The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-21
m WHITE OAK AND YELLOW PINE
IimbER AND LUMBER. For TuE NAVY

" AM LoMbEN, FOX THE NAVY
NAVY DEPAarMnsr,
bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repair,
January 10, lo47.
y Bureau until O'clock, p. NJ, OF the 18th Feb
rnary next, for furhishing and delivering Timber
aud LSm sse N ,%s s ya Navy ), :. follow
10000 cubic feet of white oak and Is 900 cubic feet
OF yellow pine timber tsF.
AZ ne Nary Yard. at Charltsto,cn, Mass.
$4,000 cubic feet of white oak timber,
1000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber. ttrF'
do,ooo superficial! feet of one-inch white) SSs
I'D. pine boards, g.
%, 900 super ficial feet of one and a quar-
ter inch white pine plank.
2o,COo superficial feet OF one I'D a half { : -
inch white pine plank, g ?
$4,000 superficial feet of two.inch white %
pine plank, IS
e'oCo superficial re of threeinch white pine
Ia. plank, best No 2. t-A f,r
1o'ooo superficial feet OF thrcc-inch white pine
plank bes, No g. for stage plank. to he 80
feet long. and TO average 10 inchc. wide.
| 1T The Nary va ID, at Brooklyn NJ y
lo,OO0 cubic feet of white oak timber,
25,O00 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
$4,000 superficial feet of seven eghthuc cypress
| press plank. and
10 tons of ,240 lbs each large size lirnumvi,,e
ooo 1dtMe Macy Yard at Philadelphia.
! o, 600 GOO cubic h! feet Of white cak timber,
10000 cubic fec, of yellow pine timber.
~ Ms Naey Yard, al Gosport Yu
10000 cubic feet of white oai, tImEer.
20 000 cubic feet IF yellow pine timber
n mn III ~ Me Nary Yard, al peasscoia.
lO,oOn cubic feet of white oak timber
iO,oO0 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
. AM yehow pine timber, for topmasts. viz
OK seicss large enough to work 81 feet long and
SIX sticks large CROUCH TO work 81 feet Ion or n
l95 inches diameter 20 -
f'lne Sticks large cncu I'll wo 40 feet lone and
14l inches diameter w
Nine sticks large cnous to work 46 tcct lono, nd
III inches diameter,
he off, t.,IS l,to
bove dimensions. " ~
;, All the timber, excepting that for tonmasts, at
fensaco:a, must average forty-fvc feet and none to
be less than SO feet in length OF the ouan
MY at each Yard must square not less than twelve
nones. ana half not less than fourteen inches
az tnc top end OF The sticks The white oak trobcr
must DC rough, squared, according to the growth
OF 'ne Tree and the yellow pine hewcd to fair
e"ge he white oak must have no wane exceed
ing ono 'outh the Width of the face of the sidc as
squared nor the yellow pine have more sap than
one'eighth OF the breadth of the face from each
corncr; but the contents Of all sap will be excluded
I'm the measurement of the timber rhc tin,ber
must be iclcd between the Ist of October and The
lst April The pine must be of the best ornlitv OF
ieai, me gram, sound and fresh, southern yellow
pine, ana all the timber must be free from heart or
Wind shakes, had knots, short crooks aud all other
detects; and that, aud all the other articles must
De Oh quaiity to the entire satisfaction of the com
mandants OF the respective Yards where they n e
! 10 De delivered, and be subject to inspection and
measurement of persons to be .gna ted by thc,n
| Contractors may deliver as 500 as suits tbc;,.
convenience, nut at least third of the uuantiv
OF each OF the articles must be delivered by each
contractor Tor them on or before the first day of
day of July, IS4S. -
Separate Offers will be reccive, for the pine tim
per Tor '3pmasts at Pensacola; for the cypress
rds and plank and for the lignin,vi. az nj bi Ma
| Wy Yard, Charlestcwn, Massachusetts, and for not
less man three thousand cubic feet ofthc white ga k
and yeiioN pine timber The offers for each Navy
ara must be separate and distinct.
Persons offering are dcsi ed to offer for no moro
han they iee certain of being able to deliver with.
IN the times above spec: Fl ID, extension of time
wili' under any circumstances, be granted and for
TEXTURES Will be rigidly enforced.
Tue der art ment reserves 10 itself tho privilege of
rejecting offers made by persons who have her, >
oTe taiicd TO complete contracts, if ii should deem
1t advisable for thcpublic interests
Every offer madc must he accompanied ~ direct
ed In the act of appT lions for
the naval service fer i846.'7, approved 10th An.
gust, 1916, by a written guaranty signed by one
or more responsible persons 10 the cffcc, that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will II
his or their hid be accepted, enter into an obliga
ton within five days, with good and sufficient
sureties TO furnish the supplies proposed. No pro
| posai VIII DC considered unless accompa MED by
| such guaranty.
Bonds with two approved surctics in one half the
| estimated amount of the respective contracts will
be required, and ten per ccntun in addition will
| be withheld from the amount of each payment TO
be made, as collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts
which will account be paid until the contact
are complied with in al respect- After dcductin q
ten per cent. payment will be made by the United
'''', 'i'''y Gays aitcr U1pitc@te bills, duly
cernhed and approved, shall be presented TO lhc
| navy agent
L" be published once a week for four weeks in
the following papers. viz: Union and Ma tional In
portnd Me Augusta Age Me- haT Nnm ngg%s
SHIRE Patriot, CONGO. d. N. H.; Morning Post, Daily
llmes' and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass. Jour
nal OF Commerce, Morning News, and EvenIu q
Post, N. Y; Pennsylvania, Public Ledger, and
| Keystone. Philadelphia, Pa. ; Republican anc Sun
baltimore, NJ. D.; Beacon, Norfolk, Va New Fra
| Portsmouth, Va. Standard, Raleigh, n C. ; Mcr.
curry, Charlcstrn, S. G.. Constituti0nalist Augusta
| Ga. and Register, Mobi' c, Ala.
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