The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-08
White Oak and Yellow Pine Timber and Lumber, for
the Navy.

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White Oak and Yellow Pine Timber and Lumber, for
the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair,
SEALED PROPOSALS win be received at ibis bureau
nishing and delivering timber and lumber for the navy
follows:
Al The Narv- Yard at Portsmouth, N Bs
cubic ieel OF wm'e oak ana c"oc ee' Oh YET
At the Nary Yard at Charlesouon, Mass
30 600 cubic feet of white oak timber
3S' 0D0 chic fer Of Yellow nine timber
G0 600 supericial fee of onench White pine sss
boards, geigo9
White pine plank, oS6S
20 900 superficial feet OF one-and -a-haf inch - >
80 900 superficial feet of two.incl white pine
plank, 1888,
5000 superficial feet of ,hree.nch white pine plank,
lest No 2
40 600 superficial feet OF three inch white pine plank best
No 3, for stage plank 10 be 30 feet long, and TO
average u inches wide.
Al The Narg- Yard at Byookiua, ~ Y
II. 600 cubic feet OF White oak timber
Of 900 cubic feet Of yellow pine timber
1900 superficial feet Of seveneish,tnch boards
flank and
10 IONS a. M T." N Is VII y PlJoeiuI,o
r ooo cn,,o foo, Of VIII oaL ,in,her
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on ooo ~ s me e. TaIy oat ~ uospo''' a.
10000 cubic feet Of yellow pine timber in
n ooo ,, a. ha ms Mdpy a ar, 49,, a. re"saeo"
10000 cubic feet OF yellow pine timber.
And yellow pine TIMBER for topmasts, viz;
SIX Sticks large enough 10 Work " ieet long ana iSs inches
diameter ,o
SIX slcks large enough 10 WORK % iee' 'o"g ana 'Sa
diameter, 49, ,,.,,
Nine STICKS large enough 10 work ~ ieetohg ana lag che
,d'ame,ef' ,h.
Nie st'chs hfse enough 10 "oih ~ ois anu ia 'e
diameter. , y
The offers TO state price per cubic foo al e above u
mensions
All the timber excepting thai Tor iopma at fens s9
must acreage forty feet ana none 10 be ess man ~ ee
IN length ! one,hai OF me quanty ~ each yaru hus
square MOI less IMAM WE'VE inches ana one- ho' W, ss
.h fourteen inches a, tue top end o. ue scks - ne
growth OF the tree, and the yellow pine hewea 70 hf
edge. The while oak must have no Wane exceeding one
fourth the width OF the lace OF the side as squared nor we
yellow pine have sap tan one-eigth OF The breadth
OF the face from each corner but the contents oil all sap
will be excluded in the measurement OF me TIMBER Inc
timber must be telled between the Isl OF October and me
leaf, fine grain, sound and fres southern yellow pine and
all the timber must he free from heart Of wind shakes bad
knots, short crooks, and all r deiects ana tnt ana all
tire other articles, he of quality the entire satisac-
ton of the conmanans olhe respective yards where they
are to be delivered, ana be SUBJECT 10 Inspection ana
measurement o persons TO be designated ny them
nience, but at least Of the quantity OF each OF the
articles mus be deVefeu ny epch contractor or le on Oh
before The first day OF October next twois ON or before
The first day ct March iS and the whole ON or before the
hrstday 81 July, ioio .,.
Separate oilers WIN be received of ihe pune ,imper
Nav York Cor lie white nine boards and ulnnk
r the navv.vayd (harlsown and for moi
less than three thousand cubic feet of the white oak and vel
low nine timber The offers for each nayy-yard nust be
senarate md distinct 80 - ,|
persons nrno ire desired to orr for no more Than they
feel certain of heinz able TO deliver within the times above
specified, us no extension OF time will under any ci,csn
sinners he granted and forsitures will be ripdy enforced
,,e ryes ~ ;,sec he nriv,ee of rrect