Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-27
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, .

BUREAU OF CossTRuciIoN, &c,
Washington, May 6, 1854
G ALED PROPOSAL :, endorsed Proposals for
- Timber will be received at this bureau until
O'clock p M. eff the 9th day Of june next for the
fol18in9 described whlte-oak and yellow pine plank
stocks, at
Portsmouth, New Hamp -hire) 25GOO cubic It. white
oak and 10000 cubic feet yellow pine
Boston 10000 cubic feet white oak
Ncw York, 20 600 cubic feet white oek, ard 50 600
cubic feet yellow pine
PHILADELPHIA % 600 cubic feet white oak and COO
cub feet re low pine
Washington, cG3 cubic feet white oak, and 80 0o0
cubic feet yellow pine
Norfolk 600 cubic feet white oah and 10000 Gu.
bic feet yellow pine
The offers TO DO for each yard, and each descrip
tion of timber separately, by the cubic foot.
The white oak plank stocks to nave grown within
60 miles Of the salt water of which satisfactory eyi
dence must be given to the o1,anaant of the yard
where it s delivered. One half the number of Icgs
must be % feet in length: none of the manning
half to be less than 80 feet in length and the whole
quantity to average 43 feet. Tie small end of one
half 10 he under IL inches square, clear of wa
and the remainder not less than / inches. To he
lined tapering, in conformity 10 TIA growth Of the
tree, straigh, or with long far cUrve; sudde n
crooks Will be allowed; waue exceeding one
fourth Of the width Of the STICK squa-ed tie sap
wool to BE- excluded in the measurerlent
The yellow-pine plank stocks must average 45 feet
in ieDgth, and pi,ce be less than IS feet to be
lined with the natural taper Of the tree but .ud
len crock must be allowed. The small ends not TO
be less than 40 Of the butt the small ends of one
huff To BE- rot less than II inches square, ciesr o.
wane, and the remainder not less than ii inches
the sap wood not to exceed "a of the face from each
corner, and to be excluded in the measurement In
both the oak and pine reductions will be made for
marks and imperfect sgnar;pg, The whole to
be of the best quality Of white OAK, and long leaf
fine grain yellow pine and free from defects. To be
delivered on or before the LIST Of November 1854 at
the respective navy yards above named and subject
to the usual inspection
Approved SurgtirS i'll tE ice tlc estimated amonnt
oil rSch contract, will be required, and twenty per
centdn IN addition viii be withheld from the amount
OF each payment as collateral security for its faith
ful performance. Eighty per cent. of each bill,
approved IN triplicate by the respective command,
ants Of sail navy yards, will be paid by the navy
agent at the point of delivery within thirty days
after presentation.
| Ever c!fer must be accompa MED by a written
guarantee, whose responsibility must be certified by
the navy agent, or some responsible person know
to the bnr-au that if the olfr be accepted the bid
der Will thin TIN days after the receipt OF the
contract at tbs post Office designated, execute the
same. with good ard sufficient surctes t. furni
the articles pr posed, agree ably TO the terms speci-
fed in The contract; and III the absence Of such
guarancee, no bid will bs considered.
Bidders particularly requested to endorse tn ir
offers 4" Timber deve rable in October" that they
may be dstng uished from other business letters of
the Off; e, and prevent their being prematureIy
opened
Pes tEUriDg are requested TO designate the pof
office through which they desire to lie addressed,
and also the navy agent to whom the contracts
to be sent for execution.
No paper will ba paid for publishing this adver-
tSement not specially authorized by the bureau.
FORM OF OFFER.
Insert the date, 1854
sIR: Tor Wc) to furnish and deliver at the
navy yard at =, in conformity with the adyer-
tsement Of the Bureau, of Construction, &c May
9, 1854, all the white oak CT yellowpine plank
stocks Tor both, as the may le) therein de-
scribed.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We, che undersigned, residents OF -, in the
state OF =, hersby guaranty that, in the
foregoing bid OF ~ be accepted, - will,
within ten days after the of the contract at
the post office designated, execute the same, with
good aud sufficient sureties, furnish the timber
embraced in said bid in conformity with the terms
of the advertisement under which it was made
-' ABB,
$500 CD,
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowled q
and belief, the above named guarantors are good
and sufficient. @s- -s
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MayG-lawlw. Navy Agent
I AIDES HOSIERY, Abian Thread, Sandal Lase,
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