The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-23
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &C.,
FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.


Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair
June Is, ls49.
CEALED proposals, endorsed Proposals for Tim
- Der on Lumber, The case may be-" (naming the
yard for which the offer is intended will be re-
ceived by this Bureau until three O'Clock, p M, of
the fifteenth of August next, for furnishing and de-
vering, under contract, at the several navy wards
hereinafter named, the timber lumber and other ar
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 lst Novembef; 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 deicien-
cies by purchase, and the contractor and his sure
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 application to the different COM
manda6ts 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 must be of the very best quality of long leaf
fine grain, Southern yelioao pine, to be hewed to
fair edge and TO have no more sap than one-eighth
of the breadth of the face from each corner; the
coltents Of all sap TO be excluded in the measure
ment Of the timber. The oak must be feed 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 twcn-
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
hcates signed by two respectable witnesses, with
their deposition on oath, 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 en-
bracing the whoe 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 an informaty, and the bid
will not be considered.
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for non-ful-
hlment will In all cases be rgidly enforced; bidders
are, therefore, requested 70 offer for than
they are they furnish within the time spe-
cited.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber
Will be estimated and determined by g board mea-
S"eJ VIC SiuaiS anu IOuHu uIlUtr, unless OlntT-
wise specified, by the {" cubic foot''
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
the manner set forth the form of the contract
will he 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 tripicate
by the commandment of the yard al which the deve-
rles are 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 Ii the offer be accepted, the bidder or
bidders will, within ve days after the receipt of the
contract at the post Office designated, execute the
same with good and sufficient suretes, to furnish
the ARTICLES proposed, agreeably the terms speci-
fed IN this advertisement and which may be en-
bodied in the contract. The law of 10Th August.
1916, forbids the consideration of all proposals not
accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned TO endorse their
eteTs, as above required, that they may be dstin-
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 IN every particular, will be rejected
as informal. Those whose offers accepted will
be duly nothed, and contracts Forwarded without
delay.
Persons offering directed To des gnate the post
Office through which they desire TO be addressed
and the navy agent TO whom the contract shall be
sent for execution.