The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-24
TIMBER FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Rnrenu of Construction. Enuinmcnt and Renair

Navy DEPARTMENT
Bureau of Construction Equipment and Repair
Jnlv a6 Isi1
CEALED proposals. endorsed proposals for timber win
= be received az This bnrean ptil ocIock n n, of bn
25h proyimo for G,rnshhg and deliye,in M II H., I
nnvyyads hereinafter meaned he 1na,i "1
and descriptions of timber ms designa,ed Sr ech mo- %
ar ward respccfiyel " io' o"oh Pn'uc"-
Contractors may deliver ms soon as suits their conve.
nience bt M Il, az one baf H.. ~ ' g
kind of timber must be delivered bv ,I n he
same ON or before The last day of March, ISIS and he h
an ,e, on or before the last day of July, 1913.
The offers must be separate and distinct for each navy
yald and embrace the whole quantity of each particular
i s The be Of the
aggregate amount of each kind made up by the person Of
All the timber and lumber must be of the very best quail
~. The oak and pine timber must have been eled be-
tween the LIST OF October and the Ist Of March following
he pine timber must be OF the best quality of long-ea
nne-gran southern yellow pine and both pine and oak be
Tree from heart or wnd-shakes bad knots short crooks
ana other detects and every article subject the usual
tire satisfaction the mandants of the respective
yards where the deliveries made.
=, Persons Offering desired to offer for than
above spece Oh 10 o1S moe 10 aewef wm he aes
be reiy o,,sn nn DC siah'eo ana ioeues WIN
d flet s n,o m "eT eT oilers ad been
80, - 'hou' oe o'e"o" "Sisaoic ior uie pupuc III
Every oesr INNS, hs occo,n,n;o5 ,,,;, u.,,,o
ha he bidder or bidders VIII if lis or their offer be ae
being of such with sooa n amd aef
furn
advertisement And NO pronosa NH me con "ness
accomponed with such 1n,r,nt,, w ~ ~ ''
bond, with two approyed s,,retes. will he reoureJ
and ten Der cent in addition viii i,e ,yhaJ Tin, ~
amount of each pavment 10 he made ,s coa,a,i nn
for the due and GithlI nerlorn,nre oc The on,rac, IT,
balance or ninety per cent viii he maid bv the in;,nd
States within thirty DAVIS oer nreseni.on 10 lie nav,
agent of bills I'M trnlcate dnlv anproved , tbe
ant of the ward where lie iyeriias y re ,,d
An TuE NAVv vApn ,r or, or rnsTcu,,r Ms
800 ' ~ q. S,5 "a IS,idrI WIN MAS
,o . 0AOHoHEllD.
Hoo cupc eet white oak, butt pieces from IL to % feet
lolP ana from 10 to ~ inches diameter at the small
~ end, clear OF the bark (per cubic iooD
0U cubic eet white oak butt pieces from 10 to 10 feet
long, and from 10 to 10 inches diameter in the mid
die, clear OF the bark (per cubic |ooD
500 cubic feet white oak, butt pieces, from IA to 30 feet
long, and not less than IL inches diameter at the top
end (per cubic ooD
OO White oak boat knees, less than inches di
ameter, clear of the bark, the bodies and arm 10
average 81 inches long, and third of the whole
number to be square knees (each knee)
250 cubic feet rock maple timber I6 Is inches diane
ter (per cubic fooD
cords hickory butts to 10 feet long, to II inches di
ameter (per cord,)
AT THE MAYNARD AT BROOKLYN NEW YORK.
8yelow pine sticks spar timber 80 feet long l6 inches
parallel ' r. '' " wv s' " '
yellow, pine sticks spar timber A, fact ,oc IL inches
narallel ' pa '''' " w. 's' " S'
yellow nine stcks sn,r ,imhar ~ faa,lo, o, ,ohas
from im,t - -r ' - -
yellow pine sticks spar timber 65 feet long, % inches