The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-26
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, Sc, FOR TIE
NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuREAu Construction, EaUIP'T, AND REPAIR, !
June "a, 1850.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals Jor
- Timber or Lumber % as the may be, (naning
the ward and class for which the offer is intended
will be received by this Bureau until O'Clock p;
III. of the tn September next, Tor furnishing and
delivering under contract, at the several navy
wards 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 hrst
of July; one-iourth on or before the first OF Sep
tcmber; one fourth on or before the hrst OF NO
vember; and one fourth on or before the thirteth
OF December 1851. In Of failure to deliver the
articles within the times and in the proportions
specified, the Bureau or the several commandments
" have the right to supply deficiencies by pur-
chase and the contractor and his suretics to be re-
sponsibe in twice the contractprice.
All the aforesaid timber, lumber, and other art-
cles be OF the very best quality subject to the
inspection and measurement, and In all other re-
spccts in conformity to the stipulations contained
in the rinted rules established for the inspection
and measurement OF timber for the navy OF the
United States, (copies OF which may be SEGA at
either navy yard or navy agents othce.) All art-
Giles delivered required 70 be, in all respects,
satisfactory TO the commandment OF the yard or sta
ton where delivered.
Bidders particularly referred TO the instruc-
tions in the 'prntcd 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
wane exceeding 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 yeiiOtc pine 10 be hcwcd TO a fair
edge, and to have no more sap than onc-cighth OF
the breadth of the face from each corner the con-
tents Of all sap to be excluded i'll the measurement
Of the timber. The oak must be feed 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 felled, and placed clear
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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 magistrate within the township or
county where the timber was ielied.
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 fuhment will III all cases be rigidly cntorced
bidders therefore requested to offer for more
than they sure they can furnish within the time
specified.
The price of all manufactured sawed lumber
will be estimated and determine by board measure;
the square and round timber, unless otherwise spe-
CITED, by the cubic foot.
Approved sureiies, in twice the estimated amount,
will be required in the manner set forth IN the con-
tract and ten per ccntun in addition will be with
held from the amount Of each payment as colate-
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 commandment of the yard where the deliveries
are made.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guaranty (thc responsibility of the guarantor or
euarantors to be certified to by navy agent OF
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 ut the post Office designated, execute
the with good and sufficient surcties TO fur
nish the articles proposed, agreeably TO the terms
embodied in the contract. The law of 10Th Au-
gust 1916, iorbids the consideration ef all propo-
sails not accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders 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 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
Thoee only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified, and contracts forwarded without delay.
Persons Offering directed to designate tn
post-office through which they desire TO be ad
Creased, and the navy agent TO whom the contrac
shall be sent for execution.