Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-26
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK FOR SIX
STEAM SLOOPS.OF.wAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BrnxAu OF CONSTITUTIONS, Eorrp'T, &s.,
June % 1855

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June %, 1855.
SEALED PROPOSALS for delivering one or
- more livs-oak frames of sloop-of war--one 70
be delivered at each of the navy Yards at Penss-
cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York Boston
and Portsmouth, N. H.-will be received ut this
bureau until the Sd September, 1855.
These proposals must be endorsed &" Proposals
for Live Oak - and addressed to the Br,sau Of
| Construction - that they NAV be distinonisbed
| 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 accompanied by a suitable guarantee, the form
Of which is herewith given. Sureties in the full
estimated amount will be required to sign the con-
tract, and as additional and collateral security
| fifteen per cent win he withheld on the amount
OF each delivery until the contract is fully COM
pleted. In all deliveries of the timber there must
be a due proportion Of the most difficult parts Of
the frame and of the principal pieces; otherwise
there will be such further amount I'm addition to
! the fifteen per cent. as may be judged expedient
to secure the pnblic interest until such principal
pieces and difficult portions shall be delivered
The remaining eighty five per cent or other pro-
portions OF each bill when approved I'm tripleate
| by the commandment of the yard, will be paid by
such navy agent as the contractor NAV name
| within thirty DAYS after its presentation to him
1T will be stipulated in the contract that if de-
fault be made by the parties Of the first part in de-
livering the timber named, of the quality and at
| the time and place provided, then, and in that
case, the contractor and his sureties will forfeit
and pay to the United States. as liquidated dam
aces, sum of money equal to twice the amount
| price to be paid in case of the actual delivery
| thereof, which liquidated damages may be recov-
cred or retained at any time from the said parties
OF the first part or either Of them.
The timber must conform to drawings and In
structions with which the contractor will be fur
nlshed, and work to moulds and dwellings with
which he Will be originally provided from the
United States navy yard at Philadelphia. The
whole must be cut from trees growing within
thirty miles of the sea- of which the command ant
OF the yard will require satisfactory evidence
frame timber delivered m he form
of promiscuous timber-that is. sided straight and
| fair, but rough hewed the moulding way, show
ing face of two-thirds the siding; the timber
need not be bevelled, but be of sufficient size
| 10 work the shape of the moulds and hold the
dwellings shown on the bevelling boards
| In the measurement, the full moulding size
marked on the mouds (which is one and a half
inch larger than will he worked i'm the ship will
be allowed provided the pieces will hold that size
but no additional size beyond that marked i'm the
mouds 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 be 1SR inches; the stern post and
after deadwood TO side - inches in the largest
place, and the hooks to side Ii inches. The siding
or the frame timber must be 49, to II inches and
| Of the promiscuous timber, one-fourth part must
side Il inches. and the remainder 13k inches
The throat Of the floor timber to mould TX
| inches. at the floor head ii inches, and at the
plank shear inches.
The midship or dead fat floor timber has a
curve of inches in 20 feet the first futtock inches
in II feet the second futtock n 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 at
the respective yards at the risk and expense of the
contractor, subject to the usual ins pection to the
entire approval Of the BUREAU and all to be deliv-
| cred on or before the LIST of October, 1856.
Persons who may be disposed TO offer for more
| than one ship will make separate proposal for
each.
FORM OF OFFER.
| =, OF the state Of -, hereby agree TO
furnish and deliver at the United States navy ward
at -, the whole Of the live oak timber for one
ship, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet be
the same more or less, in conformity With the ad-
yertisement of the Bureau Of Construction of the
date of 22d June, less, viz
Stems, apron, stemson, deadwoods, stern post
ern-post knees, deadwood knees, keelsons, and
hooks, estimated to contain
$500 cubic n, at per ifs
Frame timber Of
all other kinds
estimated at 2o,ico cubic r., at-p~n-
PromisCuouS tim
Der, amounting
to 5000 cubic IT, ct per f.
Total amount, 10000
| (Fotal value 10 be written I'm words
Should any offer be accepted request to be I'D
dressed ore At, and the contract forwarded to
signature and certificate.
(Date) (sigua.rreD
The undersigned =, Of -, in the Stats of
| ana VI -, VI -, In the state OF
hereby guaranty that in case the foregoing bid be
accepted, he or they wiu within ten DAYS after the
receipt OF the contract at the post ONCE named or
navy agent designated, execute the contract for
the same with good and sufficient suretes; In case
said - shall fail to enter into contract as afore-
said, we guaranty to make good the difference be-
tween the offer Of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signature Of two guaran'or', CD
(Date)
Witness
hereby certify that the above amed A and
{ ID are known to NE as men Of property and
able to make good their guarantee.
| (DeteJ (Signature)
ITO be signed BY the United States district
Judge, United States district sttorssv eoIIsrtoy
or nary agent, and no ofhers)
june 22-iaw6w
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