The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-29
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER. Sc, FOR THE

NAvv nEpARrMENr,

NAVY DRPARTMESr,
BuaEAu Constructors, EauiP'T, AND hk a,a
June "a, 1850 )
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Pfoposaasg"
- Tn.bo or Lumber, az The case may pe, !Id
the ward and class for which The offer lntehueoJ
will he received by this Bureau unil ciooA z,
ma. of the llth September next, Tor iurhlsnlng any
deIyering under contract, az the SEVERN nav
yards hereinafter named the uinoe' .a;s,,t.
other articles embraced IN thls aaVet'isement'
One fourth of the whole quantity required al each
navy yard must be delivered on or before the nIs'
Of Jolly; e-lourth ON or before me n'st VI SoP'
tember; one fourth on or before the hrst OF NO
ys,nber; and one fourth on before the thlrtleth
of December io1l In case OF failure 10 denver 'e
articles within the times and IN the pioporuohs
specified. the bureau or the several conailou.ss
10 have the right TO supply deficiencies by pur-
Lase and the Contractor and his suretles 10 DC re-
sponsible in twice the contractprice.
All the aforesaid timber, lumber, ana o'her az.
es must be OF the very best quality, suJect 70 INC
nsnection and measurement and i'll ali other re,
spects in conformity TO the stlpuatlohs conl"iieu
IN the printed rules established lor lne ~
and measurement of timber lor inc navy Va 'ie
United States, (copics Of when may DC Sver -
i,her ,,ayv ward or navy agents otfce.) All aru-
oes delivered arc required to be, IN all respects
satisfactory the cominanoant OF Tue yafu W sta
lion where delivered
lions IN the .'prlnted rule alluded TO, IN framing
their offers.
The white oak timber mast be rough squared,
ynne exceeding fourth OF The width ol the lace
of the side as squared. All the yellow pine timber
must be of the very best quality Of long iegj ine
gran. Southern ytIiop pine, to be hewed 10 a lair
edge and 10 have more sap than one-elghth ol
the breadth of the face from each corner; the con
tents Of ali sap 10 be excluded III the measurement
Of the timber. The oak must be ielled between
the first of October and the FIRST oil March and
must have grown within sixty miles of the sea.
coast; must be stripped Of the bark or hewed with
Ia twenty days after it it is lclcd, aud placed clear
Of The ground OF which satisac tory evidence must
bc given by the contractor, by the production Q!
certificates signed by two Respectable witnesses.
y,llh their deposition oath before some judge OF
the SQUIRT or magistrate within the township or
county where the timber was iclled.
Persons Offering for more than one yard or class
must make separate and distinct proposals for the
supply Of each, keeping the GLASSES OF articles sepa-
rate and embracing the whole quantity Of all the
articles in the class. The Of each item must be
distinctly carried out, and the aggregate OF each
class correctly footed up, which Is material to far
comparison Of bids.
No extension of time for deliveries, under any
circumstances, will be granted; and penalties for
non fullilment will in all 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 spc-
Gifted, by the cubic foot.
Approved sureties IN twice the estimated amount,
will be required in the forth in the
tract and ten per centum In addition VIII be With
held from the amount of each payment as coliatc-
al security for the faithful performance OF the con
tract. Ninety per centum OF each delivery will be
paid by the navy agent within thirty days after
the presentation of approved bills, in trpcate, BY
the comnandant of the yard where the deliveries
made
Every otter must be accompanied by written
guaranty (the responsibility OF the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified TO by navy agent or
other official person, by some one known 10 the
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders WILL within ten days after receipt oi
the contract at the post office designated, execute
the with good and sufficient surctics to fur
nish the articles proposed, agreeably TO the terms
specified in this advertisement, or which may be
embodied in the contract. The law OF 10Th Au-
gust, 1896 forbids the consideration OF all propo-
sails not accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders particularly cautioned 10 endorse
their offers above required, that they may be dis
tnguIshed from other business letters, in order "a
prevent their being opened before the day APP
pointed.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement in every particular, will be consid-
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 are directed 10 designate the
post-office through which they desire TO be ad
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
shall be sent for execution.