The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-14

| arrangement.
Live Oak keelson pieces, for sloop-ofwar of the
LIST class, (three sets,) as follows:
| liz pieces 90 feet long, 1911 cubic feet
6 do 80 do do 406 do
3 do 81 do do 100 do.
3 do 20 do do l24 do.
| To be sided l65 inches and moulded IL inches.
Each of the pieces is intended to form two pieces
to work l4s inches siding, and inches moulding
nett dimensions; allowance is made of inches
in the moulding way, that the heart of the piece
may be taken out if deemed proper, and the con-
| tractor will hew them with reference to this ar
| rangement.
| All the aforesaid Live Oak keelson timber shall
have grown not more than twenty-five miles from
the sea, and shall be free from all defects which
may impair the good quality for the purpose for
| which il is required; to be got out straight the
| siding way, and by a sweep curving 6 inches IN
as feet, the moulding way.
CLASS No. 2.
Locust timber
500 cubic feet Long Island Locust timber,
lengths not less than 10 feet to average IL inches
diameter not less than 10 inches to be of the best
quality, free from all defects.
2 pieces Yellow Locust timber, 10 cubic feet, L.
Island, feet each, % inches diameter.
| 8 pieces Yellow Locust timber, 81 cubic feet, L.
Island, feet each s IL inches diameter
80 pieces Yellow Locust timber, $50 cubic feet l..
Island, IL feet each, X 8 inches diameter.
Class No. 3.
Yellop Pine timber.
10000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine plank
stock.
10000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine promis-
cuous timber
The "pank stockn to be in length not less than
IS feet, averaging As feet half to square IL inches
and half to square IA inches and upwards at the
top end of the sticks be of the best quality, long
leaf fine gram free from heart shakes wind shakes,
and all other defects; to be hewed to fair edge,
and to have no more sap than one-eighth of the
breadth of the face from each corner, and the Gu
bical contents of all sap to be excluded IN the
measurement of the timber.
The "promiscuous timber" to be in lengths not
less than 80 feet to average 40 feet, square IA
inches and upwards at the top ends, averaging l6
inches square be of the best quality, long leaf
fine gruin, free from heart shakes, wind shakes
and all other defects; to be hewed TO fair edge, ac
cording to the growth Of the tree, and to have nc
more sap than Of the breadth of the face from
each corner, and the cubca contents of all the SAP
| to be excluded in the measurement of the timber
| A proportion of the above timber may be hewcd
with fair curve of inches spring one way Of the
stick
| The aforesaid "plank stocks" and "promiscuous
TIMBER must be feled between the LIST Of October
| and the LIST of March, and must have grown within
60 miles Of the coast; must be stripped of the
bark, or hewed within 20 days after it is feled, and
placed clear OF the ground.
CLASS No. 4.
Spar timber.
yellow pine sticks or 267 cubic feet of spar timber
SO feet long, Is inches parallel
yellow pine sticks, or 2l0 cubic feet of spar tim.
Der, as feet long, Is inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks OBS cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 70 feet long, 25I inches from butt.
yellow pine sticks, or 722 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 65 feet long, % inches from butt.
yellow pine sticks, or 46S cubic feet of spar tim
Der, SO feet long, IS inches from butt.
yellow pine sucks, or 364 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 4s feet long. Is inches from butt.
yellow pine sticks or LAT cubic feet Of spar TIM
| Der, 81 feet long, l6 inches from butt.
yellow pine sticks, or 968 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 70 feet long, % inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks, or S74 cubic feet Of spar Tim
Der, IS feet long, 20 inches parallel
| All Of the above Yellow Pine spar timber Is to be
Of the best quality, free from heart shakes, wind
shakes, and all other defects, TO be hewed to fair
edge, and to have no more sap than 10 Of the
breadth Of the face from each corner Those
pieces marked 81 from butt" are for yards, and
must be the same at the butt and lined full towards
the end, which can be tapered off, the large pieces
to Ia inches and the smallest to IL inches-by the
cubic foot.
CLASS No. 5.
Spruce SporS.
25 spruce spars, SIS to 60 feet long, proporonste
size, per spar.
25 spruce spars As to so feet long, Of proportonae
size, per spar.
500 inches spruce spars, g. to 81 inches, per inch
CLASS No. s.
FISH timber, &c., SC.
4 ash logs, IA feet 'ong and 20 to "a inches di.
| smeter, 30S il hes, per inch.
300 inches round ash timber, 20 to "a inches d.
ameier, per inch.
| 200 inches round ash timber, "a inches diameter
| per inch.
200 inches round ash timber, 20 inches diameter,
per inch.
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick % inches wide,
| board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, 81 inches thick, II inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick, ~ inches vide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick. 81 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick, IL inches wide,
| board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, % inches thick, 20 inches wide,
|
1000 feet ash plank, 2. inches thick, IL inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, q inches thick, 20 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, 81 inches thick l6 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feetash plank 2. inches thick, 81 inches wide,
board measure per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank 2, inches thick, II inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank 9! inches thick Is inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank, 2! inches thick, Is inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank inches thick IS inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick, - inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
/ 1900 feet ash plank, 9 inches thick, 12nches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick, % inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank IL inches thick, 1s inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet