The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-28
WHITE OAK AND YELLOW PINE
TIMBER AND LUMBER. FOR THE NAVY

OF yellow pine timber
3o.uO0 cubic feet of white oak timber
20 ,000 cubic feet of yellow pine .im.cr
oo'ooo superhciai feet of one-inch whitcl SAS
2o'ooo superficial feet of one ans-a quar-. 80
ter inch white pine plank So o.s
10000 super fetal feet of one. a,,d-a half e
- inch white pine plank, e ?
pine plank,
5000 superficial feet of thrce.inch white pins
plank. beat No. 9.
10000 superficial feet of ,hrce-inch white pine
plank. best No 3. for stage plank. to lie 30
ieet long. and to average l2 inche. wide
AT the Navy Yd-d, at Brooklyn NJ Y
10 I2'o 600 cubic feet of white oak timber.
% 600 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
boards ~ ~
io'ooo superficial feet Of inch cy.
Is tons of :, 24o lbs. each, large size lignumyi,m
- ooo Ht ne Nary Yard, at philadelphia.
$4,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
90 am ~ the Nary Yard, at Gospo,t, "a
80 so ' 0, cubic feet of white oak TINKER,
w ooo cubic feet Of yellnw pine timber.
At the Navy Yard, at Pensacola
lO,O0o cubic feet of white oak timber
III 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber,
And yellow pine timber, for topmasts viz:
Six sticks large enough to work 6i feet long an,
49, inches diameter "'
Six o sticks large enough to work 81 feet long an
rlne sticks urge enough to work 40 feet long and
l4s inches diameter,
pcL nd
14i inches diameter,
The offers to state price per cubic foot at the a.
bovc dimensions
All the timber, excepting that for topmasts AT
Pensacoa, must Average forty five feet and none to
be less than 30 feet in length one hall of the oman
IVY al eacn arr must square not less than twelve
inches. and ono half not less than fourteen inches
at the top end of the sticks. The white oak timber
must be rough-sqnared, according to the growth
OF the tree, and the yellow pine hewed TO a fair
edge. The white oak must have no vanc cxceed
ing one fourth the width Of the face of the side
squared, nor tho yellow pine have more sap than
oneelghth OF the breadth of the face from each
corner; but the contents OF all sap will be excluded
IN the measurement of the timber The timber
must be feliGd between the LIST of October and the
Isl April The pine must he OF tho best qrality of
leaf hne grain, sound and fresh, southern yellow
pinc aud all the timber be free from heart or
wind shakes, bad knots, short crooks and all other
defects; and that, and a tho other articles must
be OF quality to the entire satisfaction of Il com.
mandants of the respective Yards where thew arc
10 be Delivered, and be subject t. inspection and
measurement of persons TO be dc signated by them
Contractors may deliver as soc n as suits their
convenience, hut at least one third of the ouant;t
OF each OF the articles must be delivered by each
contractor Tor them before the first day of
March lS4S, and the whole or before the irst
day of July, 1913. "
Separate Offers will be received for the pine tim
Der tor topmasts at Pensacola for tho cypress
oo'rds and plank and for the lignumvtm at the Ma.
Wy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, and for moi
Tess IMAM three thousand cubic feet of the white GA
and yellow pine timber The offers for each Navy
fard must be separate and distinct
Persons offering desired to offer for no moro
IMAM they feel certain of being able TO deliver with
IN the times above specified no extension of time
VIII, under any circumstances, be granted and for
FIXTURES will be rieidly enforced.
me department reserves 10 itself the privilege Of
reJecung offers made by persons who have bcretD-
fore failed TO complete contracts lift should deem
IT advisable for the public interests
Every offer made must be accompanied as direct
eu In the act OF Congress ma king lions for
the naval service for 1867, approved 10Th Au.
gust 1910, by written guaranty, 81 gned by one
or more responsible persons the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders VIII If
ms or their bid be accepted enter into an oblipa
ton within five days, with good and sufficient
sureucs, TO furnish the supplies proposed No pro
posal will be considered unless accompapied nv
such guaranty -
Bonds with two approved surcties in one half the
cshnatcd amount OF the respective contracts will
DC required, and ten per ccntum in addition will
DC withheid from the amount of each payment to
ne made, as collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts
"hc VIII on no account be paid until the contracts
are complied with IN all respects After dcductn1
ten per cent payment Will be made by the United
states within thirty days after ipiiceie bills duv
certified and approved, shall be presented to tie
navy agent.
To be published once a week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz Union and National In
teIhgencer, w Arlington, ID. c.. Eastern Arms
Porttnd, Me-; Augusta Age, Me-. New IIaInn.
SHIRE Patriot, CONGO d, N H.; Morning Post Daily
ilnes, and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass Jour.
na' oil Copmercc, Morning Ncw<, and Evening
POST ~ Y :; Pennsylvania, Public Ledger, and
Keystone Philadelphia, Pa. Republican anc Sun.
Baltimore, NJ. D.; Beacon, Norfolk, Va New Fra
Portsmouth, Va Standard, Raleigh, N C. Nler.
curry, Charleston, S. G. Consttutionaiist Au,ust,
Ca. and Register, Mobile Ala
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