The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-30
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, Sc,
FOR. THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.


CEALED proposals, endorsed Proposals for TIM
~ Der on Lumber a sthe 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-
lverng, under contract, at the several navy yards
hereinafter named, the timber, lumber, and other
tices 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 or before the LIST September; one-fourth
on or before the LIST November; and one-fourth on
or before the 30th December, 1850. In of fail
ure 10 deliver the articles within the times and in
the proportions specified the Bureau the several
commandments to have the right to supply defcien-
cles 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
mandants 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
fms grain, Southern yeiiosc pine, to be hewed to a
fair edge, and to have no more sap than one-eighh
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 or hewed within TWEEN
ty days after it is feed. 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
where the timber was feed.
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 chois 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 erroneous
aggregate will constitute an informaity, and the bid
will not be considered.
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for non-ul-
6lment will in all cases be rgidly enforced; bidders
are, therefore, requested to offer for no more than
they are sure they can furnish within the time spe
cited.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by aboard mea-
sure" the square and round timber, unless other
wise specified, by the g cubic toot.n
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount,
IN the 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 cenum of each delivery
Will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days
after the presentation Of approved bills in trpcae,
by the commandment of the yard at which the deliye-
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 other
rtol bus tha RI
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, agreeably 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.
Bidders particularly cautioned 10 endorse their
offers, above required, that they may be distin-
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, viii he rejected
as informal. Those whose offers accepted will
be duly notified, and contracts forwarded without
delay.
Persons offering are directed TO designate the post
Office through which they desire to be addressed
sent for execution.
FORM OF OFFER.
WASHINGTON, --, l649.
Sir: | 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 (class y classes - and -,
for that yard, TO wit:
CLASS NO. -
o,,t,. g.e, y,h;,. osL ,IanL s,ncLs
cents per cubic foot s.
sided inches of white oak boat knees,
at - cents per sided inch
- cubic feet yellow pine plank stocks,
at - cents per cubic foot s.
- cubic feet promiscuous yellow pine,
at - cents per cubic foot -
-
If my bid be accepted desire to be addressed
through the post Office at ----, and the contrac
to be sent to the navy agent at ----, for execu
ton.
Respectfully, A
To Commodore c. w. SKINNER,
Chief Bureau of Construction, &c, &c, Wash
ington.
we, NE uDderslgneu, resluenus OF ------, y
the State OF --, hereby guarantee, that Il
case the foregoing bid Of ---be accepted
that - will, within FIVE days after the receip
Of the contract at the post Office designated IN sat
bid, execute the same, with good and sufhcien
sureues to furnish the articles proposed, in con
formity with the Terms Of the advertisement unde
which IL was made. G. D.,
f. r.
! hereby certify, that to The best Of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors ar,
good and sufficient. J. H.,
Navy Agent
NAVY YARD, KITTERl MAINE
LIST CLASS.
White oak knees (by the sided inch.)
600 White Oak knees, Tor 4,500 sided inches, tn
net siding Of third TO be inches, the net sdn,
Of one third to be inches, and the siding Of tn
other third to be inches the arms TO be in length
from feet 10 5 feet and inches; the bodies to b.
in lengths from 81 to H. averaging 81 feet
The bodies are TO be sided TO the diameter Of tn
fbao fok III ~ fkel