The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-25
FLOATING DOCKS.

NAVY DEPARTMENT. August >, lo1Z
pY the act Of Congress making appropriations for
ID the naval service for the year 1872 it is provi-
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
balance of former appropriations for the consruc on
of Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York, to the
structon of a 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,
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 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.
I'd. 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 line the second for rigates
of the first class, and the third for soops Of and
smaller 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 re-
ceivng repairs.
Every part of the dock exposed to the action of
salt water, must be covered with twenty-four ounce
copper
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
adeIphla; Sun, Baltimore Beacon, Norfolk
I UMBER, LIME, WOOD, AND COAL
IL The Subscribers have hand, and offer for
nj rl CTR Gina ka
square the largest and best selected stock of Lumber
in this District consisting in part as follows, viz
100000 feet "A White Pine Cuttings
100000 do do Select Cuttings
10000 do A. GA, and ga White Pine
| chantabe and panel
100000 do store Yellow Pine Joists and Scant-
ling various lengths
5000 do IA, GA, and S4 Allegheny Pine
100000 do White Pine and Hcmlock Jois,s and
Scantling
40 600 do 5-4 Hcmlock Fence Rails
1000 do North Carolina Jeist-, Scantling, and
Stills
10000 do 5,4 do do Flooring Boards
5000 do 5.4, GA, and S-4 Cypress, prime
| article
10000 do "a Cypress Weather-boardin.
| Cypress timber, l2xl2 and AKA inches
Ash Poplar, and Maple Plank and Scanting
Together with general assortment of Shingles,
sawed and split Laths Pickets for fencing, North
Carolina Fence rails, Fence posts, and every other
des cnplion of Lumber usually kept for sale in lum
| Der ward.
| We have also on hand and are receiving, white
and red ash Coal of the best quality. Also Sydney
crate and bIacksmhs' Coal Oak and Pine Wood
all of which they offer for sale at as 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 mme
dately can be supplied from the vessels at unusually
low prices.
SHEPHERD & HANLY.