The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-16
NAVY YARD, CHARLESTOWN, MASS.
Glass No. l.
White Oak Timber, Sc.

- White Oak Timber, SC.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age forty-hree feet in length none to be less than
thirty-hve 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 a 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
onetourth of the width of the face of the Stocks as
squared-per cubic foot.
1000 cubic feet White Oak butt pieces, in lengths
from % 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 inch,) the bodies and arms to be from
eight to ten 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 500 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-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.
YeAoU Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks, to average ortyve feet in length,
and none less than thrty-ive 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, or with the natural taper, and
must be lined straight, or with fair curve. The
small end must not be less than four-ffths Of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear Of wane No more sap
wood than oneeghth 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
promiscuous timber, from 25 to 40 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.
Glass No. 3.
White Pine.
1900 feet, board measure, No | White Pme
inch boards, to be clear Of all defects such knots,
rot, splits, shakes, STAINS coarseness of quality sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand tet,
board measure.
$1,000 feet, board measure, No. White Pineone
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
size knots within the surface of fifteen feet b be
clear of all other knots sap wood rot shakes SPLITS
holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet bbard
measure.
.Ah, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, &c.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from n to
80 feet long, and to average 10 inches diameter in
the middle Of the sticks, clear of bark; none less
than 10 inches dIameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick, TO average l6lnches-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 feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure Black Walnut boards,
j inch thick, TO average Is 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 TO
IL inches wide--per thousand feet, board measure.
SO pieces Yellow Locust, from IL to 25 feet long,
ana from III 10 10 inches diameter, 10 average Ia
inches diameter, clear of bark in the middle Of the
sticks, or SIS cubic feet--per cubic foot.
pieces Fustic, three feet long and sixteen inches
diameter, say IL cubic feet-per cubic foot.
200 feet board measure, Cedar boards Is to IS
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, &c The
plank and boards to be sawed to even thicknesses.
Class No. 4.
Black Spruce SparS and Poles.-By the inch
and pole.
80 pieces, 81 feet long, < inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark--per inch, 240 inches.
40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, a inches diameter AT the top end clear OF
the bark--per inch, $50 inches.
80 pieces, 80 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, a inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark-per inch, 80 inches
40 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear cl
the bark-per inch, 240 inches
100 pieces, 25 feet long, ; inches diameter in the
middle - inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per inch, 500 inches.
100 poles, ~ feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 3 inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per pole, by the pole
All the above spars to be Of the very best quality,
straight and free from all defects.
NAVY YARD, BRooKLSN, Ny.
Class No. ].
Lire Oak timber, (Jy tte cubic foot.
Live Oak keelson pieces for frigate Of the lst