The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-12

BUREAU OF Ordnance AND HYDRooRAPHY,
June 4, 1852.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Timber" will be received at this Bureau, I'M
til o'clock p. of the 18th Of July next for fur.
nshing and delivering, under contract, at each OF
the several Navy Yards at CharlestOwn, Massa-
chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir-
ginia, the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
For Aristrses.
100 pieces, length five feet six inches; thickness,
nine and one halfinches; breadth, thir-
teen and one half inches.
1870 pieces, length, five feet two inchesj thickness,
eight and one half inshes; breadth,
eleven and one half inches.
IS pieces, length five feet one inch; thickness,
eight inches; breadth, thirteen and
one. hall inches.
10 pieces, length, four feet ten inohes 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.
90 pieces, 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; thickness, 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 thickness,
six inches; breadth, fifteen inches.
For T}ansoms, leach piece making too transo,ns.)
so pieces length, four feet eight inches; thickness,
eight and one-half inches; breadth,
twenty inches.
Is pieces length, four feet eight inches THO ness
eight and half inches; breadth,
fifteen inches.
3S pieces length, four feet two inches; thickness,
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-half inches
square at the butt, and two and one-half inches
square at the email 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 heart pth. II must be got out fair, straight,
to sharP corners, and without twist or wind:
The handspkes must be split from the best white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pith, and
dressed down to the prescribed dimensions
The timber for axlerees 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 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 lengths to which It'll to be work
No payment will be made for any excess beyond
the aggregate NUMBER OF leet herein stated LOT eaCn
yard. Ii 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 is delivered.
The deliveries may be made as early as suits the
convenience of the contractors but half of each
size and kind must be delivered on or before the
first day of April 1853, and the whole 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 hick ory 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.
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 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 surees will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as lquidated damages, a sum OF
money equal to twice the contract price; which
iqudated damages may be recovered from time te
time they accrue.
All the aforesaid timber must he subject to in
specton and measurement, according to the
"Printed rules established for the inspection ano
neas urenent 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 viii
be granted, and penalties for non fuhlment will
in all cases, be rigidly enforced Bidders are
therefore, requested not to offer for more than they
are sure they furnish within the time specified
Approved surcties in twice the estimated amount
Of each contract will be required in the manner se
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum viii
be withheld from the amount of each payment al
collateral security for it's faithful performance
Ninety per cenum of each bill, approved in tripli
cate by the respective comma ndants of said navy
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at the poin
of delivery within thirty days after its presentation
TO him.
Every offer must be accompanied by a writer
guaranty (he responsibility Of the guarantor OF
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent OF
other official person, or by come one known to thu
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidde
or bidders will, within ten days after the receipt
the contract at the post office des grated execute
the same, with good and sufficient sureties to fur
nish the articles proposed agrceably to the term
specified in the contract The law of the lOti
August, 1876, forbids the consider alton of all pro
posals not accompanied by such guaranty.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will b
notified, and contracts will be forwarded withou
delay.
Persons offering are directed to designate thu
post office through which they desire to be ad
dressed, and the navy agent to whom the contract
shall be sent for execution.
EdltoTs autnoTzeu puDiiSh WIS aaNef'isetneH
will be specially notified by this Bureau. Nom
others will be paid for its insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, TO be attached TO each o6er.)
We, the unders signed, residents of -, in tn
State of -, hereby guaranty, in case the fore
going bid of - be accepted, that he Cor they
will, within ten days after the receipt of the con
tract at the post Office designated in said bid exc
cute the with good and sufficient sureties, t.
furnish the articles proposed in conformity will
the terms of the advertisement under which it i
made. G.. ID.
f. +.
! hereby certify that, to the best Of my know
ledge and belief, the abovc-namcd guarantors ar
good and sufficient. G. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on the enpelop
Transmitting the Offer:
Proposals for Timber" at the Navy Yard
(name the yard)
To -
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and photography
Washington, ID. G..
June 5-law5w
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