The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-15


500 Get, board measure, lst quality 3-inch Black
Walnut plank.
1000 feet, board measure, LIST quality Pinch Black
Walnut plank
500 feet, board measure, LIST quality Il inch Black
Walnut plank.
1900 feet, board measure, LIST quality l-nch Black
Walnut boards
G., 500
NAVY YARD, CHARLESTOWN, MASS.
Glass No. /.
White Oak Timber, SC.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to aver
age forty-three feet in length, 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 apering in conformity with
the growth of the tree. The wane must not exceed
one-fourth of the width of the face Of the Stocks as
| squared--per cubic foot
1000 cubic feet White Oak butt pieces, in lengths
from 25 to 40 feet long, and from IA to "a inches
squares equal proportions of the different lengths
and szes-per cubic foot
| 40 White Oak knees for cheeks, (say 400 siding
inches, per lnch,) the bodies and arms to be from
eight to ten feet long, nett siding from nine to 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 twenty inches, (per siding inch)
l-per inch.
| 200 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. 9.
Yellow Pine Timber.
| 10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks average fortyfve feet in length
and none less than thirty-fve 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, with fair The
small end must not be less than four-ffths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
twelve inches square, clear of wane. No more sap
wood than oneeighth 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
promlscuous TIMBER from 25 TO 40 feet long, and
from Is TO "a inches souare-per cubic foot.
| Ali 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
1000 feet, board measure, No / White Pine
inch boards, 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.
1000 feet board measure, No. 2 White Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
size knots within the surface of fifteen feet 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
80 feet long, and To average Is inches diameter
the middle Of the sucks, clear of bark; none less
| than 10 inches dlameter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure Cherry boards, one incl
thick, to average l6nches-per thousand feet boarC
measure.
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, :
inches thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, niche,
thick to average IA inches wide-per thousand fee
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, TO average Ia inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut plank,
inches thick, to average Ia inches wIde--per thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 feet board measure, Cypress boards,
inch thick, from 20 10 80 feet long, and from 8 u
~ inches wide-per thousand feet, board measure
SO pieces Yellow Locust, from IL TO 25 feet long
| I'D fror IN u.ha tn
inches diameter, clear Of bark in the middle Of tn
sticks, or SIS cubic feet-per cubic foot.
pieces Fustic, three feet long and sixteen inche
, diameter, say II cubic feet-per cubic foot.
200 feet board measure, Cedar boards, Is to 2
feet long, and from 8 TO IL inches wide, and q
an inch thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
All the Ash, Cherry, &c, above described, TO b
Of the very best quality, clear Of rot splits shakes
knots, cross grain, worm holes, stains &c TIL
plank and boards 20 be sawed 10 even thIcknesses
n Class No. 4.
? Black Spruce Spars md Poles.-By the inc
|, and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, 3 inches diameter in tn
Il middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear
> the bsrk-per inch, $40 inches.
r 40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter in III
middle, A. inches diameter at the top end, clear
the bark--per inch, $50 inches
p, 30 pieces, 30 feet long, inches diameter IN III
. middle, A. inches diameter at the top end, clear
the bark-per inch, 80 inches.
40 pieces, 81 feet long, s inches diameter in III
middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear
the bsrk-per inch, $40 inches
100 pieces, IS feet long inches diameter in II
middle 81 inches diameter at the top end, clear
the bsrk--per inch, 500 inches
100 poles, 20 feet long, inches diameter in III
,e middle, inches diameter at the top end, clear
~ the bark-per pole, by the pole.
,e All the above spars be Of the very best quality
rs straight and free from all defects.
Dc NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, N
he Class No. |.