The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-09
PROPOSALS. FOR TIMBER, &c., FOR THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
buASAu CONTRADICTIONS, EouIP'T, AND kErAn,
June "a, 1880. !
CEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed "a Proposals for
~ 1Sssu or Lumber, % as the case may be, (naming
the yard and class for which the offer 10 intended)
will DO received by this Bureau until O'Clock p
IN. of the llth September next, for furnishing and
delivering, under contract, NJ the several navy
yards hereinafter named, the timber, lumber, and
other articles embraced in this advertisement
One fourth Of the whole quantity required at each
navy yard must be delivered on or before the first
of July; one fourth before the first Of Sep
tomber; one-fourth on or before the first of No.
vember; and ne-fourth on or before the thirtieth
of December 1851. In of failure to deliver the
articles within the times and in the proportions
specified, the bureau or the several commandants
70 have the right to supply deficiencies by pur-
chase, and the contractor and his suretes to be re-
pponsiblc in twice the contract price.
All the Aforesaid timber, lumber, and other arti'
cles must be Of the very best quality, subject to the
inspection and measurement, and in all other re.
spects In conformity to the stipulatons contained
in the printed rules established for the inspection
and measurement Of timber for the navy Of the
United States, (copies of which may be seen at
either navy yard or navy agents offce.) All arti-
cles delivered are required to be- in all respects,
satisfactory TO the commandment Of the yard or sta
ton where delivered.
Bidders are particularly referred to the instruc-
tions in the "printed rules" alluded to, in framing
their offers.
according to the growth of the tree, to have no
exceeding one-fourth of the width Of the face
of the side squared. All the yellow pine timber
must be OF the very best quality of long leaf fine
gram Southern ytlotc pine, to be hewed to fair
edge, and to have no more sap than one-eighth of
the breadth Of the face from each corner; the
tents of all sap to be excluded in the
of the timber. The oak must be feled between
the first of October and the first Of March, and
must have grown within sixty miles OF the sea-
coast; must be stripped of the bark or hewed with
in twenty days after it it is feed, and placed clear
OF the ground Of which satisfactory evidence must
be given by the contractor, by the production of
certificates signed by two respectable witnesses,
with their deposition oath before some judge Of
che court or magistrate within the township
county where the timber fcled.
Persons Offering for more than one yard or class
must make separate and distinct proposals for the
supply Of each, keeping the classes of articles sepa-
rate, and embracing the whole quantity of all the
articles in the class. The cost of each item must be
distinctly carried out, and the aggregate of each
class correctly footed up, which is material to fair
comparison Of bids
No extension of time for deliveries, under any
circumstances, will be granted; and penalties for
onfu6ment will in al cases be rigidly enforced;
bidders therefore requested to offer for no more
than they are sure they can furnish within the time
specified.
The price of all manufactured or sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by board measure;
the square and round timber, unless otherwise spe-
Gifted, by the cubic foot.
Approved sureties, in twice the estimated amount,
will be required in the manner set forth in the
tract, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment as collate-
raj security for the faithful performance of the
tract Ninety per centum of each delivery will be
paid by the navy agent within thirty days after
the presentation OF approved bills, in triplicate by
the commandment Of the yard where the deliveries
are made.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty (the responsibility Of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent or
other official person, or by some one known to the
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will, within ten days after receipt of
the contract at the post office designated, execute
the same with good and sufficient sureties to fur
nish the articles proposed, agreeaby to the terms
speclfled in this advertisement, or which may be
embodied in the contract. The law of 10th Au-
gust, 1916, forbids the consideration of all propo-
sails not accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned 10 endorse
their offers above required, that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters in order to
prevent their being opened before the day ap-
pointed.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement in every particular, will be consd-
cred or rejected, at the option of this Bureau.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified, and contracts forwarded without delay
Persons Offering directed TO designate the
post office through which they desire TO be ad-
dressed, and the navy agent TO whom the contract
ehall be sent for execution.