Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-12
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, &c,
Washington, May g, 1854.

washington, May 6, 1854
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals Tor
- Timber" will Re received ct this bureau until
O'Clock D. m eff the 10th day Of June next. Tor me
following described white-oak and yellow pine p'ahA
stocks, at
Portsmouth, New Hamo.hire) $4,000 cubic n white
oak and $4,000 cubic feet yellow pine
Boston 10000 cubic feet white oak 10000
New York, $4,000 cubic feet white oaS, aho oo,oVO
cubic feet yellow pine
Philadelphia 25 900 cubic feet white oak, and SooVo
cube feet ye low pine 1880
Washington, coo cubic feet white cak, and 5000
cubic feet yellow pine
Norfolk, 80 900 cubic feet white oak, and tOCcc Gu
bic feet yellow pine
The offers to be for each yard, ard each Hsscrip
ton of timber separately, By the cubic foot
The white oak plank stocks to have grown within
co miles of the salt water. Of which satisfactory ev
dence mus. be given 10 The comHn ant Of the ard
where it IS delivered cne ha'f the number OF J IS
must be i3 feet In lenSth none Of the 7eIns ming
half to be than 81 feet in length: aud he whole
quantity TO average As feet. The small emu oi one
half to be not under l. inches sgusre, clear CT Wa
and the remainder net less than l. Inches. 10 re
lined tapsrng, in conformity to the growth 81 n
tree, straight, with a long fair curve: nc sudden
or 'oks will be allowed; no ware exceeding one
fourth of the width of the stick, squared The sap
WOO to be excluded in the measurement
The yellow-pne plank sto ks must average Is feet
ia length, and piece he less than IS feet; to be
lined with the natural taper OF the tree but no sud
n crock must be allowed The email ends not TO
be less than 40 OF tie butt the small ends oil one
half to be not less than II inrbes square, Gear o.
wane, and the remainder not less than IL inches
the sap wood not to exceed n OF the face from each
corner, and to bc excluded in the measurement In
both the oak and pine. reductions will be made foT
axe marks and imperfect squaring. The whsle to
be of the best quality Of white oak, and long leaf
fine grain yellow pine, and free from defects To De
delivered on before the LIST of November 1891 at
the respective navy yards above named and SUBJECT
to he usual inspection
Approve ed sureties. in twice the estimated amount
of each contract, will be required and twenty per
centum in addition win be withheld from the amount
of each payment as collateral security for it, faith
full performance. Eighty per cent of each bill,
approved in tripicate by the respective command
ants of said navy yards, will be paid y the navy
agent at the point of delivery within thirty days
after presentation.
EverS offer must be accompanied by written
ntee, whose responsibility must be certified by
to the bureau, that if the off be accepted the bid
der WILL thin ten days after the receipt of the
contract at the post Office designated, tie the
same, with coed and sufficient suretes to furnis h
the articles proposed agreeaby to the terms speci
fled in the contract: and in the absence of slcn
guarancee, no bid will be considered
Bidders particularly requested to endorse their
offers " L mber devere bic in OCTOBER" that they
may lie dstin from other business letters OF
the office, and prevent their being prematurely
opened.
Pers ofer ne requested to designate the post
| office through which they d.sire to he addressed
and also the navy agent to whom the contracts are
| to be sent for execution.
No paper will be psid for publishing this adver
| tsement not specially authorized by the bureau.