Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-17
PROPOSALS ron LIVE OAK FOR SIX
STEAM SLOOPS.OE.WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bu2xAu OF Construction, EouIp'T, &c,
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Bu2KAu OF CoSsTRucTIoN, EouI,T, &c,f
June %, 1855
y more livs-oak frames Of sloop- Of. waf-one to
be delivered at each of the navy yards at Pensa-
cola Norfolk, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and Portsmouth, n; H.-wili be received at this
bureau until the Sd September, 1885,
These proposals must be endorsed Z" Proposals
for Lice OAK )" and addressed to the " Bsrsnu of
Construction" that they may be distinguished
from other business letters. The offers must be
thousand cubic feet, and as required by law, must
be accompanied by suitable guarantee the form
of which is herewith given. Sureties in the full
estimated amount will be required to sign the con-
tract, and, additional and collateral security,
fifteen per cent. will be withheld on the amount
of each delivery until the contract is fully com
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 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-fve per cent. or other pro-
portions Of each bin when approved In triplicate
by the commandant Of the yard, will be paid by
such navy agent the contractor may name,
within thirty days after its presentation to him.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that IL de.
fault be made by the parties or me mrs. Part In de,
the time and place provided, then, and in that
case, the contractor and his sureies will forfeit
and pay to the United States, as Hquidated DAM
q
of the contract price there agreed upon as the
price to he paid in case Of the actual delivery
thereof, which liquidated damages may he recov-
cred retained at any time from the said parties
of the first part or either Of them.
The timber must conform to drawings and in
s.ructions 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 be cut from trees growing within
thirty miles Of the sea, Of which the eommandant
will cofic fa
The frame timber may be delivered in 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 bevelled, 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 wiz 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 be paid for
The siding Of the stem, apron, fore deadwood.
stemson, deadwood knees, stern post knee, and
keelsons, must be 1sH inches; the stern-post and
after deadwood to side 20 inches in the largest
place. and the hooks to side IA inches. The siding
or the frame timber must be 13k to IL inches, and
of the promscuous timber, one-fourth part must
side IS inches. and the remainder 13k inches.
The throat of the floor timber to mould TX
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
in II feet the second futtock "a inches in - feet
the third futtock 81 inches in 10 feet; the fourth
futtock inches I'm AK feet, and the top timber 10
inches in II 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 be disposed to offer for more
than one ship will make separate proposal for
each.
FORM OF OFFER
L., of the State of - hereby apree 10
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 he
the same, more or less, in conformity with the ad-
vertisement of the Bureau of Construction of the
date of I'D June, 1855, viz
Stems, apron, stemson, dea1woOds, STERN post
STERN post knees, deadwOOd knees keelsons and
hooks, estimated to contain
$500 cubic f. at - per is
Frame timber Of
all other kinds
. estimated at 10000 cubic II, at peri f.
Promiscuous tim
Der, amounting
to 6,OOO cubic n, at-perf-
Total amount. % 900
(TOtal value TO be written in words J
Should any otter be accepted, l req uest to be adj
dressed at ---, and the contract forwarded to
the navy agent at -, or to me at for
signature and certificate.
(Date.) (Siguaturel
FORM OF GUARANTEE