The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-06
pROPOsALS FOR TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEpARrMENT,
BUREAu OF OapNANcE AND HYDRo6RAPHY.
June I, 1852.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed " Proposals. for
ill O'Clock D. m. Of the 18th Of July next, tor fur
nlsang and delivering. under contract, at each OF
the several Navy Yards at Charestown, Massa-
chuaetts, Brooklyn, New York, and GospOrt, Vir-
gina. the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
For Arietrees.
100 pieces length, five feet six inches; thickness
nine and one, halfinches; breadth, thir-
teen aud one halt inches.
100 pieces, length, five feet inches; thickness
eight and one half inches; breadth
eleven and one half inches.
D pieces, length five feet one inch; thickness
eight inches; breadth, thirteen and
one half inches.
Is pieces, length, four feet ten inches; thickness
seven inches; breadth, ten and one.
halfinches.
For Brackets.
800 pieces length six feet; thick ness, seven inches;
breadth, fifteen and one half inches.
90 pieces length six feet; thickness, seven inch.
es; breadth, twelve inches.
800 pieces, length, five feet; thickness, seven inch.
es; breadth, twenty inches.
80 pieces, length, five feet; thickness seven inch
es; BREADTH fifteen inches.
$50 pieces length, five iret six inches; THO kness,
elk inches; BREADTH twelve inches.
$50 pieces, length four feet six inches; thc kness
For TSdnsorns, leach piece making t,uo transoms.)
50 pieces, length, four fee eight inches thickness,
eight and one. half inches; breadth,
twenty inches.
pieces length four feet eight inches; thic
eight and one half inches; breadth,
fifteen inches.
IS pieces length four feet two inches; thic kness
seven inches; breadth, fourteen inches.
Being about eighty three thousand nine hundred
and fourteen feet (board measure) at each yard.
Five hundred white hickory handspikes, six
feet three inches long, three and one-haif inches
square the butt, and two and one half inches
square at the small end.
rhe 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 detects, and from the cen
ire heart pith 1t must be got out fair. straight
TO sharp corners, and without twist or wind.
The handspikes must be split from the best white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pth. and
dressed down to the prescribed dimensions.
The timber for xetrees be in gle gths,
and from butt cuts. The timber Tor bracket pieces
may be delivered TO cut two lengths; and for the
transom pieces to four lengths, double those
above given; but no other combinations Of len gths,
nor any timber from top pieces, will be received
In the dime nsions Of white oak timber half an
inch mas been added to the net thickness, and six
inches to the net lengths TO which it is to be worked
No payment will be made for any excess beyond
the aggregate number Of feet herein stated for each
yard. II any should be received under dimensions,
the actual contents only will be paid for.
None of the timber will be received unless it is
entirely to the satisfaction Of the respective COM
mnndants of the yards at which it is delivered
The deliver les may be made as early "a 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, 1853, and the whole on 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 aud 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.
Per sons whose offers may be accepted will be re-
CURED 10 enter into contracts which, besides other
conditions, will xpressly provide that, in case they
shall in any respect fail to perform the contracts,
the same 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 suretics will forfeit and pay to the
United States. liquidated damages, u sun of
money equal to twice the contract price; which
hquidated damages may be recovered from time to
All the aforesaid timber must he subject to in
spec,ion aud measurement according to the
"Prin,ed rules established for the inspection and
ma .urem mt Of timber for the navy of the United
Stri-5, 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 I'm fulhlment will,
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidders are,
therefore, requested not to offer for more than they
are sure hey can furnish within the time specified
Approved suretes in twice the estimated amount
of each contract will be required in the manner set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centuIn wilt
be withheld from the amount Of each payment as
collateral security for its faithful performance.
Ninety per centun of each BILL approved in tripli
a he m m a nd of Ia
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at the point
Of delivery within thirty days after s presentation
t. him.
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
bidders will, within days after the receipt of
the at the post office designated execute
the came, with good and sufficient sureties to fur
nish the articles proposed agrseably to the terms
specified in the contract. The law of the 10th
August, 1896 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, and the navy agent to whom the contracts
shall be cent for execution.
Editors authorized publish this advertisement
will be specially notified by this Bureau. None
others will be paid for its insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, ito De attached to each oter)
We, the unders signed, 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
tract at the post Office designated in said bid
cute the same with good and sufficient sureties, to
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms OF the advertisement under which it is
made C.. D.
E. F.
thereby certify that, to the best Of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient. G. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on the enUelope
Transmitting the offer:
proposals for Timber at the Navy Yard
(nanc the yard.)
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and photography
Washington, ID. c.
June 5-law5w
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