The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-23
TIMBER, &C., vOR THB HAvY.
bureau ot Cousuuc,ion. Equipment, and Repairs
N--'- y luIv ~ lA48

Su''-u q oo''uucoa Equipment; Il. ;@S {. R ig:s
y ber Or .fumbsr" a. tho case may be, lnrming the
yard for which the oaI 10 inended) viii be received az
next. lot iurnIshng and delivering At several navy
y.ss respectively the tmber unbs ana o me- srioss
required must be delivered on before The ars, Of July
On o. before The sIs. @ Balance on or be-
fog he soh ofDecsmber tho spruce sPsi re-
befoss .Ss rs Of November. 1873 And in Of failure
deliver the articles within tho tunes ana IN me pJpoI
s"unv o0v dsScencv and the shall be response
Bile Tor any of cost over the ooa.sac. PnSc
of the very Ss,i q.aliy suSec, to The inspection o
and customary measurement o. e ya.a wnsde hey
s s1s Ss The shie OAK
m 10 have ee no ~ans exceeding width Of the face
OF the squared All the yellow pine timber must be
Tsa% s y rns 9s 70 edge sna aSs ns
more sap eighth of the breadth of the from
s Of The The os s1s pns
be sed tho st OF October and LIST of March, and
!, islsd and placed clear Of The ground Of Which salts
Of oe.ss :sasd y TWO w
nssses with their dsposon on OATH before some judge of
wSes. The timber WA isl.d 'A 'D' D"n''p '''
separate sGers be made for each navyyard keep
ing each class Of articles il embracing than one, dis
tnct The cost OF each tem must be carried out and the
ddsss are cautioned sssin., offering for moro than they
can furnish. extension time will under any c,cum
stances be granted, and forfetures In ali will be
gdly enforced, but ofor embracing the whole OF
any one class will be considered
The cors opersons who have heretofore failed TO enter
after being notified of the acceptance OF their
oer, having contracted and failed to Perform will be
considered only ut the option of the bureau.
Every offer must DO accompanied by written guaranty
sbily must be certified by the navy agent per-
known the bureau, that If the offer be accepted the
bidder will, within five days after being notified, in
with good and sufficient sureies furnish the
articles proposed agreeaby to the terms of this advertise
ment ..,t
Bidders particularly cautioned To endorse their bids as
above required prevent their being opened previous
tho time specified and all bids conforming
OF this ADVERTISEMENT particularly in correctly stating
amount Of each item and the final of each class
will be rejected as informal
The price of all manufactured sawed lumber will
be estimated and determined by board measure :" the
square and round timber unless otherwise specified, by
the cubic foot according the rule OF adopt
square timber take the diameter of the log clear
bark deduct from this diameter fourth, the remainder
will be the reputed square of the log; multiply this
puted square in inches by so that product by the length
In feet, and divide by IA. will give the in Gu,
bic fee For rough squared timber, take the am
Of the breadth and depth in inches aud the length
multiply the mean depth and breadth together and
this product by the length and divide by l44 win give
contents In cubic feet
Bonds with approved sureties will be required in
ton will be deducted from all bills to be withheld
teral security, until the is fully completed
ance, ninety per cent will be paid each delivery by
the navy agent named in tho contract within thirty
after tho presentation of approved bills.
To prevent unnecessary correspondence bidders
formed that those only whose offers accepted will be
notified Immediately after the bids shall have been opened
and determined