The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-18

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
bureau Of Constructors" Equp"snjj . n"d ~ II ISIS
CEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed Proposals for tm.
- beI or umbe as the case may PEI onanns =,
this bureau until three O'clock OF the 10Th OF Augus
next Tor furnishing and delivering a. ned other article,
hsrena!ier SPECIALIZED Oneourth part Of all !he srqoe'
required mus. be delivered on Or seoe s
before the first of November and the balance on or be-
aursd Al Pensacoa' ali Of which must be delivered
before the first of November 1875 And in case of failure
tons above specified the bureau shall have the igh,
supply any deficiency and the contractor shall be response
Ali the he timber Lumber. and other articles must be
of the very best quality subject to the inspection
arc deliverable, and be in all the entire sa.siac
ton Of the commandments thereof The white oak timber
Il the side as squared Al the yellow pine timber be
Yellow pine to be- hewed to fair edge, and to have no
sap one-eghth of the breadth of the face from
s Of the The p ssd pns
be eed between the OF October and LIST March, and
BE- stripped Of bark. Or hswed within twenty days after
10 fesd and placed clear of the ground, of which sns
production Of oerticates signed BY two Respectable
nesses with their DEPOSITION oath, before judge of
the coI, o. within the township or county
Separate offers mus, be made for each navyyard, keep
ing each class of articles ii embracing than dis
tnc the coat of each item must be carried out and the
aggregate correctly footed up.
Bidders cautioned against offering for more than they
furnish extension OF time will under any clIcum
stances be granted, and foreures in all will DO
gdly enforced but offer embracing the whole OF
any class will be considered.
Tho offers persons who have heretofore failed TO enter
Offer having contracted and failed to PERFORM VIII be
considered only at the option of the bureau
Every offer must be accompanied by written guaranty
signed by responsible whose
known the bureau that IL the offer be accepted, the
bidder WILL within five days after being notified in
with good and sufficient surees furnish the
articles proposed agreeaby the of this advertise
ment.
Bidders particularly cautioned endorse their bids
above required their being opened previous
tho time specified and all bids conforming the terms
OF this ADVERTISEMENT particularly in correctly stating the
Of each em and the final aggregate of each class
will be rejected informal.
The price of all manufactured sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by board the
timber unless otherwise specified, by
ed the yards which is follows for round eight
square TIMBER take the diameter of the log clear of
bark deduct from this diameter neourh, the remainder
will be the reputed square of the log; multiply this
pued square in nche by itself that product by the length
in feet and divide by IA, viii give the contents in cu
bic feet. For rough squared timber, take the diam
of the breadth and depth in inches, and the length in
ieet multiply the depth and breadth together and
this product by the length and divide by Ia, will give the
contents cubic feet.
Bonds with two approved sureties will be required in
half the OF the contract, and per addi-
lion will be deducted from all bills, be withheld as coat-
ance ninety cent? will DO paid each delivery by
navy agent named in the contract within thirty
after the presentation of approved bills.
To prevent coresgondence bidders are in
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and determined