Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-20
CIAss No. 2S-Cnntinn.a


In all 6,lS7.2 10 feet, board measure per I ooo.
For Extension Of Machine Sion.
400 feet, board measure, No eoasoneS
2inch white pune r-,r ma
5000 feet, board measure, Inch WELDON, ''"Vhe,
pine boards, 20 feet long, and u
to IL inches wide:
l,ooo feet, board measure, l-inch yellow
pune boards, l6 feet long, and 10
10 IL inches wide:
1000 feet, board measure, veIlow-nns
boards, 20 feet long, 10 to Is in
wide, inch thick;
800 feet board measure, pinch yellow
pine plank, 10 feet long, and \
inches wide;
300 feet, board measure, , inch yellow,
pine plank, 10 feet long, and Is
inches wide;
3..yo0 feet, board measure. 2iuch yplIox-
pine plank, 20 feet long aud 10
inches wide;
In all ID 100 feet, board measure. Der loo,t..
For Repairs Of Hospital.
1000 feet, board Iaeasure, No. sea
soned 3-inch white pine plank.
1000 feet, board measure, No. | seasoned
2s inch white pine plank;
1000 feet, board measure, No. seasoned
2iuch white pine plank;
400 feet. board measure, M. scasonea
y inch white pine plank;
$500 feet. board measure, No. seasoned
l-inch whlte-p plank;
In all $1,000 feet, board measure, PER .ooo 49,,
/, 500 feet, board measure. . inch yellow '"V nv
pine plank, 20 feet long II 10 rs
inches wide:
500 feet, board measure, y inch vel
low pine plank, 30 feet long l2t,
is inches wide;
2,796 feet, board measure, l-nch yellow
pine plank, 20 feet long, lOtoli
inches wide;
In all 5,79S feet, board measure Der .ooe...
10000 feet, board measure, yellow 'o
dressed flooring, pcr 400 -,
1900 feet, board measure, yellow pin. NV
dressed ceiling. per nno 4,
$500 feet, board measure, X inch yrI- ''''
low pine dressed flooring, una
chlhe-shop,) per l.oO0 feet
For printed schedules and forms of offers. hdd.r.
are referred to the Bureau of Yards and p,rt 80
10 the Navy Agent at Pensacola a"u
IL Is to be provided in the contract and 10 no A.
tinctly understood by the bidders that the ap,o,
and number Of articles enumerated in classes hsad
ed "Mlscellaneous." are speCfi led As the ,-,IIi
quantity which may be required, as well a. So
data for determining the lowest bid but IN. co..
tractor IL TO furnish more less of the said enr,
rated articles, and IN such quantities and al u,h fn
as the bureau or commdnddnt nGu rccInre lapd :.
QUESTIONS sent through the post office shall ne dos.
ed sufficient notice. during the fiscal year endin
10th June, 1854, and, IL requested until f,r,hr
contracts shall be made for the ensuing fiscal wear
of ls5f-'55; and, whether the guanriiies reo1i,sd
bs more or less than those specified the Prices SHAH
remain the same.
All the articles must he Of the best quality der
cred in good order, free of all and every ev,r,
N
count, weight. or measurement of the said NAM
yard, and be IN all respects satisfactory 10 the com
mandsnt thereof.
Contractors for classes headed .Mi.ceIlaneous -
WHO do not reside near the place where the article.
are to be delivered, will he required name in their
proposals an agent AT the city principal place
near the yard OF delivery, who NAV be- called upon
10 deliver articles when they shall be required.
The deliveries Of all building materials (exccpi
class No. % which provided for In the scbrd
ule } may be commenced forthwith. and must no
commenced within sixty days after the date of tho
contract, and continued from time 10 time As in rhr
opinion of the eommandant Of the yard the wants
Of the service may require. land acquisitions semi
through the post Office shall be deemed sufficient
notice. and must be completed by the first CT Otobe1
1854.
They will be measured. inspected, counted. ar
weighed, by the rules adopted bv the government al
the Navy Yard; for Instructions regarding which
and for more particular description of all male
rails, reference is made te the cnmmandani ri the
ward. When all other things are equal, preference
will he gwen. awarding the contracts. 10 the IL
ucles of the growth, production, and manufacture VI
the United States.
Approved sureties, in the full amount Of the con
ira {, will be required. and twenty per cPnium ~
additional security, deducted from each payment
until the contract shall have been copied or eau
celled, unless otherwise authorized b the drTrarr-
ment.
On classes headed {. Miscellaneous 70 ne drliv
cred required during the fiscal year. the twenty
per eentum retained may, Al The discretion OF ,!ls
commandment, he paid quarterly Oh the first lam
airy, April, July and October. when the deliveries
have bsen satisfactory: the balance teghtv prr
cent? Will be paid by the navy agent at pensacola
within thirty days after the pre-futann n ia. IL
trplicate, duly vouchrd and appro,ci. No part ~
the per cen Iim reserved i to be paid until III r.
iected articles offered undr the contract hall nayr
removed from the yard, un'e~s pecaliy auihori2"3
by the department.
Ii will be stipulated in the contract thai. Il default
shall be made by parties IF In. first IA deliver
INN all anu Off
and at the times and places above ~. I'd, ihcn
and in that case, the said parties viii fr' All pr
10 the United States, a hqUiGg.ed dJnIa. = ,lr!
Of money equal to twice the amount cot II ~7tya.4
price herein agreed upon the price 10 90 paid 10,
the articles in Of the ac;uai delivery ih"reo
which Hquidated damages may be recovered fror1
ii re To time As they accrue.
The sureties must sign the contract, ,nd mskt
affidavit that they in the aggregate. arc worth oy,r
and above their debts and Liabilities thc full anlrnt
/ of the contract.
Each offer must be signed by the pcrSon or p.ron.
making it, and by the Suarantor> according % II.
fpm annexed; and their residence. naming The tour
and State, must be distinctly stated.
IL is 10 be provided in the contract that the hurca.
shall have the power Of aRnu!iIng the c0ntrac'
without loss or damage to tho government in case
Congress shall not make sufficient appropriations r
the articles named. or for tho romplrrina Of tn
works estimated for, and on wlIirh this advertise
mont Ii based.
Persons whose Offers shall be accepted vii he
notified b. letter through the post Office which DO
tice shall be considered sufficient: and If the. do
not enter INTO contract for the supplies specified
within fifteen days from the dat" Of notice from the
bureau of the acceptance OF their bid. contract
will be made with some other person ar persons and
the guarantnrs Of such dcaulting bidder Ill he h-id
responsible for all delinquencies.
All offers not made In Sfrirt conformity with tins
advertisement will, the option of the bu-,ar
rejected. Those only whose OFFERS nav be a,-rpied
will h. notified, and COS tracts VIII be ready for eS
ecuton without delay by the navy agrut 81 PEI
sacoa.
FORM OFFER.
To the Chief of the BureGu Of Yry,ds ard Doct,,
hcry Department: