Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-01
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK.
NAVY DYpARTNES1

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of CONSERVATION. &C.. May z. Ia57.S
Sealed Proposals for delivering 5D,C0 cubic ieet of
promlscuOus ave Oak in each Of the Navy Yards al
PhhhGssfSWn MSsssscahGsets gTGokyn New York
ceIysd at this bureau until the 18th Of June, 1851
LirS OAK that they may be dsins from other
business letters. The Offers may be- for all the
@ SI' As sI re S y whEs at
by suitable guarantee, the form Of which is here
Suretes in the full estimated amount will be re-
CURED 10 sign the contract and, as additional and
T hs be Mahss
pleted. =
In all the deliveries of the timber there must be
due proportion of the most difficult and crooked
pieces otherwise there will be withheld such further
Judged e1pedent to- secure the Smbe neses ay ne
such dlihcut portions be delivered: The remaining
IN or Sp the of SaG ~ When
1ari, Will be paid by such navy agent as the contrac
tor may name within thirty days after its presenta-
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if default
ne made by the parties of the fret part In delivering
all or any Of the timber named of the quality and at
the time and place provided, then and in that
the CONTRACTOR and his suIetes will forfeit and pay
the JnltedStatesa sum of money not ceedng twice
the total amount therein agreed upon the price to
be paid ia case Of the actual delivery thereof hi CHI
may be recovered from time to time, according TO the
act OF congress IN that case made and provided, ap
The 5000 cubic feet to be delivered in each yard
E nt o os In the following 1900 cubic
all siding 10 and % inches and hooks siding II and IS
inches. These peces to be IN number in the proper
tions in which they enter into the construction of
length character With those heretofore r seRs
of which can be seen at ahy of the yards named.
j., 30n cubic feet of the siding of l3 and Is inches
81 siding OF IL inches all these pieces being in
length from Is to IL feet, having natural and far
aud two-thlrds the number Of the pieces to have
from IGn tne me, mean to the max mum crook also 500
q feet ''1 - '''o''''' :" ''Nf u" Il o'' II 70
All to be sided straight and fair the I5-inch timber
fourhs the siding, be cut from trees grown with
IN % miles Of the sea, of which satisfactory evidence
he delivered IN the respective Yards at the risk and
expense Of the contractor, subject to the usual in
ohe-haf to be delivered on or before the s daS of
August ls5s and the remainder on before the LIST
AID deliver at the United States Navy Yard At
with the sdyertsement Of the Bureau of C onstrue
ll" GG0 OF nr the s date of MsY Is57 viz
500 Cubic feet Curved timber ri, a"U sided IS and IS inch
curved uG Ssr dsd Il
sb aP :! fs set h siI foot * s,.,h
y TO 20 feet, at per foot.
dressed at -, and tho contract forwarded to the
Navy Agent mt -, or to me at -, for sigma
ture and certificate.
(Date.) A. B.
Form of GNdrdnns.
The undersigned, =, OF -, in the State Of
hereby guaranty that, IN case the foregoing bid
be accepted, -w will, within ten days after the
ceipt of the contract at the post office named, or
agent des grated execute the contract for the
same, with good and sufficient sureties. In case
said - shall fail to enter into contract rs afore-t
tween the offer Of the SAID - and that which may
be accepted It' &. ID.
lDate.I ... z, r.
Witness: G. H. ..'r. ...t .. ~. 4
hereby certify that the above named G. ID. and
r.. are known to me as men of property, and able
20 make good their guarantee.
TO pc signed by the United States District Judge,
sans Ststes District Attorney, Collector Navy
Nsoa', one no othero f.H may <-Iaw6w
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