The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-13
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING. JULY IL, 1913
TIMBER, Sc, FOR THE NAVY.
:, NhNf DEPARTMENT,
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment, and Reps
NAVY DEPARTMENT.


Bureau OF Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
July IL, I54s.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for tim
- Der" or ''lumber as the may be- tnaming the
yard for which the offer is ntended) will be received
next, for furnishing and delivering the several navy
yards respectively the timber, lumber, and other articles
required must be delivered or before the first of July,
ON or before the first of September oneourh on
fore the Both ofDecember ls9 spruce spars
CURED at Pensacola all Of which must be delivered or
deliver the articles within the and in proper
tons above specified. the bureau shall have the right to
BILE Tor any excess of cost the contract price.
All the timber, lumber. and other articles must be
and customary measurement OF the yard where they
are deliverable and be in all to the entire atsfac
must be rough squared according the growth of the
to have exceeding oneourh the width OF the face
OF the side squared All the yellow pine timber must be
OF the very best quality of long leaf fine gain southern
BE Of fair Of and e svs o
each and the OF all sap be excluded in
be eled between October and LIST Of March, and
must have within sixty miles of the seacoast must
is leed, and placed clear The ground which salts
factory evidence must be given by the contractor by the
production of certificates Signed by respectable
nesses with their deposition OATH before Judge of
the court or magistrate, within the township or county
where the timber was felled.
Separate offers must be made for each navyyard keep
ing each class of articles if embracing than one, dis
nct the of each item must be carried out and the
aggregate correctly footed up.
Bidders cautioned against offering for than they
can furnish, as no extension of time will under any circum
stances be granted and torfeitures in all will be RI
gldy enforced; but no offer embracing the whole OF
any one class will be considered
The oilers OF persons who have heretofore failed enter
into contract after being notified of the acceptance of their
offer, Or having contracted and failed perform, will be
considered only at the option of the bureau.
Every offer must be accompanied bya written guaranty
signed by one or more responsible whose
slbiy must be certified by the navy agent per-
son known to the bureau that if the offer be accepted the
bidder will, within five DAYS being notified enter
to contract with good and sufficient surees furnish the
articles proposed agreenby the of this advertise
ment.
Bidders particularly cautioned to endorse their bids as
above required to prevent their being opened previous
OF this advertisement, particularly in correctly stating the
amount OF each em and the final aggregate of each class
will be rejected informal
The prtce of all manufactured sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by board measure )" the
and round TIMBER unless otherwise specified by
The cn6c Joof according to the rule of adopt
ed at the yards which is follows for round eight
square timber, take the diameter of the log clear Of
will be the reputed square of the log; multiply this
pued square in inches by ITSELF that product by the length
in feet, and divide by IA will give the contents in
bic feet For rough squared TIMBER take the diam
eer Of the breadth and depth in inches and the length in
feet multiply the depth and breadth together, 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 Of the contract and per in addi
ton will be deducted from all bills be withheld coat-
tea security until the contract is fully completed the bal
ance, ninety per cent? will be paid each delivery by
the navy agent named in the contract within thirty days
after the presentation of approved bills.
To prevent unnecessary coespondence, bidders are in
formed that those only whose offers accepted will be
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and determined.