The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-10


+. seven inches, breadth, sixteen inches
80 pieces, length six feet; thickness, seven
inches; breadth, twelve and one half inches
800 pieces, length live feet two inches; thickness
| seven inches; breadth, twenty inches
60 pieces, length five feet two inches thickness,
| seven inches; breadth. sixteen inches
| $50 pieces, length five feet eight inches; thick
| mesa, six and one-h half ipches; breadth,
| thirteen inches
100 pieces, length four feet eight inches; thick
| ness, ak and one half inches; breadth, six
teen inches
For Tfansonas, (eact piece making too yansoms.)
80 pieces. length four feet eight inches; thick
meas, eight and one half inches; breadth,
is pieces, length four feet eight inches thick
ness, eight and one half inches; breadth,
SO pieces length four feet two inches thickness
seven inches; breadth, fourteen inches
being about ninety one thousand eight hundred
and fifty two feet (board or inch measure) at each
yard.) -
| Five hundred white hickory ha ndspikes, si K 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 dcfsc cts, and from the
centre or heart pith. 1t must be got out fair,
straight, to sharp corners, and without twist or
wind
Inc DanOopkS6 must DC 6put lTOu1 tue Dcot Willie
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 cats 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 leng,hs, nor any timber from top
pieces, will be received for any purpose.
4 In the dimensions of white oak timber. additions
have been made to the net dimensions TO which it
ia TO be worked; and no payment will be made for
any excess beyond the aggregate number OF feet
herein stated for each yard. If any should be re-
: ceived under prescribed dimensions, the actual
contents only will be paid for.
None of the timber will be received unless it is
entirely the satisfaction of the respective COM
mandants of the yards at which it 10 delivered.
The deliveries may be made early suits the
convenience of the contractors, but the whole must
be delivered on or before the frat 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 tho hickory, but the offers must be for
all OF the white oak and all of the hickory for each
e navy yard. The offer must be by the thousand
feet, Loard measure, for the white oak TIMBER and
c by the piece for the hickory handspikes.
Persons whose offers may be accepted will be
required to enter into contracts which, besides
other conditions. will expressly provide that, in.
case they shall in any respect fall 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
, 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
times and ut the places named, that then and in
that the contractor and hs sureties will for
felt and pay to the United States. as liquidated
damages, sum of money equal to twice the Coz
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
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 yard or navy agent's Office:
! No ertensi0n IF time for making deliusries ,uiH
be granted, and penalties for nonf tnent toiH in
. all cases be rigidly enforced. Bidders therefore
requested not TO offer Jor more than they are
then can furnish tpithin 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 twenty per cen
, tum will be withheld from the amount of each
payment collateral security for its faithful per-
formance. Eighty per centum of each bill, APP
! proved in triplicate by the respective comman-
81 IF y
after its presentation to him, duly approved.
Every offer must he accompanied by written
guarantee (tbe responsibility Of the guarantor or
, guarantors 10 be certified to by navy agent or
other official person, by some known to the
bureau) that. if the offer be accepted, the bidder
bidders will, within ten days after the receipt
r of the contract at the post Office designated,
suite the same, with good and sufficient suretes to
, furnish the articles proposed agreeably to the
terms specified in the contract. The law of the
10th Aug us, 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
, 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 to pubish 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 ofer)
We, the undersigned, residents Of in the
State of hereby guarantee, in case the fore
going bid OF be accepted, that he Cor tbey)
WILL within ten days alter the receipt of the con
tract at the post Office designated in said bid exc
cute the same with good and sufficient sureties, to
: the terms of the advertisement under which it is
made. T.. ID.
Eff.
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 envelope transmitting the
offer.
proposals for Timber" at the Navy Yard,
(name the yard.)
Chief of Bureau Of Ordnance and photography,
Washington, D. e..
July 26-2aw4w
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