The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-15
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &c.,
FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair,
june Ii, l649
CEALED proposals, endorsed Proposals for Tim
- Der or Lumber, as the may be-" (naming the
yard for which the offer is intended,) will be
oeived by this Bureau until three O'Clock, p. M Of
the fifteenth of August next, for furnishing and de-
hyering under contract, at the several navy yards
hereinafter named, the timber, lumber, and other
ticles embraced in this advertisement. One-fourth
of the whole quantity required at 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 30th 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 dehcen-
cies by purchase, and the contractor and his
ties TO be responsible in twice the contract price.
All the timber, lumber, and other articles must be
of 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 navy agents. All said 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
fins grain, Souhs,1, yeuoio pine, to be hewed to
fair edge, and to have no more sap than one-eghth
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-
icates signed by two respectable witnesses, with
their deposition oath, before some Judge of the
court or magistrate within the township county
where the timber was felled
Persons offering for more than yard, must
make separate and distinct proposals for the supply of
EACH keeping the classes Of articles Separate and
bracng The irhoLs 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 an erroneous
aggregate will constitute nformaIity and the bid
will not be considered
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for nonfu-
fment will in all be rigidly enforced; bidders
are therefore, requested to offer for no than
they are sure they can furnish within the time spe-
cited.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by g board mea-
wise specified, by the cubic foot"
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount,
in the manner 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 rpicate,
by the commandment Of the yard at which the deive-
RES are made.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty, (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified by navy agent or other
Official person, or by some one known to the Bu-
reau that, If the offer be accepted the bidder or
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,
1886 forbids the consideration of all proposals not
accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders particularly cautioned 10 endorse their
offers, as above required, that they may be distin-
guished 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 every particular. will be rejected
as informal. Those whose offers accepted WI
be duly notified, and contracts forwarded without
delay.
Office through which they desire to be addressed
and the navy agent TO whom the contract shall b,
sent for execution.
FORM OF OFFER
WAsHMGros, --, lS49
SrR: hereby agree TO furnish and deliver at th'
navy yard at -, in conformity with the
requirements Of the advertisement from the Bureau
Of Construction, Equipment, and Repair, of th'
18th June, ls49, the several articles o. emu
merated in (class-, or classes - and -
for that yard, TO wit;
CLASS NO. -
cubic feet white oak plank stocks, at
cents per cubic foot 5
- sided inches Of white oak boat knees,
at = cents per slded inch
3
Class NO. -
- cubic feet yellow pine plank stocks,
at - cents per cubic foot -
- cubic feet promiseuous yellow pine,
OF cents per cubic foot -
-
If my bid be accepted, desire TO be addresse
through the post Office al --, and the contrac
TO be sent 10 the navy agent at --, for erecu
ton.
Respectfully, A. b.
To Commodore G.. w. SKINNER,
Chief Bureau Of Construction, &c, &c, WASH
ington
We, the undersigned, residents Of ---,
the State Of --, hereby guarantee, that !
case the foregoing bid Of --- be scoePte'
that - will, within FIVE days after the receiT
Of the contract at the post Office designated IN sal
bid, execute the same, with good and suficier
sureties, to furnish the articles proposed IN col
formity with the terms Of the advertisement uDd'
which II was made. e. D.,
E. r.
hereby certify, that to the best Of my know
LEDGE and belief, the above named guarantors Al
good and sufficient J. H.,
Navy Agent
NAVY YARD, KTTTERY, MAINE.
LIST CLASS.
White oak knees (by the sided inch.)
600 White Oak knees, Tor 4, 500 sided inches, } q
net siding Of one third 10 be inches, the net sdiI
OF one third to be inches, and the net siding Of Z