The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-25
White Oak Yellow Pine Timber and Lumber, for
the Navy.

White Oak and Yellow Pine Timber and Lumber, for
the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment, and Repair,
18th January, lSi7.
SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received at this bureau
- until O'clock p. of the 18th February next for fur
nshng and delivering timber and lumber for the navy,
follows:
DIT the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N. H.
1000 cubic feet OF white oak and 1900 cubic feet of yell
low pine timber.
Al the Navy Yard at Charlestopn Mass
10000 cubic feet of white oak timber,
$4,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber,
$4,000 superficial feet OF one-inch white pine 80
10000 superficial feet of e-and-a-quarer-inch
white pine plank, lGS.z
10000 superficial feet of one-and-a-half inch ) "a =
$4,000 superficial feet Of twoinch white pine 5.sg
5000 s Pes feet of ree-ineA white pine plank,
best No. g
40 900 superficial feet of hree-nch white pine plank
No, g. for stage plank, TO be 80 feet long, and to
average IL inches wide.
III the Nary Yard, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
= ZOO, 900 cubic feet Of white oak timber
$4,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
10000 superficial! feet Of cypress boards
10000 superficial feet of cypress
. Il e. N Va se fa,s 3, e Pi fa E9s%S
5000 cubic feet of white oak timber
5000 cubic + Yellow u ZINE tim G ReE "a
80, 900 cubic feet of white oak timber.
10000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber.
Al the Nary Yard OF Pensacola.
10, 900 cubic feet of white oak timber
10, 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
And yellow pine timber, for topmasS, viz:
Six sticks large enough work "a feet long and 9h inches
diameter
Six sticks large enough work 81 long and 49, inches
Nine sticks large enough work 40 eetong and a inches
diameter.
Nine sticks large enough work IS long and 4a inches
diameter.
The offers state price per cubic foot, the above d
mansions.
All the timber excepting 'ha for opnnsis, at Pensacola
acreage ioryye feet and TO be less han 30 feet
in length onelai OF the quantity at each yard must
square not less than twelve inches and oneha not less
than ioureen inches mt the top end of the sticks The
white oak timber must be rougsquaret according to me
g y whe aha av NO n eNeedng one
fourth the width of the face of the side squared the
Of the face from each but the contents oil all sap
will be excluded in the measurement OF the timber The
April Tie pine be Of the best quality OF long
leaf fine grain sound and fresh, southern yellow pine, and
knots short crooks and all other deccts and that, and all
the other articles must be of quality to the entire sasac
are to be delivered aud be subject to inspection and
measurements of persons to be designated by them
nencc but least oncd Of the quantity Of each of the
articles must be delivered by each contractor for them
before the first day of October twohrds before
the first day Of March, 1913, and the whole on Oh before the
Separate oilers win be received for the pine timber
for topmass Pensacola for the cypress boards aud
plank and for the lignumvitp the navyyard Hrooklyn
for the navyyad Charestown, Massachusetts and Tor not
less than three thousand cubic feet OF the white oak and yell
low pine timber. The oilers Tor each navy-yard must be
separate and distinct.
Persons Offering desired offer for than they
feel certain OF being able deliver within the times above
specified, extension of time will, under circhD
stances be granted and forieitres will be rgidy enforced
The department itself the privilege OF reject
ing offers made by persons who have heretofore failed to
complete contracts if it should deem it advisable for the
public interests
Every offer made must be accompanied, directed in
the of Congress making appropriations for the naval
service for 1851 approved 10th August, 1916, by writ
signed by responsible
the effect that they undertake thai the bidder bid
ders WILL This their bid be accepted, enter into obi
CATION within five days. with good and sufficient surees,
supplies proposed. No proposal will be
sidered unless accompanied by such guaranty.
Bonds with approved suetles in one hall the esti
mated amount OF the respective viii be required
amount each payment be made collateral security
for the due and faithful performance OF the respective con-
tracts which viii account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects After deductlng ten per
cent payment will be made by the United states within
thirty days alter trpca 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, Union and National lntellgencer,
Washington d. G. Eastern Argus, Portland, Me. Angus
Ia Age, Me; New Hampshire Patriot, Concord, N. H.
Morning Post Daily Times, and Boston Courier, Boston.
Mass Journal of Commences Morning News, and Evening
Philadelphia Pa; Republican and sun, Baltimore Md
Beacon Norfolk Va. New Ira Portsmouth, Va. stand
ard, Raleigh, N. C.; Mercury, Charleston, C.; Cons-
tonalist, Augusta, Ga. and Register, Mobile Ala.
Jan l6--lawiw
IN keep register in their general agency office in which
all having real estate Tor sale have the priv
iege, without charge, entering description their
property Tree TO the inspection of such desire purchase