The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-28
NAVY YARD, cHARLEsTowN, MASS.
White Oak Timber, &c.
Glass No.

10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, TO aver
age forty-hree feet in length to be less than
thirty-hve 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, have long fair curve, the other way
both sides may be lined taperng 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.
1900 cubic feet White Oak butt pieces, in lengths
from Is to 40 feet long, and from "a TO "a inches
square, equal proportions of the different lengths
and slzes-per cubic foot.
Az White Oak knees for cheeks, (say 42O siding
inches, per inch, the bodies and arms TO be from
eight to feet longs nett siding from nine twelve
inches; and TO form 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 nch)
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 No.2.
Yelloac Pine Timber
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank Stocks TO average forty-ve feet in length
and none less than thiity-ye 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-fifths 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-eghh 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 IS to 40 feet long, and
from IL 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 off square to sound and perfect
wood by the contractor.
CLASS No. 3.
White Pine.
1900 feet, board measure, No | White Pine
inch boards to be clear of all defects such as knots
rot, splits shakes, stains, coarseness 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
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.
FISH, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Lo-
Gust, SC.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from Ia to
81 feet long, and 10 average Is inches diameter in
the middle of the sticks, clear of bark; none less
than 10 inches diameter-per cubic foot
800 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick, to average l6inches-per thousand feet, board
measure
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank. 3
inches thlck-per thousand feet, board measure
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, inches
thick to average Ia inches wide-per thousand feet
board measure
LOCO feet board measure, Black Walnut boards
j inch thick TO average l6 inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
l,50O feet board measure, Black Walnu, boards,
inch thick, to average IA inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut plank, 2
inches thick, to average IA inches wide-per thou
sand feet board measure.
10 900 feet board measure, Cypress boards,
inch thick, from 20 TO 80 feet long, and from 8 to
IL inches wide-per thousand feet, board measure
50 pieces Yellow Locust from IL TO 25 feet long
aud from ~ 10 Ia inches diameter, to average Ia
inches diameter, clear Of bark, in the middle Of the
sticks, or SIS cubic ieet-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 8 to ~ 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 IN even thicknesses
CLASS No. 4.
Black Spruce Spars and Poies.-By the inch
and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, s inches diameter in the
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per inch, $40 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, 80 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, a inches diameter at the top end clear Of
the bark-per inch, 30 inches.
40 pieces, ~ 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, 5 inches diameter in the
middle, 81 inches diameter at the top end clear Of
the bsrk-per inch, 500 inches.
100 poles, 20 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 3 inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bsrk--per pole, by the pole.
AL the above spars to be Of the very best quality
straight and free from all defects
NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NY.
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