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

Bureau OF Construction, Equip [, 6c.,
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR DELIVERING ONE
ivered at each of the navy-yards at Pensacola Norfolk
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Portsmouth, n H
1863.
These proposals must be endorsed " Proposals for liz
they may be distinguished from other business letters The
offers be for the whole OF frame estimated r
accompanied by suitable guarantee the form at which IS
herewith given Sureties in the full estimated amount will
be required the contract and additional and coll
lateral security fifteen per cent Will be withheld on the
ted. 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 withheld such
further anount in addition the fifteen per cent
beudged eXpede the public interest until such
principal pieces snd difficult portions shall be delivered
The remaining eighty five per other proportion OF
each bill when approved in rpcate by the conmandant
of the yard will be paid by such agent the
tor within thirty days after It's presentation to
will be stipulated in the that
by the parties OF the first part in delivering the timber
named of the quality and at the time and place provided
them and in that the contractor and his srees will
forfeit and pay the United States qudated damages
price there agreed upon price to be paid of the
actual evey thereof which liquidated damages be
The first part OF either of them
The timber must conform to drawings aud instructions
with which the will be furnished work to
mouds and engs with which he will be provided
the United States navyyard at Philadelphia The whole
OF which the connandan of the yard Will require sat
The frame timber be delivered in the form of pro-
mscuous tmber'hat is, sided straight and fair but rough
hewed the moulding way, showing face of twothrds the
siding the timber need not be beveled but be of
sufficient size TO work the shape ofthe mouds
dwellings shown the beveIng boards.
In the measurement, the full moulding size marked on
be worked the ship will be allowed provided tepecies
will hold that size; but no size beyond that
ked in the mouds in the instructions will be paid for
The siding of the steam, apron, fore deadwood steam
deadwo0d knees sernpost knee and keesons
1917 inches the ster-pos and after deadwood 2g
ties in the largest place. and the hooks side inches
The siding of the frame timber must be 1913 ID inches
of tho tirTbap
Is inches and the remainder 1$15 inches.
The throat of the floor timber mould 175 inches,
at the foorhead IA inches and plank shear inches
The mdship dead fat floor timber has curve of II
seeond faoeS s cbs in T feet I tn hr the
inches in 10 feet the fourth futtock inches in Az feet
and the top timber 10 inches in II feet.
The entire frame of each ship be delivered at the re-
spectve yards at the risk and expense OF the contractor
the bureau and all to be delivered before the
Persons who may 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 to furnish and
deliver at the United States hayward at the whole
the Ive-0ak timber for ship estimated at thirty thou
sand cubic feet be the less in conformity
the date of 22d June, 1855, viz:
STEMS stern post
pI to contain Ic. $500 cubic feet, at per foots
KINDS estima D ia at G so Zoo at
Promiscuous timber, amount
ing 5000 " at per foot
Total value to be written in words)
Should my offer be accepted request to be addressed
at and the contract forwarded to the navy agent at
-, or to me at -, for gnature and certificate.
(Date.) (Signature.)
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned -, Of, in the State of - and
of 80 in the State of - hereby guaranty that
ten days after the receipt of the the post
flee named aren't designated contract
for the with good and sufficient sureties;
shall fail to enter into contract aforesaid, guar
an to make good the difference between the offer Of
said - and that which may be accepted.
Signature of two guarantors. ! q q p
(Date.l
Witnesses;
hereby certify that the above-named B and D are
known to me as men of property and able make good
their guarantee.
(Date) Signature.j
10 he signed By the United States district ju9e United
Suites district attorney collector agent othe7s
June 81. 1865 1oa1-,yerv ~