The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-23
TIMBER. &e., FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
E.;.anf ana Ronairo

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
1ure,u of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs
rEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed Proposals for
- timber" or 't lumber, as the case may De, ln1m
.S;veS .S At this bureau until three O'Clock, p M, oil
S esh of August next, for furnishing and delivering
- h several yards, respectively, the TIMBER lum-
AZ .ne md other articles hereinafter specified. One.
fourth part of articles required must be
ON or before the first of July one-iosFth on or before
Ct IF Septembers and fourth on or betere lhe
rst Of November balance or before the GUN
Of DecemSer I649-cxcePt the spruce sPars required
At Pensacola all of which must be delivered on o! oe
S the frst Of November Is4s. And in case ofailure
70 deliver the articles within the times ana In the PI
portions above specified the nuTesu eau n,.scr .ha
be responsible tor any excess OF cost over the
price. ~ o,hor .,t;cIes must be
f the rsrv best quality, to the inspection aho
customary of the yard where !hey are ee
livcrable aud be in all respects to me en oa ,;m
tion of the commandants thereof. The white OAK um
ber must be rough squared, accordlngto 10 the gIo~
the tree to have wane exceeding one.oui III IN a
width tho face of the side squared All tne yer
iow nine timber be of the very best quaily OF
:, lung leaf fine grain. southern yellow pine 10 De
hewed to fair edge and TO nave no more sap, and
the contents of all to be excluded in the
ment of the timber The oak and pine must be iele9
between the of October and the lst OF March, anu
must have grown within sixty miles of the sea-coast
must be stripped Of the bark, OF bewed within twehy
days after it is felled, and placed clear of the
which satisfactory evidence must be given by tne con
tractor, by the production of certificates slgneo ot w
tespecteble witnesses, with their dePosItIon' on
before judge Of the court, or magistrate, II
the township or county where the timber was tetleo
Separate Offers must be made for each naVy-yaro
ing each class of articles if embracing than one
distinct the Of each item must be carried OUT ana
the aggregate correctly footed up.
Bidders cautioned against Offering for more tnan
they can furnish extension OF time WILL unoer
auy circumstances be granted, and forfeltures In all
cases will rigdy enforced but no offer not eInbrac-
ing the whole of any one class will be considered.
The offers of persons who have heretofore failed to
enter into contract after being notified ofthe accep
of their offer, or, having contracted ana
perform, will be considered only at the option Of the
bureau.
Every offer must be accompanied by written qua
ranty, signed by more responsible persons
whose responsibility must be certified to by the navy
agent or person known TO the bureau that the
offer be accepted the bidder will within iVe days alter
being notified enter into contract with good and sui
cient sureies furnish the articles proposed aSreea-
bly, to the terms of this advertisement.
Bidders particularly cautioned to endorse their
bids above required to prevent their being opened
previous the time specified and all bids not con-
forming to the Of this advertisement, particularly
in correctly stating the amount of each ltem and the
final aggregate OF each Glass; will be rejected as IN
formal. .
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by 'bodTd measure the
square and round TIMBER unless otherwise specified by
the cubic foot according to The rule OF measuremen nj
adoPted at the Yards ThIh IS as Of %e loo
clear Of deduct from this diameter onefourh the
remainder will be the reputed square OF the log; ultI-
ply this reputed square inches by ITSELF that product
by the length in feet and divide by l44, will give the
contents in cubic feet. For rough squared timber
take The mean diameter of the breadth and depth in
inches, and length in feet multiply the depth
and breadth together and this product by the length
and divide by I44 will give the contents in cubic feet
Bonds with two approved sureties will be required
in half the amount of the contract and ten per cent in
addition will be deducted from all bills to be withheld
as collateral security until the contractis iuiy com
peted the balance, ninety per cent, will be Paid
ON each delivery, by the navy agent named in the con
tract within thirty days after the OF approx
ed bills.
prevent unnecessary correspondence. bidders are
informed that those only whose offers accepted viii
be notified Immediately after the bids shall have beer
opened and determined.