The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-19
LIS for aUN-CARRIAGETI TIMBER
W. AZ Department,


ORDNAsCE OFFICE, w AsHIsoroN.
November 10. 1869.
nROPOSALS will be received until, and inciud-
L ing, the 10Th Of December next, Tor 500 c''n-
ulete sets of IVhife Oak Gun Carriage Iimtsr,
each set to he composed OF the following pieces,
viz:
Two pieces, each Sc inches long, III inches wide.
l0l inches thick
Two pieces, each 40 inches long, 2Ot inches wide.
l0I inch,s thick
Two pieces, each CT inchcs long, l5l inches wide,
l0t inches thick
One piece, Is inches long, ~! Incbts wide,
III inches thick
One piece, IL inches long, 81 inches wide, 12t
inches thick
One piece, 40 inches long, TO- inches wide, III
inches thick
One piece, a inches long. eli inches wide.
.,.ss 9inches thick
One piece, 46 inches long, inches wide,
inches thick
Two pieces. each l76 inches long. los inches WIDE
la inches thick
One piece. So inches long, 49, inches wide 10
8 10 inches thick
Ono piece, 80 inches long, I9k inches wide, 10
$40 inches thick
One piece, 90 irches long. l9s inches wide, lss
! inches thick.
The above mentioned timber must be deliverc!
in the following proportions at the several arscnas
here named: 100 complete sets at the United States
arsenal at Watertuwn, Massachusetts,; $50 com
plete sets at the United States arsenal at West
Troy, New York; 80 complete sets ut the United
States arsenal near Pittsburgh, Pennsyivania; $50
complete sets at the united states sfsehai NJ
Washington d. c.; and so complete sets at the
United States arsenal at Old Point Comfort, Nir-
ginia. The whole to be delivered on or before the
30th day of June next. Proposals viii be received
for the delivery of the whole quantity Or ior that
required for each arsenal separately.
The timber above described must all have been
cut in the month of July, OF between the ir-t De-
cember and the middle of March. and must be-
| straight grained, free from sap wood and from
splits checks, and cracks, or large kno's also from
the centre het. except in pieces of large size which
cannot he procured free from II; and 1t must all
| ineasure full to the dime usions above stated II
| may be delivered from time to time within the
period above named, when It will be duly inspesied
| and measured by the Commanding Officer, or Other
authorized person, ut each nal; aud, fappr"S-
| ed and received, the quantities SO approved and
received il in complete sets not less than ten, Will
be paid for Mt the contract price, ess ten per cent,
| which per centum will be retained by the United
States until the contract 10 compl, ted when the
amounts retained will be paid to the coprac tori
but it will he forfeited to the United States II the
contractor fail to fulfil his For further
| par rite uars to inspection other Information
| desired by bidders, application may he made, by
letter r in person, to the Commanding Officer OF
| either OF the arsennls named.
| No contract for the above mentioned timber will
be allowed to be assigned or transferred by the con-
tractor to other person persone without spe-
clal permission in writing 10 first obtained from
| this office.
No advances on contracts will in any case be
made; but payments will be made "a above stated
| Proposals. will DE forwarded in. sealed enve.
lope, addressed to the subscriber, and endorsed
proposals for Gun Carriage Timber -
| II. X. CRAIG, Colonel of Ordnance.
To be inserted in the Intelligence, Republic,
| and Union, Washington; Boston Courier, Albany
| Register. Pittsburgh Gazette, Baltimore Patiot,
and Norfolk Beacon, daily Tor one week, and then
twice a week till lO,h December. One copy of the
fret of each OF the above named papers which con-
tains il TO be sent to this Office.
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