The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-07
TIMBER FOR THE NAVY,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
N"ie"' o' CONSTRUCTIONS equipment, ana kePar,
, July 20, 1871
El LED proposals endorsed proposals for timber" will
pe received az nus bureau until o'clock p of the
zoh proSno Tor furnishing and delivering the several
nayyaTds hereinafter mentioned the following quantities
u OF TIMBER, as designated for each parcu
Contractors may deliver rs soon suits their conve-
nence BUT at least one half the quantity Of each article or
a " npe must be delivered by the contractor for the
@ U u ovoIe me lst DAY OF March l5iS and the bal
The offers must be separate and as,aci f., each
ward and embraces ~ NM u uSt TOT each hav
article required at anv one vn4 'sV o. each par.lclar
of the kinds Of timber must be carried cd o "e nnd hs
lering - GOV" ANU hiaue up ny me person Oh
All the timber and lumber must be of the VERY hest
tween The In pe nl3ei must nave been eied be-
The nine tin,be, na, aa he Isl OF Nnrch following
inc-rrnin southern eli, 49, pei' l,aly Oh i'g-il
free iron, hon, 80 ,,i M any pom i'e anu oak DC
and other defects and every article subject to he usual
yards ,b, ~ ~; VIC COMMITMENTS OF Tie respective
persons oa a. iisuii e1 are iiaoe.
they are sure Of ben e a 10 Ger ,oi mo more an
above specified, extension time for deliveries wiz
be rigdly eniorced s''i''' '''" 'o''''''''' WI"
by persons who have heretofore failed 10 fulfil eontrac
ed, if it should be deemed advisable for The public IN
terest. f "
Every offer must be accompanied with written auaran
hat The bidder bidders win, if his their offer be ac
cepted enter into and bonds within DAYS after
being notified ofsuch acceptance, with good sufficient
sureues to furnish the articles proposed agreeaby this
Advertisement And no proposal WIN be considered unless
accompanied with such guaranty
bond, with rvo approved s,reties will be required
and ten per cent in addition will be withheld from the
of each payment 10 be made as collateral securitv
for the due and faithful performance of the contract The
balance, ninety per cent will be paid bv the United
States within thirty DAYS after presen alton TO the navy
agent of bills in tripcae duly approved v the command
ant of the yard where the deliveries are made
AT THE NAVY-yARD AT cuAPJEsTOwN MAS
SACIiITsr,i"rG ~ 49,
1ooo or,,o 60, .,.;.. II, =, .. =
ooo ouou eot Whe oak but pieces from ~ to 70 feet
ayf ~ tc ~ - - " oiches uituiepei IL INC sHai
.,o Iliu' ciear OF me bark tper cubic looD
WV 'oo icet W'e OK, blut pieces, rom ~ 10 10 leet
s anu rom ~ 70 10 inches alnletef In the MD
son ~, cle"i y, me ptrk tper CUBIC iooD go
oco cuoc ieet whe oak, bntt pieces, from IL to 80 feet
ohg ana MOI less Than 10 inches diameter at the top
.oo t enc sper , CUBIC f ioop
Ioo white OAK boat knees arms not less iah inches d.
aneier, clear oil ,he bark, the bodies and arm to
average % inches iohg ana one thlfd oil the whole
~, htll per 10 DC square knees (each Rnee) ;.
-'o cuolc eet ok maple UNDER 10 10 10 inches diane-
{. mL \l i CUBIC ioo'} ,oc ,
coius nickoy pul 10 ~ ieet long, 10 u inches d.
>, ,, al''e ,' lpei corfu
Al ItiE MAYNARD AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
3yeow pine sticks, spar timber, 80 feet long, 10 inches
parallel
yellow pine sticks, spar timber IS feet long, Is inches
parallel
yellow pine sticks, spar timber IL feet long 25 inches
! from butt
yellow pine sticks spar timber, 65 feet long, % inches
mrs, from nj Dntt ,,,u g, ~ ,