The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-14

500 Get, board measure, LIST quality 3-inch Black
Walnut plank.
1000 feet board measure, LIST quality 2-inch Black
| Walnut plank.
500 feet, board measure, LIST quality inch Black
| Walnut plank.
1900 feet board measure, LIST quality l-lnch Black
Walnut boards.
s., 500
NAVY YARD, CHARLESToWN, MASS.
Glass No. /.
White Oak Timber, &c.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age forty-hree feet in length, to be less than
| thrty-fve long and none less than twelve inches
square at the top end, clear of wane. The stocks
TO he lined straight the siding way, and may be
STR, ght, or have long fair curve, the other way
both sides may be lined tapering in conformity with
the growth of the tree. The wane must not exceed
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 25 to 40 feet long, and from IA to "a inches
square, equal proportions OF the different lengths
and slzes-per cubic foot.
40 White Oak knees for cheeks, (say 42O siding
inches, per inch,) the bodies and arms TO be from
eight feet longs nett siding from nine 10 twelve
inches; and TO form angle from Ito TO l2O de-
grees The bodies TO be rough sided to the dame
size of the bodies in the middle of their lengths to
be from fifteen to twenty inches, (per siding inch)
1 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 thirty-wo 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. 2.
YeIlOU Pine Timber.
| 10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank Stocks average fortyhve feet in length,
and none less than thirtyfve feet long. Two sides
must be lined straight, but may retain the natural
taper of the The other two sides may be lined
of parallel breadths, or with the natural taper and
must be lined straight, with fair curve The
small end must not be less than four hfths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear Of wane. No more sap
wood than oneeighth Of the breadth of the face from
each corner will be allowed on the stocks. The
sap wood 10 be excluded in the measurement-per
cubic foot.
5000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow Pine
promiscuous timber, from 25 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.
CLASS No. 3.
White Pine.
1000 feet, board measure, No. White Pine
inch boards to be clear of all defects, such knots,
rot, splits shakes stains, of quality, sap
wood, holes and uneven sawing-per thousand feet,
board measure.
81, 900 feet, board measure, No 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, SC.
800 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from IA tc
30 feet long, and TO average Is inches diameter il
the middle of the sticks, clear of bark; none les:
than 10 inches diameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one incl
thick, TO average 10 inches-per thousand feet board
measure.
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank. {
inches thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, inches
thick TO average IA inches wide-per thousand fee
board measure.
1000 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards
inch thick, 10 average 10 inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards
inch thick, 10 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 L
! - inches wide-per thousand feet, board measure
so pieces Yellow Locust from IL TO IS feet long
and rom 10 TO Is inches diameter, TO average i
inches diameter, clear Of bark, in the middle Of tn
sucks, or SIS cubic feet-per cubic foot.
6 pieces Fustic, three feet long and sixteen nche
diameter, say IL cubic feet-per cubic foot.
300 feet board measure, Cedar boards, Is to 2.
feet long, and from s to IL inches wide, and o
an inch thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
An the Ash, Cherry, &C, above described, TO b
Of the very best quality, clear Of rot, splits, shakes
knots, cross grain, worm holes, stains, &c Thu
plank and boards 10 be sawed 70 even thicknesses
Gas, No. 4.
Black Soruce SparS and PoLes.-By the incl
and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, { inches diameter in tn
middle, 5 inches diametes ~ the top end, clear
the bark-per inch, $40 inches.
40 pieces IS feet long, Z inches diameter ~ IN
middle, a. inches diameter at the top enc GEAR
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
80 pieces, 80 feet long, inches diameter IN III,
middle, A inches diameter at the top end clear oil
the bark-per inch, 80 inches.
40 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear ci
the bark-per inch, 240 inches.
100 pieces, IS feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 81 inches diameter at the top end clear OF
the bark-per inch, 500 inches.
100 poles, % feet long, inches diameter in III,
middle, inches diameter al the top end, clear o.
the bsrk-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.
Lire Oak timber, (by tie cubic foot.
, Live Oak keelson pieces for frigate Of the Is
class, two sets,) follows:
"a pieces - feet long. l.74O cubic feet