The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-03
wHETEOAK NDYELLOWPINE
IIkITsltR EintS ar I4trA NAVY.

TIMBER AND LUMBER. FOR TEiE NAVY.
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S.EALED PROPOSALS will Bs received At fhs
- Bureau until clock p! M, of the 18th February
next for furnishing and delivering Timber and Lumber
for the Navy, as follows i &z{4Nse has 5aSI 9lIb1
At the Mary Yard, at Poytspi0Hth, ~: H q sli-
900 cubic feet white oak and 5000 cubic feet OF
- yellow pine iimber;l ,t Hs.s ,95isa:. bus
III The Navy Yard, at CAarlestossn, JHas,,; s,f
so 900 cubic feet Of white oak timber, no veE)
Is. 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber, i
so 900 superficial feet of one inch white pine
lulg boards, iG 49, es<5atIaF y fol-isia a "a
20 900 superficial feet quarter inch oss
20, 600 superficial feet of and a-halfinch
80 900 superficial feet Of two-incb white pine
| plank, !ptyt-.9I raI - usl.fs =. . &C q
5000 superficial feet of threensh white pine plank
40 600 superficial feet of three-nch white pine plank
best No. 3, for stage plank to be 30 set long, ana
to average II inches wide. ....rl-f &Ga crtg,
1T The Nary Yqrd, at -Br0okls7', NJ r .4zus>
IS 900 cubic feet of white oak timber, ,s7}i .s
25 900 cubic feet of yellow pine tmber, ~ y ~
is. 600 superficial feet of eghth-ineh cypress
oOs superficial feet of one quarterinch cypress
sr is ions of 224O lbs each, large size lgnumvits.
s-- 1T the Naey Yard, at philadelphia. - =.
Is 900 cubic feet of white oak timber, "a f., y55.
Is 900 cubic feet OF yellow pine timber
%. '' at The Nary Yard at Gosport, Pa ~ ga
so 900 cubic feet of white oak timber, ...sr.. .
20 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber. g,
So ~ 1- .af the Many Ya,d at Pensacola 10
TO 900 cubic feet of white oak timber, -
10 OCO cubic feet of yellow pine timber, '-'' -
And yellow pine timber, tor topmasts, viz:
Six sticks large enough work 81 feet long and 10 l2
Six sticks large enough to work 81 feet long and 10 II
inches diameter, ea. s~f. s-s.i
Nine sticks large enough wsrk 40 long and IA Ia
inches diameter,
Nine sticks large enough to work - feet long and II
l-2 inches diameter, -, '-' ~ - -+ .'
The offers to state price rer cubic foot at tn. above
dimensions. .s"A y nss "a '. tt -' - $685..
All the timber, excepting that for opmasts at Pensa-
cola must average fortyfve feet, and ia be less
than 30 feet in length of the quantity at each
Yard must square not less than twelve inches and
half not less Than fourteen inches at the top end of the
stick. The white oak timber must be rough squared,
according the growth of the and the yellow pine
hewed to fair edge. The white oak must have wans
exceeding fourth of the width OF the face OF the side
squared, nor the yellow pine have mare sap than
eighth of the breadth of the face from each corner;
but the contents OF all sap will be excluded in the mea-
surement of the timber The timber must be feed be-
tween the Ist of October and the 1st of April Tho
pine must be of the best quality, OF leaf fine grain,
sound and fresh southern yellow pine, and all the tim
Der must be from heart nd shakes bad knots
short Crooks and all defects and that. and all other
articles. must be of quality to- the entire salts
faction of The commandaDts of the respective Yards
where they TO be delivered, and be subject TO in
specton and OF to be designated BY
them. ~
Contractors may deliver as suits their conve-
nence, but at least onerd of the quantity of each Of
the articles must be delivered by each contractor for
them before the first day of March ls4s and the
whole on or before the first day of July, Is4s.
Separate offers will be received for the pine timber
for topmass at Pensacola for the cypress boards and
plank aud for the lignumve The Navy Yard, Charles
town. Massachusetts, and for not less than three thou
sand cubic feet of the white oak and yellow pine tim
ber The offers ior each Navy Yard must be separate
and distinct. %. ---f.. . -u.,
Persons offering are desired to offer for no NOR. than
they feel certain Of being able to deliver within the
times above specified. extension of time will under
any c1Temmstdees be granted, and orfeures will be
rigdiy enforced. . iii. ...:... ...s -.4.. ....
The department reserves to itselfhe privilege of re-
ectnk offers madeby persons who have failed
to complete contracts if it should deem advisable for
the public interests.
Every offer made must be accompanied directed
in the act of Congress making appropriations for the Ma
val service for 1S467, approved 10th August 1876 by
written guaranty. signed by one more responsible per-
sons, the effect that he they undertake that the bid
der bidders will If his their bid be accepted inter-
into obligation within FIVE days, with good and sui-
cent surees to furnish the supplies proposed No pro-
posal will be considered unless accompanied by suck
guaranty "'' .. .- .-...
Bonds with approved sureiies in half the esti-
mated amount of the respective contracts will be requr
ed. and ten per centurn in addition will be withheld
from the amount of each payment to be made coat
eral security for lbe due and faithful performance ohs
respective contracts, which will on no account be paid
until the contracts complied with in all respects
After dedncting ten per cent payment will be made
bills, duly certified and approved shall be presented to
the navy agent. ... ..s.
To be published week for four weeks in the fol-
lowing papers. viz Union and National Ihtegencer,
Washington, D. C.. Eastern Argus Portland, Me. Au-
gusta Age, Me; New Hampshire Patriot, Concord N.
IL; Morning Post, Daily Times, and Boston Courier,
Boston, Mass; Journal OF Commerce, Morning News,
and Evening Post, ". Y; Pennsylvania, PublIs Led
ger and Keystone, Philadelphia, Pa; Republican and
Sun, Baltimore, M. d.; Beacon Norfolk, Va; New
Era, Portsmouth, Va; Standard, Raleigh, N. c.. Mer
curry, Charleston, Constutionalist, Augusta, Ga;
and Register, Mobile Ala.
January u, 1s47. ''.' -.'-. g.. - @' 63s st.
WarFentOn Female Academy.
TENHE Female School in the Town of Warrenton,
III North Carolina. under my charge and direction is