The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-19

NAVY DEPARTMrSr,
Bureau Of Construction Eqaip"sn1 . snd "a h igs
c,EALED PROPOSALS. endorsed "Pfopo..l. for Tin.
o,d S' Which Ss Offer i. IN a,snssd Win b
his bureau until hres o'clock Of ,he 18th OF August
nsn r s:sps lumber and osr
ksrsnasr .peohsd onstoar,h pal. Of al the articles i
one ourh bsiov the fstof sePsmber fourth on
RE s and me bs nss 90 Sa
Sued at Psns.cos ali Of which must be delivered on OF
before s . Of s and aa N Ia's b :.
tons above specified the bureau aha have the right 70
S any q
All the simber, lumber. and other articles must be
and Customary mes sursnsnt Of tho yard where they
deliverable and be in al respect, 70 the entire ire 'Isns
be rough squared acsodps 2 hs growth Of the nee
of the side Il squared An the yellow pine timber be
Of tho vsy bss quality "lonK Iea ne grain southern
II Of The % the from
and the contents OF ell 70 be excluded IN
be fiisd the Is, Of October and Is. Of March,
must have grown within sixty miles Of the must
il sissd placed ee.r Of The ground Of which salts,
factory evidence must Be given b the conuac.or BY the
q Asl
the eoaI. mss.is.s within the township or county
Separate oters be made for each navyyard keep
Ing ;.Ih css OF h care n ou and the
aggregate correctly footed up,
Bldderr cautioned against
can furnish Of time will under any oIcur-
staucSu be GRANTED, and foSfetures in all will be IL
gdly enEorced but offer not embracing the whole OF
any one class will be considered -
The oeTs Of persons who have heretofore failed 10 enter
into contract after being notified Of the acceptance OF their
ofsr having contracted and failed to PERFORM will be
considered only the option Of the bureau.
Every offer be accompanied by written guaranty,
signed BY responsible persons, whose respon
sby be certified I'd by the navy agent or ssme per
bidder will within five days after being notified enter In
70 good and sufficient suretes to furnish the
articles proposed agreeaby to the terms OF this advertise
mentt ,!!st -a....i 80 ,ii.i a. IN, ..l, =, -,
required prevent their being opened previous
tho Ae speclfed and all bids not conforming to the terms
this advertisement particularly in correctly stating the
each and the final aggregate Of each class
will b{Iejected, as informal. Ed. -
The yvice OF all manufactured sawed lumber will
DO estimated and determined by board - the
square and round timber unless otherwise specified by
the cubic foot according the rule Of adopt
ed yards, which is follows: for round eight
square timber take the diameter of the log clear OF
bark deduct from this diameter oneouh, the remainder
will be tho feputed OF the log multiply this
uuted square nche by ITSELF that product by the length
in feet and divide by IA. will give the contents in Gu:
bic feet rough squared timber, take the diam
s.er of the breadth and depth inches the length in
multiply the mean depth and breadth together and
this product by the length and divide by IA will give the
contents In cubic feet.
Bonds with approved sureties will be required
ton will be dedncted from all bills, be withheld as coat
tera security until the contract is fully completed tho bal
ninety will be paid each delivery by
the navy agent named in the contract within thirty
after the Presentation Of approved bills.
formed only whose offers accepted will be
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and det rnined.