The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-14

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| NAVY YARD, CHARLEsTOWN, MASS.
CLASS No. /.
White Oak Timber, &c.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age fortythree feet in length, none to be less than
thirty-ive 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
onefourth 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
and szes-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 70 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.
300 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.
Al the above White Oak timber and hnooe 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.
YeUow Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank Stocks TO average foryhve 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 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-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 one-eighh 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 is 10 "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 of square to sound and perfect
wood by the contractor.
CLASS No. 3.
White Pine.
1000 feet, board measure, No. White Pine
inch boards be clear of all defects, such knots
rot, splits, shakes, stains, Of quality sap
wood holes, and uneven sawing-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 snwing-per thousand feet board
measure.
fish, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, &c.
800 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from Ia TO
80 feet long and TO average Is inches diameter in
the middle Of the sticks, clear Of bark none less
than Is inches diameter-per cubic foot
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick To average l6inches-per thousand feet board
measure.
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, 9
inches tbick-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
inch thick, to average 10 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,
inches thick, to average IA inches wide-per thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 fee, board measure, Cypress boards, l
inch thick, from 20 to 30 feet long, and from to
| ~ inches wlde-per thousand fect, board measure
so pieces Yellow Locust, from ~ TO % feet long
and from 10 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 IL cubic feet-per cubic foot.
1900 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 Poies.-By the inch
and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, 8 inches diameter in the
middle, 5 inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark--per inch, 240 inches.
40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter in the
middle Al inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
30 pieces, 80 feet long, inches diameter IN the
middle Al inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark-per inch, 90 inches.
40 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark-per inch, $40 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