The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-25
PROPOSALS. lFm TIMBER, Sc,

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GlEALED proposals, endorsed & Proposals. tm i'm
N her or Ls,sbsr, q sts esN4 may ks, y (pamipg the
yard for which ,hs offer rs intended. will Ia re-
oeivod by this BUREAU annl three O'Clock, p. NJ. of
tse ffteepth Of August next, forfnrnishue and do
livering under contract, at the several navy yards
hereinafter NAMED the timber, humber and etlerar-
hcies embraced in this acknowledgement One fotrth
or the Whole quantity required al each navy yard,
must be delivered on or before the LIST July one
fourth on or before the LIST September; one-fourth
on or before the LIST November; and one-fourth on
or before the Goth December, 1850. In case of fail
ure to deliver the articles within the times and in
the proportions specified, the Bureau or the several
commandments to have the right to supply defcien-
cies by purchase, and the contractor and his sure
ties TO be responsible in twice the contract price.
All the timber lumber, and other articles must be
the very best quality and subject TO the inspection
and measurement established for the government Of
the several navy yards, printed rules of which may
be obtained on application to the different COM
mandants or navy agents All sand timber, lumber,
and other articles must be entirely satisfactory to
the respective commandments.
The white oak timber must be rough squared,
according to the growth of the tree, to have no
wane exceeding one-fourth the width Of the face
Of the side as squared. All the yellow pine tim
Der must be of the very best quality of long leaf
tns grain Southern yeliosc pine, TO be hewed to a
fair edge, and TO have more sap than one-eighth
of the breadth of the face from each corner; the
contents of all sap to be excluded in the measure
ment of the timber. The oak must be feled between
the LIST of October and the LIST of March, and must
have grown within sixty miles of the sea coast
must be stripped of the bark or hewed within TWEEN
ty days after it is felled and placed clear of the
ground: of which satisfactory evidence must be
given by the contractor, by the production of cert
fcates signed by two respectable witnesses, with
herr hafn ir,dU Of fha
court or magistrate within the township or county
where the timber was felled.
Persons offering for more than one yard, must
make separate and distinct proposals for the supply Of
each, keeping the classes Of articles separate, and
bracing the iohoe quantity Of all the articles in the
class The cost of each item must be distinctly
carried out and the aggregate of each class correct
ly footed up, which is material to fair comparison
of bids. An erroneous extension or an erroneous
aggregate will constitute an informaty, and the bid
will not be considered.
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for non-ful
flment will in all cases be rgidly enforced; bidders
are, therefore, requested to offer for no more than
they are sure they furnish within the time spe-
cited.
The price Of all manufactured or sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by tbond mea-
aire;" the square and round timber, unless other
wise specified, by the cubic foot"
Approved sureues ia twice the estimated amount,
in the set forth in the form of the contract
will be required, and ten per centum, in addition,
will be withheld from the amount of each payment
collateral security for the faithful performance of
the contract. Ninety per centum of each delivery
will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days
after the presentation of approved bills, In plicate
by the commandment of the yard at which the dellve-
ries are made.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
I,ka ,l,xr oS he
guarantors TO be certified to by navy agent other
official person, or by some one known to the Bu-
reau,) that if the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders WILL within five days after the receipt of the
contract at the post Office designated, execute the
same with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
the articles proposed, agreeably TO the terms speci
fed in this advertisement and which may be en-
bodied in the contract. The law of 10th August
1916, forbids the consideration of all proposals not
accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders particularly cautioned to endorse their
offers, above required, that they may be distin-
eushed from other business letters in order TO
prevent their being opened before the proper time.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement in every particular, will be rejected
as informal. Those whose offers are accepted will
be duly notified, and contracts forwarded without
delay.
Persons offering are directed to designate the post
Office through which they desire to be addressed,
and the navy agent TO whom the contract shall be
sent for execution.
FORM OF OFFER
WAsHHGToN, 1919
STA: hereby agree TO furnish and deliver at the
navy ward at in conformity with the
requirements of the advertisement from the Bureau
of Construction, Equipment, and Repair, of the
18th June, ls49, the several articles OF -, emu
merated in (class- - or classes - and -,
for that yard to wit:
- cubic feet white oak plank stocks at
- cents per cubic foot s.
- sided inches Of white oak boat knees,
AT - cents per sided inch -
3
- cubic feet yellow pine plank stocks,
at cents per cubic foot >
- cubic feet promiscuous yellow pine,
at - cents per cubic foot -
8
II my bid be accepted, desire to be addressed
through the post Office at ---, and the contract
TO be sent 10 the navy agent at ----, for execu-
ton.
To Commodore c. w SKNSrR,
Chief Bureau Of Construction, &c, &c, Wash
ington.
We, the undersigned, residents Of .-, IN
the State Of ---, hereby guarantee, that IN
case the foregoing bid Of --b be accepted
that - will, within FIVE days after the receipt
Of the contract at the post Office designated in said
bid, execute the same, with good and sufficient
sureties to furnish the articles proposed, in con-
formity with the terms Of the advertisement under
which II made. &. d.,
| hereby certify, that to the best Of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient j. H.,
Navy Agent.
NAVY YARD, KITTERY, MAINE.
LIST CLASS.
White oak knees (by the sided inch.
900 White Oak knees, tor 500 sided inches, the
net siding Of one third TO be inches, the net siding
Of one third to be inches, and the net siding OF the
other third to be inches; the TO De IN lengths
from feet 10 feet and inches; the bodies to bt
in lengths from 81 to u, averaging 81 feet