The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-22
tyOLUME LIMO. 1870.
PROPOSALS FOR NAVY rIMnER

NAVY DEPARrMENr. }
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Repair,}
5th December. lSl5
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed pyoooso,s
~ Jor Timber. will be received at his Bprcai, nm,
G,t oGtoek, r. NJ; of the l0h OF January next
July, 1916, the following quantities and Kinds os
Timber, viz: ''7 VI
AtMe Navy Yard, Gosport pirginia.
'o,UJo cubic feet OF white oak plank stocks. none
'un 90 iet IN length, to average Is feet, aud
no ieSs man "a inches square at the top end
10000 cubic feet fine grain long leaf southern
yellow pine plank stocks none less than 40 feet in
cngth, to average 45 feet and moi less tb I6 i,i,
Is square at the top cid n n
o'uoo cubic feet of white pine plank stocks none
less Than 80 lcct in length, and /, AVERAGE 40 feet
ana not less than I6 inches square at Tic top end
i ~ but-cuts of white oak timber, 10 be &c from
shakes and sap, viz: I.i aH 3a-'n ~
~ pieces ~ lcc' long, is inches wide, and II inch.
20 pieces 90 feet long. 10 inches wide, and II inch.
thick.
30 pieces is feet long, 10 inches wide and % inch
es thick. .'.'-.. 80 49, -
35 pieces IL feet long, Il inches wide, and inch
Is lhck. .rrf ..~.t ...... 'N'
The following spruce pine sticks, spars, and
poles ~F'
300 ... p. .-. ! The diameter of the
20 sticks of As to so feet long TOP ends to he one
20 sticks Of 81 10 81 feet lonu, inch for every s
I'D sticks Of 90 10 co feet long feet of The c,,Sth
~ ticks OF 90 to % feet long, Prices 10 be stated
~ sticks of 65 to 10 feet lona ucr stick of the
% different lengths.
SO spars Of inches diameter \ - 800
90 spars OF inches diameter
rs Jars of inches diameter IFrccs To DC stated
80 spars of inches dinmetcr Per lhch
lou SpQrs oi D inches diameter
IS poles of not less than 30 feet long the price
per pile. . fe4E.<
100 pieces of yellow locust, not less than feet
long and not less than II inches in diameter AT the
small end. sos .f... n s.
To be delivered at The Napy Yard Portsmouth. ~ III
10, O2o cubic feet of white lof light description;
pine plank 'e stos fyfow aSss e2%'e@ at
Inc oilers for the plank stocks white oak and
locust pieces, must be for thc cubic foot
separate proposals must be made 70. each Yard.
ana Tor the white oak, the yellow pine the white
pine and spruce and for the locust timtcr Th,
whole must be OF the Bcs qralitv and cot before
me hrst day OF April prxl, and must be in all re
Spcc's 10 the entire satisfaction of the Commandants
of said Navy Yards rcspecsivclv and snh;act ~
such Inspection and measurement as they may di-
rect 49, -
Bonds onc.half the amount of the contracts
WINCH may be made. with two n~,d nd Sufficient
snrenes, Will b. required for thcir faithful cxccu
uon, IN addition to deduction of 10 per cent from
an DIS which may be approved and paid before
me completion OF The contracts, which will be re-
tanned unit! they fully oinplctcd i'm all RESPECTS
according to their terms .cat WI .-' 80
ones must be made in strict RON forn,t,, w; 4,
tue terms oil this advertisement.
u contracts are not executed within five DAYS af.
Wr 'nGy nave bccn received by the persons whose
III nave oceh accepted, the Bureau will cOnside
5ei at liberty to offer it To the next lowest rcspDn
siblc bidder. P'''
TO he published once week for four weeks in
the following papers. viz:
Union and ntclligcncer WASHINGTON n q E.
Eastern Argus. at Portland, Age at Augusta, Me:
New hampshire Patriot, Concord, ~ n Morn
ing Post, Ros on, Mass. Jourm,I Of Commerce
morning News. Evening Post, New York Penn
'yivanian, Philadelphia Pa Republican,, Bati-
more; Md Beacon, at Norfolk. New Era a Ports
inomth, virginia; Standard, at Raleigh, ~ C..
m n ipir,.r II, 81, .
VIZ be forwarded TO the Bureau ms evidence OF
publication NO. g 10, -