The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-27

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF ORpNANCE AsD HypRooRAPHY,
June 4, 1852.
SEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed proposals for
~ Timber" will be received at this Bureau, I'M
til O'Clock p. of the 18th of July next Tor fur
nishing and delivering, under contract, at each OF
the several Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massa
chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vlr-
ginia. the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
100 pieces, length five feet six inches; thickness
nine and one halfinches breadth, thir-
teen and one halt inches.
100 pieces length, five feet two inches; thickness
eight and one half inches; breadth,
eleven and one half inches.
rs pieces, length five feet one inch; thickness,
eight inches; breadth, thirteen and
one half inches.
rs pieces length four feet ten inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, ten and one
half inches.
For Brackets.
800 pieces length six feet thick ess, seven inches;
BREADTH fifteen and one half inches
60 piece, length, six feet; thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, twelve inches.
800 pieces length, five feet; thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, twenty inches.
60 pieces length, five feet; thic kness, seven inch
es; breadth, fifteen inches.
$50 pieces length, five feet six inches; thickness,
six inches; breadth, twelve inches.
$50 pieces length four feet six inches thic knees.
Six inches; breadth, hfteen inches
For Iransonss, leach piece making ttoo transoms)
so pieces length four feet eight inches; thickness
eight and one half inches; breadth,
twenty inches. ..
5 pieces, length, four feet eghtinches thickness,
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.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspikss, six
feet three inches long, three and onc-h half inches
square al the butt, and two and one half inches
square at 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 cen
ire heart pith. II must be got out fair, straight,
to sharp corners, and without twist or wind.
The handspikes must be split from the beat white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pith, and
dressed down 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
above given; but no other combinations OF lengths,
nor any timber from top pieces, will be received
for any purpose.
inch has been added to the net thickness, and six
inches to the net gths to which it is TO be
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 10
entirely to the satisfaction of the respective COM
m ndants Of the yards at which it is delivered
The deliveries may be made as early as suits the
convenience of the Contractors but half OF each
size md kind must be delivered on or before the
first day of April, 1852 and the whole before
the first day of July, 1853.
Separate offers must be made for the supply at
oh of he I'd nal med and 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 handspke5.
Persons 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 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 ut the
places named, that then and In that case the con-
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as liquidated damages, a sum OF
money equal to twice the contract price; which
lquidated damages may be recovered from time to
time they accrue.
All the Aforesaid timber must he subject to in
spccton and measurement, according to the
"Printed rules established for the inspection and
meas urement 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 VII
be granted, and penalties for non fulhlment will,
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidders are.
therefore, requested not to offer for more than they
sure they can furnish within the time specified
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
Of each contract will be required in the manner set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum will
be withheld from the amount OF each payment az
collateral security for it's faithful performance.
Ninety per centum OF each bill, approved in trpli-
cate by the respective commandants 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 q written
guaranty (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent or
other official person, by come one known to the
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will, within ten days after the receipt OF
the contract at the post office designated, execute
the same with good and sufficient sureties to fur.
nish the articles proposed agreeaby to the termf
specified in the contract. The law OF the 10th
August, 1916, forbids the consideration of all pro.
posals 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 contract
shall be sent for execution.
5autuOTlZeu puDiisn LILLE doSei
will be specially notified by this Bureau. None
others will be paid for its insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, Ito be attached to each ofer.)
We, the ndersigned, residents of -, in the
State of -, hereby guaranty, in the fore.
going bid of - be accepted, that he Cor 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 suretes, &c
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it il
made G. d.
EFF.
hereby certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient. e. H., Navy Agent
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on the enpslop
Transmitting the offer:
proposals. for Timber" at the Navy Yard
(namc the yard.)
To -
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and photography
Washington, ID. &.
June 5-law5w ..t... D. H.. e.. ..
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