The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-20
TIMBER, &C., FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment. and Repairs,
July r. l84S


Bureau OF Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
cEALEp PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for i'm
her" or slumber," the case may be, (naming the
80 for which the offer is inended) will be received ut
Hi bureau until three O'clock p Of The 18th OF August
Wv, or urn shng and delivering ut the several navy
a. resnecvely, the timber lumber, and other articles
Linaltar speclf, d. One fourth part OF all the articles
d must be delivered before the first Of July.
on or before the first OF September one-fourh
the first of November, and the balance be-
fore sd' pensacoa ali Of which must be delivered on or
before the first of November los And in of failure
m dslive the articles within the times in the proper
mons above specified, the bureau shall have the right
supply apy defency, and the shall be RESPONSE
bic I' , h TIMBER mper and ether articles mus, be
of the very best quality, subject to the inspection
am deyeble and be in all respects the entire satislc-
ZION OF the commandments thereof The white oak timber
must be rough squared according the growth of the
10 have no wsne exceeding fourth the width
d the side squared All the yellow pine timber must be
yellow pine to be hewed to fair edge, and to have no
more sap Than of the breadth of the from
a,e Of the timber The oak and pine must
be Ied the LIST of October and LIST of March, and
must have grown within sixty miles of the must
be- stripped of The buk, or hswed within twenty days after
eed ana placed clear OF the ground OF which salts
% ] be gyend y me Sy the
nesses with their deposition OATH before some judge of
the magistrate, within the township OF county
Separate offers be made for each navyyard keep
ing each class of articles if embracing than one, dis
aggregate correctly looted up.
Bidders cautioned against offering for than they
furnish extension of time will under any circuI
Stances be granted and orfetures in all cases will be ri
gdy enforced but no offer not embracing the whole OF
any class will be considered. .N5f9f lnsJa. ~ .
The offers of who have heretofore failed
after being notified of the acceptance ofher
having contracted and failed perform will be
considered only at the option Of the bureau.
Every offer be accompanied by written guaranty,
signed by responsible persons whose pom
sby must be certified to by the agent per-
known the bureau that if the offer be accepted the
bidder will, within five days after being notified enter in
with good and sufficient sueties furnish the
articles proposed areeaby the of this advertise
ment. AIS. i s,, -.
Bidders particularly cautioned endorse their bids
requred their being opened previous
the time specified and all bids conforming the
Of this advertisement particularly in correctly stating the
of each and the final aggregate of each class
will be rejected as informal. elf, rse
The price of all manufactured sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by board - the
square and round TIMBER unless otherwise specified, by
the cubic foot according the rule of measurement adopt
ed the yards, which is follows: for round eight
square timber take the diameter Of the log, clear Of
bark deduct from this diameter oneOurh the remainder
will the reputed square Of the log multiply this
feet, and divide by Ia, will give the contents in
bic feet For rough squared timber, take the diam
of the breadth and depth in inches and the length in
multiply the depth and breadth together, and
this product by the length, and divide by IA will give the
contents cubic feet.
Bonds with two approved surees will be required in
half the OF the and ten per in addi
ton will be deduc ted from all bills TO be withheld coat
teai security until the is fully completed the bal
aHce cent 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 bidders are IN
formed those only whose offers accepted will be
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and determined.