Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-14
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK FOR SIX
STEAM SLOOPS.OF.WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
BUREAU OF Construction, Eourr,r. &c.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.
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....- June y. 1855.
SEALED PROPOSALS for delivering one q,
~ more live-oak frames Of a sloop-of. war-ons TO
be delivered at each of the navy Yards at Pensa
cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia: New York, Boston,
aud Portsmouth, N. H.-win be received at This
bureau until the Sd September, 1855
These proposals must be endorsed q Proposals
for Live OAK, - and addressed to the " Bxreas Of
! from other business letters. The offers must he
| for the whole of one frame, estimated at thirty
thousand cubic feet and, as required by law, mus;
be accompanied by suitable guarantee the form
estimated amount will be required TO sign the con-
tract, and as additional and collateral security
| fifteen per cent will be withheld on the amount
of each delivery until the contract is fully CON-
pleted. 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 such further amount in addition to
| the fifteen per cent as may be judged expedent
to secure the public interest until such principal
pieces and difficult portions shall be delivered
The remaining eighty-ive per cent. or other pro-
portions Of each bill when approved in triplicae
| 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.
1t win be stipulated in the contract that IL de-
fault 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
and pay to the United States, as liquidated dam
| a-es, e sum of money equal to twice the amount
Of the contract price there agreed upon as the
price to be paid in case of the actual delivery
thereof, which liquidated damages may be recov.
cred retained at any time from the said parties
| of the first part or either Of them.
The timber must conform to drawings and in
s:ructions with which the contractor will be fur
nished, and work to moulds and dwellings with
which he will be originally provided from the
United States navy yard at Philadelphia. The
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thirty miles Of the sea, Of which the cOmmandant
of the yard will require satisfactory evidence.
The frame timber may be delivered in the form
of pronscuous 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 must be Of sufficient size
TO work the shape of the moulds and hold the
dwellings shown on the bevellng boards
In the measurement, the full moulding size
marked on the moulds (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 additional size beyond that marked in the
monlds or in thesfnstructions will be paid for
The siding OF the stem, apron, fore deadwood,
stenson, deadwood knees, stern-post knee, and
kcelsons must be ISM inches; the stern post and
after deadwOod to side % inches in the largest
place. and the hooks to side Ia inches The siding
or the frame timber must be 49, to Ia inches and
Of the promiscuous timber, one fourth part must
side Is inches. and the remainder 1917 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 fiat floor timber has a
curve of inches in 90 feet; the first futtock inches
in II feet the second futtock "a inches in 3 feet;
the third futtock % inches in 10 feet; the fourth
futtock inches in Ii n feet and the top timber 10
| inches in II feet.
The entire frame Of each ship TO be delivered at
the respective yards at the risk and expense Of the
contractor, subject to the usual inspection to the
entire approval of the bureau, and all to be deliy-
| cred on or before the LIST Of October, 1856
! Persons who may be disposed to offer for more
than one ship will make a separate proposal for
each.
| FORM OF OFFER
T., Of the State Of -, hereby agree 70
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-
vertisement Of the Bureau Of Construction Of the
| date OF I'D June, 1855, viz:
Stems, apron, stemson, deadwoOds stern-post
| stern-post knees, deadwood knees, keelsons, and
hooks, estimated to contain
5000 cubic H. at per rs
| Frame timber Of
all other kinds
estimated at 2O4o0 cubic II, az - per f.
| PTomiscuous tim
Der, amounting
to COCO cubic n, at - Per r.
Total amount, so 900
| (Fotal value to be written in words)
| Should any offer be accepted request to be ad.
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded 10
tne navy agent at -, or to ME at, for
| (Date) fSigpatup1
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned -, Of in the State of
hereby guaranty that, in case the foregoing bid be
accepted, he or they will within ten DAYS after the
receipt OF the contract at the post oice named or
| navy agent designated, execute the contract for
the same with good and sufficient sureties; in case
said - shall fail to enter into contract as afore
said, we guaranty to make good the difference be-