Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-17

81 I'VE OAK IlMDER.-fu rther ProPosdis, sea'cu
q 4 and endorsed, will be received at this Office, until
three o'clock p NJ, of the fourth day of January, $780,
for the following Live Oak Timber embraced III the adj
vcrtiscmcnt dated nineteenth OF September 1850, but
for which Snii$nrOry alters have not been received VIZ
No. l. For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces,
and far the uronscuous timber for ship OF the line,
me (uae ono sloop of war; and one schooner: to be
delivered at the Nary Yard near Portsmouth, y. II.
No. g. For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces,
and for the promscuos timber for two rGatrs and one
steamer; 10 delivered at the Nary Yard, Ch"Hestocn
massachusetts,. .
No & For the frame timber. beam and keelson pieces:
and for the promscuous timber for one steamer ana one
schooner TO he delivered the Nary Inrd Phit"depha
No T. For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces:
and for the proniscuous timber for one ship OF the ine
and one soop Of war; to be delivered at the Nary fard
G0$port, ITginta. ,
NJ : For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces,
and FIR the promscuous timber for frigae, steam.
er and one schooner TO be delivered at the Nary lar",
Gosport, Fuginid. " .
,rhc nuunlty and dimensions of the pronscuous tim
Der for each vessel, of each class, is as follows:
For corh shin of the nc 1000 cubic feet, which must
no sided Is inches and be from II to 20 feet i'll length;
elk of the longest pieces to side - inches
ror coh riTatc 1900 cubic feet, which must be sided
Is inches. and be from u to 20 feet longs six of the long
,s, uicccs TO side ig inches.
For cnrh sloop of war, 900 cubic feet which must pe
sided II inches and be from IL TO 10 eet long, SIX OF Tic
LONGEST pieces to side IG inches.
Eor cach steamer. 900 cubic feet. which must be
sided l. inches and be from II to IL feet long; SIX oi
the louues, pieces to side lG inches
For sach schooner, 300 cubic feet, Which must be sloea
inches and be from ~ 10 10 1eet long, SIN VI le i's
est pieces 10 side II ~ inches.
mart Of the promiscuous timber may be gol 10 larger
dimensions provided the pieces will answer for replacing
defective hawsc pieces: transonS, breast hooNs' VI o'
valuable pieces. , =, "a,
Scporaie alters must he made for cach Of the preceding
uu1ubcrs and each offer must embrace HH inc uioer at
is called for By the number 10 which II refers TIC prices
asked Der cubic foot must be stated separately HF cdcN
and ererv class of vessels embraced i'll the ot and TOR
the yroisca0us timber Of each class, separately from me
other, which is considered moutdcd timber
At least one ionrh of the whole quantity OIL lOrI en-
b-,ccd in each offer comprising fair proportion OF The
mast valuable rcccs must be delivered on or before the
first Of June 1897 onchaf Of the remainder on or before
Tie first Of June 1888 and the chofc quantity on OF DC
fore the first day of June le3 and II inc ABOVE PiT
inns shall not be delivered the respective tunes above
specicd the Commissioners of the Navy reserve 10 theh
selves the rght of canccng any contract IN TIE cxecu
ton of which such failure may occur, ana {" entering
into new contracts, holding the original anu
their surcs liable for any excess OF cost aho QUIET u
ages which may be thus incurred :,,,;.
the said Live Oak Timber must have grown WITHIN
tvrntv.vc miles of the board, (whlch must DC prov
en- TO the satisfaction of the respective COMMITMENTS
rst bp oot out by the mouldS and written directions,
and sneccations of dimensions Nc winch VIII DC fur-
shcd 10 the contractors for their government ana must
he free from all injuries and detects when may impair
Tive rood quality Of the said timber Tor the purposes iof
;ci il IS required by contract, and be in all respects
satisfactory 10 the comnanoanls o l'ie respective '1
Yards where it is delivered.
RonJs with two good and responsible sureties whose
names must be forwarded with the orrs in the amount
of one-third the estimated value OF the umGer l" ot
VI Ia d.r tho respective contracts will be required;
and AZ collateral security for the faithful compliance win
the terms spulations, and conditions OF SAID contracts,
ten per centun will be reserved from the seua a'u.
If each payment that may be made from time 10 tne u
u ,s s1j contracts are completed and closed which re-
SITUATIONS tuu respectively, will be forfeited TO the use and
benefit Of The United States in the event OF failure 70 ug
liver the timber within the respective peroas one
The u,ods will be furnished TO the 0Ae
,he Navv Yards. Brooklyn or Gosport.
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