Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-26
Miscellaneous.
DROPOSALs FOR Live OAK
NAVY DYpARrvy

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Sealed Proposals for dsverns scoSS cubic f fses of
PromIscuous Live Oak in each Of the Navy Yards at
Philadelphia, and at Gosport, Virginia will DO re-
eelyed at this bureau until the 18th Of June, lsS7
Lies OAK that they may be dstinsulshed from other
BUSINESS letters The offers may be for one or All the
Yard, and as reouired By law must Be accompanied
Oy suitable guarantee, the form oil which Is mere
Sureties in the full estimated amount will be re-
CURED to sign the contract and ss saa,Sns and
the of each delivery until the contract COM
In ali the deliveries of the timber there must be
due proportion of the most difficult and crooked
pieces; otherwise there will be withheld such further
amount, in addition to the Is per cent, as may be
judged expedient to secure the PUBLIC interest until
such difficult portions be delivered: The remaining
85 per cent, or other proportion Of each BILL when
approved in triplicate by the comunandant of the
tor may name within thirty days sfseg its presenta-
tIon to him.
II will be stipulated in the contracs that if default
ne made by the parties of the first Psrt in delivering
al or any of the timber named of the quality and at
hs t M II a. S
the n,tedStates of money not OK ,eeding twice
b p 0 tSs asesd as Inc
may be recovered from time to time, according toths
act Of Congress n that case made and PROVIDED ap'
The 5ooop cubic feet to he delivered in each yard
feet for lower ss
stern posts stern, post knees fore
inches. These pieces to be in ssmber in the proper
tons ~ which they enter into the construction of
5 of W ,Soss % sss
Cd with frames of corresponding sidng, the moulds
cubic feet s Of the siding ! Of IS ar IS %ches
IN about equal Quantities Of each and 500 eeblc feet
SnsS from IS to Il se s'as natural and @
curve OF from Is TO 81 INCHES or more IN that length;
from the mean to- the maximum crooS: also. s'so
cubic feet siding Is and Is inches, In length from Tito
AL to be sided straight and fair the Is inch timber
aud under showing a face Of not less than three
In 81 miles of the sea, of which satisfactory evidence
VIII be required by the Cominanda9t Of The Yard; 10
pense of the contractor, subject to the usual in
specton, to the entire pprovaI Of the Bureau and
August 1852 and the remainder or before the LIST
Form Of Offer.
and deliver at the United States Navy Yard at -
@ S Of hs Of
ton of the date Of May :, 1857 viz
sos Cubic feet Curved %bef 1G Sided IS and inch
curved timber sided Il SE
IS s n !, ss Rn feGs and l, inches, s,,,b
L to 90 feet at - per foot.
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded to the
Navy Agent at -, or to me at -, for sigma
Date A. b.
Form Of Guarantee.
hereby guaranty that. il case ,hs fo5ssoIas bid
ceipt Of the contract at the post ONCE named. or
navy agent designated execute the contract for the
said shall fail to enter into Contract as afSre
said, we guaranty to make good the difference be-
be accepted G. ID.
(Date.) E. F.,
Witness: 6. III.
hereby certify that the above named C. u. and
r.. F. known to me as men of PROPERTY and able
TO make good their guarantee.
(pateC
ITO be signed by the United States District Judge
United States District Attorney Collector. Navy
Agent. and 10 other.D NAV 1-lawtw