The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-26
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY.

~ Timber" will be received at this Bureau, un
til o'clock p. m. OF the 18th Of July next, for fur
nishing and delivering, under contract, at each q
the several Navy Yards at Chnrlestown, Massa
chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir
ginia. the following described timber, viz
WHITE OAK.
For AlIstress.
80 pieces, length, five feet six inches; thickness
nine and one halfinches; breadth, thir
teen and one half inches.
1870 pieces, length, five feet two inches; thickness
eight and one half inches; breadth
eleven and one half inches.
rs piec es, length five feet one inch; thickness
eight inches; breadth, thirteen ano
one half inches.
IS pieces, length, four feet ten inches; thickness
seven inches; breadth, ten and one
half inches.
For Brackets.
800 pieces length six feet; thickness, seven inches
breadth, fifteen and one half inches.
80 pieces, length. six feet; thickness, seven inch.
es; breadth, twelve inches.
800 pieces, length five feet; thicknc seven inch
es; breadth, twenty inc hes.
90 pieces, length, five feet; ckness, seven inch
es; breadth, fifteen inches.
$50 pieces. length five feet six inches; thickness
six inches; breadth, twelve inches.
l50 pieces, length four feet six inches; thickness
six inches; breadth, fifteen inches.
For T+ansoms, leach piece making t,Do transoms.)
50 pieces, length, four fee: eight nches thickness
eight aud one half inches; breadth
twenty inches
Is pieces length, four feet inches; thickness
eight and one half inches; breadth
fifteen inches.
80 pieces, length, four feet two inches; thickness
scven inches; BREADTH fourteen inches
Being about eighty three thousand nine hundred
and fourteen feet (board measure) at each yard.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspikes, sir
feet three inches long three and one half inches
square at the butt, and two and one. half inches
square ut the small end.
The above white oak timber must be Of the best
quality, and have grown within sixty miles OF sea
water, and taken from butt logs. clear Of knots,
rents, sap, and all other defects, and from the
ire or heart pith 1t must be got out fair straight,
to sharp corners, and without twist or wind
The :. lndspkes must be split from the best white
hickory butts, clear Of centre or heart pith, and
dressed dow to the prescribed dimensions.
The timber for axletrees must be in single lengths,
and from butt cuts. The timber for bracket pieces
may be delivered to cut two lengths; and for the
transom pieces to cut four lengths or double those
above given but no other combinations of lengths,
nor any timber from top pieces, will be received
for any purpose.
In the dimensions of white oak timber half an
inch has been added to the net thickness, and six
inches to the net to which is to be
No payment will be made for any excess beyond
the aggregate number OF feet herein stated for each
yard. If any should be received under dimensions,
the actual contents only will be paid for.
None Of the timber will be received unless 1t ia
entirely to the satisfaction of the respective COM
mandants of the yards at which it ID delivered.
The deliyeii les may be made as early as suits the
convenience OF the Contractors but one half OF each
size and kind must be delivered on or before the
first day of April, 1862 and the whole on or before
the first day of July, 1858.
Separate offers must be made for the supply at
each OF the navy yards named, and for the white
oak and for the hickory. but the offers must be for
all of the white oak and all Of the hickory for each
navy yard The offer must be by thousand feet,
board measure, for the white oak timber, and by
the piece for the hickory handspikes.
Psrsons whose offers may be accepted will be re-
quired TO enter into contracts which, besides other
conditions will expressly provide that in case they
shall in any respect fail to perform the contracts,
the may be, at the option OF the United States,
declared null and void, without affecting the right
of the said United States to recover for defaults
which may have occurred, with the stipulation
also that, if default shall be made by the contrac
tor in delivering all any OF the timber contract
ed for Of the quality, within the times and at the
places named, that then and in that case the con-
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United Statcs, as Equidatcd damages, a sum OF
money equal to twice the contract price; which
liGu:dated damages may be recovered from time to
time as they accrue.
All the Aforesaid timber must he subject to in
spection and measurement, according to the
"Printed rules established for the inspection and
requirement of timber for the navy of the United
states copies of which may be seen at either navy
yard or navy agents office.
No extension of time for making deliveries will
be granted, and penalties for non .fulilment will,
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidders are,
therefore, requested not to offer for more than they
are sure they can furnish within the time specified.
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
of each contract will be required in the set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum will
be withheld from the amount Of each payment as
collateral security for its faithful performance.
Ninety per centum Of each bill, approved in tripl-
cate by the respective commandments OF said navy
yards will be paid by the navy agent at the point
of delivery within thirty days after its presentation
to him.
Every offer must be accompanied By written
guaranty (the responsibility of the guaYantGr or
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent or
other official person, or by some one known to tho
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted the bidder
bidders will, within ten days after the receipt of
the contract at the post Office designated, execute
the same, with good and sufficient surcties to fur
nish the articles proposed agreeably to the terms
specified in the contract. The law Of the 10th
AuguDt, 1916, forbids the consideration of all pro-
posas not accompanied by such guaranty.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified, and contracts will be forwarded without
delay.
Persons offering are directed to designate the
post office through which they desire to be ad-
dressed, aud the navy agent to whom the contracts
shall be sent for execution.
Editors Authorized t, publish this advertisement
will be specially notified by this Bureau. None
others will be paid for iis insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, (to be attached to eaeh e6er.)
We, the undersigned, residents of -, in the
State of -, hereby guaranty, in case the FORE
going bid Of - be accepted, that he Tor they)
will, within ten days after the receipt of the con.
tract at the post office designated in said bid exc
cute the same with good and sufficient sureties, to
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity With
the terms Of the advertisement under which it ia
made. c. d.
EFF.
hereby certify that, 10 ihc best of my know.
ledge and belief, the above med gaaTantors are
good and sufficient. G. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on the enpelop.
Transmitting Tie Offer:
Proposals fos Timber" at tho Navy Yard
(name the yard.)
Chief of Bureau Of Ordnance and photography
Washington, d. &.
June 5-iaw5w
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