The true Democrat., 1855-07-10
Proposals for Live Oak for Six Steam
 SlOOps of War.
NAVY DEPADTNENT,

NAVY DEPADTNEST,
 Bureau of Construction, Equipment etc. June g. 1855. \EALED PROPOSALS for delivering one or more live of the navy yards at Pensacoa Norfolk, Philadelphia New York Boston, and Portsmouth, N Twill be received this bureau until Sd September, 1855
 These proposals be endorsed Proposals for Liue Oak, and addressed the Breae of Constructiou that they may be distinguished from other business letters The offers must be for the whole of frame estimated thirty thousand cubic feet, and, required by law must ac companed by suitable guarantees the form of which with given. Sureties in the full estimated will be qured to sign the contract and additional and collateral security fifteen cent will be withheld the of each delivery until the contract fully completed. lveres of the timber there be due proportion of the most difficult parts of the frame and of the principal peces otherwise there will be withheld such amount in ad dtlon to the Inf be judged expedient to the public interest until such principal pieces diff. portions shall be delivered The remaining eighty five cent other proportion of each bill when approved in duplicate by the commandant of the yar will be paid by such navy agent as the contractor may within thirty days after it's presentation to him.
 It will be stipulated the that if default be made by the parties of the first delivering timber named of the quality and at the time and place provided then and in that the contractor and his suretie will forfeit and pay to the United States liquidated damages q sum of equal to twice the of the price there agreed upon as the price to be pad of the actual deli retained at any tune rom the said of the part either of them.
 The timber drawings and instructions with which the contractor will be furnished work to mouds and bevensS with which he will provided from the United States yard at Philadelphia. The whole be from trees growing within thirty miles of the sea- of which the commandant of the yard will require satisfactory evil dence.
 The frame timber may be delivered in the form of pomis tImbehat sided straight and fair gh hewed the moulding way showing face of two third, tbe ding inc timber need be bev eed but sufficient size to work the shape of the mouds and hold bevengs shown on the bevelng boards.
 In the measurements the full moulding marked on the moulds (which IS one and half inch larger than will be worked in the hp will be allowed provided the pieces will hold that sze but additional size beyond the moulds or Tn the instructions will be paid for
 The siding ot the stem apron fore deadwood stemson deadwood knees sernpost knee, and keeson be nches stern post and after deadwood % inches in the largest place. and the hooks side inches The siding ot the frame timber must be 13 inches, of the promscuou timber nefourh part be Is inches, the remainder I31a inches.
 The throat of the floor timber mould 1 nches the foorhead IA inches, and at the plank shear nches
 The mdshpof dead flat floor timber has of 2 inch es O teet the first fuock inches r feet the uttock 2b inches 13 feet the third uock ? inches Ia eet the fourth futOck inches l4 feet, and top timber 10 inches in F feet.
 The entire frame of each ship be delivered respec tive yards the risk and expense of the subject to the usual inspections to the entire approval of the buea and all to be delivered before the of October 186 Persons who may be disposed offer for more than one ship will make separate proposal for each.