Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-01
Proposals for Live Oak for six Steam SloOps-
Of.War.

June -, 1850
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR DELIVERING ONE
- liveoak frames OF u sloop-owar one to be de-
hyered At each Of the navy-yards at pensacoa Sor9S
will be received this bureau until the sd September
1855.
These proposals must be endorsed Proposals for liz
0ak addressed the Bureau Of Ca1stueteOn, thai
they may be from other business letters The
offers be whole of Frame estimated hr
y thousand cubic feet and, required by law must be
accompanied by suitable guarantee the form of which
herewith given Sureties the full estimated will
be required to the CONTRACT and additional and col
each delivery until the is fully compile
ted. In all deliveries of the timber there due
OF the most dhcut parts OF the Frame and OF
the principal pieces otherwise there will be withheld
further in addition the fifteen per may
beudged exPeden t" secure the public interest until such
principal pieces snd difficult purtous shall be delivered
The remaining eighty five other proportion of
Of the yard will be paid by such navy agent the
tor within thirty days after its presentation
will be stipulated in the default be
by parties the part in delivering the timber
named Of the quality and place provided
then and in that the contractor and his will
of equal to the of the
price there agreed the price to be paid of
actual delivery thereof which lqudaed damages may
recovered or retained at time from the SAID parties Of
the first part or either of them.
The timber must conform to drawings and instructions
with which the contractor will be furnished and work
the tnited States navyyard at philadelphia The whole
must be cut from trees growing within thirty miles of the
OF which the commandment of the yard will require
istactury evidence.
The frame timber be delivered in the of pro.
hewed moulding way showing face of wothirds the
siding the timber need be bevelled must be of
sufficient to work the shape the noulds hold the
dwellings shown the beveil:ng boards
In the measurement the full moulding marked on
be worked in the ship will be allowed provided the pieces
will hold that but additional beyond that
ked in the mOuds the instructions be paid for
SON deadwod knees sterppost knee and EI sue.
lS5 nckes the stern-pos and after deadwood side ~
inches in the largest place. and the hooks inches
side
Is inches and the remainder i312 inches
The throat of the floor timber mould 1715 inches at
at the aoorhead IA inches, and plank shear inches
The midship dead fiat floor timber has curve of II
inches in 70 tte the first futock inches in II fest the
second fttoek "A inches in IL feet the third utock q
inches in a feet; the fourth futock inches 49, feet
The entire frame of each ship delivered at the re-
spective yards the risk and expense contractor
subject to the usual inspection the approval
the bureau and all to be delivered before the s Oc
may be disposed to offer fur more than one
ship VIII make separate proposal for each
FORM OF OFFER.
L. of the State of - hereby agree to furnish and
deliver at the United States navyyard - the whole of
sand cubic feet be same more or less in conformity
with the adversement of the Bureau of Construction of
the date of 22d June, 1855, viz:
knees deadwood knees keelsons and hooks estimated
Frame timber Of all other ''''' ''' 81 per 'o0'-S
kinds, estimated at 2O4OO at per foot
Promscuous timber amount
Total amount 10000 p'' ''''- s.
(Total value to be written in words.)
Should offer be accepted, request be addressed
at - and the contract forwarded to the navy agent at
II -, or to me at - for signature and certificate.
tDate) (S:gnature.)
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned, ., Of in the State of -. and
in the foregoing bid be accepted they will with
IN ten days after the receipt of the contract at post Of
6ce named or emit designated the contract
for the same with good and sufficient sursies case said
shall fail to enter into contract aforesaid guar
any to make good the difference between the offer Of the
said - and that which may be accepted.
Signature of two guarantors. a
(Date.)
Witnesses;
hereby certify that the above-named Il and are
their guarantee. 49,
}Date) Signature:j
10 be signed By the United States district judge United
States 6es'ct attorney collector mary AGENT othe,s
June ~, $780, 108l-w6w.