The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-10

June 4, 1852.
SEALED 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
nishing and delivering, under contract at each OF
the several Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gospcrt Vir,
ginia, the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
For drlsirees.
1870 pieces, leugth five feet elk inches thickness
nine and one halfinches; breadth, thir-
teen and one. half inches.
$50 pieces, length, five feet two inches thickness.
eight and one half inches; breadth
eleven and one. half inches. I'D.
rs pieces, length five feet inch; thickness
eight inches; breadth, thirteen and
one half inches.
/ rs pieces length, four feet ten inches; thickness
seven inches; BREADTH ten and one
half inches.
For Brackets.
800 pieces length six feet; thickness inches;
breadth, fifteen and one half inches.
90 pieces, length six feet thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, twelve inches.
$40 pieces length, five feet; thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, twenty inches.
60 pieces, length, five feet thickness seven inch
es; breadth, fifteen inches.
so pieces length, five feet six inches; thickness
six inches; breadth, twelve inches.
$50 pieces, length four feet six inches; thck ness,
six inches; breadth, fifteen inches.
For Tfdnsonss, leach piece making t,po transom,.)
50 pieces, length, four feet eight inches; thick mesa,
eight and half inches; breadth,
twenty inches.
Is pieces length, four feet eightinches; thickness,
eight and one half inches; breadth,
fifteen inches
IS pieces, length four feet two inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, fourteen inches.
Being about eighty, three thousand nine hundred
and fourteen feet (board measare) at each yard.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspikes, six
feet three inches long, three and one-h half inches
square at the butt, and two and one. half inches
square at the small end.
The above white oak timber must te of the best
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 best white
hickory butts, clear Of centre or heart pth, and
Creased down to the prescribed dimensions
The timber for asletrees must be in single lengths,
and from butt cuts. The timber for bracket picces
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 Sill
inches to the net lengths which it ID to be work
No payment will be made for any excess beyond
the aggregate number Of feet herein stated for each
YARD. ii any 5nOulQ DC received unueT
the actual contents only will be paid for.
None of the timber will be received unless il is
entirely TO the faction 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 one half OF each
size and kind must be delivered on or before the
fret day of April 1858, and the whole on 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
h Persona whose offers may be accepted will be re-
qured 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 suretics will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as liquidated damages, Gum OF
money equal to twice the contract price; which
hquidate ed damages may be recovered from time &c
time as they accrue.
All the Aforesaid timber must he subject to in
spection and measurement, according to the
"Prnted rules established for the inspection anc
mees ement 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 vii
| be granted, and penalties for non fuiflment will
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidders are
therefore, requested not TO offer for than they
are sure lhey furnish within the time specified
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amour
of each contract will be required in the manner sc
forth in that instrument, and ten per centum will
! be withheld from the amount of each payment a
| collateral security for lite faithful performance
! ~ Tpr m n fFln
cate by the respective comma daGts 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 n writer
| guaranty (the responsibility Of the guarantor o.
| guarantors to be certified TO by navy agent Of
other official person, or BY some one known TO thu
Bureau) that, If the offer be accepted, the bidde
or bidders will, within ten days after the receipt o
the contract at the pot Office designated, execute
the same, with good and sufficient sure's to fur
! nirh the articles propo'ed agrccabiy to the term
specified in the contract. The law of the l0t
August 1916, for bids the cunside alton Of all pro
po9ais not accompanied by such guaranty.
! Those only whose oers may be accepted will b.
notified, and contracts Will hr forwarded withou
delay.
| Persons Offering sre directed TO designate tn
post office through which they desire to be ad
dressed. and the navy agent to whom the contract
, shall be sent for execution
Editors authorized pubiieh this advertise me n
will be specially notified by this Bureau. Non
others will be paid for its insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, Ito be attached TO each cter.)
| We, the undersigned residents of -, in th
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 the post office designated in said bid, exc
cute tie sauc with good and sufficient surCies, t
furnish the articles proposed. in conformity wit
the terms of the advertisement under which II
made. G. D.
Z. F
hereby certify TINT, TO the best OF my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors ar
good and sufficient. q. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on The eapsio1
Transmitting tie oGr:
proposals. for Timber" at tho Navy Yarc
(nnme the yard.)
To -
Chief Of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography
Washington, ID. c.
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