Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-15
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU cF CoNsrpUc ION. &c,
Wafi inofou Nav q 1914


BUREAU cF CoNsTHUc ION. &c,
Washington, May 9, 1854.
SEALED PROooSA. 8, erdersed .sProposaIs for
~ Timber" will be received Of this burecu until
O'clock p m af the oh day of June next fur the
folpTins described whiteoak and yellow pine plank
stocks, vt
Portsmouth, New IIamrshire) 25 Ooo cubic IT. white
OK and 5000 cubic feet yellow pine
y os'on 10000 cubic Ieet white eak
New York, 0 900 cubic fe-t white oak. ara 20 COO
cubic feet yelIo1 uipe
Philadelphia, % 900 ubic feet wL;.e oak and 10000
cub feet re low pine
Washington, IS coo cubic feet white oak. and 90 o1O
cubic feet yellow pine
Scriols 1900 cubic feet white oak and 20 600 Gu
bic 'eet yfloSS pine
The of.rS 20 bs for each ward and .,.h aas.r,,
ne, vi 'lsnter separately, bv the cubic foot
Ire white OAK p.auk stocks TO have grown within
70 mics oil ihs sait wafer Of which satisfactory evil
fence must be given TO The com nan ant of the ysrd
where it IS delivered. One ha; the number Of I1cs
must he 43 feet in length none of the remaIn,ne
af 70 be less than IS feet IN length and the whole
lantus 10 average 80 feet. The small end Of one
nAlt 70 he not under L inches square, clear of wave
aid the remainder not less than Ii inches To be
ioed tap-'ing, in conformity to the growth of tn.
tree, straEht, or with long fair curve no sudden
cr 'oks vii be allowed; NJ vape exceeding one
fourth Of toe width of the stick as SQUARED The san
WOO o b. excluded in the measurement
The pine plank stocks must average IS feet
n ieogtn, AMI no piece be less han IS feet; be
tined With the natural taper of the ,ree but 10 sud
len crook must be allowed. The small ends OF TO
&c less than as Of the butt the small e-ds OF ne
h'f 70 be not less than II inches square, ciear of
#ane, and the remainder not less than Ii iuclrs;
the sap wood not to exceed Ia of the face from each
corner, and TO be excluded in the measurement In
both the oak and pine reductions will be made for
axe msrss and imperfect squafing The whee to
ne OF the best quality of white oak, End long leaf
hne grain yellow pine, and free from detects To be
delivered on or before the LIST Of November 1854 at
sh- respective navy yards above named, and subject
20 he usuas inspection
"A ~ psfim ted
II each contract, will be required and twenty per
'entum w addition viii be withheld from the amount
OF each Payment coll iteral security for its faith
III p s4H' mance- Eighty per Gems. of each bill,
appreyod IN uipiclte ~ the respective command.
ants OF s1ld navy Va IS, will be laid w the navy
SCENT at the poiut OF delivery within thirty days
after Presentation
Ever Offer must he accompanied by a written
sur.ntee, whose responsibility must be Ger ifi.d by
the navy agent or some responsible Ierson known
20 the bureau that If thu of be sccept.d tn. bid.
der will, within Ten days after the r,.e ut If the
contract at the post Office designated, exc te the
same, With go-3 and sufficient suretIes, 10 furn
tue articles posed agraesbly the tei1rs sp.ci-
ted In the contract; and in the abs, nee vi such
guarancee, no bid will be ccn.ider~d.
bidders are particularly requested ndor~e their
ouers Timber deliverable in october" that they
may he distinguish from other business letter. OF
toe Office, and prevent their being prematurely
opened.
rers esering are requested to ecsign.te tb, Pot
ofice through which they desire To be addro Sod,
and aiso the navy agent TO whom TIE contracts are
L. he sent for execution.
No paper viii be paid for publishing this sdyer.
tsement not specially autharised by lie bureau.
~. FORM OF OFFER.
Insert the date, 1854
SIR: Cor WEI agree TO furnish and deliver at the
lazy yard Al, in Conformity with the saver.
usement of the Bureau, OF Constructor. 6e. ofMav
., tse4, al the white oak or yellow-pine plank
s.osks Tor both, as the case may be) therein de-
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
- we, the undersigned, residents Of -, IN the
stAfe or -, hereby guaranty that, In csss the
lofegoing bid OF - be eccepted will
xhtn ten Gays after the receipt of the contract ut
the post ONCE designated, execute the ssme with
COCA and sufficient suredes, to furnish the timber
In ssd bid. in conformity with the terms
OF the advertisement under whichit was made.
10 -.s' .f2i AB,
no. lEHf --s9-r CD,
hereby certify that 10 the best Of my knowledge
anu oeile5 the above named gusrantors are good
-. $500. EFF,
"ye-iawsw, Navy Agent,
cess. 81 AK -. 20.