The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-07
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &C., FOR THE
NAVY.


Navy DEPARTMEsT,
BUREAU Constructors, EaUIP'T, AND REpAm,
June ~, 1850. s
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Timber or Lumber, % as the may be, (naming
the yard and class for which the offer is intended,)
viii be received by this Bureau until o'clock p.
m OF the 18th September next, for furnishing and
delivering, under contract, at 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
oi July; one fourth before the first of Sep
tcmber; one fourth on or before the first OF No
vember; and one-fourth on or before the thirteth
oil December, 1881 In of failure to deliver the
articles within the times and III the proportions
| specined, the Bureau or the several commandments
to have the right to supply deficiencies by pur
chase and the contractor and his suretes to be
| sponsbe in twice the contract price
| All the aforesaid timber, lumber and other arti-
Giles must be OF the very best quality, subject to the
inspection and measurement, and in all other
5PeCt5 IN conformity TO the aupulations contained
In the printed rules established for the inspection
aud measurement Of timber for the navy of the
United States, (copies OF which may be seen at
either navy yard or navy agents oiiice) All arti-
Giles delivered required to be, In all respects
satisfactory to the commandment of the yard or sta
| ton where delivered.
| Bidders particularly referred to the iustruc-
tons IN the ''printed rules" alluded to- in framing
| their offers.
The white oak timber must be roueh-squared
| according to the growth of the tree; to have no
wane exceeding one fourth of the width of the face
0, the side squared. All the yellow pine timber
must be of the very best quality of long Leaf fine
ram Southern ytllotp pine, TO be hewed to fair
edge, and to have no more sap than one-eighth of
he breadth of the face from each corner; the con-
tents Of all sap to be excluded III the measurement
| OF the timber. The oak must be felled between
the first of October and the first of March, and
| must have grown within sixty miles of the
coast; must be stripped of The bark or hewed with
| al tie is nd MI dele
| 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 Judge of
| the court or magistrate within the township or
| county where the timber was felled.
| Persons offering for more than 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
non -fulhlment 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 rnaStu G;
the square and round timber unless otherwise spcy
| cited, by the cubic foot.
| Approved sureties, in twice the estimated amount,
will be required in the 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 trpcate, 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 with good and sufficient surcties 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, 1876 orbids the consideration sf all propo-
Gals 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 III order to
prevent their being opened before the day APP
pointed.
! All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement III every particular, will be consid-
| ervd 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
shall be sent for execution.