The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-04

NAVY DEPARTMENT,


BUREAU CoNsrRucTfoH, EoUIP'T, AND REPAIR,
June "a, 1850 :
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed " Proposaisfo for
- Timber or Lumber, MS the case may be, (naInlng
the ward and class for which the offer is intended,)
will be received by this Bureau until o'clock p.
IN of the lth September next, for furnishing and
delivering, under contract, at the several navy
yards hereinafter named, the timber, lumber, and
ofher articles embraced in this advertisement:
One fourth of the whole quantity required at each
navy yard must be delivered on or before the hrst
OF July; one fourth or before the first OF Sep
tember; one fourth or before the first of No
vember; and one fourth on or before the thrtieth
December, 1851. In case OF failure TO deliver the
articles within the times and III the proportions
specified, the bureau or the several commandments
b. have the right TO supply deficiencies by pur-
chase, and the contractor and his surctes to be
sponsible 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 III 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, (copies Of which may be seen at
either navy yard or navy agents otice.) All art-
oles delivered required to be, in all respects,
satisfactory TO the commandment OF the yard or sta
ton where delivered.
Bidders particularly referred to the instruc-
tons in the ''prnted rules alluded to, in framing
their offers.
The white oak timber must be rough squared,
according to the growth of the tree; to have no
of the side as squared. All the yellow pine timber
must be of the very best quality OF long Leaf fine
gram Southern yeiiolc pine, to be hewed To fair
edge, and to have more sap than one eighth of
The breadth of the face from each corner the con-
tents of all sap to be excluded in the measurement
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
coast; must be stripped of the bark or hewai with
in twenty days after it is felled 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
the court or magistrate within the township or
county where the timber was felled.
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
non fulhlment will in all be rigidly enforced;
bidders therefore requested To offer for more
than they sure they 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
cited by the cubic foot.
Approved .urctics in twice the estimated amount,
will be required in the manner forth in the
tract and ten per ccnum in addition will be with
held from the amount of each payment as Coate-
raj security for the faithful performance of the con-
tract Ninety per ccntum of each delivery will be
paid by the navy agent within thirty days after
the presentation OF approved bills in tripicae, by
the comnandant of the yard where the deliveries
made
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty CHE responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent or
other official person, by some one known to the
Buroau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will, within ten days after receipt Of
the contract at the poet office designated execute
the same with good and sufficient surotes to fur
nish the articles proposed, agrceably to the terms
specified i'll this advertisement, or which may be
embodied in the contract. The law OF 10Th Au-
gust, 1916 iorbids the consideration Of all propo-
sails not accompanied by such guaranty
Bidders particularly cautioned TO endorse
tier offers above required, that they may be dis
unguished from other business letters, i'll order to
! prevent their being opened before the day APP
pointed.
All offers not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement in every particular, will be consd-
er.d 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 to designate the
post-ofi through which they desire to be ad-
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
slIal be sent for execution.