The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-26
PaOPOsALs FOR TIMBER FOR THE
NAVY.
NAVY DEPARrMBrr,
BUREAU OF OaDsAEos AND HYDso0RAPHY,


For Brackets.
800 pieces, length six feet two inches; thickness
seven inches, breadth, sixteen inches
90 pieces, length six feet; thickness, seven
inches; breadth, twelve and one half inches
$40 pieces, length five feet two inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, twenty inches
90 pieces. length five feet two inches; thickness,
seven inches; breadth, sixteen inches
l5O pieces, length five feet eight inches; thick
ness. six and one-half inches; breadth,
thirteen inches
$50 pieces, length four feet eight inches; thick
= ness, elk and one half inches; breadth. six
teen inches t
For Iransoms, (sach piece making too transoms.)
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-haif inches; brendth,
sixteen inches
SO pieces length four feet two inchee; thickness,
f. seven inches; breadth, fourteen inches
(Being about ninety -one thousan eight hundred
and fifty two feet (board or inch measure) at each
yard.)
Five hundred white hickory handsp pixies, 81 K feet
three inches long, three and half inches square
at the butt, and two and 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 defects, and from the
centre or heart pith. 1t must be got out fair.
straight, to sharp corners, and without twist or
wind.
The handspikes must be split from the best white
hickory butts, clear of centre or heart pith, and
dressed down to the prescribed dimensions. I
The timber for axietrees 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, double those above given; but no other
combinations OF lengths, nor any timber from top
pieces, will be received for any purpose.
In the dimensions of white oak timber, additions
have been made t. 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
herein stated for each yard Ifany should be re.
ceived under prescribed dimensions, the actual
contents only will be paid for.
None of the timber will be received unless it 10
entirely TO the satisfaction of the respective COM
mandants of the yards at which it is delivered.
The deliveries may be made early as 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 oil the white oak and all of the hickory for each
navy yard. The offer must be by the thousand
feet, toard measure, for the white oak timber, and
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 fail to perform the
contracts, the came 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 any of the
timber contracted for, Of the quality, within the
times and Mt the places named, that then and in
that the contractor and his sureties will for
felt and pay to the United States. as iiquidated
damages, sum of money equal to twice the con-
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
''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 agents office.
i No extension Of time for making delirtries tviH
be granted, and penalties for nonfu!flment ,oi in
all cases be rigidty enforced. Bidders are therefore
requested not to offer for than they
they can furnish ipithin 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 as collateral security for it's faithful per-
formance Eighty per centum of each bill. ap-
proved in tripicate by the respective comman-
danta Of said navy yards, wall De pad oy the navy
after its presentation to him, duly approved.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guarantee (tbe responsibility OF the guarantor or
5guarantors TO be certified to by navy agent or
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
of the contract at the post office designated, exc
cute the same, with good and sufhclent snretes TO
furnish the articles proposed agreeaby to the
terms specified in tho contract. The law of the
10th AUGUST 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
most 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 publish this advertisement
will be specially notified by this bureau. None
others will be paid for it's 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
will. within ten days after the receipt of the
tract at the post office designated in said bid,
cute the same with good and sufficient suretes, to
furnish the articles proposed in conformity with
the terms of the advertisement under which it is
made. y :, ~
I berebv certify that, to the best of my know
ledge and belief, the above named guarantors are
good and sufficient :,
Form of endorsement on the envelope Transmitting the
offer.
"Proposals for Timber" at the Navy Yard,
(name the yard.)
To -----,
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and photography,
Washington, ID. G.
July 26-2aw4w
TO AMERICAN AUTHORS.
WRITERS of Poetry, Tales, Sketches, Essays,
w Biographies, Scientific Treatises, &c, &C..
who feel the want of facilities Tor publishing their
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