The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-12

Live Oak keesoD pieces, for sioop-of-war of the
1st class (three sets) as follows:
l8 pieces 90 feet long, LOTT cubic feet.
do 80 do do 408 do.
do 81 do do 100 do.
3 do 90 do do l24 do.
To be sided l6s inches and moulded l8 inches.
Each of the pieces is intended to form two pieces
to work l4I inches siding, and inches moulding
nett Dimensions; an allowance is made of inches
in the moulding way, that the heart of the piece
may be taken out if deemed proper, and the con-
tractor will hew them with reference to this ar
rangement
All the aforesaid Live Oak keelson timber shall
have grown not more than twenty-five miles from
the sea- and shall be free from all defects which
which it is required; to be got out straight the
siding way, and by sweep curvmg inches IN
As feet, the moulding way.
CLASS No. 2.
Locust timber
500 cubic feet Long Island Locust timber,
lengths not less than 10 feet to average IL inches
diameter less than 10 inches to be Of the best
quality free from all defects.
| 2 pieces Yellow Locust timber, Is cubic feet, l..
Island, feet each, % inches diameter.
| 8 pieces Yellow Locust TIMBER 81 cubic feet, l..
Island, feet each, IL inches diameter.
80 pieces Yellow Locust TIMBER $50 cubic feet, l..
Island, l2 feet each, 7 X 8 inches diameter
CLASS No. 3.
YeIlow Pine timber.
10000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine plank
stock.
10000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine promis-
| cuous timber. t a t.H
The "pank stock" to be in length not less than
IS feet, averaging As feet half to square IL inches
and half to square IA inches and upwards at the
top end of the sticks to be of the best quality long
leaf fine grain free from heart shakes wind shakes,
and all other defects; to be hewed to fair edge,
and to have no more sap than one-eighth of the
breadth of the face from each corner, and the GU
bical contents of all sap 10 be excluded in the
measurement of the timber. t
| The "promiscuous TIMBER to be in lengths not
less than 80 feet to average 40 feet, TO square IA
inches and upwards at the top ends, averaging l6
inches square to be of the best quality, long leaf,
| fine grain, free from heart shakes, wind shakes,
and all other defects be hewed TO fair edge, ac-
cording to the growth of the tree, and to have no
more sap than Of the breadth of the face from
each corner, and the cubcal contents of all the sap
to be excluded in the measurement of the timber.
A proportion Of the above timber may be hewcd
with fair curve of inches spring one way of the
stick
| The aforesaid ''plank stocks" and ''promiscuous
TIMBER must be felled between the LIST Of October
and the LIST Of March, and must have grown within
so miles Of the coast; must be stripped of the
bark or hewed within 20 days after 1t is feed, and
placed clear of the ground.
CLASS No a.
Spar timber
3 yellow pine sticks, or 267 cubic feet of spar timber
so feet long, l6 inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks, or 80 cubic feet of spar tim
Der, As feet long, Is inches parallel
A r.
| Der, 70 feet long, 25l inches from butt
yellow pine sticks, or 100 cubic feet of spar tim
| Der, 65 feet long, % inches from butt.
yellow pine sticks, or 46S cubic feet Of spar tim
Der, SO feet long, 10 inches from butt
yellow pine sticks, or 3S4 cubic feet of spar tim
Der, AZ feet long, Is inches from butt
yellow pine sticks or LAT cubic feet OF spar tim
Der, 81 feet long, l6 inches 1 from butt.
yellow pine sticks or 966 cubic feet Of spar TIM
Der, 70 feet long, % inches parallel.
yellow pine sticks, or 874 cubic feet of spar Tim
Der, IS feet long, % inches parallel.
All Of the above Yellow Pine spar timber is TO be
Of the best quality, free from heart shakes, wind
shakes and all other defects, to be hewed TO fair
edge and to have no more sap than 10 OF the
breadth Of the face from each corner. Those
pieces marked 81 from butt" are for yards, and
must be the same at the butt and lined full towards
the end which can be tapered of, the large pieces
to Ia inches and the smallest to IL nches--by the
cubic foot
CLASS No. 5.
Spruce SpdrS.
spruce spars, SIS to 60 feet long, ofproportonate
25 spruce spars IS so feet long, Of proportonate
size, per SPAR
500 inches spruce spars 81 to 81 inches, per inch.
CLASS Not
| .4sh timber. &c. &c.
ash logs, Ia feet 'ong and 20 to "a inches d.
ameter, 306 il hes, per inch.
300 inches round ash timber, 20 to "a inches di-
ameter per inch.
| 200 inches round ash timber, "a inches diameter,
| per inch
200 inches round ash timber, 20 inches diameter,
per inch.
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick, % inches wide
board measure per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank 81 inches thick, 81 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, 81 inches thick, ~ inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
| 1000 feet ash plank inches thick. 81 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick, Is inches wide,
| board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank 2. inches thick, 20 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank q inches thick, IL inches wide,
board measure per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, % inches thick, 20 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank % inches thick, l6 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank q inches thick, 81 inches wide,
board measure per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank "a inches thick IL inches WIDE
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank 81 inches thick, Is inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank 81 inches thick, Is inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank inches thick, Is inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1000 feet ash plank, inches thick 10 inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick, ~ inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1900 feet ash plank, inches thick % inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1000 feet ash plank, II inches thick, lS inches wide
board measure, per 1000 feet.