The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-18
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NAVY YARD, CHARLESToWN, MASS
CLASS No. /,
White Oak Timber, &c.

CLASS No. i.
White Oak Timber, sc.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age forty-three 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 be lined straight the siding way, and may be
straight, 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-ourth of the width of the face of the stocks,
squared-per cubic foot
1900 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 400 siding
| inches, per nch,) the bodies and arms TO be from
eight to ten feet longs nett siding from nine to twelve
lnches 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, lper siding nch)
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 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
,
The ends to be sawed off square to sound and per-
feet wood by the contractor.
CLASS No. 9.
YELLOW Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank Stocks average forty-ve feet in length
and none less than thirty-fve feet long Two sides
must be lined straight, but may retain the natural
taper of the tree. The other 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-ifths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear of wane No more sap
wood than oneeghh 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.
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, stalns coarseness of quality sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawlng-per thousand feet,
board measure.
10000 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.
.Ash, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, &c.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from Ia to
80 feet long, and TO average 10 inches diameter in
the middle of the sucks, clear Of bark; none less
than 10 inches diameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick, to average l6nches-per thousand feet board
measure
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, 2
inches thick-per thousand feet board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, inches
thick to average'l4 inches wide-per thousand feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards
1 inch thick TO average IL inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
1900 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, z
inches thick, to average IA inches wIde-per thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 feet board measure, Cypress boards,
inch thick, from 20 to 80 feet long, and from to
so pieces Yellow Locust, from IL to % feet long
and from No to IL inches diameter, to 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 II cubic feet--per cubic foot.
200 feet board measure, Cedar boards, Is to 25
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, 10 be
Iaf hssrf rofr hole
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 incl
and pole.
80 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear oil
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, 30 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, A. inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark-per inch, 30 inches.
40 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark-per inch, 240 inches.
100 pieces, 25 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 81 inches diameter at the top end clear Of
| the bark--per inch, 500 inches
| lVV pores <OIeet long, inches diameter IN th'
middle, 3 inches diameter at the top end, clear o
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, BROOKLYN, NY.
CLASS No. /.
Lire Oak timber, Zig the cubic foot.)
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