Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-20
Miscellaneous.
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK FOR SIX
STEAM SLOOPS.OF.WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONTRIBUTION, Eourp'r, &c.,f
June %, 1856.
SEALED PROPOSALS for delivering one or
be delivered at each Of the navy yards at Pensa-
cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and Portsmouth N. Twill be received at this
| bureau until the Sd September, 1855.
These proposals must be endorsed &c Proposals
for Lice Oak, - and addressed to the 4" Hreaw of
COnstrHetiOn,'' that they NAV 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
he accompanied by a suitable guarantee, the form
Of which is herewith given Sureties in the full
tract, and, as 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
be a due proportion Of the most dificult parts Of
the frame, and Of the principal pieces otherwise
there will be such further amount I'm addition to
the fifteen per cent as may be judged sxpedient
TO secure the public interest until such principal
pieces and difficult portions shall be delivered
The remaining eighty five per cent other pro-
portions of each bill when approved in triplieate
by the cOmmandant of the yard, will be paid by
such navy agent as the contractor may name,
within thirty days after its presentation to him.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that If de-
fault he made by the parties OF the first part I'm de-
lvering the timber named of the quality and at
the time and place provided, then, and I'm that
case, the contractor and his sureies will forfeit
n
ages, a sum of money equal to twice the amount
Of the contract price there agreed upon as the
price 10 be paid in case of the actual delivery
thereof, which liquidated damages may be recov-
cred or retained AT any 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 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
whole must he cut from trees growing within
,frf,r 90 % II az
of the yard win require satisfactory evidence
The frame timber may be delivered I'm the form
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 beveled 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 ship will
be allowed, provided the pieces will hold that size;
but no additional size beyond that marked in the
moulds or in the instructions will he paid for.
The siding of the stem, apron, fore deadwood,
stemson deadwood knees, stern-post knee, and
keelsons, must be ls4 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 l3k to IA inches, and
OF the prOmiScuous timber, one fourth part must
side Is inches. and the remainder l3k inches.
The throat of the floor timber to mould 17k
inches, at the floor head IA inches, and at the
plank shear inches
The midship or dead fat floor timber has
curve of inches in 20 feet the first futtock inches
i'm IL feet; the second futock "a inches i'm 13 feet;
the third futtock 81 inches in 10 feet; the fourth
futtoek inches in IA feet, and the top timber 10
inches in l. 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 delv-
cred on or before the LIST OF October, 1856
Persons who may he disposed to offer for more
than, one ship will make separate proposal for
FORM OF OFFER.
LII, of the State Of -, hereby agree TO
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-
vertlsement of the Bureau OF Construction Of the
date of 22d June, 1855, viz:
Stems, apron, stemson, deadwoods, stern-po
stern-post knees, deadwoOd knees, keelsons, and
hook estimated to contain
1900 cubic n, at - per ft-S
Frame timber of
all other kinds
estimated at 2O,4oO cubic II, at - per r.
PromiScuous tim
Ter, amounting
to 5000 cubic n, at - per #
Total amount 1900
Total value TO be written in words)
Should any offer be accepted, | request to he ad-
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded to
lne navy agenf al -, or to HE at -, for
signature and certificate.
(Date) signature
FORM OF GUARANTEE
The undersigned -, OF -, in the State Of
=, and OF -, of -, In the State of -,
hereby guaranty that, in the foregoing bid be
accepted he or they will, within ten days after the
receipt of the contract at the post office named or
navy agent designated execute the contract f,r
the same with good and sufficient sureties; I'm case
said - shall fail TO enter into contract as afore-
said, we guaranty to make good the difference be-
tween the offer Of the said - and that which
may be accepted.
Signature Of two guarentors, Hnn
(Date)
Witness:
hereby certify that the above named A 8 and
{ ~ are known to me as men Of property and
able TO make good their guarantee.
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ITO De signed By the Uaited States district
JHdSs United States DISTRICT attorney, collector
or nary agent, and no otksrs)