The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-02
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PROPOSALS FOR NAVY TIMBER.

Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, d Repair,
9Th December, lS45
S,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals 70,
- 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 lst July
1886 the following quantities. and kinds Of timber, viz
N the napy-ydrd, Gosport, Virginia.
$4,000 cubic feet Of white oak plank stocks,
none less than IS feet in length, TO average As feet
and no less than IA inches square at the top end.
10000 cubic feet fne-grain long-eaf southern
yellow pine plank stocks-none less than 40 feet IN
length, to average IS feet, and not less than IL
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 lG inches square at the top end.
40 but-cuts of white-oak timber, TO be free from
all defects, and to be measured clear Of all heart
shakes and sap, VIZ:
20 pieces % feet long, sinches wide, and ~ inch
es thok. ..u.
20 pieces 20 feet long, l6 inches wide, and inch
es thick.
IS pieces ls feet long, I6 inches wide and 10 inch
es thick.
IS pieces l2 feet long, Is inches wide, and inch
es thick.
The following spruce pine sticks, sPars, and
poles:
! The diameter Of IN,
20 sticks Of As to so feet long, top ends to be one
30 sticks Of SO To IS feet long, inch for every
80 sticks Of SIS to 60 feet long, feet OF the length
20 sticks Of GO to 65 feet long, Prices to be stated
% sticks Of 65 to 70 feet long, per stick of the
different lengths
50 spars of inches diameter
65 spars of inches diameter, p.;..s % h. s,,,sd
rs spars Of inches diameter, ~ ''O
IS spars Of inches diameter, pe'
100 spars of S inches diameter,
IS poles of not less than 20 feet long--the price
per pole. -...... ...... b.. r-.,
100 pieces of yellow locust, not less than feet
long and not less than ii inches in diameter at the
small end.
To be delivered at The nary-yard, Portsmouth, NJ III.
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. 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 commandants
of said navy-yards, respectively, and subject TO
such inspection and measurement as they may d.
ect. r.fls b. F".g. .'.. f.. ......
Bonds to one-half the amount of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and sufficient
sureties, will be required for their faithful execution
in addition to a deduction Of 10 per cent from all
bills which may be approved and paid before the
completion of the contracts, which will be retained
until they fully completed in all respects, accord
ing to their terms. 'f.' .t
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms Of this advertisement.
If 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 to the next lowest respon
sible bidder.
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz: .'
Union and lnteigencer, Washington, ID. c.;
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.
Pennsylvauian, Philadelphia, Pa; Republican, BAL
tmore, Maryland; Beacon, at Norfolk, New Era,
at Portsmouth, Virginia; Standard, at Raleigh, N. c..
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the bureau, evidence of pub
LEGATION. .... ..... .-... ..
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