Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-30
LIVE OAK TIMBER.
Navy ComMrssiosrns' OFFICE.

18th September, 1885.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this of.
~ fee until thee o'clock, p NJ. of the sixteenth day
of November next for the supply of Live Oak Timber,
follows
No l. For the frame timber. beam end keelson
pieces and for the pronscuous timber for ship of
the ue one frigae. sloop of war; and schoon-
81 T. be delivered at the Macy f"'d near Portsmouth,
No 2 For the frame timber beam and keelson
pieces and for the promscuous timber for ship of
the line, soop OF war, and schooner to be de-
livered at the Macy Yard Chariesio,ra Massachusetts
No g. For the frame timber, beam and kcelson
pieces and for the promiscuous timber for two rgates
and steamer; To be delivered at the Naru Tu,d
Chartesto,on, Massachusetts.
No 4. For the frame timber beam and keelson pieces,
and Tor the promiscuous timber tor ship of the line
one fgac, and sloop OF war; be delivered at the
Macy Yard Brookiyp, .Neio York
NO D. For the frame timber beam and keeson pieces
and for the promscuous timber for ship of the line,
one frgae, sloop of war, and schooner to be
delivered at the Macy Yard, Brooklyn, .Ne,c York
No. q. For the frame timber, beam and keelson pieces
and Tor the promiscuous timber for and
schooner TO be delivered at the Nary Yard, Phadei-
phia.
Z. For the frame timber beam and kecson pieces.
and for the promiscuous timber for ship of the line
and one sloop war; to be delivered at the Macy Yard
GoSPoH, PtrgtRia.
No 8. For the frame timber, beam and kccson pieces
and for the Promscuous timber for frgate, one
steamer, and schooner; be delivered the Naru
Yard, Gospor Prginia.
The quantity and dimensions of the promiscuous tim
Der for each vessel of each class is follows:
For ZACH ship of the line, 900 cubic feet which must
be sided 10 nches and be from IL 20 feet length;
six of the longest pieces to side % inches.
For each rigate 1900 cubic feet which must be sided
10 nches and be from 2 20 feet long; six of the long
est pieces TO side 10 inches.
For each sIoop of war, 900 cubic feet which must be
sided IL inches and be from IL TO Ia feet long the
longest pieces to side rs inches.
For each steamer 900 cubic feet which must be sided
10 inches and be from IL feet long; six of the LONG,
est pieces to side I6 inches.
For eac schooner 300 cubic feet which must be sided
enehes, and be from 10 to G feet long; six of long
est pieces TO side IL = inches.
IN be pot 10 lar
gedlmcnsions, provided the pieces will answer for re-
placing detective hawse pieces ransoms breast hooks,
Separate offers must be made for eack the preceding
numbers and each offer must embrace all the timber that
Is called for by the number to which il REFERS the prices
asked per cubic foot must be stated separately for each
and e0ey class of vessels embraced in the offer and for
the Pr0miseuo"s timber of each class, separately from Tie
0Mer, which is considered moulded timber.
At least fourth of the whole quantity of timber
embraced in each offer, comprising fair proportion of
the most valuable pieces be delivered on or before
the first of June, 1887 half of The remainder ON or
before the first of june 1888 and the aooie quony on
or before the first day of June, 1885, and if the above
proportions shall not be delivered the respective times
above specified, the Commissioners of the Navy
to themselves the right of cancelng any the
execution of which such failure may occur and of en-
terng into contracts, holding the original contrac-
tors and their suretes liable for any excess of cost and
other damages which may be thus incurred
The said Live Oak Timber have grown within
twenty five miles of the seaboard (Which be proven
to the satisfaction of the respective COMMANDMENTS must
be got out by the mouds and written directions and
specifications of dimensions &c. which will be furnish
ed to the for their and must be
free from all injuries and defects which NAV impair the
good quality of the said timber for the purposes for which
1t required by contract and be in all respects satsac
tory to the Commandants of the respective Navy Yards
where it is delivered
Bonds with two good and responsible surees (whose
names must be forwarded with the ofers in
OF one third the estimated value of the timber be fur
nshed under the respective contracts, will be required
and as collateral security for the faithful compliance
with the TERMS stpuations, and conditions of the said
contracts ten per centum will be reserved from the ac
tual amount of each payment which may be made from
time TO time, until the said contracts completed and
closed which reservations, respectively will be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States i'm the event
OF failures to deliver the timber within the respe ctive Pc
RODS prescribed.
The moutds will be furnished the contractors at one
OF the Navy Yards, Brooklyn or Gosport.
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