The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-15

! 1900 feet board measure, LIST quality linch 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 fortyhree 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 I've lined straight the siding way, and may be
str,l CHIT 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
one-fourth 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
4 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 ten feet long; nett siding from nine to twelve
inches; and to form an angle from IlO to l2O 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 nch)
| 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-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. 2.
Yellow Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks to average foryve feet in LENGTH
and none less than thIty-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 ftths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear Of wane. No more sap
wood than one-eghth of the breadth Of the face from
| each 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 IS 10 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. 3.
White Pine
1000 feet, board measure, No / White Pine
inch boards to be clear of all defects such as knots
rot splits shakes stains of quality, sap
| wood holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet
| board measure.
80, 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.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from IA to
80 feet long, and average Is inches diameter IN
the middle Of the sticks, clear of bark; none less
than l6 inches diameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick to average l6 inches-per thousand feet, board
measure.
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, 2
inches thck-per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, inches
thick TO average Ia inches wlde-per thousand feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards,
| | inch thick, TO 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, 2
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
50 pieces Yellow Locust, from IL TO 25 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 feet long and sixteen inches
diameter, say IL cubic feet-per cubic foot.
g. L.. II "a. hoa "a IN
feet long. and from to IL 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, DC The
plank and boards TO be sawed tn even thlcknesses
CLASS No. 4.
Black Spruce Spars and Poles.-By the inch
and pole.
80 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in tn,
, middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear o.
the bark-per inch, 240 inches
r 40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter IN tn
middle a. inches diameter at the top end, clear o
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
80 pieces, 80 feet long, inches diameter IN thu
middle, ~ inches diameter at the top end, clear o
the bark-per inch, 80 inches.
40 pieces, q feet long, 6 inches diameter in thu
middle, 4 inches diameter at the top end, clear O.
the bark-per inch, $40 inches
100 pieces, 25 feet long, inches diameter IN thu
middle, 81 inches diameter al the top end, clear o
the bark-per inch, 500 inches
100 poles, % feet long, inches diameter in tn
e middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear o
& the bsrk--per pole, by the pole.
All the above spers to be Of the very best quality
IS straight and free from all defects.
NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NJ
e Glass No. J.
. Lite Oak timber, (by the cubic foot.
q Live Oak keelson pieces for frigate Of the Is
. class, two ses,) as follows: