The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-10
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY.


nishing and delivering, under contract, at eGch o
the several Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massa
chusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Vir
ginia. the following described timber, Wig:
WHITE OAK.
For Aristees,
1870 pieces, length five fee, elk inches; thickness
nine ard one. halfnches; 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.
IS pieces, length five feet one inch; thickness
eight inches; breadth, thirteen and
one. halfin
Is pieces length four feet ten inches; thickness
seven inches; breadth, ten and one
alfinches.
For Brackets.
800 pieces length, six feet ickness, inches
breadth, fifteen and one half inches.
60 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, fiftee inches.
$50 pieces, length, five feet six inches; thickness
six iuches breadth, twelve inches.
$50 pieces, length four feet six inches; thickness
six inches; BREADTH fifteen inches.
For T+ansonas, leach piece making too transoms.)
so pieces, length four feet eight inches; thickness
eight and half inches; breadth
twenty inches.
Is pieces length, four feet eightinches; thickne
eight and one half inches; BREADTH
fifteen incheo.
80 pieces, length four feet two inches; thickne
eeven inches; breadth, fourtee inches
Being about eighty three thousand nine hundred
and fourteen feet (board measure) at each yard.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspikcs, six
feet three inches long. three and one half inches
square at the butt and two and enc. 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
'raer heart pth. 1t 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 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, double those
above given; but other combinations of len gths
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 ~ the net thick and six
inches 10 the Let lengths to which it 10 to be worked
NO ay.hent will be made for any excess beyond
- 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 it is
mandants OF the yards at which it is delivered.
The delive. es 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 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
navy yard. The offer must BE- by thousand feet,
board measure, for the white oak timber, and by
the piece for the hickory handspkes.
Persona whose offers may be accepted will be re-
quired to enter into contracts which, besides other
conditions, will expressly provide that in 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
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
tractor and his suretes will forfeit and pay to the
United States, as liquidated damages, a cum of
money equal to twice the contract price; which
liquidated damages may be recovered from time to
time as they accrue.
All tho aforesaid timber must he subject to in
spection and measurement, according to the
"Printed rules established for the inspection and
measurement of timber for the navy of the United
Staes," copies OF which may be at either navy
yard or navy agents Office.
No extension of time for making deliveries will
be granted, and penalties for non fulflinent will,
in all cases, be rigidly enforced. Bidd crs are,
therefore, requested to offer for than they
are sure they can furnish within the time specified.
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
collateral security for its faithful performance
Ninety per centum of each bill, approved in trpi-
cate by the respective mandanls of said navy
yards, will be paid by the navy agent at the point
xI.. fta.
to him.
Every offer must be accompanied by a written
guaranty (the responsibility Of the guarantor or
guarantors to be certified to by a navy agent or
Bureau) that, if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will within ten days after the receipt OF
the contract at the post office designated, execute
the came, with good and sufficient suretes to fur
nsh the articles proposed agreeably to the terms
specified in the contract The law of the 10th
August 1876, forbids the conside alton Of all pro-
posaIs not accompanied by such guaranty.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will be
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 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 its insertion.
Form Of Guarantee, Ito be attached to each ofsr.)
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 the post Office designated in said bid, exc
cute the same with good and sufficient sureties, to
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertise ment under which ii ia
made: c. ID.
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hereby certify that, to the best of my know.
ledge and belief, the above. named guarantors are
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)
Chief Of Bureau of Ordnance and photography
Washington, d. &.
June 5-law6w
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