The true Democrat., 1855-07-31
Proposals for Live Oak for Six Steam
 Sloops of War.
NAVY DEPADTMENT


 of Construction Equipment, etc., June 1855. CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering live of the navy yards at Pensacola, Norfolk Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Portsmouth N. H-will be received at this bureau until Sd September 1855.
 These proposals be endorsed Proposals or Lirs Oak and addressed to the BmreaU of Consrnction that they may be distinguished from other business letters The offers must be for the whole of fame estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet and required by law must be oompaned by suitable guarantee the form of which here quired to sign the contract, and additional and collateral security feenper cent will be withheld the amount of each delivery until the contract is fully completed In all de- lveres of the timber there must be due proportion of the difficult parts of the frame and of the principal pieces otherwise there will be withheld such further ad dton to the fifteen cent be judged expedent to the public interest until such principal pieces and diff cult portions shall be delivered. The remaining eghtyve per other proportion of each bill when approved duplicate by the commandan of the ard will be paid by such agent the contractor within thirty days after its presentation to him.
 It will be stipulated in the that if default be made by the parties of the first delivering the timber named of the quality and the place provided, then and that the contractor and his suete will forfeit and pay the United States liqudaed damages, a of money equal to twice the of the price there agreed upon the price be paid of the actual deli very thereof which qudated damages may be retained any time from the said parties of the first either of them
 The timber conform to drawings and instructions with which the contractor will be furnished, and work mouds and bevelngs with which he will be provided United States navy yard at Philadelphia The whole be cut from trees growing within thirty miles of the of which the commandant o the yard will require satisfactory evi' dence.
  timbethat sided, straight and ar but wed, the moulding showing face ofwo thirds the siding; the timber need be beveed but be of sufficient work the shape of the moud and hold the beengs shown the beveling boards.
 In the measurements the full moulding size marked the moulds (which and half inch larger than will be worked in the ship will be allowed provided the pieces will hold that sizes but additional size beyond that marked ill the moulds or in the instructions will be paid for.
 The siding of the stem, apron, fore deadwood stemson, deadwood knees, sternost knee and keesons be nches stern post and after deadwood to side inches the largest place. and the hooks to side II inches The siding of the frame timber must be 13 IA inches, of the Promscuous timber, fourth part be IS nches and the remainder l3H inches.
 The throat of the floor timber mould 17 nches the hoorhead IA inches and at the plank shear inches.
 The mdshpo dead flat floor timber has of 12 inch es O feet the first uttock inches in Y fset the second uttock 96 inches in 13 feet; the third uock 2 inches ee the fourth uttock inches in l41z feet and the top timber 10 inches in F feet.
 The entire frame of each ship be delivered the repec tive yards at the risk and of the contractor subject to the usual inspections to the entire approval of the bureau and all to be delivered before the list of October ls56 Persons who may be disposed offer for than ship will make separate proposal for each.