The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-16
White Oak and Yellow Pine Timber and Lumber roI
the Navy.

White Oak and Yellow Pine Timber and Lumber, for
the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction Equipment, and Repair,
CEALED PROPOSALS viii be received at this bureau
- until o'clock, of the 18th February next, for fur
follows
at the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Nh
cubic feet of white oak, and 900 cubic feet of yell
At the Nary Yard at Charlestosrn, Mass
10000 cubic feet of white oak timber,
ri, 900 cubic feet of yellow pine timber,
10000 superficial feet OF one-incl White pine 70
1900 superficial feet of one-and,l-q uar,er-nch
10000 superficial fee, Of one-and-a-haf inch - !,
white pine plank, SETE
$4,000 superficial feet of two-inch white pine sss
5000 superficial feet of tlrce-inch white pine plank,
10000 superficial feet of teench white pine plank best
No 3, for stage plank, to be 30 feet long, and to
average IL inches wide.
At the Navy Yard at Brooklyn, N. Y
Is. 900 cubic feet of White oak timber.
$4,000 superficial feet of seveneighthnch cypress boards
10000 superficial feet of one-andaquarter-nch cypress
Is tons of 22iO lbs. EACH large size lgnunvita.
At the Nary Yard at Philadelphia
$1,000 cubic feet of white oak timber.
$4,000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber.
At the Navy Yard at Gospor Va.
80, 900 cubic feet of white oak timber.
10000 cubic feet of yellow pine timber
III me Nary fdfd az PeaSdcOtd.
10000 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 81 feet long and 9 inches
diameter
Six sticks large enough work 81 feet long and 9a inches
Nine sticks large enough 40 long and LAY inches
Nine sticks large enough work 10 feet long and LAY inches
diameter
The offers state price per cubic foot, the above di-
All the timber, excepting that for topmasts, Pensacola,
ory-vc feet and be less than 30 feet
in length; one,half of the quantity at each yard must
square less than twelve inches and onehalf less
white oak timber must be roug-squared according to the
growth OF the tree, and the yellow pine hewed to fair
fourth the width of the face Of the side, squared, the
yellow pine have sap than oneeighth of the breadth
will be excluded in the of the timber. The
timber must be eed between the LIST Of October and the
leaf fine grain, sound and fresh, southern yellow pne and
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 the entire satisc
ton of the cmandans he respective yards where they
measurement of persons to be designated by them
nenee bu Of 1e quantity of each the
articles must be delivered by each contractor for them
the first day March, 1873 and the whole on Or before the
Separate offers will be received for the pine timber
for topmass Pensacola for the cypress boards and
plank and for the lgnmvfn the navy-yard Brooklyn
SeW the and q n no
less three thousand cubic feet of the white 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 to deliver within the times above
specified extension of time WILL under aty ereun-
stances be granted, and orieures will be gidy enforced
The department itself the privilege of reject
ing offers made by persons who have heretofore failed
complete contracts, if it should deem it advisable for the
public interests.
Every offer made must be accompanied as directed in
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ten guaranty signed by one or more responsible persons to