The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-30

nshng and delivering TIMBER and lumber Tor the navy, as
At the Nary Yard at Portsmouth, NJ H.
20 600 cubic feet owte oak, and $4,000 cubic feet yel
low pine timber
|, 1t the Nary Yard at Charlestomn, Mass
80 600 cubic feet of white oak timber,
rs 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber,
$4,000 superficial feet of one-inch white pine tag
boards, S,fgss
20 900 superficial feet of one-and-a-quarter-nch
white pine plank,
10000 superficial feet OF one-and-ahalf inch - >
% ooo white p pine plank, ., S=I5
plank, JS T5 :
5000 superficial feet of three-inch white pine plank,
best No. 2
10000 superficial feet of threench white pine plank best
No 3 for rs stage plank, TO be 30 feet long, and to
At the Nary Yard at Brooklyn, NJ Y
1900 cubic feet OF white oak timber.
25,0Oo cubic feet OF yellow pine timber
$1,000 superficial feet of seyeneighh-nch cypress boards
10000 superficial feet OF one-and-aquarer-lneh cypress
At The Nary Yard at PilaieIpiia.
5000 cubic feet OF white oak timber.
5000 cubic feet OF yellow pine tim Der
al The Nary Yard al GospOrt, Va.
$4,000 cubic feet of white oak timber.
At The Nary Yard at Pensacola
1000 cubic feet of white oak timber.
10000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber.
And yellow pine timber for topmasis, viz
Six sticks large enough work "a feet long and l9a inches
diameter
Six sticks large enough work 81 feet long and l9 inches
diameter
Nine sticks large enough 40 feetlong and liz inches
Nine sticks large enough work as feet long and lag inches
diameter
The offers price per cubic foot, the above d-
mansions.
All the timber, excepting that ior topmas Pensacola,
must average oy-ive feet and be less than 30 feet
in length; onc,ha|i of the quantity at each yard
square not less than twelve inches and one-all not less
tin fourteen inches At the top end of the sticks. The
white oak timber must be roug-squared according the
growth OF the tree, and the yellow pine hewed TO fair
edge. The white oak must have wane exceeding
fourth the width OF the face Of the side as squared nor the
yellow pine have more sap than oneeighth OF the breadth
of the face from each but the contents of all sap
timber must be eed between the LIST of October and the
LIST of April The pine must be OF the best quality, of long
Leaf fine grain sound and fresh, southern yellow pnc and
all the timber must be free from heart wind shakes bad
knots short crooks, and all other eiecs and that and all
ton OF the conandas OF the respective yards where they
are to be delivered, and be subject to inspection and
measurement OF persons TO be designated by them.
Contractors may deliver as soon as suits their conve-
nence but at least oned of the quantity of each Of the
before the first day OF October next twohirls or before
the first day of March, 1913, and the whole before
Separate oilers will be received for the pine timber
for topmas,s at pensacoa for the cypress boards and
New York; for the white pine boards and plank
for the nayyyard, charestown Massachusetts, and not
less than three thousand cubic feet of the white oak and yell
low pine hlber. The offers for each navyyard must be
separate and distinct.
feel certain OF being able to deiyer within the times above
specified, extension of time WILL under any circ
The department itself the privilege of reject
ing offers made by who have heretofore failed
complete contracts, if ii should deem ii advisable for the
public interests
Every offer made must be accompanied as directed in
the act OF Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for 1867, approved 10Th August, 1876 by writ
zen guaranty sgnedb more responsible persons,
the effect that he they undertake that the bidder or bid
ders WILL his their bid be accepted enter into an obi
goton within five days. with good and sufficient sureties
to furnish the supplies proposed No proposal win be con-
sdercd unless accompanied by such guaranty.
Bonds with two approved suretie half the est-
mated amount of the respective will be required
and ten per cenum in addition viii be withheld from the
amount of each payment be made collateral security
for the due and faithful performance of the respective
tracts which viii on no account be paid until the
complied with in all respects. Aer dcductng ten per
cent, payment viii be made by the United States within
thirty days after tipcate bills duly certified and approved
shall be presented TO the navy agent.
To be published once week for four weeks the fol-
lowing papers, Wis Union and National Inellgencer
Washington, d. c. Eastern Argus, Portland, Me. Angus
IN Age Me; New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, N. H. |
Morning Post, Daily Times and Boston Courier, Boston,
Mass journal OF Commerce. Morning News and Evening
Post Y; Pennsylvania, Public Ledger and Keystone
Philadelphia, Pa; Republican and Sun, BALTIMORE Md
Beacon, Norfolk, Va New Era, Portsmouth, Va stand
ard Raleigh ~ G.; Mercury, Charleston, c.. Constu-
uonaist Augusta, Ga. ; and Register Mobile Ala
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