The North-Carolinian., 1857-06-06
FAYETTEVILLE, N. G.,
Proposals for Live Oak.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, &c.

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Bureau of Construction, sc.
May2 2 1917.
Sealed proposals for delivering $4,000 cubic feet
promiseuous live oak in each of the navy-yards a
dephia and at Gosport, Virginia. will be received
this bureau until the 5th June. 1857. y
Live Oak, that they maybe distinguished from Other
business letters The offers may be for all the
1s sy e
suitable guarantee, the form of which is herewith
Sureties in the full estimated will be required
to sign the contract and additional and collateral
security Is per cent will bs withheld the
of each delivery until the contract is completed,
In all the deliveries of the timber there must be a
due proportion of the most difficult crooked pieces
otherwise there will be withheld further amount
pedent to the public interest until difficult
portions be delivered The remaining IS per cent or
other proportion of each BILL when approved in tripli
cate by the commandan Of the yard. will be paid by
such navy agent as the contractor E,ay within
thirty days after its presentation to him.
1t will be stipulated in the that if default
be made by the parties of the first part in delivering
all any of the timber named Of the quality and at
the time and place provided then and in that case the
contractor and his suretes will forfeit and pay to the
United States sum Of money not exceeding twice the
total amount therein agreed upon as the price be
paid in of the actual delivery thereof which NAV
be recovered from time to time according to act
of Congress in that case provided approved March B.
1913.
The $4,000 cubic feet to be delivered in each ward
will be in the following proportons-say 5000 cubic
kee{SOHS; suitable
Aerd post knees, fore deadw0od aprons. all siding IS
and 20 inches and heoks siding II and l6 inches.
These pieces to be in number in the proportions in
which they enter into the construction of shp-ofwar
conforming substantially in shape ledgth and charac-
ter with those heretofore received with
responding siding the monlds which be eccn at
any of the yardy named.
$4,000 cubic feet of the siding of Is and Is Inches
in about equal quantities of EACH and 5000 cubic feet
of siding II inches; all these pieces being in length
from l3 to II feet having natural and fair of
from IL to 80 inches in that length; and two
thirds the number Of the pieces have the
to the maximum crook clsn 5000 cubic siding Is
and 10 inches, in length from II to 20 feet.
All to be sided strag ght and fair; the l5-inch timber
and under showing face of not less three fourhs
the siding, to be cut from trees grown within 80 miles
of TIE of which satisfactory evidence will be re-
quired by thecommandant of the yard delivered
in the respective yards at the risk expense of the
subject to the usual inspection entire
aRp5exa af the bureau; and eae-haf t. be delivered
mainder before the lst day of July, 1859.
: Form Of Oger
r. of the State hereby
agree furnish and deliver OF the United States
yard at t---, fifty thousand cubic feet of live
oak timber, in nformity with the advertisement Of
the Bureau Construction of the date of May 1857
viz:
5000 cubic feet. suitable for principle pieces, sided
- IS rnd 20 inches, at - peg foot.
$4,000 cubic feet curved timber, sided 13 and 10
inches, length Is to II feet. at- per foot.
5000 cubic feet timber siding l3 and Is inches.
length II to 10 feet. at - per foot.
Total value.
Should my offer be accepted request to be address
sed at --, and the contract forwarded to the
navy agent at ---1; or to me at -
[Datc.l For signature and certificate.
Form of Guarantee.
The undersigned ---. of ---, in the
State of ---, hereby guaranty that. in case the
foregoing bid be accepted, d,-- WILL within ten
after receipt of the Contract the post Office
named. or navy agency designated, execute the con-
tract the same with good and sufficient sureties;
in said --- shall faIl to enter into contract
as aforesaid guaranty to make good the difference
between the offer of the said --. and that which
may be accepted y
(Date.) r r.
Witness: U ii.
hereby certify that the above named c D, and +.
known to men of property, and able to make
good their guarantee.
(Date.)
Ito be signed by the United States district judge.
United States district attorney, collector, navy
agent. and no other.)
May l6, 1857 SCOT