Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-16
1--we OAK TIMBER.
NAVY CoMMIssIoNERs' OrrIcr

II.
Navy CoMmissIoSERs Orrrcs,1
10Th September, 1885 :
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received al this of
- fee until three O'clock p M. of the sixteenth dav
OF November next tor the supply of Live Oak Timber
No. 1. For the frame timber beam and kec,so,
pieces, and for the promscuous timber for one shin of
the line one rigate soop of war; aud one schoon
e to be delivered at the Macy Yard, Portsmouth,
No. 3 For the frame timber, beam and keelson
pieces, and for the promiscuous timber for ship of
the line, one sloop of war; and schooner to be de-
livered at the Mary Yard, Chdresto,cn Massachusetts
No B. For the frame timber, beam and kccison
pieces ana Tor e promlscnous timber for two frgates
and one steamer; to BE- delivered at the Nary ia,d
CharteSfo,oR, Massachusetts.
No 4. For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces
and for the proiscuous timber for shin of the line
frgate and soop of war; be delivered at The
Nary Yard, Brooklyn, Ne,o York.
No .. For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces
and tor the promiscuous timber for ship of the line
frgate sloop of war; and one schooner: to he
delivered at the Nary Yard, Brooklyn, .Ne,o York
No g. For the frame timber, beam and kecson pieces
and for the proiscuous timber for one steamer and
schooner TO be delivered at the Macy Yard Phiiadei.
phia.
No z. For the frame timber beam and keelson pieces.
and for the promscuous timber for one ship of the line
and one soop of to be delivered the acy Yard
GosPOrt, Pirginia
No 9. Fer the frame timber, beam and keelson p;eces
and for the promiscuous timber for one frigate ono
steamer, and one schooncr TO be delivered the Nary
The quantity and dimensions of the promscuous tim
Der for each vessel of each class, is follows:
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be sided 10 inches, and be from ~ 20 feet in ength
six of the longest pieces to side % inches
For each rgate 5000 cubic feet which must be sided
10 inches and be from IL 20 feet long; six of the lone
est pieces To side 10 inches
For zach soop of war, 900 cubic feet which must bc
sided ~ inches and be from ~ To Is feet long. 81 c M
longest pieces to side i6 inches.
For each steamer 900 cubic feet which must be sided
10 inches and be from ~ TO ls feel long; of the long.
est pieces TO side 10 inches.
For each schooner 300 cubic feet hch must be sided
Sinchcs and be from 10 to l6 feet longs six of the
est pieces to side IL . inches
part of the promiscuous timber may be rot TO lar
ger dimensions, provided the pieces will answer for re-
placing defective hawse pieces, transoms hooks
Separate offers must be made for of the preceding
n"cerS and each offer must embrace all the timber that
called for by the number which il refers: the nr;ces
asked per cubic foot stated separofei for eoc
and erey class OF vessels embraced in the offer and for
the timber of each class, separately from lie
Other, which is considered moulded timber
AT least fourth of the whole quantity of timber
embraced in each offer, comprising fair proporon of
me most Valuable pieces, must be delivered before
the first OF june 1887; half Of the remainder ON or
before the FIRST of June 1885, and the ,cloe ouant on
or before the first day of June, 1885, and if the above
proportions shall not be delivered respective times
above specified, the Commissioners of the Navy
TO themselves the right of canceng any contract i'm the
execution of which such failure may occur and of en-
terng into new contracts holding the original contrac
tors and their surees liable for any excess 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
DC got out by The mouids and written directions and
specifications of dimensions &c. which will 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 said timber for the purposes which
II required by contract and be in all respects satisac-
tory to the Commandants of the respective Navy Yards
where it is delivered
Bonds, with two good and responsible sureties (whose
names must be forwarded with the offers in the amount
oil one third the estimated value of the timber to be fur
nshed under the respective contracts, will be required
dno' as collateral security for the faithful compliance
WIN me TERMS stpuatons and conditions of the said
contracts ten per centum will be reserved from the ac
tual amount Teach payment which may be made from
Tune TO tIme until the said contracts completed and
closed which reservations, respectively will be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States in the
OF failures 10 deliver the timber within the respective Pc
RODS prescribed.
The nouLds will be furnished to the contractors at one
of the Navy Yards Brooklyn or Gosport.
September 30. 42-tNl6
a II THE COURT OF CHANCERY of the State
IA of Delaware for New Castle County of the sen
tember Term 1914. - = ~