Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-28
Miscellaneous.
FOR LIVE OAK FOR SII
-a STEAM SLOOPS.OF.WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT


June -, 1856
CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering one or
- more live.o oak frames Of sloop- Of war-ons to
be delivered at each OF the navy yards at Pensa-
cola Norfolk Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and Portsmouth. n H.-will be received at this
bureau until the Sd September, 1855.
These proposals must be endorsed 80 Proposals
for Lice Oah. ;" and addressed to the Bureau of
Conytynetior., that they may be distinguished
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 snllaDic guarantee, the IosIu
Of which is herewith given sureties in the full
estimated amount will be required to sign the con-
tract, and, additional and collateral security,
fifteen per cent. will be withheld on the amount
Of each delivery until the contract Is fully COM
peted In all deliveries of the timber there must
he 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 expedient
TO secure the public interest until such principal
pieces and difficult portions shall be delivered.
The remaining eighty-five per cent or other pro-
portions Of each bin when approved in triplicate
by the cOmmapdant of the yard, will be paid by
such navy agent the contractor may name,
within thirty days after its presentation to him.
1t will be stipulated i'm the contract that il de-
fault he 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 I'm that
case, the contractor and his sureties will forfeit
and pay to the United States, as liquidated dam
ages, sum of money equal to TWICE the amount
Of the contract price there agreed upon as the
price to he paid in case of the actual delivery
thereof, which liquidated damages may be recov-
cred retained at 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 win 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
whole must be cut from trees growing within
thirty miles Of the sea, OF which the comnandant
of the yard will require satisfactory evidence.
The frame timber may be delivered in the form
Of promscuous timber-that is, sided straight and
fair, but rough bewed 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 bevelling 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 shp) will
but no additional size beyond that marked in the
mOulds or in the instructions win he paid for.
The siding of the stem, apron, fore deadwocd,
stemson, deadwood knees, stern post knee and
keeisonS, must be 1sH 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 "a 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 Ia inches, and at the
plank shear inches.
The midship or dead fiat floor timber has
curve Of inches in % feet; the first futtock inches
u
the third fu,tock 81 inches in 10 feet; the fourth
futtock inches in IA feet and the top timber 10
inches i'm II feet.
The entire frame of each ship to be delivered at
the respective yards at the risk and Xpense Of the
contractor subject to the usual inspection 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 m or
than one ship will make a separate proposal 70
each.
l., of the State of --, hereby agree 10
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 adj
vertisenent of the Bureau Of Construction of the
date of I'D June, 1855, viz:
Stems, apron. stemson, deadwocds, stern-po5t
s.ern-post knees, deadwood knees keelsons and
hooks, estimated to contain
3yeoO cubic n, at - per rs
Frame timber OF
all ether kinds
estimated at 20, 400 cubic II. at - ne. f.
Promiscuous tim
Der, amounting
to $500 cubic n, ct - per fl
Total amount 10000
(Total value TO be written In words)
Should any offer be accepted, I request to be al
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded 10
the navy agent at -, or TO me at -, for
signature and certificate.
(Date) signature,
FORM OF GUARANTEES.
n
=, and Of =, 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 oface named or
navy agent designated, execute the contract 70,
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 bs,
tween the offer Of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signature Of two guarantors, IL
hereby certify that the above named A r asf
Z ID are known TO me men Of property, and
able to m1ke good their guarantee.
(Date) (Signature)
ITO be stgned by the United States district
Judge, United States district attorney, collector
or nary agent, and no ctherS.)
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