The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-23

than 20 inches wide.
! 5000 feet board measure LIST quality l-nch clear
| White Ash boards.
500 feet, board measure, LIST quality 4-inch Black
500 Get, board measure, LIST quality 3-inch Black
Walnut plank.
1000 feet, board measure, LIST quality pinch Black
Walnut plank.
500 feet, board measure, LIST quality i. inch Black
Walnut plank.
1900 feet, board measure, LIST quality l-iRch Black
Walnut boards,
50 500
NAVY YARD, CHARLESToWN, MASS.
CLASS No. !.
White Oak Timber, &c.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age fortythree feet in length, none TO be less than
thirty-fve long, and none less than twelve inches
square at the top end, clear of wane. The stocks
to be lined straight the siding way, and may be
straight, or have long fair curve the other way;
both sides may be lined tapering in conformity with
onefourth of the width of the face of the stocks, as
squared-per cubic foot.
1000 cubic feet White Oak butt pieces, in lengths
from IS to 40 feet long, and from IA to "a inches
square, equal proportions of the different lengths
and szes--per cubic foot.
40 White Oak knees for cheeks, (say 42O siding
inches, per inch) the bodies and arms to be from
eight to ten feet long, siding from nine to twelve
inches; and to form an angle from ITO to 100 de-
grees. The bodies to be rough sided to the dame
ter of the arms, including the bark. The moulding
size of the bodies in the middle of their lengths to
be from fifteen to twenty inches, (per siding inch)
| per inch.
200 White Oak boat knees (say 800 siding
inches,) arms not less than four inches diameter
Of thoh ark oY,H he md hpAta IN he
not less than thrty-two inches long. One-third of
the whole number to be square knees-per inch,
| nett siding.
| All the above White Oak timber and knees to be
of the very best quality, and free from all defects.
The ends to be sawed off square to sound and per-
feet wood by the contractor.
CLASS No. 9.
YELLOW Pine Timber
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks to average fortyfve feet length,
and none less than thirty-fve feet long. Two sides
must be lined straight, but may retain the natural
taper of the tree. The other two sides may be lined
Of parallel breadths with the natural taper, and
must be lined straight or with fair curve. The
small end must not be less than four-ffths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear Of wane. No more sap
wood than oneeghth of the breadth of the face from
each corner will be allowed on the stocks. The
sap wood to be excluded in the neasurement-per
cubic foot.
5000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow Pine
promiscuous TIMBER from 25 to Az feet long, and
from IL TO "a inches square-per cubic foot
All the above Yellow Pine timber to be of the
very best quality, and free from all defects. The
ends to be sawed off square TO sound and perfect
wood by the contractor.
CLASS No. g.
White Pine.
1900 feet, board measure, No. White Pine
inch boards be clear of all defects such knots,
rot, splits shakes stains, of quality, sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawIng-per thousand feet,
board measure.
1000 feet board measure No. 2 White Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
size knots within the surface of fifteen feet; to be
clear Of all other knots, sap wood, rot, shakes splits
holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet board
measure.
fish, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, &c.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from IA to
80 feet long, and TO average 10 inches diameter in
the middle of the sticks, clear of bark; none less
than is inches diarneter-per cubic foot
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick to average l6inches-per thousand feet board
measure
n,
inches thick--per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank inches
thick TO average IA inches wide-per thousand feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure Black Walnut boards
inch thick, to average l6 inches wide-per thou-
sand feet board measure.
$500 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards
inch thick, to average IA inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut plank
inches thick, to average IA inches wide-per thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 feet board measure, Cypress boards,
inch thick, from 20 to 30 feet long, and from To
IL inches wide-per thousand feet, board measure
so pieces Yellow Locust, from IL to 25 feet long
and from 10 TO u inches diameter, TO average Ia
inches diameter, clear Of bark in the middle of the
sticks, or SIS cubic feet-per cubic foot.
pieces Fustic, three feet long and sixteen inches
diameter, say IL cubic feet--per cubic foot.
1900 feet board measure, Cedar boards Is to Is
feet long, and from TO II inches wide, and Of
an inch thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
All the Ash, Cherry, &c, above described, to be
Of the very best quality clear Of rot splits shakes
knots, cross grain, worm holes, stains, &c The
plank and boards to be sawed 10 even thicknesses
CLASS No. 4.
Black Spruce Spars and Poies.-By the incl
and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, 8 inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear o.
the bsrk-per inch, 240 inches.
40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter in tn,
middle, Al inches diameter at the top end, clear o
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
30 pieces, 30 feet long, inches diameter in tn,
middle, ~ inches diameter at the top end, clear o
the bark-per inch, 90 inches.
40 pieces, 81 feet long, s inches diameter in thu
middle, 4 inches diameter at the top end, clear @
the bark-per inch, 240 inches.
100 pieces, 25 feet long, S inches diameter in thu
middle, 81 inches diameter at the top end, clear o
the bark-per inch, 500 inches.
100 poles, 20 feet long, inches diameter in thu
middle, 3 inches diameter AT the top end, clear o
the bark-per pole, by the pole.
All the above spars to be Of the very best quality
straight and free from all defects
NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NY.
!, Class No l.