The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-26
PROPOSALS FOR NAVY TIMBER.

NAVY DMrARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment e. Repair,
9TH December, 1915.
| CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for
- timber, will be received at this bureau until
o'clock p M, of the 10th of January next, for fur
nishing and delivering, on or before the LIST July,
1886, the following quntes and kinds of TIMBER viz
Al The nary-yard, GoYort, Vhginia.
10000 cubic feet of white oak plank stocks
none less than 35 feet in length, to average As feet,
| and no less than Ia inches square at the top end.
10000 cubic feet fne-grain ong-leaf southern
yellow piEe plank stocks-none less than 40 feet in
length, TO average As feet, and not less than Is
inches square at the top end
5000 cubic feet of white pine plank stocks, none
less than 50 feet in length and TO average 40 feet
and not less than l6 inches square at the top end.
ITO but-cuts of whte-oak timber, to be free from
all defects, and to be measured clear of all heart
shakes and sap, viz:
20 pieces % feet long, Is inches wide, and - inch
es thick.
20 pieces 20 feet long, l6 inches wide, and II inch
es thick.
IS pieces ls feet long, Is inches wide and 10 inch
es thick.
IS pieces ~ feet long, Is inches wide, and inch
es thick, ".#~.
The following spruce pine sticks. spars, and
poles:
The diameter of the
20 sticks Of As to SO feet long, top ends to be one
80 sticks of so to SIS feet long, inch for every
80 sticks Of SIS to 80 feet long, feet OF the length
20 sticks of GO to IS feet long, Prices to be stated
20 sticks of IS to 10 feet long, per stick of the
different lengths
so spars of 3 inches diameter,
Is spars of 3 inches diameter
IS spars of inches diameter Us - '' 'N''eu
IS spars of inches diameter pe' '"''''
100 spars of 5 inches diameter,
IS poles of no, less than 90 feet ong---the price
per pole.
100 pieces of yellow locust, not less than feet
long and not less than IL inches in diameter at the
small end.
To be deiirered at The naryyard, Portsmouth, NJ II.
10000 cubic feet Of white OF like description;
oak plank stocks, length and sizes as
10000 cubic feet of yellow those required at
pine plank stocks. Gosporl Virginia
The offers for the plank stocks, white oak and
locust pieces, must be for the cubic foot
Separate proposals must be made for each yard
aud for the white oak, the yellow pine, the white
pine and spruce, and for the locust timber. The
whole must be of the best quality, and cut before
the first day of April next, and must he in all re-
spects to the entire satisfaction of the commandments
of said navy-yards, respectively, and subject to
such inspection and measurement they may d.
rect.
Bonds to onc-half the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and sufficient
surees, will be required for their faithful execution,
IN addition to deduction of 10 per cent. from all
ch'" po oPp'oFeu uHu pau petofc INC
completion of The contracts, which will be retained
until they are fully completed in all respects accord
ing to their terms.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms of this advertisement.
If contracts not executed within five days af-
ter they have been received by The persons whose
offers have been accepted, the Bureau will consider
itself at liberty to offer it to the next lowest respon-
sble bidder
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz
Union and lntolligencer, Washington, d. c.;
Eastern Argus, at Portland Age at Augusta,
Maine; New Hampshire Patriot, at Concord, N
f.; Morning Post, Boston, Mass Journal ofCom-
merce, Morning News, Evening Post, New York;
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; Republican, Bal
timore, Maryland; Beacon, at Norfolk, New Era,
at Portsmouth, Virginia. Standard, ut Raleigh, ~ G.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded 10 the bureau, evidence Of pub
lication.
Dec. 5-law4w