The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-03

NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARrnEsr.
Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION, Equipment, and Repairs.
ICEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for Tim
yard dc for Which the Offer is insended viii be
this bureau until three o'clock Of The 10Th OF august
yards respectively the timber lumber and other articles
hereinafter specified oneforh part OF all the articles
fourth before the first of september on
Or before tine % Of sns a the pars re-
qured Pensacola, all Of which must be delivered on OF
to deliver the articles within the times and in the proper
tons above specified the bureau shall have the right to
bic for any excess of the contract price
All the timber. lumber. and other articles must be
and customary measurement of the yard where they
and be in n The Ws s sn os
be rough squared according TO the growth of the
of the side as squared All the yellow pine timber must be
OF the very best quality Of long leaf nne grain southern
sap than one-eghth of the breadth of the from
each and the contents OF all sap be excluded
the measurement of the timber. The oak and pine
be ed between the LIST Of October LIST of March, and
must have grown within sixty miles Of the
be stripped of the bark hewed within twenty days after
is eled and placed clear Of the ground of which salts
factory evidence be given by the contractor by the
nesses with their deposition on OATH before judge Of
the court or magistrates within the township or county
Separate offers be made for each navyyad, keep
ing each class of articles if embracing more than dis
tnct the cost of each item be carried out and the
aggregate correctly footed up
Bidders against Offering than they
furnish, extension of time WILL under ccum-
stances be granted and ioreitures in all cases will be n
gidy enforced; but offer embracing the whole OF
any class will be considered.
The offers persons who have heretofore failed TO enter
into after being notified of the acceptance OF their
offer having and failed perform, will be
considered only at the option of the bureau
Every offer must be accompanied by written guaranty
signed by responsible persons, whose
siby must be certified to by the agent per-
bidder w within five days after being notified, enter in
with good and sufficient furnish the
ha of
ment.
Bidders particularly cautioned endorse their bids
above required TO their being opened previous
the time specified and all bids conforming the
OF this advertisement particularly in correctly stating the
amount of each tem 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 measure - the
square and round timber unless otherwise specified by
the cubic foot, according the rule of adopt
ed At the yards which is folows for round eight
square timber take the diameter of the log, clear OF
bark deduct from this diameter Oneourh, the remainder
will be the repnted square of the log; multiply this re-
pued in inches by ITSELF that product by the length
in feet, and divide by la, will give the contents in
bic feet For rough squared timber take the diam
multiply the depth and breadth together and
this product by the length and divide by H. will give the
contents in cubic feet
Bonds with approved sureties will be required in
tion will be deducted from all bills be withheld coat
tera security until the fully completed the bal
ninety per will be paid each delivery, by
the navy agent named in the contract within thirty days
after the presentation of approved bills.
10 prevent bidders are in
formed that those only whose offers accepted will be
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and determined.