Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-10
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK F0R o
STEAM sLOOP6-OF.WA0.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bux,u OF cossTRUeIios, Eern,i &C,
June -, 1855

BnxAu OF CoSsTRueIios,E Svnr, &e-l
- more livs-oak francs Of q soop-of- wsI-oos TO
be delivered AT each Of the navy yards Of Pensa-
cola, Norfolk, Philadelphia, New ferk, Boston,
and Portsmouth, n. H.-win be received st this
bureau until the Sd september, 1855.
These proposals must he endorsed Proposois
for Lice Oal ~ and addressed to the b s,eos az
from Other business letters. The offers must be
for the whole OF one frame, estimated Of thirty
thousand cubic feet, and, required by law, must
By suitable Sssn s fs, u
estimated amount will be required 90 sign the
tract. and as additional and collateral security,
fifteen per cent. win be withheld on the a1nc~nt
of each delivery until the contract 10 fully CON-
pleted In all deliveries Of the timber there must
be due proportion Of the most difhcult parts Of
the frame, and Of the principal pieces; Otherwise
there will be such further amount In addition 10
the fifteen per cent as may be judged erpedisnt
secure the public interest until such prtnsp pal
pieces and difficult portions shall be delivered.
The remaining egh 1 per cent or r. osses pro
by the commandant Of the yard, VIII be paid by
| such navy agent as the contractor may name
within thirty days after It's presentation to him,
IL will be stipulated in the contract that II Dc
fault be made by the parties Of the frst pan In de-
livering the timber named, Of the quality and st
the time and place provided, then, and In that
case, the contractor and his sureties viii forfeit
and pay TO the United States, as liquidated dam
ages, n sum Of money equal 10 twice the amount
OF the contract price there agreed upon az the
price TO be paid in case Of the actual delivery
thereof, which liquidated damages may be rseo,.
cred or retained al 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 WIN be fur
nished, and work TO mouds and dwellings with
| which he will he 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 eommandapt
| Of the yard viii require satisfactory evidence.
The frame timber may be delivered in the form
\ Of promscuous 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 bevelled but must be Of SUFFICIENT sine
| TO work the share Of the moulds and hold The
| dwellings shown on the bevelling boards
In the measurement, the full moulding sire
| marked on the moulds (Which is one and a half
inch larger than will be worked in The ship) will
but no additional size beyond that marked In the
| moulds-or In the instructions will be paid for.
The siding Of the stem, apron, fore desdwood,
stemson, deadwood knees, sterE-pos, knee, and
keelsons. must be Ish inches; the stern-post and
after deadwood 10 side % inches in the largest
place. and the hooks TO side IL inches The siding
or the frame timber must he 13k 10 IL inches and
| OF the promiscuous timber, one-fourth part must
| side Is inches, and the remainder l3H inches.
The throat of the floor timber to mould IN
inches, at the floor head IA inches, and at The
| plank shear inches.
The midship or dead fat foor timber has
curve Of inches in % feet the first futtock inches
IN the second "a inches ii feet.
the third futtock % inches in Is feet; the fourth
futtock inches in IL feet, and the top timber 10
inches in II feet.
The entire frame Of each ship TO be delivered az
the respective wards at the risk and expense OF the
contractor subject 20 the usual inspection 20 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 more
| than one ship will make separate proposal Sor
each
FORM OF OFFER.
L., of the State OF -, hereby agree 70
furnish and deliver al the United States navy ward
at -, the whole Of the live osk timber for one
ship, estimated at thirty thousand cubic feet be
the same, more less, in conformity with the ad.
vertisement of the Bureau Of Construction Of the
date of I'D June, 1855, viz:
Stems, apron, stemsOn, deadwoods, stern post,
stern-post knees, deadwood knees, keelsons and
hooks estimated 10 contain
5000 cubic n, at - per ne
Frame timber Of
all other kinds
estimated at 9O,aco cubic n, at -wn-
PromiscuoUs tim
Der, amounting
TO 6,Oco cubic n, Of - per n
Total amount, $1,000
Total value 10 be written I'm worris1
Should any offer be accepted, request 20 be sra-
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded IN
the navy agent at -, or TO me al hoY
signature and certificate
(Date) (Signature1