The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-28
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &C.,
FOR THE NAVY.
Navy DEPARTMENT,

june Is, lS49
CEALED proposals, endorsed " Proposals. for Tim
~ Der on L,mbsr, sthe case may be-" (namng III,
yard for which the offer is ntended,) will be re
ceiyed by this Bureau until three O'Clock, p. M, u
the fifteenth of August next, for furnishing and de-
liycring, under contract at the several navy yards
hereinafter named the timber, lumber, and other ar
ticles embraced in this advertisement. One-fourtf
of the whole quantity required at each navy yard
must be delivered on or before the LIST July; one
fourth or before the LIST September; one-fourtt
on or before the LIST November; and one fourth or
or before the Both December, 1850. In case of fail
ure to deliver The articles within the times and in
the proportions specified, the Bureau the several
commandments TO have the right TO supply dehcien-
cics by purchase, and the contractor and his
ties TO be responsible in twice the contract price.
SAll the timber, lumber and other articles must be
ofthe very best quality, and subjeci 10 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
mandanls or 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 be of the very best quality of long Leaf,
fns grain, Southern yeAotc pine, to be hewed 10 a
fair edge, and 10 have no more sap than one-eighth
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 felled 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 hewed within TWEEN
ty days after it is feled, and placed clear of the
ground: of which satisfactory evidence must be
given by the contractor by the production of eerti-
hcates signed by two respectable witnesses, with
their deposition on oalh before some judge of the
court or magistrate within the township or county
where the timber was felled.
Persons offering for more than one yard, must
make separate and distinct proposals for the supply Of
each, keeping the classes Of articles separate, and
bracing The tchoe 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 or an erroneous
aggregate will constitute nformality and the bid
will not be considered
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for nonfu-
6lment will in all cases be rigidy enforced; bidders
are, therefore, requested TO offer for no more than
they they can furnish within the time spe-
cited.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by board mea-
SURE" the square and round timber, unless other
wise specihed, by the " cubic foot"
Approved sureues 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
after the presentation of approved bills, in rplicate
by the commandment of the yard at which the delive-
ries made.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty, (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified TO 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
with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
the articles proposed, sgreeaby to the terms spec-
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.
Builders particularly cautioned 10 endorse their
offers, as above required, that they may be distln
gulshed 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, IN every particular, will be rejected
informal. Those whose offers are accepted will
be duly notified, and contracts forwarded without
delay.
Persons offering directed designate the post
Office through which they desire to be addressed,
and the navy agent 10 whom the contract shall be
sent for execution.
FORM OF OFFER
WAsHiSGTos, lS49
Sin: hereby agree to furnish and deliver at the
navy yard at --, in conformity with the
requirements of the advertisement from the Bureau
of Construction, Equipment, and Repair, of the
18th June, ls49, the several articles OF -, emu
merated in (clsss y or classes - and -,
for that yard, TO wit:
CLASS NO. -
- cubic feet white oak plank stocks, at
cents per cubic foot s. -
- sided inches of white oak boat knees,
at - cents per sided inch -
-
CLASS NO. -
- cubic feet yellow pine plank stocks,
at - cents per cubic foot s. -
cubic feet promscuous yellow pine,
at - cents per cubic foot -
=
II my bid be accepted, desire to be addressed
through the post Office at ----, and the contract
to be sent 10 the navy agent at --, for execu-
ton.
Respectfully, A. B.
To Commodore G. w SKINNER,
Chief Bureau Of Construction, DC, &c, Wash
ington.
We, the undersigned, residents Of ----, in
the State Of ---, hereby guarantee, that in
case the foregoing bid OF be accepted
that --- will, within FIVE days after the receipt
OF the contract al the post Office designated in said
bid, execute the same, with good and sufficient
sureties, TO furnish the articles proposed in con-
formity with the terms Of the advertisement under
which it was made. G. D.,
Z. r.
] hereby certify, that to the best Of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guoranion are
good and sufficient. J. H.,
Navy Agent
NAVY YARD, KITTERY, MAINE.
LIST CLASS.
White oak knees By the sided inch.
600White Oak knees, Tor $500 sided inches, the
siding Of one third TO be inches the net siding
Of third TO be inches and the net siding of the
other third to be inches; the to be in lengths
from feet to 5 feet and inches; the bodies 10 be
in lengths from 81 to !, averaging 81 feet
The bodies are to be sided TO the diameter of the
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