The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-20
BUREAU OF CONsr,N, EsumMrNr, AND RrrAIa,

BUREAU or CoNsr's, EQUIPMENT, AND BrPAa,
JULY H. lS44.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Bureau until O'clock p. NJ of the 9TH of Sep
temser ext, for furnishing and delivering at the Ma
w Yard, Brooklyn, New York
ist All the 1.-Two oak timber necessary TO complete
me frames, breasthooks, beam and keelson pieces
and promlscuous timber for ship of the line, ffg
ate and sloop Of war, for which partial deliver
have been made by Charles f. Sibbald under former
contract and
% For ship of the line, lrigate, sloop of war
and schooner for which partial deliveries have been
made by Messrs. Van Hook and Vaughn, under for
mer contract
Schedules showing the particular parts of the
frames, the acknowledgements and the dimensions
OF the Dean and keeson pieces-quantities and d.
mansions of promscuous timber, required TO complete
these contracts, can be obtained by persons wishing
TO obeT, on application to the Commandant of the
Navy Yard at Brooklyn New York.
Separate offers must be made for supplying all the
dehciencies under each of the former contracts and
The prices asked per cubic foot for the frames timber
and preasthooks for the beam pieces for the keel
son pieces and for the promiscuous timber, for each
class OF vessel in each offer must be stated separately
Inc frame timber is To be cut TO moulds, and the
whole, IN conformity with instructions which will be
furnished TO persons with whom contracts may be
made.
The said timber must have grown within twenty
hve miles from the sea- which must be proved to the
satisfaction OF the Commandant of the Yard, and
must be free from all injuries and defects, which may
impair good qualities for the purposes for which 1t
is Intended, and must be subject 10 the inspection
ana measurement OF persons appointed by said Com
mandan and IN all respects to his entire satisfaction
The whole must be delivered or before the first day
of August I847.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
by guaranty signed by two persons, (whose ability
to make good their guaranty shall be certified to by
some Commandant of a Navy Yard or Navy AGENT
that the person Offering shall if his offer be accepted,
enter into contract before the 10th October next for
the good and sufficient sureties deliver the timber
embr in his offer, within the time specified for It's
delivery.
Ten per centum of the amount of all deliveries will
be deducted from the amount of all bills which may
be approved for deliveries and held additional
rity TO the bonds to be given and will not be paid I'M
I'll the contract shall he fully completed according to
It's provisions. The remaining ninety per cenun of
bills thus approved, will be paid by the Navy Agent
al New York within thirty days after the presentation
Of the bills to him
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