The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-13
TIMBER FOR THE NAVY,
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Rep

| Bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repair
July rs, 1917.
- be received at this bureau until 3 O'Clock D. M of The
zoh proSmo for furnishing and delivering, the several
ayyyaus hereinafter mentioned the following quantities
ana OF timber, as designated for each parcu
Contractors may deliver as soon as suits their conve
ebce Du at least one half the quantity of each article or
kind Of timber must be delivered by the for
same on or before the last day of March, 1873 and the bal
an zee on or before the last day of July 1913.
Inc oers must be separate and distinct for each navy
article required any yard The cost of the quantity
o e several Kinds OF timber must be carried out and The
aggregate amount OF each kind made up by the person Of
iering. i ~ w f
All The timber and lumber be of the very best quail
y. Inc oak and pine timber have been feled be-
tween The ist OF October and the LIST OF March following
ne pine timber must be OF the best qualify of longea
@ sou'nerh yellow pine and both pine and oak be
Tree nom heart or windshakes, bad knots, crooks
Inspection ana measurement, and be of quality
tire satisfaction OF the commandments of the respective
yards where the deliveries made.
Persons Offering desired offer for no more than
they are sure OF being able deliver within the times
be rigidy enforced. -
The department reserves to itself the right to reject offers
by persons who heretofore failed 10 fulfil contracts
or 10 enter INTO contract after their offers had accent
lerest. ~ ' p' ~
Every offer must be accompanied with written gnaran-
W signed by one or responsible PERSONS
that The bidder bidders WILL if his or their offer be ac-
copied enter into contract and bonds within five days after
being notified ofsuch acceptance with good and sufficient
snrees, to furnish the articles proposed agreeaby to this
advertisement And proposal win be considered unless
accompanied with such guaranty.
bond, with approved sureties will be required;
and ten per cent in addition will be withheld from the
amount OF each payment be made, collateral security
for the due and faithful performance of the contract The
balance or ninety per cent, will be paid by the United
agent OF bills in tipcae, duly approved by command
ant ant OF the yard where the deliveries made.
All THE NAVY-YARD D., At ,CI,HARLESToWN, MAS
2oo0 cubic feet white oak, butt pieces from IL to 25 feet
long, and from IS to l9inches diameter the small
a "a bnrk (parc ,tr G,1,N
300 cubic feet white oak pieces from 10 to Is fee,
long, and from 10 TO Is inches diameter in the mid
- ole, CLEAR OF The bark (per cubic fooD
500 cubic feet white oak bna pieces from Il 30 fee,
long and not less than Is inches diameter the top
200 white oak boat knees less than inches di
alneter, s clear OF the bark, the bodies and to
average ~ inches long, and third of the whole
oro o, number der to be square knees each knee)
cords hickory butts to 10 feet long, II inches di-
ameer (per cord)
AT THE MAYNARD AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
3yeow pine sticks spar TIMBER 80 feet long, l6 inches
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER As feet long, Is inches
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER 10 feetlong 25 inches
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER IS feet long, % inches
from butt
from butt 'fa' "''oe' y 'ee' 'o'g' = 'nones
yellow pine sticks timber IS fset onsy 10 inohes
yellow pine sticks, spar timber 81 feet long, l6 inches
from butt
yehoW pine scks spar uinDer az long, ~ inches
parallel
yellow pine sticks spar timber s. feet long, % inches
parallel
These pieces having the dimensions marked 81 from
butt are Tor yards, and be the the butt,
and lined ull towards the end which be tapered Off
the large pieces to ii inches, and the smallest ii inches
2O0 cubic feet eastern white oak plank stocks cut within
90 miles OF the acoastength less than IS feet,
averaging 40 teet-one- hall 10 square Ia inches, and
one-haf to square IL inches at the top end of the
stick
10 pieces locust timber, feet long, square 10 by IL
inches
45O cubic feet Long Island locust average IL inches
dameter-not less than 10 inches
piece African mahogany feet long, to square Is by
piece African mahogany lOa feet long, square % by
piece African mahogany 10 feet long, square 26 by
Is inches
Is spruce spars 55 60 feet long, poporOnate size
70 do do 40 to 30 do do do do
1000 inches OF spruce spars, 81 to D. inches
1000 inches OF W hite oak boat knees
20 rough hickory bars, IL feet long, square feet,
above the butt Al by Al inches
20 rough hickory bars, IA feet long, square feet
above the butt by inches
400 ough-sp hickory bars, 81 feet long, square 81
inches at the butt
ton each lgnumvite, 8, II, 7, 81, 81, and inches.
do do do Al and inches
20 sticks of yellow pine timber, 45 to so feet long, to
square l3k to Ia inches.
AT THE NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA.
White oak plank
IT inch plank, 1900 superficial, or board measure.