The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-13

arrangement
Live Oak keelson pieces, for a sloop-of-war of the
LIST class, (three SETS as follows:
Is pieces 90 feet long, l,O7l cubic feet.
do 80 do do 406 do.
3 do 81 do do 100 do.
3 do 20 do do l24 do.
To be sided l6S inches and moulded IL inches.
Each of the pieces is intended to form two pieces
to work l45 inches siding and 6 inches moulding,
tj1imensons 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 it is required; to be got out straight the
siding way and by a sweep curving inches in
As feet, the moulding way
CLASS No. 9.
Locust timber
500 cubic feet Long Island Locust timber,
lengths not less than I'D 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, IL cubic feet, L..
| Island, feet each, 90 inches diameter
| 8 pieces Yellow Locust TIMBER 81 cubic feet, l..
Island, feet each, I2 inches diameter.
30 pieces Yellow Locust TIMBER $50 cubic feet, L..
Island, l2 feet each, X inches diameter
CLASS No. 3.
YELLOW 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 II inches
| and half TO square IA inches and upwards at the
top end of the sticks to be of the best quality long
leaf fine grain free from heart shakes, wind shakes,
and all other defects; to be hewed to fair edge,
and to have no more sap than one-eghth 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 30 feet to average 40 feet, TO square ia
inches and upwards at the top ends, averaging l6
inches square, to be of the best quality, long leaf,
4 fine grain, free from heart shakes wind shakes,
and oil other defects; to be hewed to fair edge,
cording to the growth OF the tree, and to hnve no
more sap than Of the breadth of the face from
each corner and the cubica 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
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and the LIST of March, and must have grown within
| 60 miles of the sea coast; must be stripped OF the
bark or hewed within 20 days after II 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, 10 inches parallel
yellow pine sticks, or 80 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, As feet long, Is inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks, or l,035 cubic feet of spar tim
Der, % feet long, 25I inches from butt
yellow pine sticks, or 100 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, IS feet long, % inches from butt.
4 yellow pine sucks, or 46S cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, SO feet long, IS inches from butt.
yellow pine sucks, or 3s4 cubic feet of spar tim.
Der, AZ feet long, Is inches from butt
yellow pine sticks, or l47 cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 81 feet long, l6 inches from butt.
4 yellow pine sticks, or 965 cubic feet Of spar tim.
Der, ~ feet long, % inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks, or ga cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, 65 feet long 90 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 fan
edge, and to have more sap than l-6 Of the
breadth Of the face from each corner. Those
pieces marked CT from buttn are for yards, and
must be the same at the butt and lined full towards
the end, which can be tapered of, the large pieces
to Ia inches and the smallest to IL inches-by th'
cubic foot
CLASS No. 5.
Spruce SpdrS.
Is spruce spars, SIS TO 60 feet long, Of proportional
size, per spar.
25 spruce spers, IS to so feet long, Of proportional
size, per spar.
500 inches spruce spurs, 81 to 81 inches, per inch
| C,.ss No
.HSh timber, &C., Sc.
ash logs, IA feet 'ong and 20 to "a inches di
arneter, 3Os hes, per inch.
300 inches round ash timber, ~ to "a inches di
ameler, per inch
900 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, 81 inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, 3. inches thick, 20 inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank, 3 inches thick. 81 inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick, ID inches vide
board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, y inches thick, ~ inches VIDE
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, 9. inches thick, IL inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, p inches thick, 20 inches vide
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank. 81 inches thick l6 inches wide
board measure per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank ~ inches thick, 81 inches vide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, q inches thick, II inches vide
, board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, q inches thick Is inches vide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank 81 inches thick, 10 inches WIDE
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick, Is inches vide
) board measure per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank inches thick, - inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
9 1900 feet ash plank inches thick, l2nches wide
{ board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, 2 inches thick, % inches vide
e board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick, IL nches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet