Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-21
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

Brsau OF CONSTRUCTION, Sc, May 2, laHS
gromlscuous Live Oak IN each of the Navy Yards at
Ghar!estown. Ms ssaohusetis; Brooklyn. New York;
ceed al this bureau until the 18th Of June. ls59
These proposals must be endorsed Proposal. for
business letters The Oilers may be for one to or ali he
yards. bnt must be for The whole quantity at any
by suitable guarantee, the form of which is here
with given.
Sureties in the full estimated amount will be re-
CURED to sign the contract, and as additional and
collateral security, Is per cent. will be withheld on
the amount of each delivery until the contract rs
In all the deliveries of the timber there must be
pieces; otherwise there will lie withheld such further
amount, In addition to the IS per cont, may be
such difficult portions be delivered. The remaining
% per cent: or other proportion of each bill. when
Yard, will be paid by such navy agent as the con,rac
tor may name within thirty days after its presenta
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if default
oe made by ne parties oil the first part IN delivering
the time and place provided, then and in that case
the contractor and his suIetes will forfeit and pay to
the nedSt a,es sum OF money not exceeding twice
be paid IN case of the actual delivery thereof hi Oh
may ec recovered from time totrne, according tot the
act Of congress IN that case made and provided, ap
proved March 3, 1913.
the $3.50 cubic feet to be delivered in each yard
will be IN the following proportions-say 1900 cubic
feet of keelsons, and pieces suitable for lower STEMS
ali d snd q
inches: These pieces to DO in number in the proper
sEp Of wnT cnoSo er iso se Ct OF
eng III, and character with those heretofore recev'
OF oam be SCI at o the puds
0,0' cubic feet of the siding of - and l5Inches.
81 sdnx of ~ ., Iii naf t. anu on Ieet
length from IS to II feet, having a natural and fair
s sntTe OF G% - to 81 INCHES or mo in that length
@ e Be: siding Is a iai IS length 5 l5%
and and under showing a face Of not less than three
10 q mics oi the sea, OF which satisfactory evidence
be delivered IN the respective Yards at the risk and
expense OF the contractor, subject to the usual in
specil2n to the entire pproval of the Bureau and
August s and the Remainder on or before tho 1 ST
o. july '"S' Form Of Offer.
L.. of the State =. hereby agree to furnish
with the Ei Of bs Of
siSa ~ Of sn ,hs f ds,e q sisy ls5 s.s
and a. Inches. at ip p6ot p'e0es s'deo 10
800 cubic feet curved timber, sided Is and Is inch
5000 cubic feet curved timber sided p inches length
ooI 10 to II foct: at per foot
Z to 20 feet, at per foot.
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SleSsea ana me contract forwarded to the
in1e and M csIt,fc,te OF 10 me u - Tor sigma
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The undersigned. -, of -, in the State of
be accepted, - WILL within ten days after The re-
celPt Of the contract at the post Office named or
navy agent designated EXECUTE the contract for the
same with good and sufficient sureties In case
said = snail ia 10 enter INTO contract as afore-
the the sad Kooi .at that SSGS bs
be accepted c. p.
NW1teess: Gu IF.
r. F. are known to mo rs mon of property and able
(Date
10 pe signed 10y the nted States District Judge,
Agent. and no Other.) NAV 4-IawSw
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