The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-13
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &C.,
FOR THE NAVY.

Navy DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair,
June l3 l849.
fCNEALED proposals, endorsed Proposals for Tim
&c Der or Lumber as the case may be-" (naming the
yard for which the offer is intended,) will be re-
ceived by this Bureau until three O'Clock, +. M OF
the fifteenth of August next, for furnishing and de-
liverng, under contract, at the several navy yards
hereinafter named, the timber, lumber and other
Ii lies embraced in this advertisement. One.fourth
c the whole quantity required at each navy yard,
/ list be delivered on or before the LIST July; one
{ urth on or before the LIST September; one-fourth
on or before the lst November; and one-fourth on
or before the 30th December 1850. In case of fall
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 dehcien-
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 on application to the different COM
laandants 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
zane 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
Ins grain, Southern yelLo,c pine, to be hewed to
air edge and to have 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 elled between
he LIST of October and the LIST of March, and must
tave grown within sixty miles of the sea coast !;
rust be stripped of the bark or hewed within TWEEN
" days after it is felled, and placed clear of the
round: of which satisfactory evidence must be
wen by the contractor, by the production of cer-
ates signed by two respectable witnesses, with
ieir deposition on oath, before some Judge of the
ourt or magistrate within the township or county
rhere the timber was felled
Persons offering for more than one yard, must
.ake separate and distinct proposals for the supply of
ach keeping the classes Of article, separate, and
racing The ,ohole quantity Of all the articles in the
lass. The cost of each item must be distinctly
arried out and the aggregate q each class correct
footed up, which is material to fair comparison
z bids. An erroneous extension erroneous
ggregate will constitute an informay, and the bid
will not be considered.
No extension of time for deliveries under any
ntract will be granted, and penalties for non-ful-
nent will in all cases be rgdy enforced; bidders
en- therefore requested to offer for no more than
are sure they can furnish within the time spe-
lied.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber
,il be estimated and determined by aboard mea-
specified, by the " ,tbc foot"
Il proved sureties in twice the estimated amount,
"A manner set forth in the form of the contract,
Gi required, and ten per centum, in addition,
Il ee withheld from the amount of each payment
collateral security for the faithful performance of
be contract. Ninetyper centum of each delivery
will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days
fer the presentation Of approved bills, IN trpicae,
" the commandant of the yard at which the delive-
. are made.
/. cry offer must be accompanied by written
~ 'ty, (the responsibility Of the guarantor or
4al, ors to be certified to by navy agent or other
IN erson, or by some one known TO the Bu-
~. nat, if the offer be accepted, the bidder or
etI will, within five days after the receipt of the
tt' at the post Office designated, execute the
i1 18th good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
is stices proposed, agreeably to the terms speci-
~ ~ this advertisement, and which may be en-
AK in the contract The law of 10th August,
as forbds the consideration of all proposals not
tfampanied by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endorse their
1,rs, as above required, that they may be dstin-
aished from other business letters, in order to
fevent 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
,e duly notified, and contracts forwarded without
clay
Persons offering are directed to designate the post
flee through which they desire to be addressed,
Ind the navy agent to whom the contract shall be
ent for execution.