The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-21

BUREAU OF ORDSANcE AND HYDRoGRAPHy,
June 4, 1852.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
~ Timber" will be received at this Bureau, I'M
til o'clock of the 18th of July next, for fur
nishing and delivering, under contract at each Of
the several Navy Yards at Charestown, Massa-
chusetts Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir-
ginia. the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
For Arletrees.
100 pieces, length, five feet six inches; thickness
nine and one halfinches; breadth, thir-
teen and one half 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.
70 pieces length four feet ten inches; thic kness
seven inches; breadth, ten and one
half inches.
For Brackets.
$50 pieces length, six feet; thickness 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.
90 pieces, length five feet; thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, fifteen inches.
$50 pieces length, five feet six inches; thickness,
ak inches; breadth. twelve inches.
$50 pieces length four feet six inches; THO kness,
six inches; breadth, fifteen inches.
For Ifansoms, (sach piece making too transoms.)
50 pieces. length four fee. eight inches; thickness,
eight and onc-half inches; breadth,
twenty inches.
peces length, four feet inches; THO kness,
eight and one 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.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspikes, six
feet three inches long, three and one half inches
square at the butt, and two and one halt inches
square 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
tire heart pith II must be got out fair straight,
to share corners, and without twist or wind.
The handspikes must be splitfrom the beat white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pith, and
dressed down to the prescribed dimensions.
The timber for axetrees must be in sin gle 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 Of white oak timber half an
inch has been added to the net thickness, and six
inches to the net gths which it 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 1t ia
entirely TO the satisfaction of the respective COM
mandants of the yards at which it is delivered.
The deliver les may be made as early as suits the
convenience of the contractors, but half Of each
sze nd kind must be delivered on or before the
first day of April, 1862 and the whole on or before
the first day of July. 1853.
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
RI 'ha nffsFt n1af ~
board measure, for the white oak timber, and by
the piece for the hickory handspikes.
Persona whose offers may be accepted will be re-
quired 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, ii default shall be made by the contrac
tor in delivering all or 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 sureties will forfeit and pay to the
United States, liquidated damages, a sum Of
money equal to twice the contract price; winch
lquidated damages may be recovered from time to
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 and
meas uremcnt of timber for the navy of the United
States, copies Of which may be seen at either navy
yard or navy agents office -.
be granted, and penalties for non .fulhment will,
in all cases, be rigidty enforced Bidders are,
therefore, requested not to offer for more than they
sure ,hey can furnish within the time speclhed.
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 as
collateral security for it's faithful performance.
Ninety per centum of each bill. approved in tripl-
cate by the respective commandments of said navy
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at the point
,,,tk; fferif tati
to him.
Every offer must be accompanied bya written
guaranty (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantnrs to be certified to by a navy agent or
other official pers6n, 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 poat office designated, 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, 1885, forbds the consideration OF all pro-
posas not accompanied by such guaranty.
Tbose 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 throug 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 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 a, the post Office designated in said bid,
cute the same with good and sufficient sureties, tc
furnish the articlcs proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it ii
made. Z. d.
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hereby certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors ar,
good and sufficient. G.. H., Navy Agent.
ropN or ENDORSEMENT ~, o.. .,,.
Transmitting the ofr:
Proposals for TIMBER at the Navy Yard
(nsme the yard)
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