The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-24
PROPOSALS FOR NAVY TIMBER.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, O. Repair,
5th December, 1915.
S,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for
- timber, will be received at this bureau until 8
o'clock, p. M, of the 10th Of January next, for fur
nshing and delivering, or before the LIST July,
1886 the following quantities. and kinds Of timber, VIZ
Al The napu-yard, Gosport, Yirginia.
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 hne-grain long-leaf southern
yellow pine plank stocks-none less than 40 feet in
length, to average As feet, and not less than l6
inches square at the top end
5000 cubic feet of white pine plank stocks, none
less than IS feet in length, and to average 40 feet
and not less than Is inches square at the top end.
10 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, lsnches wide, and IL 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 10 feet long, Is inches wide, and inch
es thick.
The following spruce pine sticks, spars, and
poles:
I The diameter Of the
20 sticks of AS to so feet long, top ends to be one
80 sticks Of so to IS feet long, inch for every 8
80 sticks of SIS to 60 feet long, feet Of the length.
20 sticks Of so to IS feet long, Prices to be stated
20 sticks Of 65 to 10 feet long, per stick of the
different lengths.
SO spars of inches diameter,
IS spars of b inches diameter, 1850. l. ,,a
rs spars of inches diameter, ;n.t "
IS spars Of inches diameter, p0' '"'
100 spars of S inches diameter,
IS poles Of not less than 90 feet long-thc 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 delivered at the nar,-yord, Portsmouth, " H.
10000 cubic feet of white or like description;
oak plank stocks, length and sizes as
10000 cubic feet of yellow those required at
pine plank stocks. Gosport, 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
and 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 frat day Of April next, and must be in all re
spects to the entire satisfaction of the commandments
of said navy-yards, respectively, and subject to
such inspection and measurement as they may d.
rect.
Bonds to one-balf the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and suficien,
sureties will be required for their faithful execution,
in addition TO deduction of 10 per cent. from all
oliiS Which may ne approved ana paiu Delpte tDe
completion Of the contracts, which will be retained
until they fully completed in all respects, accord
ing to their terms.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms Of this advertisement
II contracts are 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-
sibe bidder.
To be published once a week for four weeks III
the following papers, viz
Union and Intelligencer, Washington, ID. G.;
Eastern Argus, at Portland, Age, at Augusta,
Maine; New Hampshire Patriot, at Concord, N
H. 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, at Raleigh, N. G,
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the bureau evidence of pub.
licaon
Dec. 5-law4w