Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-04
Proposals for Live Oak for six Steam SloOps-
Of War.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equip't, &c,

SEALED PROPOSALS FOR DELlN ER1NCt ON
- ve-oak frames of sloopotwar one to be de-
lvered each Of the navy-yards at Pensacola Norfolk
Philadelphia New York Boston, and Portsmouth, " l.
ISL. be received TINS bureau "'' the cd pSDs
These proposals be endorsed Proposals TOR liz
they may be distinguished from other business letters The
thousand cubic feet and required by law must be
accompanied by suitable guarantees the form of which
herewith given Sureties the full estimated will
be required sign the CONTRACT and additional and coll
anon of eac6 delivery until the contract is y compile
ted. In all deliveries of the timber there be
proportion difficult parts the frame, and OF
the principal pieces otherwise there will be withheld such
further addition the fifteen per
principal pieces snd difficult portions shall be delivered
The remaining eighty live other proportion of
of the yard will be paid by such navy acu, The
tor within thirty days after It's presentation TO
be stipulated fdetuIt
named Of the quality and the time and place provded
then and in that the and his will
of money equal the Of the contract
price there agreed upon as the price TO be paid in case OF the
actual delivery thereof which hqudated damages be
recovered or retained at any time from the SAID parties Of
the first part either of them
The timber must conform drawings and instructions
with which the contractor will be furnished and work TO
moudS and dwellings with which he Will be provided from
the United States maynard Philadelphia. The whole
must be cut from trees growing within thirty miles of the
of which the comnndan of the yard Will require
isf.ctory evidence.
The frame timber may be delivered the form of pro.
mscuous timbertha is, sided sraig and fair rough
hewed the moulding way, showing face of two-ttrds The
siding the timber need be bevelled be
sufficient work the shape ofthe nouds hold
dwellings shown Oh the bevelIing boards
In the measurement the full moulding size marked
the mous (Which IS one and half inch larger than will
be worked in the ship will be allowed provided ecies
ked in the mouds in the instructions will be paid for
The siding OF the steam, apron, fore deadwood steam
161 inches; the sternpos and after deadwood ~
inches in the largest place. and the hooks side inches
The siding of the frame timber must be 1873 to IA inches
and of the promiscuous timber, fourth part
IS inches and the remainder ~ inches.
Iha of thn
at the fooread IA inches and at the plank shear inches
The midship or dead fiat floor timber has Of
inches the first Ittock inches l. fest; the
second futtock a inches IN II feet the third tock -
inches in 70 feet; the fourth futtock inches in 14 feet
and the top timber 10 inches in II feet
The entire frame of each ship to be delivered the
spectye yards the risk and expense of the contractor
subject to the usual inspection the entire approval of
the bureau and all to be delivered before the
Persons who may be disposed to offer for one
ship will make separate proposal for each.
FORM OF OFFER
To the State of -, hereby agree to furnish and
the iTe-oak timber for one ship, estimated at thirty thou
sand cubic feet be the same more or less in conformity
the date of 22d June, 1885, viz
knees deadwood knees keelsons and hooks, Estimated
Fame sG nber Of ali 9f 5Sg cubic feet per foots
kinds, estimated 20 400 " at per foot
Promscuous timber, amount
Total amount -: 5000 per '00'- s.
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 al
-, or to me at -, for signature and certificate.
(Date) (Signature)
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned, -, Of, in the State of -, and
-, of -, in the State of -, hereby guaranty that
in case the foregoing bid be accepted he they will with
in tea days after the receipt of the post
flee named designated the contract
for the with good and sufficient sures said
shall fail to enter into contract aforesaid guar
anty make good the difference between the offer Of the
SAID -- and that which may be accepted
Signature of two guarantors. a q
(Date)
Witnesses;
hereby certify that the above-named B and @ D are
known to of property and able to make good
their guarantee.
(Date) SIGNATURE
20 be signed By the United States district jadqe United
STATE" dest'ct attorney collector Macy AGENT oers)
June u, 1900. -. ..... 10S1-w6w.