The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-23
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT


chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir
ginia. the following described timber, viz.
WHITE OAK.
For A1isIees.
1870 pieces. lsasth, five feet six inches; thickness
nine and one hes breadth, thiT'
teen and one half inches.
100 pieces, length, five feet two inches; thickness
eight and half inchesj breadth
eleven and one half inches.
rs pieces. length five feet one inch; thickness
eight inchesS breadth, thirteen anc
one half inches
Is pieces, length four feet ten inches; thickness
seven inches, breadth, ten and one
half inchee.
For Brackets.
$40 pieces length, six feet; thckne seven inches
breadth, fifteen and che half inches.
% pieces length. six feet; thickness, seven inch.
cs; breadth, twelve inches.
40 pieces. length, five feet; thickness seven inch
es breadth, twenty inches.
90 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 Tfansons, (each piece making too transoms.)
50 pieces length four feet eight inches thickness
eight and half inches; breadth
twenty inches.
Is pieces length, four feet eight inches; thickne
eight and one half inches; breadth
fifteen inches.
3S pieces, 9Th four feet two inches; thickness
seven inches; BREADTH fourteen inches
Being about eighty.three Thousand nine hundred
and fourteen feet (board measute) at each yard.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspkes, 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 sxty 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
transom pieces to cut four lengths, double those
above given; but no other combinations of engths,
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 engtha to which 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 ia
entirely to the satisfaction of the respective COM
mandants of the yards at which ii ia delivered.
The deliver 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 1853, and the whole 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
Persons whose offers may be accepted will be re.
CURED to enter Into contracts which, besides other
conditions, will expressly provide that in they
etali 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 HE Buredes will forfeit and paw to the
United States, as liqudated damages, q sum o.
money equal to twice the contract price; whict
iiquidated damages may be recovered from time tc
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
measurement of timber for the navy of the Unitec
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 -fulflment will
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidders are
therefore, requested not to offer for more than they
they furnish within the time specified
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
of each contract will be required in the manner SCI
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum will
be withheld from the amount Of each payment ai
collateral security for its faithful performance
Ninety per centum of each bill. approved in tripli
cate by the respective comma ndans of said navy
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at the pon
of delivery within thirty days after its presentation
to him.
Every offer must be accompanied by a writer
guaranty Che responsibility of the guarantor Of
guarantors to be certified to by navy agent OF
other official person, by come known to thu
B-reau) that, if the offer be accepted the bidder
bidders will, within ten days after the receipt
the contract al the poat office desg mated, execute
the came, with good and sufficient surcties to fur
ni-h the articles proposed agrecabiy to the termt
specified in the contract. The law Of the 10th
August 1885, forbids the consideration of all pro-
posals not accompanied by such guaranty.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will b.
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 contract
shall be cent for exec luton.
Editors authorized t publish this advertisement
will be specially notified by this Bureau. None
others will be paid for its insertion.
Form Of Guarontes Ito be attached TO each ofer.)
We, the undersigned, residents of -, in the
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,
cute the with good and sufficient sureties, t.
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it il
made. &. d.
E. F.
hereby certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors
good and sufficient. G. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on The envelop
transmitting tie Offer:
| Proposals for Timber at the Navy Yard
| (name the yard.)
Grief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
Washington, d. G.
June 5-law5w
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