The true Democrat., 1855-08-14
Proposals for Live Oak for Six Steam
 SiOOps of War.

NAVY DEPADrNENT, Bureau of Construction Equipment, etc, g. 1855. SEALED PROPOSALS for delivering more live o oak frames of soop of be delivered at each of the navy yards Pensacola, Norfolk Philadelphia New York, Boston, Portsmouth N Twill be received at this bureau until 3d September, 1855.
 These proposals endorsed Proposals for Live Oak addressed the Bureau of Construction that they be distinguished from other business letters The offers be for the whole of frame, estimated thirty thousand cubic feet and, required by law be companed by suitable guarantee the form of which here with given Sueties the full estimated will be security, fifteen per will be withheld the amount of each delivery until the contract fully completed In all de- vees of the timber there must be due proportion of the difficult parts of the ame and of the principal pieces otherwise there will withheld such further amount in ad ditlon fifteen per be judged expedlent to secure the pnbc interest such principal pieces diff cult portions shall be delivered The remaining eighty five per cent or other proportion or each pi Wneh approved n
 pcae by the commandant of the ya will paid by such navy agent the contractor may within thirty days after it's presenation to him.
 will be stipulated in the contract that if default be made by the parties of the first part delivering the timber named of the quality and the time and place provided hen and in that case, the contractor and his uretes will forfeit and pay the United States liquidated damages of twice the of the price there agreed upon the price be pad of the actual deli very thereof qudaed damages may be ret aimed at time from the said parties of the first part or either of them.
 which the contractor will be furnished and work to mouds and bevengs with which he will be provided from the United States navy yard Phade phia The whole must be cut from growing within thirty miles of the of which the commandant of the yard will require satisfactory evi dence.
 The frame timber may delivered the form of promis- tmbcr-tat sided straight and fair but rough hewed the moulding showing face thirds the sidng the timber need be beveed bat must be of sufficient work the shape the mould and hold the bevelngs shown the beveng boards.
 In the measurements the full moulding size marked the mouds (which is one and half inch larger than will be worked in the ship will be allowed the pieces will hold that sizes but additional size beyond that marked in the moulds or Tn the instructions will be paid for
 The siding of the stem, apon fore deadwood, semson deadwood knees post knee and keelson be lS the stern post and deadWOOd to 9 nche the largest place. and the hooks to side IA inches The e of the frame timber be l3s f4 inches, anf o the romiscuous timber fourth part be IS pheS' ana the remainder 1872 inches.
 The throat of floor timber mould l112 Inches, at the looIhead l4 inches, and the plank shear 7'nches
 The midshipo dead fiat floor timber has. curve or lS in 20 eet the first futtock inches r l fset the uttock 26 inches 1 fee the third ock ~ inches III io feet the fourth fuock inches r l41 ee and the top timber 10 inches in l7 feet.
 The entire frame of each bp delivered the repec yards the risk and expense of the contractor subject to the usual inspections to .ie entfe approVa or te and all be delivered before the 1st e October e56 Persons who may be disposed offer for than ship will make serarate proposal for each
 Form of Offer.
 I- -, ofthe State of of--, hereby agree to furnish and deliver the United States navy yard the whole of the live oak timber for ship, estimated al thirty thousand cubic feet be the same more or less, Tn continuity with the advertisement of the Bureau of Construc ticn of the date of 22d of June, 1855, viz: Sems apon stemson, deadwood stern post, stern post knees deadwood knees keesons, and hooks, estimated contain. $500 cubic feet at r foot ; Frame timber of all other
 kinds estimated 20 400 {" at 2 foot Promscuous timber amount ingto o.................. 5000 " at E foot Total 30,G0O = (Total value be words.> Should offer be accepted request to be addessed at and the contract forwarded to the navy agent cate.
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