The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-11


The iowcrgardens extend from Patrick Henry street.
The vegetable garden is large and productive
is considered, by many the handsomes and most de-
srable residence in the District.
1t will be sold low and accommodating terms APP
plicationt TO VIM D. NUT,
Sept. 25-tf AT the Treasury Department.
White Oak Yellow Pine Lumber,
the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair,
CtEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this bureau
- until o'clock, M of the 18th February next, for fur
nislng and delivering timber and lumber for the navy,
follows;
Attic Many Yard at Portsmouth, Nh
90 200 cubic feet white oak and $4,000 cubic feet ofyel
iii tie Navy Yard at Charlesto,pn, Mass.
30, 900 cubic feet of white oak timber,
rs, 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber,
GU, 900 superficial feet OF one-nch white pine aS
10000 supericia feet of oneal,d-a -quar,er-inch
White pine plank, oSoS
10000 superficial iset Of one-andu-half inc, 81 :
- 80. white pine plank, S5E5
5000 superficial feet of three-nch white pine plank
10000 superficial feet of hree-nch white pine plank best
No 8, for stage plank, 10 be 80 feet long, and to
HI the Nary Yard, at Brooklyn, NJ Y
Is, 900 cubic feet of hite oak timber.
1900 superficial feet of cypress boards
10000 superficial feet of eanda-quarter-nch cypress
At the Nary Yard at Philadelphia.
5000 cubic feet OF white oak timber.
''''' '' At he Nary Nary Yard {S at Gospor Va
so, 600 cubic feet of white oak timber
S'' At the Navy Yard at Pensacola.
l0,OO0 cubic feet of white oak timber.
10000 cubic feet OF yellow pine timber.
And yellow pine timber, for topmasts. viz:
Six sticks large enough to work "a feet long and l inches
Six sticks large enough work 81 feet long and 9A inches
Nine sticks large enough work 10 long and Ila inches
diameter.
Nine sticks large enough work IS feet long and M inches
The offers price per cubic foot the above d.
All TIMBER excepting that for opmnsts, Pensacola,
acreage foryve feel, and be less dian 35 feet
square less than twelve inches, and onelf less
than fourteen inches the top end Of the sticks. The
while oak timber must be rogisqnared, according to the
growth Of the and the yellow pine hewed 70 fair
edge The white oak must have no wane exceeding one
fourth the width of the face OF the sde squared nor the
yellow pine have sap than one-cglth oil the breadth
OF the face from each bat the contents of all sap
will be excluded in the measurement n the timber The
be ieled 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 pne aud
all the timber be free from heart wind shakes, bad
knots short crooks and all other defects and that and all
the other articles, must be OF quality to the entire salts
ton of the commandants OF the respective yards where they
be delivered and be subject inspection and
measurement Of persons to be designated by them.
Contractors may deliver soon suits their conve-
artces be delivered by each for them
before the first day Of October NEXT wohirds on or before
first day Of July, 1913
Separate offers will be received for the pine timber
for opnasts Pensacola for the cypress boards and
plank and for the lgnunvitn the avyyard Brooklyn,
New York; for the white pine boards and plank
less than three thousand cubic feet OF the white oak and yell
low pine timber The offers for each navyyard must be
separate and distinct
Persons offering desired offer for than they
feel certain OF being able deliver within the times above
stances be granted and foreitres will be rgidy enforced
The department reserves 10 itself the privilege OF reject
ing oilers made by who have heretofore failed to
complete contracts if il should deem it advisable for the
public interests.
Every offer made must be accompa panied IA directed in
the act of Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for 1851 approved 10h August, 1876, by writ
guaranty, signed by responsible persons, to
the effect tha he they undertake thar the bidder bid
dcrs will il his their bid be accepted, obi
CATION within five days, with good and sufficient sureties
TO furnish the supplies proposed No proposal will be con-
sdered unless accompanied by such guaranty.
Bonds With approved suretics in hall the est
mated amount of the respective viii be required
each payment be made collateral security
fo1he due and faithful performance OF the respective
tracts, which will account be paid until tie contracts
complied with all respects Alter deductng
thirty days after ia.c bills duly certified and approved
shall be presented to the navy agent.
To be published once week for four weeks in the fol-
lowing papers, Wis Union and National Intelligencer
Washington, u. G. Eastern Argus, Portland, Me. Angus
Ia Age, Me-; New Hampshire Patriot, Concord N. IA.
Morning Post, Daily Times and Boston Courier Boston,
Mass. Journal of Commerce. Morning News, and Evening
Post n Y Pennsylvanian, Public Ledger and Keystone
Pa; Republican and Sun, Baltimore, Md.
Beacon Norfolk, Va New Era, Portsmouth, Va. stand
ard, Raleigh NJ C.; Mercury, Charleston, c.; Constitu
tionais, Augusta, Ca /; and Register Mobile, Ala.
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