The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-17
PROPOSALS FOR NAVY TIMBER.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
D"e"u ~ construction, Equipment, and Repair,
- EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposars
~ jor Timber, will be received at his Bureau I'M
IN 8 O'Clock, f. M, of the 10th of January next.
for furnishing and delivering ON or before tho ~,
JInly, 1916. the following quantities and kinds of
Timber, viz: -
Athe Navy Yard, Gosport, Virginia.
3O,0OO cubic feet of white oak plank stocks. none
less than 50 feet in length to avera orc "A feet and
no less than IA inche. square at the ton end
II,Voo ouolc feet hne- grain, long leaf southern
yellow pine plank stocks-nonc less tina n 40 feet in
cngth. to average 45 feet and not less than l inch
Is square at the top end.
o'uVO cubic feet of white pine plank stocks, none
Tess thah 80 feet In length, and to avcra ore 40 feet
and not less than g inches square at the TOP end
llO outcuts of white oak timber to be fee from
all defects, and to be measured clear of all heart
shakes and sap, viz:
20 pieces % icet long is inches wide and ID ;,t
es thick. - '
~ pieces 20 feet long, I6inches wide, and II inch
es thick. '''''
80 pieces is feet long 10 inches wide, and 10 inch
es thick. ~
es thick. 1900 ~ |"
The following spruce pine sticks, spars, and
poles ~
20 sticks of 40 to so feet long ton ends f. he one
80 sticks of 50 to 90 feet long inch for every s
80 sticks of % to 60 feet long feet of the lenSth
~ sticks oil 90 to 90 feet IouT Prices tn Inc stcd
~ SUCKS OF DO to 10 feet long, per stick of the
81 spars of inches diameter
rs STARS Off inches diamctcr' Prices to be stated
90 spars of inches diameter, per men.
100 spars OF inches diameter
10 poles OF not less than 20 feet lonr-thc nricc
per pole. H''
100 pieces of yellow locust, not less than fee,
long and not less than IL inches in diameter at the
10 be n dcltcoed at The Macy Yard Portsmouth, NJ II
iO oo e eIp,G leet OF white OF light description
,o "aM pi3nk STOCKS, length and sizes as
pine plank stocks \ Gosnort VIRGINIA
Inc offers for the plank stocks white oak and
locust pieces, must be for the cubic foot
separate proposals must be made for each Yard
ana Tor the white oak, the yellow pine the white
pine pm ana spruce, and for the locust timber The
i1c must DC OF the s':aa quality, and before
Tue nrst Gay OF April next, and must he in all re
Pects 10 the entire satisfaction of the Commandants
vi S'id Navy Yards, respectively, aud subject to
9uch inspection and measurement as they may di-
Bonds to one half the amount of the contract.
whIcn may be made, with two good and sufficient
9ure'les' VIII be required for their faithful execu
uon IN addition to deduction of 10 pcr cent fro,,
an Dllls which may be approved and paid before
me completion of the contracts which will he no
alned until they arc fully completed la all aspects
according to their terms.
Offers must be made in strict con G,r,r;,,, So; II,
tbe terms OF this advertisement
ii contracts are not executed within five DAYS sf.
ter they have been received by the persons wbose
oheTs nave been accepted, the Bureau will conside,
itself at liberty to offer it to the next owcst
5ibe bidder ~ '''' 'oSPoi'
10 be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz "' ~
:, onlen and lntelligencer, Washington, d. C.
Eastern Argus at Portland, Age, at Augusta. Me
new Hampshire Patriot, at Concord, n. II. =; Morn.
NY, nIg fost' Boston, Mass; Journal of Commerce
Morning News, Evenin Post. New YorLg :. pc,,,,
sylvanan' Philadelphia, Pa. Republican,, Baiti
more; Md Beacon, at Norfolk New Era. at ports
mouth our, virginia; Standard, at Raleigh, ~ c.
q I'M .l,z
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