The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-11

stEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Timber" will be received at this Bureau UNI
I'll 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 Gosport, Yir-
ginia the following described timber, viz:
WHITE OAK.
For daiehees
100 pieces, length, five feet ak inches; thickness,
nine and one hafincbes breadth, thir-
teen and one halt inches
1870 piece, length, five feet two inches; thickness.
eight and one half inches; breadth,
eleven aud one half inches.
- pieces length five feet inch; thickness,
elght inches; breadth, thirteen and
one half inches.
10 pieces, length, four feet ten inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, ten and one
half inches.
Fer Brackets.
800 pieces, length, six feet; thickness inches;
breadth, fifteen and one half inches.
60 pieces, length, six feet; thickness, inch
es; BREADTH twelve inches.
800 pieces length, five feet; thickness, seven inch
os; breadth, twenty inches.
20 pieces, length, five feet; thickness, inch
es breadth, fifteen iuches
50 peces length, five Icet six inches; thickness,
six inches; breadth, twelve inches.
$50 pieces, length four feet six inches; thickness,
SIX inches; BREADTH fifteen inches.
For Iransonls, (eack piece making tco transoms.) >
50 pieces, length four fee eight inches; thickness
eight and half inches; breadth,
twenty inches
pieces, length, four feet eight inches; thic kness
eight and one half nchea; breadth,
fifteen inches
IS pieces, length, four feet two inches; thickness
inches; breadth, fourteen inches
Beng about eighty three thousand nine hundred
and fourteen ieei (board measure) at each yard.
HICKORY.
Five hundred white hickory handspikes, SIX
feet three inches long, three aud half inches
square at the butt, and two and one half inches
square al 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 detects, and from the cen
re or heart pith II be got out fair, straight
to sharp corners, and without twist wind.
The handspikes must be split from the best " hie
hickory butts, clear OF centre heart pth, and
dressed down to the prescribed dimensions
The timber for axetrees must be in gle lengths,
and from butt cuts. The timber Tor bracket pieces
may be delivered TO cut two leng;hs; and for the
transom pieces TO cut four lengths, or double those
above given; but no other combinations of lengths
mr. any timber from top pieces, will be received
Tor 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 lengths TO which tits 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.
y ne Of the timber will be received unless il 10
entirely 10 the satisfaction of the respective COM
rnandants OF the yards at which II is delivered.
The deliveries may be made as early suits the
convenience OF The Contractors but half of
size and kind must be delivered on or before the
Fl II day of April, 1853, and the hole or before
the fret day OF July, 1853.
Separate otfers must be made for the supply OF
each OF the navy yards named, and TOR the white
oak, and for the hickory, but the offers be Tor
all Of the white oak aud all OF the hickory for each
navy yard The offer b. by thousand feet,
board measure, for the white oak timber, and by
the piece Tor The hickory handspikes
Pcrsons whose offers may be accepted will be
CURED 10 enter into contracts which, besides other
conditions, will expressly provide that, case they
shall IN any respect fail to perform the contracts,
the same may be- at the option OF the United Ststes,
declared null and VOID, without affecting the right
of the said United States to recover for defaults
which may have occurred, with the stipulation
ALEC that, II 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 tbC
Unued States, az hqudated damages, a cum Of
money equal 10 twice the contract price; which
hquidated damages may be recovered from tme 10
time as they accrue.
All the aforesaid timber must he subject TO in
spection and measurement, according 70 the
Printed rules establishoc for the inspection and
sufement Of timber Tor the navy of the United
Sntss,' copies OF which may be seen at either navy
yard or navy agents Office.
No extension Of time ilr making deliveries will
De granted, and penalties for non luhluent will
IN all cases, be rgidiy enforced Bidders are,
therefore, requested not 70 offer for than they
surc they can furnish within the time specified
Approved sureties IN twice the estimated amount
Of each contract viii be required IN the manner
forth in that instrument, and ten per will
be withheld from the amount Of each payment as
collateral security for it, faithful Performance.
Ninety per centum Of each bill, approved ia ripli-
cate by the respective comma ndants Of said navy
yards, will be paid By the navy agent at the point
Il dclvery within thirty days after its presentation
g. him.
Every offer mus, he accompanied 10y written
guaranty (the responsibility Ui the guarantor ~
guaraut0rs TO be certified 10 by navy agent or
other ofhcial pcrsn6, VI by come one known 10 the
Buroau) that. II the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders viii within days after the receipt uf
toe contract at the pOst office deslguated, execute
the same, With good and sufficient surcties 20 fur
nisb the articles proposed aRrceably 90 the terms
specified m the contract Tie law Of the 10Th
August, 1876, iorbids the confederation Of all pro-
posas not accompanied by such guaranty
Jto.e only whose offers may be epted will be
notified, and contracts will be forwarded without
delay.
Persous Offering are directed to designate the
poet Office through hich they desire to be cd.
cresscd, aud the navy agent 10 whom the contracts
shall be cent Tor execution.
Edit1rs sutborred publish this advertisement
viii be spc1 tally notified by this Bureau None
otters viii be paid for 10 inscrtiou.
Form Of Gua,antee, ito b ATTACHED 10 each of,,)
We. the under 81 gn.d. residents Of --. in the
STATE Of ---, hereby guaranty, in csss the fore
gong bid Ol -- be accepted, that h. or tbey)
will within ten days after the receipt u the con
tract ht we post once denighatfd 10 saio bid, ere
cute tie saute Nth good and Sufficient surctics g.
furnish the arti, es proposed, IN conformity with
'hs tcrms u the adyerts, ment under which it h
made. & ID.
T.
hereby certify that, 20 the beet Of my know
ledge and belief, the above named RuarantOrs are
gOJ5 and Sufficient. G.. H., Navy Agent.
FORM OF ENDORSEMENT on hs cnr,iops
fyarsu5piHg hs Offer:
Proposals. for Timber" a. the Navy Yard,
(nsme the yard.)
Cbsf Of Bureau Of Ordnance and photography,
Washington, ID. &.
June > -laV5v
TO THE PUBLIC AND PATRONS OF
WpIITEUIHsTfS GALLERY.