The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-06
PROPOSALS FOR TIsIBEIt, .Sc.. FOR THE
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NAVY Drlr.jA.nrMEYr,


BuREAu CONSTRUCTION EauIP'T, AND REPAIR,
June "a, 1850. )
CEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed "Propo'di'J"
- Timber or Lumber !" as the case may be, (nahne
the yard and class for which the offer Is intehpSal
wlb received by this Bureau until s O'Clock p
IN. of the 18th September next, Tor furnishing "nu
delivering, under contract, at the seV eral nav
yards her einaiter named the timber lumber, au
other articles embraced IN TINS auVcrusehe",
One fourth of the whole quantity required at each
navy yard must be delivered on OF before inc n's'
of July; one fourth on or before the nrst OF sep
tcmhcr. e-fpurth on or before the first OF No
ye,oler. md one fourth before the thirtleth
of December 1851. In case OF failure 10 denver the
articles within the times and in the proportions
specihed the bureau the several commandments
20 have the right To supply deficiencies by pur
chase and the contractor and his suretcs to be re-
sponsiblc in twice the contract price.
All the aforesaid timber, lumber, and other arti'
css be of the very best quality, subject TO the
inspection aud measurement and IN all other re,
spects in conformity to the stipulations contained
in the printed rules established for the Inspection
and measurement of timber for the navy Of the
United States, (copics of which may be seen at
either navy yard or navy agents oihce.) All aru-
cles delivered required to be, IN all respects,
satisfactory 10 the commandan OF the yard or sta
ton where delivered.
Bidders are partic ularly referred to the insruc.
tions in the printcd rules' alluded TO, in framing
their offers.
The white oak timber must be rough squared,
according the growth Of the tree; TO have no
wane exceeding fourth Of The width oil The face
of the side as squared All the yellow pine timber
must be OF tie very best quality of long lfy fine
gram Southern ytiiotc PINE to be hewcd To lair
edge, and to have no more sap than one eighth OF
the breadth OF the face from each oorncr the con
tents Of all sap be excluded in 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 sea
coast; must be stripped Of the bark or hewed with
twenty days after II ii is elcd and placed clear
Of the ground, of which satisfactory evidence must
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certificates signed by two respectable witnesses.
with their deposition on oath before some judge Of
the court magistrate within the township or
county where the timber was iclied
Persons offering Tor more than one yard or class
must make separate and distinct proposals for the
supply of EACH keeping the classes particles 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 tar
comparison of bids.
No extension of time for deliveries, under any
circumstances, will be granted; and penalties for
fulfmeut will in all cases be rigidly enforced;
bidders therefore requested TO offer tor no more
than they they can furnish within the time
specified
The price Of all manufactured sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by board measure
the square and round timber unless otherwise spc-
Gifted, by the cubic foot
Approved surctes, III twice the estimated amount,
Will be required in the set forth IN the con
tract, and ten per centum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment as collatc-
raj 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 triplicate, by
the commandant of the yard where the delivcrics
made.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty (the responsibility OF the guarantor or
guarantors TO be certified 10 by pavy agent or
other official person, by some one known 10 the
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted the bidder
bidders will within ten days after receipt Of
the contract the post Office designated execute
the same with good and sufficient sureties 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 lS46, iorbids the consideration OF all propo-
Gals not accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders particularly cautioned 10 endorse
their Offers above required, that they may be dis
unguished from other business letters, in order to
prevent their being opened before the day sp-
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 he accepted will be
notified, and contracts forwarded without delay.
Persons Offering directed to designate tho
post Office through which they desire to be ad
dressed, and the navy agent 10 whom the contrac
shall be sent for