The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-16
TIMBER, Sc, FOR THE NAVY.
s-a.E NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,

11ag q NAVY DEPARrMENT,
Buresu Of Construction, EquipmeGt M and d RePaiTs' %
0EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed :. Proposals for
= timber, ora lumber as thejcase may be, lnam-
ing theyard for which the offer lntsndeo0 VIII pc
reecived aths bureau until three O'Clock, p. Of
the 25h of August next, for furnishing and delivering
At the several navy yards respectively, the timber, um-
ber and other articles hereinafter sPecihed. One.
furfh mari the articles required must be delivered
on or before the first Of July oneoarth on or before the
first of September; and one-fourh on or betere me
first of Nuvembor and the balance on or before SO
of December, lS49exeept the spruce spars required
at Pensacola all of which must be delivered on or be-
fore the first OF ana odss
norous above specified the bureau shall have The
right to supply any deficiency and the contractor shall
be responsible tor any excess OF cost over the cohac
price. q, -t -. !,
of the gy best qualify, subject to the inspection and
customary of the yard where they are de-
vcrable and be in all respects to the entire satlstac
tion of the commanTants thereof The white oak tim
Der must rough squared according 10 the growth OF
the tree to have wane exceeding one-fourth the
width of the face of the side squared Alt the yell
low pine timber must be OF the very best quality oi
~llng leaf, fine grain. southern yellow pine to be
hewed fair edge, audIo have sap, than one
eighth fthebreadth of the face from eachcorner and
the contens of all sap to be excluded IN the measure
ment of the timber. The oak and pine must be felled
between the list of October and the st Of March, and
must have within sixty miles of the sea-coast
must be stripped of the bark or hewed within twenty
days after it feled. and placed clear of the ground OF
which satisfactory evidence be gwen by the con-
tractor,
respectable Witnesses with their deposition, on OATH
before some judge ofthe court, magistrate, within
the township or county where the timber was felled
Separate offers must be made for each yard Keep
ing each class of articles if embracing than one
dsinct the cost of each item must be carried out and
the aggregate correctly footed up. a.. 81
Bidders are cautioned against Offering for more than
they furnish. as extension Of time will, under
any crcumstances, be granted, and forfeures in all
will be rgdly enforced but offer not embrac-
ing the whole of any one class will be considered
The offers of persons who have heretofore failed TO
enter into contract aler being notified ofthe accep
of their offer, having contracted and failed
perform, will be considered only al the option OF the
bureau. -r g5..ta ---sH .ase5e. 81 .... 81.
Every offer must be accompanied by written qua
ranty, signed by more responsible persons,
whose responsibility must be certified 10 by the navy
agent some person known TO the bureau, that the
offer be accepted the bidder will. within FIVE days after
being notified into contract with good and suf
cient suretes to furnish the articles proposed agreea
bly, to the terms of this advertisement.
Bidders particularly cautioned to endorse their
bids above required, to prevent their being opened
preyiOns 10 the time specified and all bids not
forming to the terms Of this advertisement particularly
in correctly stating the amount Of each item and the
final aggregate OF each Glass; will be rejected as in
formal. ,y;r- 4 d .. .,,-rt ....... ... 80.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by ''boGTd measure " the
square and round TIMBER unless otherwise specified by
the cubic foot, according to the rule of measurement
adopted at the yards, whichs follows for round
eight square Timber fake the diameter of the log,
clear of bar deduct from this diameter nefourh the
remainder will be the reputed square of the logs zlult
ply tins reputed square IN inches by ITSELF that product
by the length in feet and divide by l44, will give
contents in cubic feet For rough squared timber,
lake the mean diameter Of the breadth and depth in
inches, and the length in feet 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 two approved sureties will be required
IN half the amount ofthe contract and ten per in
addition will be de1ucted from all bills, to be withheld
as collateral security, until the contract is fully
Pleted the balance, ninety per cent, will be paid
on each delivery, by the navy agent named the
tract within thirty days after the presentation fapprov
ed bills. , ...-......
To prevent unnecessary correspondence, bidders
informed that those only whose offers accepted will
be notified Immediately after the bids shall have been
opened and determined.