The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-30
PROPOSALS. FOR TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY. Laa

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- Timber" will be received at this Bureau until
three o'clock p. M of the 22d of August next, for
furnishing and delivering, under contract, at each
ohuss s sHsf BrooRiyn New York; and Gospop Viz
ginia, the following described timber, viz;
WHITE OAK-For .Arletrees.
100 pieces length five feet eight inches; thickness
ten inches; breadth, fourteen inches
1870 pieces, length five feet four nches; thick
nine inches; breadth, twelve inches
IS pieces, length, five feet three inches; thick
ness, eight and one half inches; breadth,
fourteen inches
rs pieces, length five feet; thickness, seven and
one hall inches; breadth. eleven inches
For Brackets.
800 pieces length six feet two inches; thickness,
seven inches, breadth, sixteen inches
so pieces, length six feet; thickness, seven
inches; breadth, twelve and one half inches
800 pieces, length five feet two inches thickness,
60 pieces, length five feet two inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, sixteen inches
$50 pieces, length five feet eight inches; thick
$50 pieces, length four feet eight inches; thick
ness, six and one half inches; breadth, six
teen inches
For IYansoms, (each piece making t,co transoms.)
80 pieces, length four feet eight inches; thick
ness, eight and one-half inches; breadth,
twenty inches
Is pieces, length four feet eight inches; thick
ness. eight and one-half inches; breadth,
80 pieces length four feet two inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, fourteen inches
being about ninety one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-t feet (board or inch measure) at each
yard,)
Five hundred white hickory handspikes, elk feet
three inches long, three and half inches square
at the butt. and two and e-haf inches aquare 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
centre or heart pith. must be got out fair.
straight, to sharp corners, and without twist or
wind.
The handspkes must be split from the best white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pith, 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, any timber from top
pieces, will be received for any purpose.
In the dimensions of white oak timber. additions
have been made to the net dimensions 10 which it
is to be worked; and no payment will be made for
any excess beyond the aggregate number OF feet
ceived under prescribed dimensions, the actual
contents only will be paid for
None of the timber will be received unless it is
entirely to the satisfaction of the respective
mandants of the yards at which it ia delivered.
The deliveries may be made early suits the
convenience of the contractors, but the whole must
be delivered on or before the first day Of July,
1854.
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 the thousand
feet, board measure for the white oak timber, and
by the piece for the hickory handspikes.
Persons whose offers may be accepted will be
:.~tD roofo t%h hast
other conditions. will expressly provide that, in
case they shall in any respect fail to perform the
contracts, the same may be, at the option of the
United States, declared null and void, without af-
fecting the right of the said United States to
cover for defaults which may have occurred, with
the stipulation also that if default shall be made
by the contractor in delivering all or any Of the
timber contracted for, Of the quality, within the
times and at the places named, that then and in
that case the contractor and his sureties will for
felt and pay to the United States. as liquidated
tract price, which liquidated damages may be re-
covered from time to time as they accrue.
All the aforesaid timber must be subject to in
spection and measurement, according to the
s'printed rules established for the inspection and
measurement of timber for the navy of the United
States" copies of which may be seen at either
navy NJ y easnso n'sy ssns ,o
be granted and penalties for nonfuihnent scitl in
ali casss BE- rigidiy enforced Bidders therefore
requested not e @gsr J%r mo,e s6 nfs are sure
Approved sureties in twice the estimated amount
of each contract will be required in the manner
set forth in that instrument, and twenty per cen
tum will be withheld from the amount Of each
payment collateral security for its faithful per-
formance.s Eighty per centum of each bill APP
proved in triplicate 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 it's presentation to him, duly approved.
Every offer must be accompanied by awritten
guarantee (tbe responsibility of the guarantor or
ntO m ha certified bV q agent
other official person, or BY some one known to the
bureau) that if the offer be accepted, the bidder
or bidders will, within ten days after the receipt
cute the same, with good and sufficient sureties to
furnish the articles proposed agreeably to the
terms specified in the contract. The law Of the
10th Aug ust 1916, forbids the consideration of all
proposals not accompanied by such guarantee.
Those only whose offers may be accepted will
be notified and contracts will be forwarded without
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
Editors authorized to publish this advertisement
will be specially notified by this bureau. None
others will be paid for it's insertion.
Form of guarantee TO be attached to each o6sr.)
We, the undersigned, residents of in the
State OF hereby guarantee, in case the fore
going bid of be accepted, that he Tor they)
will, within ten days alter the receipt of the con-
tract at the post office designated in said bid,
cute the same with good and sufficient surees, to
furnish the articles proposed, in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it is
made. G.. ID.
f. +.
thereby 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 The envelope transmitting the
offer.
proposals for Timber" at the Navy Yard,
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