Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-29

IT I'VE OAK TIMBER.-Furtnr proposals. sealed
h and endorsed, will be received at THIS Office, nn!I
three o'clock p NJ of the fourth day Of January l-,
for the following Live Oak Timber embraced IN the al.
vcrscment dated nineteenth of September, leo, but
for which satisfactory ALTERS have not been received VIZ:
No For the ra,nc timber. beam and keclson pieces,
and for the proiscuous timber for ship OF the F,
one frige, soop of war, and one schooner TO be
delivered al the Nary Yard, near Porismomh ~ II.
No J. For the frame tiber, beam and keelson pieces,
and for the pronscu"us timber for two lrgacs and one
sracr be delivered AT the Nary Yard: (harest0",
massachusetts,.
No. g. For the frame timber beam and cclson pieces,
and for the proScuous timber for Steamer and one
schooner To he delivered at the Nary lGrd Ph"dtiPhiH
No T. For the frame timber, beam and kccIson pieces,
and for the pruiscunus timber for ship OF Tie Inc,
and one sunp OF war TO be delivered at the VARY ldd,
G0Sporf, Iirginin.
No. g. For the frame timber, beam and keclson pieces,
and for the promscuos timber for trigat'. steam
cr and schooner; 10 be delivered at the Nary l"T",
Gospor, PTgi"i".
The quantty and dimensions of the proiscuous TIM
Der for each vessel Of each class, is As f'luws
For each ship of the inc 5000 cubic feet, which must
be sided Il inches and be from ~ 10 20 feet III length,
six of the longest pieces TO side % inches.
For each frcatc 1900 cubic feet. which must be sided
l. inches and be from u To - feet long; six of the long
pieces TO side ~ inches.
For each sloop of war, D20 cubic feet which must be
sided II inches and be from y 10 Is feet long SIX oi Il"
longest pieces TO side l6 inches.
Fer each steamer, 900 cubic feet, which must be
sided - inches and be from IL to IL feet long; SIN o'
the longest pieces to side III inches
For each schooner, 300 cubic feet, which must be sided
inches and be from 10 IL feet lng: SIX OF the long
est pieces TO side IL l2 inches.
part of the promiscuous timber may be got Ia larger
DIMENSIONS provided the pieces will for replacing
defective hawse pieces, transos breast hooks, or ol''
valuable pieces.
Separate offers must be made for cach of the preceding
numbers, and each offer must embrace all the timber "''
is called for by the number 10 which it refers the prices
asked per cubic foot must be stated srparsey, FER ea
,T in he ti,r,
the promScuouS timber Of each GLASS; separately jr0m
other, which is considered monided timber
At least omc Omrh Of the whole quantity OF timber en-
braced in each Offer comprising fair proportion OF Inc
valuable pieces, must be delivered or briore III:
first of June l-7, oneha If The yclandrr on or before
the first Of june ISIS, and the 'choc gnantiy Oh OF BE-
fore the first day Of June, 129 and if the above proper
tons shall not be delivered al the respective tunes Doe
specified the Commissioners of the Navy I" then"
selves the right of cancelIng any contract the c1ec'
of which such failure may occur and Of cntcr"S
into new contracts, holding the orglna! contractors aI'
their suctcs liable for any Of cost and other dam
ages which may be thus incurred.
The said Live Oak Timber must have grown VITA"
twenty five miles Of the sea board wlch must be prov
en- the satisfaction Of the respective comnlandanSJ
must be got out by the mouds and written directions
and specifications of dimensions, &c, which will he'u
nishcd 10 the contractors for their government aia '
be free from all Hur!cs and defects which may imP
the good quality OF the said timber for the purposes m
which it is required by contract, and be in all res2sc's
satisfactory TO the commandments Of the respective ''
| Yards where it is delivered.
Bonds with two good and responsible sureIIcs, l",
names must be forwarded with the offers. in the a:"o
of third the estimated value Of the timber 10 DC
nishcd under the respective contracts, VIII pc
and as collateral security for the faithful compliance WIN
the terms spulaons, and conditions Of sad
ten per ccntuln will he reserved from the ec'aa @
of each pay mcnt that may be made f!" time 10 r
til the said contracts com lcted and closeu, ,rd
seryations respectively. will be forfeited 10 te Us,
benefit of the United States in the event ct failure
liver the timber within The respective periods
The moulds will be furnished 10 the contractors a.
of the Navy Yards Brookly n or GospoTt. w
-'u6g 'I"'"'''' 0O' CO-2awt4J
N1LOVER AND HERDS GRASS SEED, L To-,
q TER PARIS, &c.-The subscribers have on n,,
Covcr Seed. Herds Grass Seed, and Plaster fa''''
which they will sell on reasonable terms e,,rxcrn
READ, VENABLES spENehN
Gainesville Nov l. 1885 wv"