The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-12

| w anut plank.
500 Get, board measure, lst quality 3-inch Black
1000 feet, board measure, LIST quality pinch Black
500 feet, board measure, LIST quality L. inch Black
Walnut plank.
1900 feet, board measure, LIST quality linch Black
Walnut boards.
6, 500
NAVY YARD, CHARLEsTowN, MASS.
CLASS No. 1.
t White Oak Timber, &c.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age forty-three feet in length, 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 taperng in conformity with
the growth Of the tree. The wane must not exceed
onefourth of the width of the face of the Stocks
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 sizes-per cubic foot.
40 White Oak knees for cheeks, (say 400 siding
inches, per nch,) the bodies and arms to be from
eight to feet long, nett 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
clear of the bark, and the arms and bodies to be
not less than thrty-two inches long One-thlrd 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. 3.
YELLOW Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks average foryve feet in length
and none less than thirty-ive feet long. Two sides
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-htths OF the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear Of waDe. No more sap
wood than one-eghh of the breadth OF the face from
each corner will be allowed on the stocks The
sap wood TO be excluded in the measurement-per
cubic foot.
5000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow Pine
promscuous timber, from Is to 40 feet long, and
from Is 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.
Glass No. 3.
White Pine.
1000 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
&c, 600 feet, board measure, No. 9 White Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
knots within the surface of fifteen feet 10 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 Is inches diameter in
the middle Of the sticks, clear Of bark; none less
than Is inches diameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick to average l6inches-per thousand feet board
measure
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, 8
inches thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, 2 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, 9
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 8 to
IL inches wide--per thousand feet board measure
so pieces Yellow Locust, from 10 to IS feet long
and from 10 to Is inches diameter, to average IA
inches diameter clear of bark, in the middle OF the
sticks, or SIS cubic feet-per cubic foot.
pieces Fustc, three feetlong and sixteen inches
diameter say IL cubic feet--per cubic foot.
1000 feet board measure, Cedar boards, Is to 2s
feet long, and from to ~ inches wide, and OF
an inch thck--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, DC The
plank and boards to be sawed to even thcknesses
, CLASS No. 4.
9 Black Spruce Spars and Poles. BY the inch
; and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, 8 inches diameter in the
middle, s inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
b the bark-per inch, 240 inches.
e 40 pieces Is feet long, inches diameter in the
middle Al inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
4 30 pieces, 80 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle Al inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per inch, 80 inches.
q 40 pieces, 81 feet long, 6 inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear q
y The bark-per inch, 240 inches.
100 pieces, 25 feet long, s inches diameter in the
e middle, 81 inches diameter at the top end, clear o
(. the bark-per inch, 500 inches.