The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-08


SEALED PROPOSALS. endorsed Proposals for
- Timber" will be received at this Bureau, IN
til O'clock D. m of the 18th Of July next for fur
nisbing and delivering, under contract, at each Of
the several Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massa-
chusets, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir-
ginia, the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
For Arstrees.
100 pieces length, five feet elk inches; thickness,
nine and one halfinches; breadth, thir-
teen and one half inches.
1870 pieces, length, five feet two inches; thickness,
eight and half inches; breadth,
eleven and one half inches.
TO 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
alfinches.
For Brackets.
800 pieces, length six feet thickness, inches;
breadth, fifteen and one half inches
6O pieces, length, six feet; thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, twelve inches.
800 pieces, length, five feet; thickness, seven Inch
est breadth, twenty inches.
60 pieces, length, five feet; thickness, seven inch
es; breadth, fifteen inches
$50 pieces, length, five feet elk inches thickness,
six inches; breadth, twelve inches.
$50 pieces, length four feet six inches thickness,
six inches; breadth, fifteen inches
For Tfansoms, (each piece making ltoo transoms.)
so pieces, length, four feet eight nches; thickness,
eight and one half inches; breadth,
twenty inches.
Is pieces length four feet eight inches 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 measure) at each yard
HICKORY.
ham iLou CIV
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 or heart pith 1t 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
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, or double those
above given; but no other combinations OF lengths
NOR any timber from top pieces, will be received
In the dimensions of white oak timber half an
inch has been added to the net thickness, and elk
inches to the net lengths to which tits 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 it is delivered.
The deliveries may be made as early as cults the
convenience of the contractors, but half OF each
aize and kind must be delivered before the
first day of April, 1853, 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
Inffh viii ito md of he IL f,re
navy yard. The offer must be by thousand feet,
board measure, for the white oak timber, and by
the piece for the hickory handspikes.
Persona whose offers may be accepted will be re-
CURED 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 or 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 sureeS will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as lquidated damages, a sum of
money equal to twice the contract price; which
liquidated 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
measurement of timber for he navy of the United
States copies of which may be seen at either navy
yard or navy agents office.
No extension OF time for making deliveries will
be granted, and penalties for non .fulflment will,
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidders are,
therefore, requested not to offer for than they
they can furnish within the time specified.
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
of each contract will be required in the inner set
forth in that instrument, and ten per Centum W i'll
be withheld from the amount of each payment as
collateral security for its faithful performance.
Ninety per centum Of each bill, approved in trip-
cate by the respective Comman dants 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 by n written
| guaranty Che responsibility of the guarantor or
| guaran tors 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
bddcA will, within ten days after the receipt of
| the conN at the post office designated, execute
the same, with good and sufficient surees to fur
nsh the articles proposed agrceaby to the terms
| specified in the contract. The law Of the 10th
August, 1916, for bids the conside alton of all pro-
posas not accompanied by such guaranty.
| Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
notified, and contracts will be forwarded without
| delay.
| Persons Offering 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 publish this advertisement
will be specially notified by this Bureau. None
others will be paid for its insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, Ito be attached 10 each o6er)
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
tract at the post Office designated in said bid
cute the with good and sufficient sureties, to
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it is
| made. G. ID.
+. F.
hereby certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, the above med guarantors are
good and sufficient G. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on the envelope
transmitting the Offer:
proposals for Timber" at the Navy Yard,
(name the yard)
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and photography,
Washington, ID. &.
June 5-law5w
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