Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-05
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK FOR SIX
STEAM 6LOOPS.OF.WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT


BrRzAy or CoSsT1ucTIoS, EQUTP'T &o,f
SEALED PROPOSALS for delivering ON. or
- more liye-oaf frames Of slooP-of; waI-rone to
cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and Portsmouth, n. will be received at this
bureau until the I'd September, ls55.
These proposals must be endorsed " Proposals
for LtVs OAK - and addressed to the % Bsrsas Of
Construction, that they may be Distinguished
from other business letters. The offers must be
thousand cubic feet, and, as required by law must
be accompanied by suitable guarantee, the form
Of which is herewith given. Sureiies In the full
estimated amount will lie required 10 sign the COM
tract, and, additional and collateral security.
fifteen per cent. will be Withheld on the amount
OF each delivery until the coatract is fully COM
pleted In all deliveries Of ;hc timber there must
be due proportion Of the most difficult parts 81
the frame, and Of the principal pieces; Otherwise
there viii be such further amount in addition to
the fifteen per cent. NAV De judged erpedIent
TO secure the public interest until such principal
pieces and difficult portions shall he delivered
The remaining eighty-fve per cent. or other pro-
portions OF each bill when approved in triplicaie
by the commandant Of the yard, will be paid by
such navy agent as the contractor NAV name
within thirty days after its presentation TO him
IL viii be stipulated in the contract that IL de-
lauit be made by the parties OF the first part in de-
livering the timber named. Of the quality and al
the time and place provided, then, and in that
case, the contractor and his sureties will forfeit
ana pay to the United States, as liQuidated dam
ages, sum Of money equal 10 twice the amount
Of the contract price there agreed upon as tbs
price to be paid in case Of the actual delivery
thereof, which liquidated damages may be recoy.
cred or retained al any time from the said parties
Of the frst part or either Of them.
The timber must conform to drawings and In
structions with which the contractor will be fur
nished, and work 10 moulds and dwellings with
which he will lie originally provided from the
United States navy yard at Philadelphia The
, %h9ie must De cut from trees growing within
OF the yard will require satisfactory evidence
The frame timber may be delivered In the form
oi promiscuous timber-that is, sided straight and
ialr, but rough hewed the moulding way show
my face or two-thirds the siding; the timber
need not lie bevelled but must be II sufficient size
TO work the shape Of the moulds and hold the
dwellings shown on the beyelling boards
In the measurement, the full moulding size
marked on the moulds (Which is one and half
inch larger than will he worked in the ship) will
be allowed, provided the pieces will hold that size:
but no additional size beyond that marked In tie
moulds or in the instructions will be paid for.
The siding OF The stem, apron, fore deadwood,
stemson, deadwOod knees, stern post knee and
keelsons, must he Il inches; the stern most and
after deadwood TO side - inches in the largest
place, and the hooks TO side II inches The siding
or the frame timber must he 49, TO IL inches and
81 the promiscuous timber, one-fourth part must
side II inches, End the remainder l3s inches
The throat 81 the floor timber 10 mould I7x
inches at the floor head IL inches, and at the.
plank shear inches
The midship or dead fat floor timber has .
curve Of inches in 20 feet: the first futtock incbe-
IN IL feet the second futock II inches in 10 feet;
the third futtoCk % inches in 10 feet the fourth
futtock inches in IA feet, and the top timber 10
inches in II feet.
The entire frame Of each ship to he delivered az
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 be deliy-
cred on or before the LIST Of October, 1856.
Persons who may be disposed 20 offer for mona
than one ship will make separate proposal for
FORM OF OFFER.
L. Of the State Of - hereby ACRE, IN
furnish and deliver at the United States navy Yard
at t.. the whole Of the live oak timber for one
ship, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet bo
the same, more or less, in conformity with the adj
vertisement Of the Bureau Of Construction Of tho
date of I'D June, 1855, viz:
stems, apron, stemson, deadwoods. stern-post.
stern post knees, deadwocd knees, keelsons and
hooks, estimated to contain
1900 cubic n, al - per rs
Frame timberc II
all other kinds
estimated at $1,000 cubic II, at - perm
PlomiScuous TIM
her, amounting
To GOO cubic #, at perft-
Tota amount. $1,000
Total value 90 be written in wordsD
Should any offer be accepted, 1 request 10 be al
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded to
the navy agent al -, or TO me at -, for
(pate) (signaturs)
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned :, Of =, in the State Of
-, and Of -, Of =, in the State Of -
hereby guaranty that. in the foregoing bid be-
accepted, he or they will. within ten days after the
receipt of the contract at the post Office named or
navy agent designated, execute the contract for
the same with good and sufficient sureties; I'm case
said - shall fail 20 enter into contract as afoFe
said, we guaranty 10 make good the difference be-
tween the offer Of the said - and thai which
may be accepted.
Signature Of two guarantors, AZ
(Date.)
Witness:
hereby certify that the a,,ove-named o,A
ID are known TO me as men Of property, and
able to make good their guarantee
(Date) (Sfgnatrre)
tic be sigHsd bt the CRited Sfafes distract
J"dge Csised STATES disfrtct dttorRes, eslIeefcT.
or aarg agent, and no Others)
June 22-law6w