Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-28
PROPOSALS FOB LIVE OAK FOR sIx
STEAX sL0CPS-OF. WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, EouIPsr, &c.
~ June D, 1855. J
@ EALED PROPOSALS. for delivering ons or
- more live-oak frames Of sIoop of-waf-one TO
be delivered a each OF the navy yards at Pensacola,
Norfolk, Philadelphis, New York, Boston, and
Portsmouth, N. H,-wi be received at this bureau
until The 81 September, less
These proposals must be endorsed "PToposals for
Live Oak" and Addressed TO the Bureaa of Con
struefSon," that they NAV be distinguished from
other business letters. The offers must be for the
whole OF one frame, estimated at thirty thousand
cubic feet, and, as required by law, must be accom-
panied by suitable guarantee, the form Of which
Is herewith given. SuIeties in the full estimated
amount will be required to sign the contract, and,
| as additional and collateral security, fifteen per
cent. will be withheld on The amount of each dev
cry until the contract is fully completed. In all de-
liveres Of the timber there must be a due proportion
Oh the most difficult parts of the frame, and of the
principal pieces; otherwise there will be withheld
such further amount in addition to the fifteen per
cent as may be judged expedient secure the pub
lie interest until such principal pieces and difficult
portions shall be delivered The remaining eighty
five per cent or other proportion of each bill when
approved In triplicate by the commandant of the
yard, will be paid by such navy agent an the con-
tractor may name, within thirty days after its pre-
sentation to him.
Ii will be stipulated in the contract that If default
he made by the 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 con-
tractor and his suretes will forfeit and nav TO the
United states, az lquidated damages, a sum of
N: ney equal 10 twice the amount Of the contract
pnce there agreed upon as the rriee 70 be paid in
case or the actua! delivery thereof, which quidated
da IMAGES may be recovered or retained at any time
from the said parties of the first part or either Of
them.
The timber must conform to drawings and instruc-
az ms with which the contractor will be furnished
and work TO mOulds and dwellings with which ne
will he provided from tn, United States nayy-yard
ut Philadelphia. The whole must be cut from trees
growing within thirty miles of the sea- of which the
commandment of the yard will require satisfactory
evidence.
The frame timber may be delivered in the form of
prorniscuous timher-that is sided straight and fair
b9t rough hewed the moulding way, showing face
OF tYo ihifds the siding; The timber need not be be
yelled, but must be Of sufficient size to work the
shape of the mouids and hold the dwellings shown
on the bevelng boards
In the measurement, the full moulding size marked
on The mouids (Which is one and half inch larger
than will be worked in the ship) will be allowed
provided the pieces will hold that size but no ad-
diona size beyond that marked in The moulas or in
the instructor will be PAID for
The siding OF the stem aprcu fore de,dvood
stemson, deadw I'd knees, stern post knee aud
keelsons must be lsk inches; the sternpost and
after deaawood to side % inches in the Iaroes,
and the HOOKS TO side IA inches. The sting or the
FRA ne timber must be l3x to IA inches, and of the
prciniscuous timber, one fourth part must side Is
inches, and the remainder i3k inches
The throat of the floor timber to mould liz inch
es, at the floor head ii inches, and at the plank
shear inches
The miiship or dead flat floor timber has curve
OF Inches III 20 feet; the fir fu0ck inches in II
feet; the second futtock "a inches i'm IL fa-t The
third futt OK 81 inches in 3 feet the fourth futtock
inches in lax feet, and the top timber 10 inches in
IL feet.
The entire frame of each ship TO be delivered a,
the respective yards al the risk and EXPENSE OF The
contractor, subject TO the usual inspection TO the
entire approval of the bureau, and all to be dpliy-
cred on nr before the lst of October, 1856.
Persons WIN may be disposed to offer for more
than one chip will make separate proposal for each
FORMOF OFFER
r., IF the State Of beraby apree N
furnish and deliver al the United States navy ysrd
at -, the whole of the live oak timber for one
hip, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet be the
same more or less in conf trinity with the advertise
nent OF the buIrau ct Construction of the date OF
I'D Jnne, 1855 viz:
Stems, apron, stem.On, deaTwoods, stern post STERN
post knees, deadwood knees, keelsons. and hooks.
estimated to contain--
$500 cubic n, a, per rs
Frame timber of
Estimated a. 20 AGO CUBIC fl, at perf,-
PTOmiscuous TIM
b'r, amounting
TO 6 600 cubic n at - per f.
Total amount $1,000
(TOtal value To- b. written in worfsl
Should my offer be accepted, I ren,lest In he sd
dressed AT --, aud the contract for varded IN the
navy agent al, or to me at -, for sigma
ture and ceftif ate
toa"1 (Signature)
FORM OF GUARANTEE
The undersigned, -. Of - in the State of
=, and -, Of, in the State Of, hereby
guaranty that in case the foregoing bid be accepted
he or they WILL within ten days after the recent Of
the contract at the pos ONCE named or navy agent
designated, execute tie contract for the same with
good and sufficient suretISs; in case said - shall
ft 10 enter into contract as aforesaid, guaranty
10 make good the difference between the offer Of the
said - and that which may be accepted
Signature Of two guaran,ors. az az
(Date.)
Witness:
hereby certify that the above named 4 B and C.
~ are known u me n men of property and able TO
make good In, ir guarantee
(Dlte) fSienatu.sl
TO h signed By the United States distIic: Judge,
U 'sed States diStte. attorney, Esctor, or ,ary
agent, and no others)
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