Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-19
FOR LIVE OAK,


Proesy inV'f' N 20 Bu pENSfs
PROPOSALS FOR LIVE OAK.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Sealed Proposals c1 d.Vsrns sy sc{ Of
P5omlscuous LIVE Oak in each Of the Navy Yards at
s' HSs sa N N S nG
ceiyed al this bureau until the ,5th Of June 1857
LIE that they may be dstnsui.hod rom Of her
business letters. The offers may be for all the
9s by w e at
by suitable guarantee, the form of which is here
Sureties in the full estimated amount will be re-
CURED to sign the contract, and as additional and
eSes ssn the ss IS
peted.
In all the deliveries of the timber there must be
pieces; there W i'll be withheld such further
to- TO he The p pnbe ss be
such difficult portions be delivered. The remaining
approved in rpoate By the co on TD D of tSo
Yard, will be paid by such navy agent as the conrac-
tor may name within thirty days after its presenta-
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if default
all any of the timber named Of the quality and at
the time and place provided, then and in that
the 9ontIaetor and his suEetes will forfeit and pay to
the CntedStates sum ofmoney not ex oeedng twice
the total amount therein agreed upon the price to-
be paid In case Of the actual delivery thereof ich
may be recovered from time to time, according to the
act of Congress In that made and provided ap
The $4,000 cubic feet to be delivered in each yard
VII be IN the following proportions-say 1900 cubic
stern posts stern post knees fore deadwood prons
all siding - and 20 inces and hooks siding ia and Is
tions which they enter into the construction Of
snip anP,S OF war, conforming substantially in shape,
ed, with frames of corresponding siding, the moulds
OF xsO t can be be-. f At any the Yards named
about Of each and coo cubic Gu feet
% siding OF IL inches; all these pieces being in
curve Of from Is to 50 inches or more in that length
end two-thirds the number of the pieces to have
from me mean TO the max muIn crook; also. 5CHO
cubic feet siding Is and Is nches in length from IL to
AZ to be sided straight and fair the i5-nch timber
ana under showing q face of not less than three
fo1rths the siding, to be cut from trees grown with
In miles oil the sea, oil which satisfactory evidence
will be required by the Commandant Of The Yard to
be delivered IN the respective Yards the risk and
expense OF the contractor, subject to the usual
speoilon, to the entire pprova of the Bureau and
August 1852 and the remainder on or before the LIST
OF July, 1859.
IL of the state Ss~ o heTeby agree to furnish
s9d deliver at the United States Navy Yard at w@
Of hs Of
ton on Of the date Of May 2; 1857, viz:
Sfs0 suitable at S. P 5n pieces sided
s"o cubic fee. curved timber, sided . and is inoh
cube curved item i6s .d ed Is iHns length
5000 Is sh aG !. t:st ;imho- !ps,n foot 80
u 10 20 feet, at - per foot.
sbn GA va, value ae.. J., ,
dressed at -. and the contract forwarded to the
nav; Navy agent at =, or to NE at -, for sigma
tDateD Alb.
The undorsis hsdm o. G%aya"t.e in the State .,
be ocsssts5y guaranty that il bid
oept Of the contract at the post offioe named, or
navy agent Designated execute the contract for the
TO ne a. In
said, we guaranty to make good the difference be-
g {$P R$s:::.a Gu ss::RP::
hereby certify that the above named C. d. and
70 I1ake good their guarantee.
United States District Attorney, Collector or Navy
Agent. and no other) NAV 4-'awsw
IMPORTANT TO PRINTERs.-Haying been
old and ri ess
lishment q G. and H. Lightbody. of New York, for
iuR s e eof SI p
sold by me EbM b i s as
ap aS-eom D street. between 9Th and 7th SIS.
GENTLEMEN's READY MADE CLOTH
extensive variety Of Ready made GARMENTS Of a n
grades, for Spring and Summer wear, offers great
Immediate outfit at moderate rates.
. Also Shirts and Under garments in great varie-
ties
Clothing made to order in superior manner at short
notice, much cheaper than the usual city prices.
WALL & STEPHENS.
SO Pennsy lvanIa avenue.
may 9-eOd8t between 9th and 10th streets.
FURNITURE FURNITURE, FURNITURE
Our Ware Rooms contain now the finest assort-
Inent OF CABINET WARE, and other Fur-0
nlture, that we have ever had and can as VA
sure all who desire to make purchases that k4
they Will save time and money by giving US q
those wood marble stop CENTRE TABLES at SsG,
which we see selling at auction for ga and S, and
A full assortment ofHOUSEKEEPING GOODS
always On hand.
ALSO,
-Stearns and Marvin's SALAMANDER SAFES.
Wlder's patent, the best in use, at manufacturers
prces. McGREGOR A. co
ap I3-eo4w 5S0 S23, and sal 7th street.
NOTICE Of THE 81 ESTABLISHMENT 81 OF
THE sTAfE OF Wise tNssIHS.D isfHicr IN
IN pursuance OF the act of Congress approved
tonsl Land District in the State Of Wisconsin to
be called the CHIPPEWA DISTRICT" which district
embraces that portion of the old La Crosse and Hud
son Districts situated north Of the line diridinx
Townships ftrsntv.fonr and ftcsnty .fue north,
south Of the line dirtdins Townships forty and
fsrfy-ons northeast Of the line dtrfdtng ranges
oH' and ftco east, and east Of the line dtridfns
ranges s!eren and tpeIce cest," it is hereby deca
red and made known that the Office for said district
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