Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-05-20

Bureau of Construction &C.,
SEALED PROPOSALS, ENDORSED "PRoPo-
- sails fer Timber" will be received at this bureau until
O'Clock p m the 10th of June next for the follow
ing described yhte;Gak and esv pine plank stocks
and $4,000 cubic feet yellow pine.
Boston, $4,000 cubic feet white oak.
New $4,000 cubic feet white oak and cubic feet
PHadephia $4,000 cubic feet white oak 10000 cubic
Washington $4,000 cubic white oak and 10000 cubic
Norfolk 10000 cubic feet white oak and 10000 cubic feet
The offers to be for each yard and each description of
timber separately, by the cubic foot.
The wheoak plank stocks to have within 60 miles
of the salt water ofwhch satisfactory evidence must be
of The yard where it verdi
Oncha the number Of logs be As feet length
of the remaining half be less than IS feet in length and
the whole quantity average feet The small end Of
half to be under 12 inches clear of and
ing in EfLrmity The growth tree straight with
long fair curve; sudden crooks will be allowed; no
squared the sap wood be excluded in the
The yellewpne plank stocks must average % feet in in
the natural but sudden crook must be
the small ends Of half to he rot less than II inches
clear Of ware and the not less than "A
corner ard TO be excluded in the In both
the oak and pine REDUCTIONS will be made marks and
white cak ard Icing leaf fine grain yellow pine and free
from defects To be delivered On or before The first of Nc
Approved ureties in twice The estimated
contract will be required and twenty per centum in add
ton will be withheld from tue amount of each payment
cent bill approved in trpicaie by the
commandments of said DIS will be paid by The navy
agent the point Of delivery within thirty days after pre-
sentaton
Every offer must be accompanied by written guarantee,
person known to the bureau hat if The
offer be accepted The bidder will within ten days aer the
receipt of The ut the office designated execute
the with good and sufficient suretie to furnish the
articles proposed agreeably to the spec fed the
contract in the absence of such guarantee bid win
be considered
Timber Deliverable in 6ctote that they NAV be- distin
gusabe other business letters of the Office pre-
Persons offering requested designate the post office
through which they desire to be addressed and also the
agent the are 10 De sent '0r
No paper will be paid for publishing this advertisement
not specially authorized by the bureau.
FORM OF OFFER
SIR Tor WEI agree to furnish and deliver at The navy-
of the Bureau of Construction &c. of May g. 1884 all the
whiteoak plank stocks Tor both, the
may Beg therein described.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We, the undersigned, residents of in the State
Of hereby guaranty that, in case the foregoing
after the receipt of the contract at the post office desn
ed execute the same with good and sufficient sureties
the terms of the advertisement under which it
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hereby certify that the best of my knowledge and
belief the above named guarantors good and sufficient
May 6, 1854 1S22-w4w
II OST ION TUESDAY, End inst, between Hender-
son Depot and Raleigh, the of Six Hundred and
Dollars, either in getting off the Cars or ON the
Road 1t wrapped up in brown paper and tied with
black tape strng-it was in my pantaoons pocket. will
the STANDARD office where can ior any information
lar bills three twentys and the balance in yes
the numbers do not recollect The finder will please
write to me at Shocco Springs, Warren Co., N c.
=, JOHN G. MYRICK, 81
may %, 1904. 1021-1wpd
STATEn OF NORTH CAROLINA. MARTIN
- COUNT COURT, April Term, lS54,-ABNER s. |
COBURN, Elk r., against ARNOLD WHITFIELD ct. al. j
Contested Will OF Ellen Coburn 1t appearing the salts
faction OF the Court that Hansel Cobur the nexo
KIN OF the said Ellen Coburn resident of this State
1t therefore ordered by the Court that publication be
made IN the North Carolina Standard for weeks notify
ing the said Hanse Coburn appear at the Term
this Court to be held the Court House the Town of
Williamson, the Monday July next and wit
ness proceedings the will heard exparte as to
him and determined accordingly. i
L. JOHNSON, elk
Z May 3, 1854 Price Ad. $500 Sow.
" wishes to employ PAlSTER and TRrznER on Carr
RACES also two wood Workmena BODY MAKER and i
MHEELw HIGHT The best and constant
vii De gwen Address the subscriber at Pittsborough
chatham, n 60 VA y. KIRKSE1s 8 I