The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-09


| BUREAU OF ORpNANcE AND HyDRosRAPHY,
| June 1, 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, Tor fur
nishng 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 AIleirees.
100 pieces length, five feet six nchcs 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 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; thickness, inches;
breadth, fifteen and one hall inches.
60 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; thic kness. inch
es; breadth, fifteen inches
100 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 Iransonas, (each piece making tuco transoms.)
so pieces, length, four fee eight inches; thickness,
eight and one-haif inches; breadth,
twenty inches.
Is pieces length four feet eightinches; thickness,
eight and one half inches; breadth,
fifteen inches.
3S pieces, length, four feet two nches thickness,
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 handspikes, six
feet three inches long, three and one half inches
square at 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
ire heart pith. II must be got out fair, straight
to sharp corners, and without twist wind.
The handspikes must be split from the best white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pittr, and
dressed down to the prescribed dimensions
The timber for axlcrees 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 ofswhite oak timber half an
inch has been added to the net thickness, and elk
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. If 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
mandants of the yards at which it is delivered.
The deliveries may be made 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, 1853, and the whole on or before
the fret day of July, 1858.
Separate offers must be made for the supply at
each Of the navy yards named, and for the white
i~lya h,,tt he no
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.
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 the con-
tractor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the
| United States, as liquidated damages, sum of
money equal to twice the contract price; which
lquidatcd damages may be recovered from time to
| time hey accrue.
All the aforesaid timber must he subject to in
spection and measurement, according to the
| "Printed rules established for the inspection and
measurement of timber for the navy of the United
States" copies of which may be 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 oil cases, be rgidly 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 set
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum will
be withheld from the amount of each payment as
collateral security for it's faithful performance.
IF ~ 80
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 bya 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
or bidders will within ten days after the receipt Of
the contract at the post office des grated, execute
the same, with good and sufficient sureties to fur
nish the articles proposed agreeably to the terms
| 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, and 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 it's insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, Ito be attached TO each o6sr.)
We, the undersigned, residents of -, in the
State of -, hereby guaranty, in case the fore
going bid of E 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
the came with good and sufficient sureties, t.
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity will
the terms of the advertisement under which it il
made. G. D.
| T.. +.
hereby certify that, to the best of my know
! ledge and belief, the above named guarantors ar,
good and sufficient. G. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on the e,,uelop
Transmitting the offer:
Proposals for Timber at the Navy Yard
(name the yard.)
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and photography
Washington, ID. G.
June 6-law5w
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