The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-01
FLOATING DOCKS.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, August g. IS42
DY the act OF Congress making appronrations C,r
ID the naval service for the year iS42 II i nroyi
ded " That the Secretary of the NAVY NAV IL bis
discretion, apply the sum of one hundred tbopsand
dollars Of the amount hereby appropriated and anv
balance Of former appropriations for the constructed
Of Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York, To the con-
struction Of Floating Dock at the place and
il any part OF this appropriation shall be expended
upon the construction OF Floating Dock as hereby
authorized, the construction OF Floating Dock as
hereby authorized, the construction Of the Dry Dock
shall be suspended until the further order Of Con-
gress."
In order to carry out this purpose, invite propo-
sails for the construction of Floating Dock al New
York The proposals must be accompanied by
! lst An exact description of the dock with all lis
machinery, and also working model thereof.
| I'd. specification of the kind Of timber out of
which its several parts shall be built.
Sd. The prices of docks OF three different sizes
the first for ships of the line the second for frigates
Of the first class, and the third for soops of and
| smaller ves sells.
| 4th The draught Of water when light, of dock
| Of each Of the above mentioned sizes.
5th. The length of time and number of hands re-
quired to take up vessel and TO prepare her for
ceiving repairs.
| Every part of the dock exposed to the action Of
salt water must be covered with twenty-four ounce
copper. ,... r,..,;.u nal. .,u..s. .o..,.
ed, will be expected to exhibit their powers and
mode OF operating upon vessel OF suitable size,
which the Department will furnish.
| Proposals must be made by the first day Of Sep
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aug. 9-dtlsep A. p. UPsHUR.
| To be published in the Madisonian Times and
Mercantile Journal, Boston Journal of Commerce,
Sun, and Union, New York; American Sentinel, Phil
adephia Sun, Baltimore Beacon, Norfolk.
7 UMBER, LIME, WOOD, AND COAL
| IL The Subscribers have hand and offer for
sale, at their yard seventh street, Centre market
square, the largest and best selected stock of Lumber
| in this District consisting in part follows, viz
100000 feet A White Pine Cuttings
100000 do do Select Cuttings
10000 do "A, Cd, and "a White Pine, mer-
charitable and panel
100000 do E store Yellow Pine Josts and scant.
ling, various lengths
5000 do "A, Ga, and "a Allegheny Pine
100000 do White Pine and Hemlock Joists and
| Scanting
10000 do 5-4 Hcmock Fence Rails
$4,000 do North Carolina Jsists, Scantling, and
| Stills
10000 do Sd do do Flooring Boards
5000 do ga, Ga, and 81 Cypress, a prime
| article
10000 do "a Cypress Notwithstanding
Cypress timber, l2xl2 and lax Ia inches
Ash, Poplar, and Maple Plank and Scantlng
| Together with general assortment of Shin gle.
sawed and split Laths, Pickets for fencing North
Carolina Fence rails, Fence posts and every other
description of Lumber usually kept for sale in um
| Der ward
We have also on hand, and are receiving white
and red ash Coal of the best quality. Also, Sydney
| CRATE and backsmilhs Coal, Oak and Pine Wood
all of which they offer for sale at low prices as the
| same articles can be obtained for in this District
| Persons wishing TO obtain their supply Of Coal for
the winter, by leaving Their orders at Office lmme-
datelv, can be supplied from the vessels unusually
low prices.
SHEPHERD g. HANLY