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


Bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repairs,
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for Tim
yard for which the oer is ntended) viii be received at
this bureau until three o'clock Of the 18th Of August
yards respectively the timber, lumber and other articles
hereinafter specified one-lou par OF all hs articles
onefourth before the rso september one-ionrh on
fore the Goth Of December the spruce spars
quired Pensacola all Of which must be delivered on or
TO deliver the within the and in the proper
tons above specified the bureau shall have the right to
BE ior any excess of cost the price.
All the timber, lumber and other articles must be
and Customary measurement OF the yard where they
deliverable and be in all to the entire satstac-
be rough squared according the growth of the
have exceeding one-fourh the width OF the face
the very best quality of long leaf grain southern
yellow pine ;; TO be hewed fair edge and to have
each and the OF all sap be excluded in
the measurement Of tho timber The oak and pine mus,
be eed between the list OF October and LIST of March, and
must have grown within sky miles OF the seacoast must
be sPped Of the bark Or hewed within twenty days after
factory evidence be given by the contractor, by the
% their on os2 before Judge
the court or magistrate, within the township or county
Separate offers be made for each yard, keep
ing each class of aices if embracing than one, dis
tnct the cost of be carried out and the
aggregate correctly looted up.
Bidders cautioned aga offering for than they
furnish OF time WILL under any clrcu
Stances be granted, and foeures in all Will be n
gdly enforced ofer embracing the whole OF
any class will be considered.
The offers persons who have heretofore failed 10 ente
being notified of the acceptance OIL their
offer having contracted and failed TO PERFORM VIII De
considered only at the option OF the bureau.
Every offer be accompanied by n written guaranty
signed by responsible whose
sibity must be certified by the navy agent per
the bureau that if the offer be accepted, the
bidder WILL within five days after being notified in
with good and sufficient surees furnish the
articles proposed aeeaby the of this advertise
Bidders particularly cautioned endorse their bids
above required their being opened previous
OF this advertisement, particularly in correctly stating the
of each em 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
square and round timber unless otherwise specied by
the cubic FOOT according the rule OF adopt
ed the yards, which folowsi for round eight
square timber take the diameter of the log clenr OF
bark deduct from this diameter onetourth the remainder
will be the repued square OF the log multiply this
puted square inches ITSELF that product by the length
in feet, and divide by i4i, will give the contents
bic feet For rough squared timber, take the diam
multiply the depth and breadth together and
this product by the LENGTH and divide by l will give the
contents cubic feet.
Bonds with approved sreties will be required in
hall the amount OF the contract and add
ton will be deducted from all bills be withheld as cola
ance, ninety will be paid each delivery, by
the navy agent named in the contract within thirty days
after the presentation of approved bills
10 prevent unnecessary correspondence bidders in
notified Immediately amer the bids shall have been opened
and determined.