The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-06
TInsER, &c., FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau OF Construction Equ'p"en 1n I%I a2 h isss
c,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for Tim
yard for which offer is nsended win be received
this bureau until three O'Clock, Of the 18th OF August
next ot furnishing and delivering the several navy
yards respectively the tmbe lumber and other articles
hereinafter SPECIALIZED Oneourth part OF all the articles
one fourth before the first of September oneourth
or before the first Of November and the balance be-
quired Pensacola, all Of which be delivered
before the first of November Ss And in of failure
deliver the articles within the times and in the proper
Ion, above specified the bureau shall have the right
supply any deficiency and the shall be response
Bile for any OF cost over the contract price.
All the rinber lumber, and other articles must be
of the very best quality subject to the inspection
and customary measurement OF the yard where they
deliverable, and be in all respects the entire sasfac
ton Of the commandments thereof The white oak timber
TO have no exceeding the width Of the face
ofthe side as squared an the yellow pine timber must be
yellow pine 2; TO be hswcd to fair edge and to have no
sap than eighth of the breadth of the face from
each and the OF all sap be excluded in
the of the timber The oak and pine must
be eed between the is Of October and LIST of March and
must have grown within sixty miles Of the sea-coastj must
be stepped of the bark hewed within days after
t. is ssd and placed clear Of The ground Of which salts tbs
production Of certificates signed by two respectable wit
nesses, with their deposition OATH before some Judge oil
the magistrate, within the township or county
where the timber was feled.
Separate offers be made for each navyyard, keep
ing each class Of ARTICLES embracing more than ONE dis
tinct the of each be carried out and The
aggregate correctly looted
Bidders are cautioned against Offering for than they
furnish, extension Of time will, under any ccu-
Stances be granted and orieitures in all WIN be RI
Ridy enforced but offer embracing the whole oil
any one class will be considered.
The who have heretofore failed TO enter
into after being notified of the acceptance OF heir
oer having contracted and failed to perform, viii be
considered only at the option of the bureau
Every offer be accompanied by wrueh guaranty,
signed by responsible PERSONS whose espon-
sibiy certified by the navy agent, some
son known bureau that the offer be accepted, the
bidder will within five days after being notified, enter in
with good and sufficient suretes furnish the
articles proposed, agreeably the of this advertise
ment.
Bidders particularly cautioned endorse their bids
above required their being opened previous to
the time specified and all bids conforming the terms
of this advertisement particularly correctly stating the
of each te and the final aggregate of each class
will be rejected as informal.
The price Of all manufactured sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by board y the
timber, specified, by
the cubic foot according rule of adopt
ed at the yards, WHICH is as foows for round eight
square timber take the diameter of the log clear OF
bark deduct from this diameter onefourth the remainder
will be the reputed square of the log multiply this
pued square inches by ITSELF that product by the length
in feet, and divide by l44, will give the contents in
bic feet. For rough squared TIMBER take the diam
Of the breadth and depth in inches and the length
feet multiply the depth and breadth together, and
this product by the length and divide by Ia will give the
contents In cubic feet.
Bonds with two approved suretes will be required in
halt the amount OF the contract, and per addi
ton will be deducted from all bills, be withheld coat
ninety per will be paid each delivery by
the agent named the contract, within thirty days
after the presentation of approved bills.
10 prevent unnecessary correspondence, bidders
notified Immediately the bids shall been opened
and dote rmined.