Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-25
Proposals for Live Oak for six Steam sioops-
Of-War.

bureau OF NonStluStoi, 1iN'P -
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR DELIVERING ONE
- veoak frames Of sloop-oWlr one 10 De ue
ivered at each of the navyyards at Pensacola Noroik
Philadelphia New York. Boston, and Portsmouth ~ il
will be received at this bureau until Inc 81
1855. , +. r.,
Oak and addressed the Bura2: Of Co"struct0n thai
they may distinguished from other business letters Inc
v thousand cubic feet and as required by law, be
accompanied by suitable guarantee the form OF Which 10
be required sign the contract and additional and col
lateral security fifteen per cent Will be withheld on me
amount each delivery until the contract is fully compile
ted In all deliveries of the timber there must be due
proportion of the most difficult parts of the frame and OF
The principal pieces; otherwise there Will be Withheld sun
further AMOUNT addition the fifteen per cent as may
bejudged expedient to secure the PUBLIC UNIV sueh
The remaining eighty five per cent or 9he proportion o
Of the YARD vii 5e paid by such navy agent the
may name within thirty days after lis presentation 10
1t will be stipulated in the that ifdefau be made
by parties OF the first part in delivering the timber
named of the quality and at the time and place PROVIDED
then and in that case the and his surees will
forfeit pay the United States iquidated damages
price there agreed the price to be paid in case of the
actual delivery thereof which lquidated damages may be
recovered retained time from the SAID parties OF
the first part or either of them
with which the contractor will be furnished and work to
mouds and dwellings with which he will be provided from
mus be cut from trees growing thirty miles of the
of which the commandant OF the yard WI" require sat
The frame may be delivered in The form of
tinber-tha is sided straight and fair but rough
hewed the moulding way showing face OF wothirds me
siding the timber need be bevelIed but must be Of
sufficient work the shape Ofthe mouids and hold the
dwellings shown the bevelling boards.
In tine the full moulding size marked on
be worked in the ship will be allowed provided the pieces
will hold that but additional size beyond thai mar
The siding of the steam, apron fore deadwood, steam
deadwoud knees s;ern-pos knee and keeoS must be
inca SAM Tue ef M a timber must be- is1 to "A inches
,1Cftb fiDlbe
IS inches, and the remainder l313 inches
The throat of floor timber mould 175 inches, at
at the foorhead II inches and the plank shear inches
The mdship dead flat floor timber has curve CT y
second futtoc "a inches IS feet the third uttoek y
inches i'll IS fec; the fourth futtocA inches IN l4 feet
and the top timber 10 inches in II feet.
The entire of each ship be delivered at the
spectve yards the risk and expense Of he
subject the usual Inspection to the entire approval OF
the bureau, and all to be delivered before the lst &C.
who may be disposed TO offer for more than one
ship will make a seperate proposal for each
FORM OF OFFER
l. of the State of -, hereby agree furnish and
deliver the United States yard at - the whole OF
shed enb a be Of the aeTe or less in
with the advertisement of the Bureau OF Construction OF
the date of 22d June 1855, viz:
stems apron semson deadwoods stern post, sternpost
knees deadwood knees keesons, and hooks estimated
to contain. $500 cubic feet, at per foot-s
kinds, estimated at 400 I" at per foot
Promiscuous timber, amount
Total amount. 10000 g
| Total value to be written in Words
Should my offer be accepted request to be addressed
and the contract forwarded to the agent at
! -, or to me at -, for signature and certificate
(Date) (Sgnature.)
FORM OF GUARANTEE
The undersigned, g. Of, in the State Of - and
the foregoing bid be accepted he they will with
in days after the receipt of the contract at the post of
flee named "ent designated execute the contract
for the with good and sufficient suries in said
shall tn emit into
any make good the difference between the offer Of the
said - and that which may be accepted
Signature of two guarantors. ) q u
Datel
Witnesses;
hereby certify that the abovenamed B and C D are
known to of property, and able to make gooo
! their guarantee
(Date) SIGNATURE
10 be signed by the United States district judge, Unitet
States district attorney collector, agent, and no Others
June q, 1855. 10S1--w6w.
NE MATRIMONIAL -MADEMOISELLE CECILI
SALAFLEUR late of Paris and ST. Petersburg Professor
Autography (or the translation of character from hand