Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-13
LIVE OAK TIMBER.
Navy CoMMIsStosEKs OFFIc

18th September 1888. )
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
~ fee until three o'clock P NJ Of the sixtecnlh day
OF November next for the supply of Live Oak Timber,
rs follows:
No. l. For the frame timber beam and keelson
pieces, and for the promiscuous timber for ship of
the line, one trgatc soop of war, and schonn-
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No. 2. For the frame timber. beam and keclson
pieces, and for the promiscnous timber for ship OF
the line, sloop of war; and schooner; to be de-
vr1ed at te'.Nary Yard, Charestocn Massachusetts,
No. 3. For the frame tu:hcr, beam and kcc!son
pieces, and for the proniscuous timber for frigates
and one steamer to be delivered IL the Nary Yard.
Canrlcsto,cn, massachusetts.
No d. For the frame timber beam and kcelson pieces,
and Tor the promscuous timber for ship OF the line,
one rgate and one sloop of war to be delivered at the
Nary Yard, Brooklyn, .Nc,o York.
No 5. For the frame timber, beam and kceson pieces,
and for the promiscuous timber for ship of the line,
one frgatc, one soop of war; and schooner TO be
delivered at the Nary Yard, Brooklyn. .Ntn f"rk.
No g. For the frame timber beam and keclson pieces,
and for the pronscuous timber for and
schooner; 10 BIZ delivered at the Nary Yard, Phndct
pha.
No T. For the frame timber beam and kcclSon pieces,
and for the pronlscuous timber for ship of the line,
aud slonp Of war; 10 be delivered at the Nary Yard
Gosport, Frginia.
No. s For the frame timber, beam and kcclson pieces,
and for the promiscuous timber for frigatc,
steamer and schooner; to be delivered at the Nary
Fnrd, Gosport, Firginia.
The quantity and dimensions of the promiscuous tim
Der for each vessel, of each class, is as follows:
For zach ship Of the line, 900 cubic feet, which must
be sided Is inches, and be from ~ to 20 feet III length
six Of the longest pieces to side 90 inches.
For cach lrigatc $1,000 cubic feet which must be sided
Is inchcs and be from to 20 feet long, six of the long
est pieces TO side 10 inches.
For earh sloop Of war; 600 cubic feet, which must be
sided II inches and be from IL 10 Is feet long; SIX of tho
longest pieces TO side ~ inches.
For mrh steamer, 600 cubic feet, which must be sided
Is inches and be from IL to Is feet long; six OF the long
est pieces TO side &c inches.
For cach schooner 300 cubic feet which must be sided
inches and be from 10 to IL feet long; six Of the long
est pieces TO side ~ l-2 inches
a part Of the promscuons Timber may be got to lar
ger dimensions provided the pieces will answer for
placing defective hawse pieces tunsoms breast hooks,
or other valuable pieces.
Separate alters must be made for cnrh of the preceding
Numbers. and each offer must embrace NIL the timber that
called for by the number which it REFERS the prices
asked per cubic foot he stated sparaiey for each
and trcry class of vessels embraced in the Offer and for
the romiscuoms nbrr Of each class separately from tic
othcr which is considered moulded timber.
At least enc fourth Of the whole quantity of timber
embraced in each offer, comprising fair proportion OF
the valuable pieces, must be delivered or before
the first of June. 1897; haf Of the remainder on or
before the first Of June, lSS, and the "h"c gna"ty on
r elorc the first day of juno, 1880; and if the above
proportions shall not be delivered at the respective times
above specified the Commissioners of the Navy reserve
to themselves the right of cancclng any contract IN the
,crnr into new contracts holding the original conrac.
tos and their surccs liable for any OF cost and
other damages which may he thus incurred.
The said Live Oak Timber must have grown within
Twenty-Five miles Of the seaboard (Which must be proven
the satisfaction of the respective Commandants must
be got by tho moulds and written dircctions and
specifications of dimensions, &c, which VIII DC furnish
cd to the contractors for their government, ana must DC
free from all injuries and defects which may impair the
rood quality of the said timber for the purposes for which
is required by contract and be in all respects satisac
tory to the Commandments OF the respective Navy lads
where it is delivered
Bonds with two good and responsible surrcs, (whosc
names must be forwarded with the offers IN The amount
of third the estimated value OF the timber to be fuT-
nisIcd under the respective contracts, will be required;
and rs collateral security for the faithful compliance
with the terms: stipulaons, and conditions OF the SAD
contracts ten per ccntum will be reserved from the ac-
tua amount of each payment which may be MADE from
fine 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 1nouds will be furnished 10 the contractors at one
of the Navy Yards Brooklyn or Gosport
September %. 4--hno
A r THE COURT OF CIlANCERY Of the State
"a Of Delaware, for New Castle County, OF the Sep
tcnlber Term, 1850:
Robert White, Administrator OF
Sophia A. Laurence and others, ELL filed. &c
John Goodwin & John Bullock.
And ~. IL,
1a,5 On motion of james A. Bayard, of Counsel for
c Conplai;,anls and affidavit made to the satisfaction
of the Court that John Goodwin, one Of the drirndants
named in the above cause, is out OF The state OF Dr!a
ware. and resides in thr State oil !irGIhiaI oiu'l
cd by tho Chancellor, that the said John Goodwin DO
,nncnr in this Court TO tho said suit, on Monday, lhe
fifteenth day of February, A. D. 1885, otherwise the hi
of Complaint will be taken pro contrSso-Ano IL Is
further ordered that copy of this Order shall, "it'h
thirty days, be published in the Richmond EnquifrT,
Ncwspa,er published semi-wcrkly III the State o1 ''r'
uinia and in The Delaware Gazette, ana American M
Wachman a Newspaper published IN the NY I" VIZ
;nron and he continued in said papers Tor the space
If Three months next after its first publications. aud also
conv Of said Order shall within thirty days be posted
m in the office Of the Register of tho Court OF chance
~ for New Castle County and at Tie oouft louS ooo
at New Castle, i'll said county
fe,c Castle COuaty, S. .L
do certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the
RrcorJ.In testimony whereof have hercunto set
my hand and affixed the seal OF sa'a GOuT Ia. a; e"
Castle the 9th day of September, a. d. le''o.
JOHN GORDON, Regr IN Chanccry'
o,o 45-3m
M1OTICE-A petition will be presented to the next
"a Legislature of Virginia. for tho formation Of new
iountv out of that part of Halifax County lying South
of Dan River IN IN
Oct. q. o-
MTOTICE-A memorial will be presented to the next
q General Assembly Of Virginia, praying me pas s.
soge of Law for the removal Of the scat OF ustce u
the county of Hanover some more central anu COLI
ycnicnt location than the present On .c
September Il. o.
NTOTICE-A petition will be presented to the next
q Legislature asking release of the Common ion.
cs,s r~bl If any she has) NE: CT house and lot
in the city Of Williamsburg, in my possession; ,,,,,
5O-St
MTOTICE--A petition will he presented to the mex
Jrri,laturc of Virginia, praying for precinct cleo.
ion at William Irwin Tavern, in the lower section OF
Cumberland county. [45- J October j.