Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-20
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

navy DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF CoNsTRUCTIJN, 40, )
Sealed Proposals. viii be received at this Bu
Phii.dsIphia u the following described Timber. or
can can 3, s.cert.lned from the COmmandant Of any O.
INC NA'' YELL Ss,EsEiLow-pINE PLANK
Twenty eight Thousand feet. board msa.u,.
s ooo Of inohes thick IS to IS feet long tWent,
III usand ess ZEE Of in % :,
thicx from IS TO 20 feet long ten thousand feet
sad eight thousand feet so,Sj Of ~ inches tb,ek
Ion ~ 20 - ieet long, amountnE in oil to seventy
70 be- long lssfsa VsawriD Oesf fqe 9e fm
ana sed fh 1n shs oSks both Thickness
work in width. clear Of sap. at least one inch more
than the thickness required.
Tr be delivered as follows: One quarter of each
81 the several thlcknesses before the 18Th al
January ais, anotnsI quarter of eaoh OF the
on or before the i5h offIes sTus and
wHITE-PINE MAsrs.
Three White Pine Masts, rough hsved. And n
work when finished follows: One OF S. r. 81 ION.
and one Of e feel Il is' -
To be free from s.p and large knots.
10 Dc delivered on or before the LIST of March,
wHITE-OAK LOGS.
Five thousapd cubic feot IS eooI of Whit. oak
Plank e,ock Logs. to be of the very best youne
s ns cut eSs %s
~ i re q fsSli1v,ns Ons.h.f tce number Of logs
to less than m s 90 % IS
TYs IT, sn q, siSs way and may have
eeved; be rous squared and may be lin ~ De re-
ing ~ CONFORMITY with the growth ofthe tree. Gne-
nail the number OF logs to square not less than IL
nchea, AMI the rema nGcr not less than Ia nohes AT
tne top end. clsar OF wane. rs third the numfer
me shortest l9ss to square not less than met es
neI NOT to exceed one eighth Of the face as squared
@ q tnR fho hrA.A ,l.
70 be taken and considered R size for uomnuts,ip
Inc Thols mS S be free from cross grain twists
deduction VIII be made for sxe-sa ks and improper
One half to be delivered on or befors IN. Il, NJ
february: and the remainder on or before the LIST Of
The pepsrtment rese,ve. IN. rich, ~ ,..,
additional quantity mot exceeding ten Der cent ri
the yellow-pins and oak. -
pine, White pine Spars and the White Oak.
The proposals must be endorsed "ProposaIs for
Timber, that they may be distinguished from 9th or
Form Of 0f.y.
ssree 20 and deliver in the u nav, 1s5s s
hs Bure.u Of with
Ae.of the date ofs7th November. ls5s, at the rate
should my Offer be accepted, I request to be ad
dressed at -, and the contract forwarded to q
December -, 1885, .' A. r.
Form ofGxaraa'ee.
The undersigned. =. of-,in the State Of
he1.5. d. as os ssss bid
fOf any If the f%bs, therein named Be SC
oepsso. ne or theJ WIZ, rithln ten days amer the
navy aren't designated execute the oontract fr the
sane with good and sufoient sureties and IN case
said - shall fail to enter into contract a aEnrs
said. We guaranty to make good the differences he
tween the offer ofthe said --a and that which NAV
Signatures of guarantors. d.
Date. a.-... .... - ..s.r IA r.
Wtt1ess. .@e4 go gs- as-a. u..r mia
hereby certify that the abOve-named - ara
ksoSn 10 me as men Of property and Able to make
kood their guarantee. No
Signature, GH
To be signed by the u. & Distriot Judse IL a
District Attorney, Collector, or NAVY AGENT.
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