The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-29
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NAVY YARD, CHARLEsToWN, MASS
Glass No. /.
White Oak Timber, SC.

White Oak Timber, SC.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age fortyhree feet in length, 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
onefourth Of the width of the face of the Stocks
squarcd-per cubic foot
1000 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 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 diame-
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.
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 Nos 9.
Yellow Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank Stocks average forty6ve feet length,
and none less than thiry-hve 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
hpf end md and L,l tb~x,
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
promlseuous timber, from Is to 40 feet long, and
from Is 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 Pine
inch boards to be clear of all defects such knots
rot, splits, shakes, stains, of quality, sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet,
board measure.
80 900 feet, board measure No White Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
clear of all other knots sap wood ro shakes splits
holes, and uneven sawing-Per thousand fest board
measure.
fish, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, &c.
500 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 10 inches dlameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards one inch
thick, TO average I6inches-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, 2 inches
thick to average IA inches wide-per thousand feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure Black Walnut boards,
] inch thick, TO average Is inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
| 800 feet board measure Black Walnut boards,
] inch thick, 10 average Ia inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut plank,
inches thick TO average IA inches wide--pcr thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 feet board measure, Cypress boards /
inch thick, from 20 TO 30 feet long, and from TO
/ ~ inches wide-per thousand feet board measure.
so pieces Yellow Locust, from IL TO 25 feet long,
and from 10 TO Is 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
| 200 feet board measure, Cedar boards Is to 25
/ feet long, and from s TO IL inches wide, and Of
an inch thIck-per thousand feet, board measure.
Az the Ash, Cherry, DC, 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 10 even thicknesscs.
! Glass No. 4.
Black Spruce Spars and Poies.-By the inch
and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, { inches diameter in the
middle, 5 inches diameter at the top end clear oil
the bark-per inch, $40 inches.
40 pieces 35 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, Al inches diameter al the top end, clear oil
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
30 pieces, 30 feet long. inches diameter in the
middle, a. inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bsrk--per inch, 2l0 inches.
40 pieces, q feet long, s inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark--per inch, 240 inches.
100 pieces, Is feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 81 inches diameter at the top end, clear o.
the bsrk-per inch, 500 inches.
100 poles, 20 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bsrkt--per pole, by the pole
All the above spars 10 be Of the very best quality,
straight and free from all defects.
NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, MY
CLASS Mol.
Live oak timber, (by the cubic foot.