The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-14
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY IA, 1913.
CITY OF WASHINGTON,
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repairs,
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Bureau OF Construction, Equipment. and 4. Repairs.
SEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed proposals for tim
- ber," or lumber, as the case may be, (naming the
this bureau until three o'clock p M The 18th of August
next for furnishing and delivering the several navy
hereinafter specified oneioarh part Of all the articles
required must be delivered before the July,
before the first of November, and the balance be-
fore the 3Oh ofDecembe l849except the spruce spas
CURED at Pensacola, all Of which must be delivered
before the first of November, lSi8 And of failure
deliver the articles within the times and the proper
supply any deficiency contractor shall be RESPONSE
BILE for any excess of cost over the contract price.
All the timber, lumber, and other articles must be
of the very best quality, subject the inspection
and customary measurement OF the yard where they
ton Of the oommandants thereof The White oak timber
must be rough squared according the growth OF the
of the side squared An yellow pine timber
OF the very best quality Of long leaf line grain, southern
sap than eighth of the breadth of the face from
each corner and the contents OF all be excluded in
be eed between the LIST of October and LIST OF March, and
be stripped the bark or hewed Within 1 twenty days after
is feled and placed clear of the ground of which salts
xeed e
nesses with their deposition OATH before judge of
the court or magistrate within the township or county
Separate offers must be made for each navyyard, keep
ing each class Oh aeces embracing more than one DIS
aggregate correctly footed up.
buers are cautioned against offerng Tor more than ey
can FURNISH us no of time WILL under circum
stances, be granted and foeitures in all will be RI
gidy enforced but offer embracing the whole OF
any class will be considered
The offers OF persons who have heretofore failed
after being notified the acceptance their
Offer having contracted and failed to PERFORM will be
considered only at the option of the bureau.
Every offer must be accompanied by written guaranty,
signed by more responsible persons, whose respon
sbity must be certified by the navy agent per-
bidder will, within five days after being notified in
with good and sufficient furnish the
articles proposed agreeaby the of this advertise
ment.
Bidders particularly cautioned to endorse their bids
above required prevent 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 or sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by board )" the
and round timber, unless otherwise specified by
the cubic foot according the rule of adopt
ed the yards, which Is follows for round eight
square TIMBER take the diameter Of the log clear OF
will be the repued square OF the log multiply this
puted square 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
eet; multiply depth and breadth together, and
this product by the length and divide by l44 will give the
contents cubic feet
Bonds with approved sureties will be required in
will be deduc ted from all bills be withheld colat
era 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 bidders are In
formed that those only whose offers accepted will be
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and determined