Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-24
DKOPosALS FOR LIVE OAK.
NAVY DKPARTNKSr,

Bureau of COmstrHetioS. EqEipneni, &o.S
Sealed proposals for delivering IS 90 cubic feet Of
promlscuous live oak Timber IN each OF the navy
ss and si be neosTsd st
tins bu reau unt three O'Clock, the l@ta day OF Juy,
The proposals must be endorsed +" Proposals for
Live OAK" thst they may be dlstingnIshed from
ali the yards but must be for the hole qusntiy at
any yard, snd required 10y Law, must by accan-
panied by a guarantee, the form Of winch Is here
The Is 600 cubic feet to he delivered in each yard
feet siding il and IS inches IOHS cubic feet sid
II and IL inches and 1900 cubic feet aiding and 10
The timber aid ns from IS and Is inches may lie IN
length from rs TO Is feet and such Of the IS inch
AID a. l l @bsr ~ eSsih from i, TO 3 feet ssa
large proportion Of all the oreg o!ug NAV he strs ght
to IL feet and three iourths Of the qusmtity 10 have
naturs a. far cnrve OF from " e 80 riches or
"fth.se bee 10 nave ON The mesn 10 tse maSi.
mum crook All To he d, d straight and far, and
timber must e. cut from trees grown withp 80 miles
of the sea- tn re delivered On the yard at the rsk ard
nspectIon and to the entire approval of the 6uTesa
One hat OF the quantity mast %. delivered on or
before the LIST ~ ol september, 1853, and the
due on or before the LIST day of = ehrusr,, 1859.
The department VIII award the contract IN eat d
decline making any contract for purchsse aud de-
livery at any lazy yard, If 1t shall then deem Il
necessary or Disadvantage Gus 10 the pubic service.
Sureties 10 the full, estimated amount will De re-
qured to sign the contract, ard as additional and
the amount OF each delivery until the contract Is
completed. And the remaining IS per L. OF each
Of the ard viii he paid bs the av1 aren't al the
point OF delivery within ~ days alter it's presentation
1t wall be stipulated in the contract that if default
be na1e 10y The par'l"s Of the hrst part IN deliver
al airy of the timber named Of the quality and AZ
the time ana place crowded. then aud IN that case
the contractor and his tureiIes Will forfeit aud py
to the United States a sum Of money not exceedrE
amount therein ~ As ne
sum TO be paid In case OF the actual delivery Of the
according the act OF Congress IN that case pro-
vided. approved March 5, ls4S.
Form ef Offer.
aI..e 20 cn5ni.1 "a tie stst- OF heTehy
nsvy yard at -, twenty five Thousand cube feet
Of promscuOus live oak tImber "a conformity with
the date of :. June, is5s Tor the sum Of, VIZ!
5000 cubic feet sided IS and 10 inches
at - per foot. s.
lN.Oco cubic feet sided y and u lnches.
10000 cubie feet mp s5s loot : and Ia ;noSs.
per foOt-------...----....
5000 cubic feet sided.
Should my offer be accepted. request TO he sd
the nasy ssent anu tns to ms 20
signature and certificate.
July -, lass. Ar
Form oJEEarGnf,e.
sts,e The un'erslEned -. OF IN the
the foregoing b'G he ACCEPTED. will, within
ten osNs after the receipt of the contract at the
post Ofnoe named. or Eavy agency cesiguated. exc
cute the contract Tor the same. with good and sum
cieht suretlcs; IN case saId --- shall fail To
enter into contract as aforesaid, we guaranty TO
max good the difference between the offer OF the
sald - ard that which may be accepted.
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Witness. g. III. r r
hereby certify that the aqOve- named G. ID. and r.
r are known to me as men of property and Ebe 10
make good their guarantee.
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To he signed by the United States district Judge.
agent. 40 rs Iauaw