Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-09
PROPOSALS. FOR LIVE OAK FOR 81
STEAM -sLOOPs-OF.w
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BuRrAu OF coNsTRucrIos, EeuIr'I, q


BUREAU OF coEsrRucrIos, Equp'T, &s,i
SEALED PROPOSALS fos delivering one or
| be delivered at each OF the navy yards At Penn
cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and Portsmouth, ~. H.-win be received st this
bureau until the ID September, 1855.
These proposals must be endorsed " Proposais
for Lice 0al }" and addressed 10 the " Bsrsos Of
Co~ss,se,'oa," that they may b Distinguished
| from other business letters. The offers must b
| for the whole Of one frame, estimated 90 thirty
thousand cubic feet, and, as required BY law, must
be accompanied by q suitable guarantee, the form
OF which Is neIewmh given: suTsaes In ths fah
tract, and, additional and collateral security
ffteen per cent. viii be withheld the amount
Of each delivery until the contract is fully com
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 viii be such further amoont in addition To
| the fifteen per cent NAV be judged eypedient
TO secure the public interest until such principal
pieces and difficult portions shall be delivered.
The remaining eighty five per cent or other pro-
by the commandant Of the yard, viii be paid by
such navy agent as the contractor may nam,
within thirty days after its presentation 70 him.
fault be made by the parties Of the nrst pan in de-
livering the timber named, 81 the quality and sf
the time and place provided, then, and in that
case, the contractor and his suretie~ will forfeit
and pay TO the United States as nquidatcd dam
ages, sum Of money equal 20 twice the amount
OF the contract price there agreed upon as The
thereof, which hquidated damages may De rscov.
cred or retained at any time from the said parties
Of the flrst part OF either OF them.
The timber must conform 20 drawings and In
structOns with which the contractor win be fur
nishcd, and work 10 moulds and dwellings with
which he will be originally provided from the
L nited States navy yard at Philadelphia The
whole must be cut from tree- growing within
thirty miles Of the sea, OF which The comuandapt
OF the yard will require satisfactory evidence.
Ilasfr efrxal.< Alt
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 must be Of sufficient size
to work the shape 81 the moulds and hold the
dwellings shown on the beyelling boards
In the measurement, the full moulding sine
inch larger than will be worked in the ship) viii
he allowed provided the pieces will hold that sire
but no additional size beyond that marked in the
moulds or in the instructions will be paid for
The siding CT the stem, apron, fore deadwood
stemson, deedwood knees, stern-post knee and
keelsons, must be IL inches; tie stern-post and
place, and the hooks to side IA inches The siding
or the frame timber must be l3s TO IL inches and
of the promiscuous timber, one-fourth part must
side Il inches, and the remainder l3k inches
The throat Of the floor timber 10 mould Tx
inches, at the floor head Ii inches, and at the
plank shear inches.
curve Of inches in 20 feet the FIST futtock inches
In II feet the second fUttock "a inches in % feet
the third futtock ~ inches IN 10 feet the fourth
frtock inches in IAN fect and the top timber 10
The entire frame Of each ship to be delivered A
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 lie alv.
cred or or before the Is; of October, 1856.
Persons who may De disposed 10 offer for more
than one ship VIII make separate proposal fos
each.
FORM OF OFFER
L.. Of the State Of -, hereby agree 20
furnish and deliver at the United States navy ward
at -. the whole Of the live GA K timber for one
ship, estimated al 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, lo55. viz:
Stems, apron, .temson, decdwoods, stern-post,
stern-pcst knees; deadwood knees, keelsons and
hooks, estimated TO contain
$500 cubic n, at-pe rs
Frame timber Of
ali other kinds
estimated at 2o,icO cubic #, at -prn-
Promiscuous tim
Der, amounting
TO 5000 cubic n, at -pgf-
Total amount, 3O,G0
Total value 10 be written In wurdsD
Should any offer be accepted, request 20 De al
dressed at -, and the contrsc; forwarded 10
the navy agent at =, or 10 me at -, for
signature and certificate.
tDa'e) (signature)
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned -, Of - in the State ~
-, and Of -, Of -. in the State OF =
hereby guaranty that, In case the foregoing bid te
accepted he or they Will, within ten DAYS after the
receipt OF the contract at the post cfice named or
navy agent designated, execute the contract n,
the same with good and sufficient .ureties; In case
said - shall fail TO enter into contract as ator,
said, we guaranty 10 make good the difference be.
tween the offer OF the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signature Of two gusrunscrs, ABB
(Date.)
Witness:
hereby certify that the above named osd
ID are known to me men Of property and
able TO make good their guarantee. ~
(Dete) (Signatur)
ITO b. signed By tis Usit,d Stair, Si,t,ie,
Judge, Catted States dtstrief attorney, collector,
or macy ceeHi, and no ofAtrsl
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