delivered at The .Eapy rnrd mar Portsmouth. y. IT,
No 3. For the frame ,nb"r beam and kccson pieces
and for the rrnnScun's timber tor two irtgh"s and
sraier; H br dcVrFcu IL int hdcy 10" tA'TtStoira,
massachusetts,.
No 6 For the f:&;nr timber hra;n and kcc!son pieces
and fer the promscuc's tiarr Tor one steamer ami one
cl,on..: 10 l delivered IT the NHry Yard, PhInd,pia
a., T. For the frame timber, beam and kcrlsnn pieces
and for the prol.scu"us tirhr- for ship a! ts line
and one sop Of wa; 10 he delivered at tie Macy lar
81 Fer the frame timber, beam ard kcc!son pieces
and Tor The prolscnous lnhsr "a" trign'e one stra
En- and schooner; 10 W ucetu 1t TIC .'"Fy l"TG,
Gos7ort Firgi"ia
h c,a,.I,v and dimensions of the proni:scuous tin.
Der for each vessel Of each class. is as follows:
For eneh ship of the linz" gee" cubic 3Set which MIS-,
be sided II inches, and hr from ~ TO ~ eet III length;
six of the longest pieces To side Y inches
For rurh gat" 1000 cubic feet, which must be sdrd
Is inches AMI be from ~ to III feet lung six Of the oag.
est pieces to side l? inches.
For rscL sloop Of war. 900 cubic feet, which mast be
sided IL inches and he from - IL fec, long SIX q; n.
longcs, pieces 20 side III inches
| For carh STEAMER. .'N@ cubic feet which mus be
Of
| the Inp.S. pieces u sdc III inches.
For cuci schooner. 300 cubic feet, which must be sided
nclies and c from 10 to lG feet long: six of The cns
est pieces 10 side J2 ~ inches.
part of r prDIi;Scuous timber my be got 10 arrr
dimensions proYdrd tho pieces will answer f! rcplacr,
defective !lrs pieces. iransons bras, boots .. other
valuable PircpS.
Sr;,arGis o:;rs must be made for rorh of the preceding
NUMBERS a!i each ntf- must embrace ali the timber That
is called br The unkCr which refers: the prices
cy.d IIyt hp
and errfy class nf vessels embraced in the offer r
thr proSoHcs fmhcr of each class, separately JromMe
oh-r, which is considered mou'drd timber.
At least ourih Of the whole quantity of timber cr,.
bracrd in each o;r, comprising fair proportion of The
valuable pieces, be delivered before The
first Of june. lS7 nnchaf IF the remnindcr before
the first Of june >:'- and the mhofr quantity OF BE-.
fore the first day Of June ls. and if the above proper.
tons shall moi b. delivered the respective times above
specified the Commissioners Of the Navy 10 them.
selves tie r!h, 81 canc"g any con;rac,. III the
t;n of whirh such failure may and IF entering
into contracts holding the original contractors ard
their ur",cs liable for any q" COS: and other da
ages which Eay be- thus incurred
The said Lave Oak Timber must have grown within
Twenty-Five miles oil the board (whc! must be PROV
en- 10 lie satisfaction Of the respective commandan)
must he got b. the nouds and written Jirrctinis
and specifications q dimensions, &c, which vii! he fax.
nisrd tic contractors, for their government and must
b. free from all injuries and defects which may impair
the rnnd quality Of tie said ;iJcr inr III" purposes fer
which Il Is required 10y c":'Fhc1, an" pc III all respects
satisfactory 10 tie commandments Of TIC respective Navy
Yards wtr::. il is Delivered
BunL< with good aIl responsible suTr'cs. (wIosc
nr,n"s must ~. r;ror,!,d with til: offers The auurn,
Of onr.,!iIi the estimated yaIlc %! Tn" tirr 10 BE- fI5.
nSfcd under the respective contracts will bc :"qnlrr;
and. AS collateral ury for The faithful compliance WI
the terms slipuiti"s. and conditions OF said contracts,
ten per cenlun will I've reserved from the tclual amount
of each payment that may be made from lime to time M
I'll the said contracts pleted and closed which
sr.vatio,s Respectively will be fortified to the and
benefit Of the United States, in the event Of failure ode
liver the timber within! the respective periods prescribed
The m0nids vii! br furnished 10 the contractors at oac
of the Navy Yards. Brooklyn or Gosp"rt.
.Nury Cortt,issOners Oticc. 2iM .Ncr 1875.
Dec l. GD-2aw:ij
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