The North-Carolina standard., 1848-07-26
TIMBER, &C., FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


r Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
Burssu 0 O0 July II, lS4s.
C,EALED PROPOSALS. endorsed Proposals for
timber :" or $ lumber, % as the case may ee' (nam-
~ Ln u yad for WHICH the offer is ntsnded.) will be
eoiyed at this bureau until three O'CLOCK m., VI
the 25th of August next, for tarnlshing ano oe. I
1t several navy yards respectively, the tlmoer
an a. ~, and other articles hereinafter sPeched one,
,h mart of all the articles required must be deVeIea
M or before the first of July, one-foarh on or before M
on ot rs Sentember: and one fourth before the
Arot of Nsvember, and the balance on OF before
Of December, lS49-except the spruce sPaIs lequis
- Pensacola all of which must be delivered On y!
60 the frst of November. 1S4S And In case OIL failure
~ deliver the articles within the times ana IN 'he po
nortions above specified, the bureau snai naEs III
70 .rDnlv aay deficiency. and the contractor shall
bs responsible tor any excess of cost over the Soh
price. ,L.r .,J .thar a,ticles must be
- h reru best quality, subject to the inspection anu
cnstomarV measurement OF the yard where !hey arc
Ivcrable and be ia all respects to Inc ent aL I'm
tion of the commandans thereof. The "h'te eak u
her must be rough squared, according to the grown
the tree to have wane exceeding oneUeI'h u te
width of the face of the side as squared All e
~ nina timber must be of the very best quality OF
=. ing leaf fine grain, southern yellow pine 10 oe
hewed to fair edge, and to have no more sap, Ina o
;gbth Of the breadth of the face from each corner aho
ths contents of all sap to be excluded In the
ment of the timber. The oak and pine must be elo9
must have grown within sixty miles of the sea-coas,
must be stripped of the bark or hewsd within l"ehy
days after it is elled, and placed clear oil ne
which satisfactory eVideRce must be gwen by tne IO
tr.cor by the production of certificates signed oy
Tesnecteble witnesses, with their deposon' on oH
before some judge of the court, or magistrate ad
the township or county where the timber was Ielleo
Sesarate offers must be made for each
ing each class Of articles. If embracing more than one
distinct the cost of each item must be carried od ~
the aggregate correctly footed up. IT.,
Bidders cautioned against Offering Tor more nHn
they can furnish, no extension OF tme WILL u"uS
any circumstances be granted, ana iorsltufes III ~
cases will rgidly enforced but offer not emorac
ing the whole Of any one class will be considered
The offers of persons who have heretofore failed 10
rinfO notified aCCep-
tance of their offer, or, having contracted and 1leo
to perform will be considered only at the option oi tns
bureau.
Every offer must be accompanied by writSn qua
rantv si1ned by enc more responsible persons
whose responsibility must be certified TO ey the navy
agent or some person known to the bureau that II the
offer be accepted the bidder WILL within i've days alter
being notified, enter into contract with good and sui
cien sureties furnish the articles proposed aSreea
bIy to the terms of this adv artsement
Bidders particularly cautioned to endorse thtsr
bids above required to prevent their being opened
previous to the time specified and all bids not con-
forming to the Of this ADVERTISEMENT particularly
in correctly stating the amount Of each em and the
6naI aggregate OF each Glass; will be rejected as In
formal. -,
be estimated and determined BY "bOard measure; ); the
Square and round timber, unless otherwise specIheo oy
the cubic faOt according the rHle of
adopted the yards, which ID as follows Tor rouno or
eight square timber take the mean dIamter OF tns og
elsar of bark deduct from this diameter onefourh the
remainder will be the reputed Of the log AultI
ply this reputed square in nches by ITSELF that product
by th6 length IN feet and oVIoe oy IA4 Will give IS
contents in cubic feet. For rough squared timber,
take the mean diameter of the breadth and depth IN
inches and the length ia feet multiply the depth
and breadth tOgothsr and this product by the length
and divide by l44 will give the contents in cubic feet
Bonds with two approved sureties will be required
in half the amount contract, and ten per cent in
addition will be deducted from all bills, to be withheld
collateral security, until the contract is fully com
Peted the balance, or ninety per cent will be paid
on each delivery by the navy agent named ia the
tract within thirty days after the presentation aPproV
ed bills.
To prevent unnecessary correspondence bidders are
informed that those only whose OorS accepted will
be notified INN sdately after the bids shall have bsSn
opened and determined.