Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-23
LIVE OAK TIMBER.
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o,p.IED PROPOSALS will be received II this Of
"a Gcn until three o'clock p. NJ Of the sixteenth aay
y November next, for the supply of Live Oak TIMBER
Il" No |, For the frame timber, beam ana krcison
pieces and for the promlscuous timber l"T one sr y.
the line one f!rate slonp of war: and one sch"on
az to be delivered at the Macy Yard, near For!Smo""
No. 2 For the frame timber, beam and kerlson
ieccs and for the promiscuous lumber Tor one sup %
H. limo one sloop of war, and schooner to br de-
ss1cd at the MIN Yard, ChnrieSto'cn, h"sSarhusens
M g. For the frame timber, beam and kceison
;nccs and for the promiscuous timber Tor two frGales
and one steamer; to be delivered at the 'N"fy i"0;
(hgrIesi0!rH, Massachusetts, .
NJ For the frame timber, beam and kcclSon pieces,
and for the promscunus timber for one ship o the inc
our qate and soop OF war; to be delivered III lc
farv Yard, Brookiya. Ncw i"rh. :,
M 5 For the frame timber: beam and kcriSnn pseces'
and for the prouiscuous timber for one ship OF The line:
one rrpate one suup nf war, and one sch1ner 10 Dc
delivered at the Macy Yard, Bro0km, Nee i'rE.
No G. For the frame timber beam and keciSon pieces
r Gr tho urou,scuuus timber for steamer ana one
schooner 10 be delivered at the Vary i"Fa, f"""@c'-
phia. ,;occ.
and for the pronscuous timber for one ship OF Tie me,
and one suopo war; 10 DC ueifcfco d. 'ic ''D3 ''
Guspot. IIrgiHia.
No. : For the frame timber beam and ker!son pieces,
and for the proliscuUus timber for one lrisae, one
steamer AMI one schooner to be delivered at the !N"ty
(Grd. Cio<pnrt, ttrgiRiu.
rho cu,utiiy and dimensions Of the promiscnous TIM
her fur ach vessel of each class, is follows:
For earh ship Of The line, 5000 cubic feet, when must
be sided Is inchcs and be from II to ~ feet III lengt
six of the longest pieces o side - lnchrs. , ,
For cach rlgutc 1900 cubic feet which must ne s'ued
II inches and be from ~ ~ feet long; SIX OF the long
est pieces 10 side ~ inches. ,
For earh sloop OF war, 900 cubic feet which must be
sided IL inches and be from IL to ~ irct long, SIN Oh Tic
onpcst pieces to side III inches.
For cach steamer 900 cubic feet which must he sided
Is inches aud he from IL to Is feet long, six OF the long
est pieces to side IL inches.
For cuch schooner 300 cubic feet. which must be sided
inches and be from III to ID feet long; Sly oi the long
est pieces TO side II l-2 inches
4 part Of the proinscnous timber may DC got 10 lar
ger dimensions provided the pieces will answer tor re-
placing defective hawsc pieces FallsomS breast hooNs'
or other valuable pieces.
Suurc oGcrs must bc made for each of the preceding
nambers and each offer must embrace nH Lie timber that
is called Cor by the number to which refers the prices
asked per cubic foot must r STATED SfP"f"ny Tor car"
and ercry class of vessels embraced in the offer and for
the pro1scuous GG,ber of each class, separately from the
Oihcr which is considered m0nlded timber.
At least one Jourth Of the whole quantity of timber
embraced in each offer. comprising fair proportion OF
he most valuable pieces, must be delivered on or before
TIE first of June 1897 one huff If the remainder on or
before the first of June 1885, and the lcOie quantity on
or before the first day of june. c:H and If the above
proportions shall not te delivered at the respective times
above succj d. the Commissioners of the Navy reserve
to themselves the right of cancclng any contract IN the
execution of which such failure may occur. and OF en-
prnp into new contracts holding the original contrac.
tors and their surclcs liable for any excess OF cost and
other damsges which may be thus incurred.
The said Live Oak Timber must have grown within
miles of the seaboard (Which must be proven
10 the satisfaction of the respective Comandnnls) must
be rot out by the muuIds and written directions, and
specifications of dimensions &c. which will be furnish
ed to the contractors for their government, and must be
free from all injuries and defects which may impair the
good quality of the said timber for the purposes for winch
i is required by contract and be in all respects satsta-
tory to the Communicates Of the respective Navy Yards
where i. is delivered
Bonds with two good and responsible sureticS, (whosc
names must be forwarded with the o1crs IN the amount
of one third the estimated value Of the timber to be fur
nse under the respective contracts, will be required
and collateral security for the faithful compliance
with the TERMS slpulatons, and conditions of the said
contracts, per centum will be reserved from the ac-
tual of each payment which may be made from
time time. until the said contracts completed and
closed which reservations respectively, will be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States in the event
of failures TO deliver the timber within the resp;c tye pc
RODS prescribed
The mouids will be furnished 10 the contractors ut
Of the Navy Yards, Brooklyn or Gosport
September 20. 42-tNl6
Akh NEGROES, to be soId on n crsdit Of sir
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