The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-17
TIMBER FOR TIE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT


Bureau of Construction Equipment, and Repair,
July 49, 1917.
~ be received this bureau until o'clock D. M of the
25lh proxmo for furnishing and delivering the several
hereinafter mentioned the following quantities
and descriptions OF TIMBER as designated for each particu
lar yard respectively.
nence but least half the quantity of each article
kind of timber must be delivered by for the
same on or before the last day of March, 1885, and the bal
ance ON or before the last day of July 1913.
The offers must be separate and distinct for each navy
article required any yard The cost of the quantity
oil The several kinds of timber be carried out the
ierlng.
All the timber and lumber be of the very best quail
tween the LIST oil October and the LIST of March following
The pine timber must be OF the best quality longeaf
free from heart windshakes bad knots short CROOKS
and other deiecs and every article subject the usual
tire satisfaction OF the Of the respective
yards where the deliveries made.
Persons Offering desired offer for than
they are sure of being able deliver within the times
above specified as no extension OF time for deliveries will
uhoer any circumstances, be granted and 1oreures viii
The department reserves to itself the right to reject offers
by persons who have heretofore failed fulfil contracts,
or to into after their offers had been accept
ed, II 1t should be deemed advisable for the public in
Every offer be accompanied with written guaran-
that The bidder bidders will if his or their offer be
copied, enter into and bonds within five days after
advertisement And no proposal win be considered unless
accompanied with such guaranty
bond, with TWO approved sureies, will be required;
and ten per cent. in addition will be withheld from the
for the due and faithful performance Of the contract The
Sance, or ninety per cent, Will be paid by the United
agent Of bills pcate, duly approved by the command
ant OF the yard where the deliveries are made.
All THE NAVY-YAR Iot At st CHARLEsTowN' MAS
1000 cubic feet white oak, butt pieces from IL rs feet
long, and from 10 to l9nchess diameter at the small
o end, clear OF the bark (per cubic iooD
long. and from 10 to Is inches diameter in the mid
500 cubic feet white oak, butt pieces from IA to 30 feet
long and less than Is inches diameter the top
200 white oak boat knees, less than inches di
ameter clear of the bark, the bodies and arm TO
average ~ inches long, and one third of the whole
,-o number to be square knees (each knee)
25o cubic feet rock maple TIMBER l6 to Is inches diane
cords hickory butts 10 feet long, to II inches d
ameter (per cord.)
AT TIE MAYNARD AT BROOKLYN NEW YORK
3yeow pine sticks spar timber, 50 feet long, is inches
parallel
yellow pine sticks spar timber IS feet long, Is inches
yellow pine sticks, spar timber, 7s feelong 25 inches
yellow pine sticks, spar TIMBER 65 feet long, % inches
J from butt
yellow pine sticks spar timber 4s feet long, 10 inches
yellow pine sticks, spar timber 81 feet long, l6 inches
! from butt
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER ~ feet long, ~ inches
parallel N4
yellow pine sticks, spar timber, 65 feet long, % inches
parallel
These pieces having the dimensions marked at 81 from
butt for yards, and must be the at the butt,
and lined full towards the end, which can be tacred OIL
the large pieces ii inches and the smallest III inches
10000 cubic feet white oak plank stocks, within
60 miles of the seacoastengh not less than 30 feet,
averaging 45 eet-one- half to square II inches, and
one-haf 10 square IL inches at the top end Of the
stick
10 pieces locust timber, feet long, square 10 by IL
inches
$50 cnbc Long Island locust average IL inches
diameier--not less than 10 inches
piece African mahogany fleet long, to square 2S by
IS inches
piece African mahogany lOA feet long, square % by
80 inches
piece African mahogany 10 feet long, square &c by
% inches
IS spruce spars So to 60 feet long, opropoonate size
25 do do As SO do do do do
1000 inches of spruce spars, 6a TO 81 inches
70 rough hickory bars IL feet long, to square feet,
above the butt Al by AZ inches
20 rough hickory bars IA feet long, square feet,
above the butt 5 by inches
400 rougsp hickory bars, 81 feet long, to square 81
. inches at the butt
ton each lgnunvitr, 8, n, Z, 6a 81, and inches.
2 do do do Al and inches
20 sticks of yellow pine TIMBER 45 to 80 feet long, to
sqIare 13k to IA inches
AT THE NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA.
White oak plank.
II inch plank, $4,000 superci al, board measure.