The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-23
TIMBER FOR THE NAVY.
For he Medium Steamer.

FOr me ututuH tottdWcI.
PROPOSALS, sealed, will be received by the Ma
i Wy Agent, New York, for the following best
quality White Oak Timber, which shall have grown
On land within the Influence of salt water, viz:
80 floor tmbers, 100 first futtocks, 100 third fut-
tocks, TO side lOa inches, and to mould from to 10
inches, and to shape as per moulds, which will be
furnished. About 3 900 cubic feet.
1880 cubic feet of plank stock.
Also, the following best quality long leaf, fine grain
Southern Yeiiop Pine, viz:
81 beams, 10 to 81 feeong, sided Is inches, mould
ed IL inches. nett size by 10 inches TO spring 3
inches in 27 feet, about c. #. zoos
81 beams, IL TO 27 feet long, sided l inches
moulded 10 inches, nett size 10 by inches, to
spring as above, SIT
beams, 81 feet long, Is by Is inches, to
spring ~ inches 400
Timber to make 2 800 running feet of lodges
6 by inches square, nett size,) TO
Timber to make 800 running feet earnings
6 by inches square, (nett size 440
2 pieces % ieet long, l4s by "a inches
(straighD l54
Plank stock for plank, water ways, &c 6l75
eject 9470
1870 White Oak deck knees, ia hackmetack deck
knees
Proposals for the White Oak to be received until
3lst December To be delivered on or before the LIST
of March next. For the Yellow Pine and Knees I'M
Ill the 18th January. To be delivered or before
the LIST April next, all at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
New York. subject its inspection and measurement
price per cubic foot delivered
Any further information from the Constructor, at
ROBERT c. WETMORE, Navy Agent
Navy Agents Office SIS Water street Dec. s, lS4l.
dec d -dtJanl
NOTICE.
PROPOSALS. will be received at the Office of the
i Commissary General of Purchases, in Philadel-
phia to furnish the following materials and articles
for the United States Army, for the year lS42, viz.
Blue cloth GA wide, dyed in indigo and in the wool
Sky blue twilled Cloth ga wide
Unbeached Cotton Shifting, 7-S wide
Flannel of Cotton and Wool 7-s wide
Cotton Flannel, "a wide
Unbeached Cotton Drilling, ga and rs wide
Bleached do "a wide
Uniform Caps for Dragons, Artillery and Infantry
Pompoons, for Artillery and Infantry
Hair Plumes, for Dragons
Bands and Tassels, do
Aigullettes, Artillery and Infantry
Worsted Sashes, do do and Dragons
Shoulder Straps, do do
DO (brass) for Dragons
Epaulettes, Non Com'd, Staff Artillery, and In
antry
Wvolcn half Stockings
Laced Bootees
Leather Stocks
Blankets, 10 feet long, feet wide, weight
Metal Cap Equipments, for Dragons, Arty, and
Telling Axes
Ha,chets
Spades
Drums, complete with Sticks, Sings and Cases
Worsted Binding and Cord, of all kinds
Common Tents
Wall Tents and flies
Hospital Tents
Painting and Slrappng knapsacks
Casks and Cooperage for one year from LIST April
(The quantity and number of these articles will be
determined hereafter)
e 4
eria,s Patterns Of all the required WoolIen and Cot
ton Cloths and articles, deposited in the Commits
sary Generals Office, in ills city, for examination
Sample Of the Woollen and Cotton Cloths will be
sent TO any anuacturer on application to this Office,
by mail and such information given as may he desired
The Bootees are to be of eight sizes, and the Caps
Of fire sizes The sizes and proportions of sizes will
be stated in the contracts
On the samples and patterns exhibited the contracts
will be founded and inspections made, and article
will be received that inferior to the material or
workmanship to- does not correspond in every re-
spect with the pattern which contract is founded
The supplies are to be delivered at the United
States Arsenal near Philadelphia, for Inspection in
equal monthly portions, and the contracts TO be
fulfilled on or before The LIST day Of July, 1872.
"'he proposals must be in writing sealed, and en-
dorsed Proposals" and must reach the Office of the
Commissary General of Purchases on or before the
9Th day Of January, 1912. No proposals will be
ceived after o'clock of that day.
Security will be required for the fuIfilment Of con-
tracts. .
J. WASHINGTON TYSON,
Commissary General Of Purchases.
Commissaiy Generals Office
Philadelphia, December II, 1871 dec 2l-tJl7
OAK PILES,
w ANTED, for the repairs The Potomac Bridge
w the following white oak Piles VIZ.
81 pieces, "a feet long
70 pieces, 80 feet long
l0S pieces, AZ feet long
SO pieces, "A feet long
252 total.
All TO be fattenea or hewn two sides, to t. lie,
ven inches thick At each end and perfectly straight