The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-30
FLOATING DOCKS.

NAVY OEPA8TAkNT, august y. l642
by the act of Congress making appropriations for
~ the naval service for the year 1642 it is prov-
ded That the Secretary Of the Navy may, in his
discretion, apply the sum Of one hundred thousand
dollars OF the amount hereby appropriated, and any
of Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York, to the con
struction of Floating Dock at the same place and
if 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 Tor the construction of Floating Dock at New
York. The proposals must be accompanied by
lst An exact description of the dock, with all its
machinery, and also working model thereof.
"a 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 ne the second for frigates
of the first Glass; and the third for sloops of and
smaller vessels.
4th. The draught of water when light, of dock
of each of the above mentioned sizes.
5h. 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 act
salt water, must be covered'with twenty-fou
Those who have Floating Docks already construct
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
TENDER.
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.
uMBEK, LIME WOOD, AND GOAL
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
~ Al - - + r-tl---
100000 feet "a White Pine Cuttings
100000 do do Select Cuttings
10000 do A. Ga, and "a White Pine mer-
charitable and panel
100000 do < store Yellow Pine Joists and Scant-
ling, various lengths
$4,000 do Al Cd, and "a Allegheny Pine
100000 do White Pine and Hemlock Joiss and
ScantIiog
10000 do 5-4 Hcmlock Fence Rails
$4,000 do North Carolina Joists, Scantinq, and
Stills
10000 do sd do do Flooring Boards
$4,000 do 5-4, Ga and "a Cypress, prime
article
10000 do "a Cypress Notwithstanding
Cypress timber, l2xl2 and l4xl4 inches
Ash, Poplar, and Maple Plank and ScantIing
Together with general assortment of Shingles,
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 hand, and are receiving, white
CRATE and blacksmths 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 our Office mme-
diaeIy be supplied from the vessels at unusually
low prices.
SHEPHERD g. HANLY.
July 3O-co3w
PATENT OFFICE, 10th August, 1912.
ON the petition of James Wood, of Rockland
Y YOrk ted he dovo f I,v
1912, praying for the extension of patent granted
to him for an improvement in the mode of making
brick tile and other clay ware, for years from
the expiration Of said patent which takes place on
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office the first Monday in November next,
at IL O'Clock, M; and all persons notified to APP
pear and show cause if any they have, why said pc
dton ought not to be granted.
Ordered also, that this notice be published in the
Madisonian and National Intelligencer, printed at
Washington, D. c.; the Baltimore Sun, printed at
Baltimore; the Journal of Commerce. printed at
New York; the Saturday Courier, printed at Pha-
delphia; and the Times printed at Boston once a
week for three weeks previous to the first Monday
November.
HENRY L. ELLSWORTH.
aug 1l-1awtlNov.
P. S. Editors of the above named papers will
please copy, and send their bills to the Patent Office
with paper containing the notice.
NEW MUSIC.
TUST received the following New Music, at the old
y established store, third door east of 10Th street.
Pennsylvania avenue.
w. FISCHER.
The night blooming Jessamine
The faded flowers words by J. Russell.
The parents prayer, words by J. A. Wade.
Sister dear, by H. r. Bishop
Lady, awaken the moonlight is glowing
The sailors funeral, words by Capt. Johnson.
meier on that lip, words by Moore.
Where is my own bright land.
My beautifulRhne, for the Guitar.
Miss Lucy Long, do do.
Oh strike the lutte lady, for the Guitar.
Captain Ogdens quick step.
E'Etoile du Matin vase.
gYnelope waltz, by Brandt.
Ellen's waltz, by r. Davis, Alexandria.
Venice march, by Burgmuller.
Rosita grand vase.
Variations brlliantes by Herr.
Overture de POpera favori.
L'Ambassadrice july 90
ORPHANS CoURT, Aug IL, 1912
District of Columbia, - uit
Washington county, 70 VIII;
TN the case Of Lewis Johnson, administrator of
l. William Otis, deceased. The administrator with
the appreciation of the Orphans Court of said coun
ty, has appointed Tuesday, the Goth Of September
next for the settlement of said estate, and for
payment and distribution, under the courts direction
and CONTROL of the assets in the administrators hands,
so far collected and turned into money to the cre-