The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-16


do red sealing wax do
dozen pieces India rubber per dozen
do pieces red tape do
do pieces taste do
do memorandum books do
2 do pen holders do
do inkstands do
do sand-boxes do
do penknives do
Glass No. l2.-.Miscellaneous.
30 cords hard wood. Zone half hickory, one
half rock maple,) per cord
Glass No. l3.-JNiscelaneo,t
1000 bushels hard wood charcoal per bushel
CLASS No. l4.-.Misceuaneous.
40 tons $4,000 pounds) hay for oxen,
loose ner ion
Glass No. l5.-M1cellaneous.
30 900 pounds Indian cornmeal Der pound
Glass No. miscellaneous.
1000 pounds assorted cast-steel per pound
100 do English blstered steel do
100 do granite wedge steel do
100 do /. by inch German steel do
100 do by inch German steel do
Glass No. l7.-.Miscellaneous.
200 gallons winter strained sperm oil per gallon
25 DO meats foot oil do
dozen corn brooms per dozen
do birch brooms do
do nm paint brushes, as per
sample, per dozen
dozen 900 paint brushes, as per sample, per
dozen
dozen Nos. and sash tools, as per sample,
per dozen
2 dozen Nos. 4 q Z sash tools, as per sample
dozen painters busters, as per sample, Der
dozen
3 dozen whitewash brushes, as per sample, per
doGen
200 pounds white chalk per pound
so gallons whale oil per gallon
Glass No. Is.
5000 cubic yards, more or less of earth and stone
to be removed from the hill at this navy
yard, and deposited in such places on the
yard as may be directed. The offer to do
this work must state the price per cubic
yard. The work to be commenced and
continued the commandment of the
yard may direct, per cubic yard
Glass No. l9.
For dredging space 800 feet long, and lis feet
wide, to insure 80 feet water at mean neap tide
to be established by the engineer of the yard;
average depth of excavation about II feet, and
the quantity probably 1914 cubic yards, more
or less. Offers to state the sum for which the
work will be satisfactorily completed or at SO
much per cubic yard
Glass No. 20.
For constructing three mooring piers, including
materials and labor, to be Of the same dmen,
sions and construction as those at the yard, each
AT NORFOLK, VA.
Glass No. Bricks.
25s,OOO best quality regular hard burnt bricks,
5000 most approved fire bricks, pc per M
% casks best fire clay, per cask
Glass No. 2.-Stone.
Ais perches best quality stone, (granite,) natu-
raj beds, suitable for walls, averaging
feet thick, per perch
245 perches building stone, of best quality
natural beds, for walls, averaging 2 feet
thick, per perch
23O lineal feet coping stone, (granite,l to work
8 feet broad, | foot thick, length to 6
feet, per lneal foot
395 lineal feet granite coping, to work 5 feet
broad, | foot thick, same lengths, and all
clear OF shakes, per lneal foot
1850 hneal feet best quality freestone in lengths
4 to feet, clear of veins and shakes, Is
inches broad, inches thick, per lineal
foot
CLASS No. 3.-YelIols Pine Timber, Piles, &c.
900 square yellow pine piles, IS feet
long, IA by l3 inches each
81 square yellow pine piles, As feet
long, IL by l3 inches do
20 square yellow pine stocks, As feet
long, ls by 10 inches do
40 pieces yellow pine stocks, 33 feet
long, II by 10 inches do
90 pieces yellow pine stocks, Is feet
long, l3 by II inches do
The foregoing named timber, except
the piles, to be of good quality
heart. The piles to be at least ons
third blazed heart; and all of the
timber to be hewed straight and
square to the sizes herein specified
52S round pine piles, As feet long, to be
l2inches at the large end, and not
less than inches at the small end
and to be very straight do
3S7 round pine piles, 40 feet long, II
inches at the large end, and not
less than inches at the small end
and TO be vel y straight do
300 round pine piles, 25 feet long, IL
inches at the large end, and not
less than inches at the small end
and to be very straight do
800 hneal feet of pine wharf logs Is and 30 feet
lengths, l2 to Is inches wide, to be hewed
straight, and to dress 10 inches thick, per
lineal foot
1850 linea feet of pine wharf logs 10 and 20 feet
lengths, IL TO 10 inches wide, to be hewed
straight, and TO be 10 inches thick when
dressed, per lineal foot
Glass No. 4.-White Pine Plank and Boards.
5000 feet, board measure, merchantabe white
pine l-inch boards, best quality, Is feet
lengths, free OF splits and knots that will
come out They must average l3 inches
in width, per 900 feet
1000 feet merchantable Inch white pine 10 feet
lengths, per 900 feet
LOO feet board measure, Pinch white pine Cd
quality, clear, IL feet lengths per 900 #
500 feet inch mahogany, per 1000 feet
$4,000 feet, board measure, inch sap yellow pine
plank, Ia feet long, to be sawed on both
sides and edges, per 900 feet
ll,OOO feet, board measure, sap pine decking, 4
inches thick, ID feet long, and to be sawed
on both sides and edges, per 600 feet
5000 straight sawed laths, per 900
Glass No. 5.-Lime.
245 casks most approved, and fresh manufac-
tured, wood burnt, stone lime, per oask
l cask calcined plaster of Paris do
CLASS No. 6.-Censent.
1926 casks most approved, fresh manufactured,
hydraulic cement per cask
CLASS No. Miscellaneous Spikes
and Iron Mails
500 pounds I'D iron cut nails per pound
100 do l0d. iron cut nails do
200 do 3d. iron cut nails do
100 do 3D. iron lathing nails do
so do finishing nails do
$500 do S-inch wrought iron spikes do
l,SO0 do bolt iron, ]! inch (wrought) do
50 sheets American iron, feet by 3,
Nos. II, IA, l6 per sheet
35 sheets American iron, feet by
q, Nos. is, 20, % do