The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-27
TIMBER FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment, and RepaiI,
CEALED proposals, endorsed proposals for timber, will
- be received this bureau, until o'clock p. of the
navyyads hereinafter mentioned, the following quantities
and descriptions of TIMBER designated for each particu
Contractors may deliver as soon as suits their conve-
nience but least half the quantity of each article or
same on or before last day of March, I5s and the bal
anee or before the last day of July, lsls
The offers be separate and distinct for each navy
yard and embrace the whole quantity of each particular
article required any yard The cost of the quantity
of the several kinds of timber must be carried o and the
aggregate amount of each kind made up by the person OIL
tering, .
y The oak and pine timber must have been feled be-
tween the LIST OF October and the LIST of March following
The pine timber must be OF the best Quality oil lonsea
nc-gran southern yellow pine, and both pine and OAK De
free from heart wndshakes, bad knots, short crooks
and other defects and every article subject 10 the sa
inspection and measurement and be OF quality to the en-
tire satisfaction of the commandans OF the respective
yards where the deliveries are made :,
Persons offering desired To offer for no more than
they of being able to deliver within the times
above specified, extension OF time for deliveries will
under any circumstances be granted and orieures VIII
be rigidy enforced.
The department reserves itself the right to reject offers
by persons who have heretofore failed TO fulfil contracts,
into after their offers had been accept
ed, if it should be deemed advisable for the public in
terest.
Every offer must be accompanied with written guuran-
ty signed by responsible persons, 10 the effect
that the bidder bidders WILL his or their offer be ac-
cepted and bonds within five days after
being notified ofsuch acceptance, with good and sufficient
surees, furnish the articles proposed agreeaby TO this
advertisement And proposal will be considered unless
accompanied with such guaranty.
and per addition will be withheld from the
amount of each payment to be made, as collateral security
for the due and faithful performance of the contract The
balance, ninety per cent? will be paid by the United
States within thirty days after presen alton to the navy
agent of bills in plcate duly approved by the command
ant of the yard where the deliveries made.
AT THE MAYNARD AT CHARLESTOWN, MAS
SACHUSETTS.
faatx btne frn,, IN
long, and from Is to l9inches diameter at the small
end, clear OF the bark tper cubic foqp
800 cubic feet white oak, butt pieces, from 10 to 10 feet
long, and from 10 to Is inches diameter in the mid
.o0 die, clear The bark (per cubic fooD On g..
long, and not less than Is inches diameter at the top
end (per cubic looD
ameter clear of the bark the bodies and arm TO
average 30 inches long, and one third Of the whole
number to be square knees (each knee)
$50 cubic feet rock maple timber, l6 to IL inches dame
Ter (per cubic fooD
amctet (per cord)
AT THE MAYNARD AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
syelow pine sticks spar TIMBER 80 feet long, is inches
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER As feet long, 10 inches
yellow pine sticks, spar timber, 10 feet long, 25 inches
yellow pine sticks spar timber, IS feet long, % inches
yellow pine sticks, spar timber 50 feet long, 10 inches
from butt
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER As feet long, 10 inches
yellow Pine sticks, spar timber, "a fee, long, l6 inches
from butt
yellow pine sticks, spar TIMBER r. long, "a inches
parallel
yellow pine sticks spar TIMBER IS feet long, % inches
parallel
These Pieces having the dimensions marked at 81 from
butt, for yards and be the same at the butt,
and lined full towards the end which can be taPcred of
the large pieces IL inches and the smallest to III inches
10000 cubic white oak plank stocks within
90 miles of the sea-coast-ength not less than 30 feet
averaging 45 ieet-oneh half to square IL inches and
one-half to square IL inches at the top end of the
sSk
10 pieces locust timber, feet long, square 10 by Il
inches
$50 cubic feet Long Island locust average Ia inches
diameer-not less than 10 inches
piece African mahogany fleet long, to square % by
% inches
piece African mahogany lCh feet long, square 2s by
piece African mahogany 10 feet long, square &c by
% inches
Is spruce spars IS to go feet long, ofproporonate size
Is do do a. to 80 do do do do
1000 inches Of spruce spars, Ga to 81 inches
1900 inches of white oak boat knees
20 rough hickory bars, Ia feet long, square feet
above tire butt u by ~ inches
20 rough hickory bars, Ii feet long, square feet.
above the butt 5 by inches
400 roughplit hickory BARS BY feet long, square 81
inches AT the butt
l ton each lignumvte 8, IT,, Oh, 5t, and inches.
2 do do do a and inches
20 sticks of yellow pine timber, 40 to 80 feet long,
50 lare l3t to II inches.
AT THE NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA.
White oak 1L1nE