The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-09
WHITE OAK AND YELLOW PINE
TIMBER AND LUMBER, FOR THE NAVY

NAVY DEPARTMENT. ,
bureau or Construction. Equipment and Repair
SEALED PRoPOs AIS vii BE- re- rsce eI,s q, bs
~ Bureau until o'cl ok, p. NJ. of the 18Th Feb
rnary'neXt for Furnishing and delivering Timber
ana Lumber for the Navy, a. foiIows:
At The Navy Yard. at Portsmouth, " H.
2oooo cubic feet OF "hte oak and is 900 cubic feet
ct yellow pine timber
1T The Navy Yard, at Chdrles'o,rn Mass
3OOOO cubic feet of white oak timber
S5OOO cubic feet Of yellow pine timber.
pine boards, -.
10000 superficial feet of one and-u-quar. 81
ter inch white pine plank 7es.S
20Co0 superficial feet of one -a;,d-a half 800"
inch white pine plank, ESs =
o''ooo s%per nIs feet OF wo-inch white g7sE
5000 superficial feet of tIrce inch v,iifc ~ p
plank best No =
4o'oOo superficial feet of thrce-inch white pine
plank, best No. 3. for stage plank to bc 3 }
feet long. and to average ~ in, hes wide
:. ooo 4tMe Nary va "a, at Brooklyn, NJ y
$4,000 cubic feet of htc oak timfe I
$4,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber,
1900 superficial feet Of seven eighth inch cypress
boards, 'P'o''
10000 superficial feet of ~ -a-ouarterincbc CIV
press plank, and
Is tons of ,2lO lbs. each large size lignumv,m
- ooo ~ me NaDy Yard at philadelphia.
IoOO0 cubic feet of white oak timber
$4,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
III hc Nary Yard, at Gospori ID
SOOO0 cubic feet of white oak tIIni.er
1000 cubic feet Of yellow pine timber
~ ooo At the NaUy Yard, at Pensacola
iUUuU cubic feet OF white oak tiu,Lcr
looOU cubic feet of yellow pine ,nhcr
AMI yellow pine timber, for topnaSts viz:
SIX sticks large enough To work s. feet long and
49, inches diameter,
Six sticks large enough To work 81 feet lono an
l9s inches diameter,
Eine sticks l1rse enough to work 40 feet lop, and
l4l inches diameter,
Nine sticks large enough to wor, az feet Ion., o,d
l45 inches diameter,
The offers to state price per cubic foot at the a.
Dove dimensions.
All the timber, excepting that for topmasts AZ
PENSACOLA, must acreage fortv-fve feet and none TO
be les than 30 feet in length half of the ouan
tity at each Yard must square moi lose than tiynI,o
Inches and one half not less than fourteen inches
at the top end OF the sticks he white oak timber
must be rough-squarcd cordinr to the proN,b
OF the tree. and The yellow pine hcwcd 10 a fair
edge. The white oak must have no wanc exceed
ing one fourth the width Of the taco of the side a.
squared, nor the yellow pine have more sap than
e-eighth Of the breadth of the face from cach
corner; but the contents OF all sap will be excluded
In the measurement Of the timber. The timber
must be fellcd between the Isl of October and the
LIST April The pine nIust be of the best qrali,y of
ZEAL hne grain, sound and fresh, southern yellow
pine, and all the timber be free from heart or
wind shakes, bad knots, short crooks and all otcr
ccicts; and that, and all the other articl s. must
DC o. quality to the entire satisfaction of TIC com
hahdants OF the respective Yards where they arc
to be delivered, and be subject t. inspection and
measurement of persons TO he dc signated by hom
Contractors may deliver "a soon as suits their
convenience, but at least one third of the uuaptitv
OF each OF the articles must be delivered by each
contractor for them before the first dav Of
day of July, ISIS - ''' =" u 00'o'' the i'Fs'
Separate Offers will be received for the pine tim.
Der Tor topmasts at Pensacola; for Inc corrnss
o''rds and plank and for The lgiumyi' az at To- Ma
Wy fard. Charlestown, Massachu.ct,g and for no,
losS th3n three Thousand cubic feet the white oak
and ycloH pine timber he offers for each Novv
Yard must be separate and Gi.tinct
Fcrsons Offering arc fesi I'd To offer for no u,orc
han they feel certain Of being abe to deli, or wiih.
IN the times above spec d. extension, of time
WILL under any circpmsfuncrs To-, rrant,d a,d to-
lectures viii be rIgidiy ~ fJfc,d.
Ibc department reserves to ltsclI ibc I'll i,c..c r
cyccung offers made by persons WHO have Lcc, t..
iorc Jailed TO complete CONTRACTS il il she ulJ deem
1t advisable for the pubic interests
Every offer made must he arcomrapicJ az direct
ed in the act Of Congress making apornnriaoIs Tor
tue naval service fer lSi6-'7, approved IO;h Al.
gust, lo4O' by a written guaranty, signed By enc
or moro responsible persons 10 the effect fEat bc or
they undertake that the Liddcr or bidders VIII. il
ms or their lid be accepted, enter into an obIiqa
uon within five days, with good and sufficient
surctics, TO furnish the supplies proooscJ No 40
posal VIII be considered uniess accompanied by
Bonds with two approved surctics in one half tho
estimated amount of the respective contracts vrin
be required, and ten per ceritum in sdditinn Vii
DC withheid rom the amount Of each payrnen, TO
he made, az collateral security for tbc d,ic al
faithful performance of tho respective conttacts.
winch vii on no account be paid until the
are Co'nPhcd WIN ia all respect After dcductpp
ven per cent payment viii be made by the United
Stars within thirty days after triplicgie bills dnIv
certified and approved, shall be presented to tie
TO be published once week for four weeks in
INC following papers viz Union and Ma tiousI In
teliigenccr, Washington. y. G.. Eastern ATous.
Portl' nd, Me. Augusta Age, Me. Nov Harm
shire Patriot, CONGO d, " H. Morning Post ID III
Times, aud Boston Cou icr, Boston, Mass Jnur
nal OF Commerce, Morning Ncws and Evep,ue,
p"st. ~ Y. Pcnnsylvanian, Public LEDGER and
Keystone, Philadelphia, Pa Republican and Snr
BiIur"rc, NJ ID. Beacon, Norf,lk, Va New RI
PortsinoWb, Va STANDARD. Raleigh, N G Mer
curry Charleston 5 9. C"nstitutionahs list. Augusta
Ga and Register, Mobi c. Ala '''''
Jan l6-1awIw
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