The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-23
BURnAu or CoNsriN, EQulpMENf, AND RrrAlR,

BUREAU OF CoEsTE, EQUIPMENT, AND REPAIR,
JULY Is, 1874
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Bureau until o'clock, p. NJ, Of the 18th OF Sep
temher next Tor furnishing and delivering al the Ma
W Yard, Brooklyn, New York
lst. All the live oak timber necessary TO complete
the frames, breasthooks, beam and keelson pieces,
and promlseuOus timber for ship Of the line, fTlg-
ate and sloop Of war, for which partial deliver e.
have been made by Charles +. Sbbald under former
contract aud
ID For ship of the line frgate, 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 beam and keelson peces-quanties and d.
mansions of promscuous timber required TO complete
these contracts can be obtained 10y persons wishing
10 offer, on application 10 the Commandant OF the
NAVY fard at Brooklyn, New York.
Separate offers must be made for supplying all the
Deficiencies under each Of the former contracts aud
the prices asked per cubic foot for the frames, timber
and breasthooksi for the beam pieces for the keel
son pieces and for the pIomiscuous timber, Tor each
class oil vessel IN each offer must be stated separately
he frame timber Is TO be cut TO moulds, and the
whole, IN conformity with instructions which will be
furnished 10 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
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 to the inspection
and measurement of persons appointed by said Com
mandaD and in all respects 10 his entire satisfaction.
The whole must be delivered or before the first day
of August iSi7.
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 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 iced in his offer, within the time specified for its
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 be given and will not be paid
I'll the contract shall be fully completed according to
It's provisions. The remaining ninety per cenum OF
bills thus approved, will be paid by the Navy Agent
at New York within thirty days after the presentation
Of the bills to him.
| To be published three times a week till 4th Sep
TENDER in the Morning Post and Daily Times,
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