The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-24

1000 feet board measure, lsi qaaiity @ieh p'@sh
OoSse,, board measure i.i qaali'y }. 'ash i'lass
Walnut plank
1000 feet board measure, Isl quality l-iWch bssFs
Walnut boards.
81 500
NAVY YARD, cHARLEsTowN, MASS.
Class No, L.
White Oak Timber, &c.
10000 cubic feet White Oak plank ssoekn, 20 aver
age fory-three feet in length, none 70 bs lsss thar
thirty-fve long and none less than twelve inches
square at the top end clear Of In. stocks
TO be lined straight the siding way, and H'sy IL
straight, or have long fair curve, the other way
both sides may be lined tapering IN conformity With
the gre with Of the tree. The wane must not exceed
onefourth of the width Of the face Of the stocks, AZ
squared-per cubic foot.
4 600 cubic feet White Oak butt pieces, in lengths
from IS to 40 feet long, and from IA TO "a inches
square, equal proportions Of the different lengths
| and sizes--per cubic foot.
40 White Oak knees for cheeks, gssy i20 siding
inches, per inch,) the bodies and arms TO be from
eight feet long; nett siding from nine u twelve
inches; and to form an angle from IN 20 10 de-
! grees The bodies 10 he 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 to twenty inches, lper siding ineh)
per inch.
200 White Oak boat knees, (ssy 500 siding
inches,) arms not less than four inches diameter
clear OF the bark, and the arms and bodies TO be
not less than thiry-two inches long. one.third Of
the whole number to he square knees-per inch,
nett siding.
All the above White Oak timber and knees 10 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. 2.
Yellow Pine Timber.
10000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks TO average fortyhve feet length
and none less thun thiuy-6ye feet long Two sides
must be lined straight, but may retain the natural
taper of the The other two sides may be lined
of parallel brcad,hs, or with the natural taper, and
must be lined straight or with fair curve. The
small end must not be less than four itths 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
promiscuous timber, from IS 10 40 feet long, and
| from 10 To "a inches square--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.
CLASS No. 3.
White Pine
| 1000 feet, board measure, No | White Pine 1
inch boards TO be clear of all defects such knots
rot, splits shakes, sains coarseness Of quality, sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawing-per thousand feet,
board measure.
/ 10000 feet board measure, No. White Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than three medium
| E,ot he of 10 he
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, &c.
500 cubic feet White Ash butt pieces, from IA to
80 feet long, and to average 10 inches diameter IN
the middle of the sticks, clear of bark; none less
than l6 inches diaIneter-per cubic foot.
500 feet board measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick, to average l6inches-per thousand feet board
measure
10000 feet board measure, White Ash plank, 2
inches thick-per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Cherry plank, inches
thick to average IA inches wide-per thousand feet
board measure.
1000 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards,
! inch thick, 10 average 10 inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
1900 feet board measure, Black Walnut boards,
inch thick, 10 average IA inches wide-per thou
sand feet, board measure.
500 feet board measure, Black Walnut plank, 2
inches thick, TO average Ia inches wIde-per thou
sand feet board measure.
10000 feet board measure, Cypress boards,
inch thick, from 20 to 80 feet long, and from 3 to
IL inches wide-per thousand feet, board measure.
50 pieces Yellow Locust, from ~ to IS feet long,
and FROM 10 to 10 inches diameter, TO average IA
inches diameter, clear of bark in the middle Of the
sticks or SIS cubic feet-per cubic foot
pieces FustIc, three feet long ard sixteen inches
diameter, say IL cubic feet-per cubic foot.
200 feet board measure, Cedar boards, Is TO IS
feet long, and from 8 to IL inches wide, and I Of
an inch thick--per thousand feet, board measure.
| All the Ash, Cherry, &c, above described TO be
knots, cross grain, worm holes, stains, &c The
pa nix and boards to be sawed to even thicknesses.
CLASS No. 4.
Black Spruce SparS and Poies.-By the inch
and pole.
30 pieces, 81 feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 5 inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
the bark-per inch, 240 inches.
40 pieces IS feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, a inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark-per inch, $50 inches.
80 pieces, 80 feet long, inches diameter IN the
middle, a. inches diameter at the top end, clear Of
! the bark-per men, 2l0 inches
~ pieces, ~ feet long, incnes olameuer w the
middle, 4 inches diameter at the top end, clear 81
the berk--per inch, $40 inches.
100 pieces, 25 ieet long, inches diameter IN the
middle. 81 inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bark--per inch, 500 inches.
100 poes, % feet long, inches diameter in the
middle, 5 inches diameter at the top end, clear OF
the bsrk--per pole, by the pole.
An the above spars to be Of the very best quality,
straight and free from all defects.
NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NJ. Y.
CLASS No. /.
Lire Oak timber, (by the cubic foot.
Live Oak keelson pieces Tor frgate of the LIST
class, 1.-TWO sets,) as follows