The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-27
FLOATING DOCKS.

NAVY DErAkrmEsr, August y, 1912
ID Y the act OF Congress making appropriations fq
ID the naval service for the year ls42 il is pro,i
ded Z" That the Secretary of the Navy NAV in b
discretion, apply the Of hundred thousand
dollars OF the amount hereby appropriated and any
balance of former appropriations for the construction
Of Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York, to the CON
struclion of a Floating Dock al 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 a.
hereby authorized, the construction OF the Dry Dock
shall be suspended uSnl the further order of Con
gress."
In order To carry out this purpose, | invite promo
sails for the construction of Floating Dock al New
York. The proposals must be accompanied by
LIST. An exact description Of the dock, with all il.
machinery, and also working model thereof
I'd. specification OF the kind of timber out oC
which It's several parts shall be built
Sd. The prices of docks of three different sizes
the first for ships Of the line, the second for frgate
OF the first class and the third for soops of war and
smaller yessels.
4th The draught of water when light of a dock
Of each of the above mentioned sizes.
5th. The length of time and number Of hand, re-
CURED to take up vessel and to prepare her for re-
celving repairs.
Every part of the dock exposed to the action Of
salt water, must be covered with twentyfour ounce
copper PIPER. who ,,v. FLOATING no,,. ,,r.,,, ,,.
ed, will be expected to exhibit their power. aud
mode oil 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
Sum- and Union, New York; American Sentinel, Phi
adelpha; Sum- Baltimore Beacon, Norfolk.
| uMBER, LIME, WOOD, AND COAL
IL The Subscribers have hand, and offer for
al thn,r xf.vI hstraA
square the largest and best selected stock of Lumber
| in this District, consisting in part follows, VIZ
| 70J 900 feet "A White Pine Cuttings
100000 do do Select Cuttings
| 10000 do "A, GA, and "a White Pine, me
| charitable and panel
100000 do Z store Yellow Pine Joists and scant
| ling, various lengths
5000 do "A, "a, and S-4 Allegheny Pine
100000 do White Pine and Hemlock Jolsts and
| Scantling
10000 do 5-4 Hemlock Fence Rails
$4,000 do North Carolina Jeists ScantlIng, and
| Stills
| 10000 do 81 do do Flooring Boards
| 5000 do 54, Ga, and S-4 Cypress prime
article
10000 do 3-4 Cypress Misunderstanding
| Cypress timber, l2xl2 and l4xl4 inches
| Ash, Poplar, and Maple Plank and Scantling
| Together with general assortment of Shingles
sawed and split Laths, Pickes for fencing, North
| Carolina Fence-rails Fence posts, and every other
description of Lumber usually kept for sale IN Ium
| Der ward.
We have also on hand, and are receiving, white
and red ash Coal of the best quality. Also, Sydney
| CRATE and backsmhs' Coal Oak and Pine Wood
all of which they offer for sale 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 mne
diatey, be supplied from the vessels at unusually
low prices.
SHEPHERD & HANLY
July 30-eo3w