The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-08
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PROPOSALS FOR NAVY TIMBER.
c. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.

' NAVY DMrARrMEsr,
Bureau of Constructon, Equipment, Dc Repair,
., 5th December, l645
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
nishng and delivering, on or before the LIST July,
l546, the following quntites and kinds of timber, viz
at the napy-yard, Gosport, Virginia.
$4,000 cubic feet Of white oak plank stocks,
none ess than IS 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 IS feet, and not less than l6
inches square al the top end. .r...
5000 cubic feet of white pine plank stocks, none
less than IS feet in length and TO average 40 feet
and not less than l6 inches square at the top end
ITO bu,-cuts of white-oak timber, to be free from
all defects, and to be measured clear of all heart
shakes and sap, viz:
90 pieces % feet long, Isinches wide, and 10 inch
es thick. ...
20 pieces 20 feet long, l6 inches wide, and II inch
es thick.
IS pieces 10 feet long, l6 inches wide, and 10 inch
es thick. f..
IS pieces 10 fee, long, Is inches wide, and inch.
es thick.
The following spruce pine sticks, spars, and
poles:
.5E.." .. ".."" 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 60 to 65 feet long, Prices to be stated
20 sticks Of IS to 10 feet long, per stick Of the
..- .... ...r .. different lengths.
so spars of Q inches diameter, .s w.
IS spars Of inches diameter, pr;... 10 h., .,.a
rs spars of Z inches diameter, -. 80 - '''''oN
IS spars Of inches diameter, p~'
100 spars of inches diameter,
rs poles of not less than 90 feet long-the price
per pole.
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 yard, Portsmouth,, NJ H.
10000 cubic feet of white Of like description;
Ger. oak plank stocks, leng,hand sizes as
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 us they may d.
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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 deduction of 10 per cent. from all
Diils which may DC approVeu ana Phiu peioie tic
completion of the contracts, which will be retained
until they fully completed in all respects, accord
ing to their terms. .an ...m . .l" ..|
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms of this advertisement. .m.t.. .'t .. a...l
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 liberty to offer it to the next lowest respon-
sbIc bidder ..... I'll
I To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz:
7 Union and Intellgencer, Washington, d. 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;
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa; Republican, Bal
timore, Maryland; Beacon, at Norfolk, New Era,
at Portsmouth, Virginia. Standard, at Raleigh, N G.
h The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the bureau, as evidence Of pub
LEGATION. --. ..,....
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