National Republican., 1874-07-14
.RoPOsALs FOR LUMBER FOR THE
L DSITEp STATES GQURT5HOgsE AND

POST OFFICE AT COLUMBIA, 5. c.
OFFICE oF sUPERINTENDExT,
COLUMBIA, S. G, July ., iS5i. 5
until Il m OF the 10Th tav Of july 1874 for furnish
ing and delivering the following schedule OF Lnm-
bsr the united States courthouse and post office,
DIVISION I.
Bidders will submit bids for furnishing the fol-
lowing items in either Spruce or White zine:
o. let z. n, lmore or less by scn9sLing.
Il. " fret r. n tmore or iesS,j i-inch boar ling.
b, wv feet B. NJ, UnOre or less l4-inch boarding
DIVISION II.
500 feet B. NJ, (mOre or less) Southern Pine
rails, sawn, 10y inches.
q, 90 feut B: NJ, (more OF le-s,) Southern Pine
SID, X Inch thick and IN widths not ex
so feet B. NJ, (moFe or less White Pine, u inch
80 Zee! B. NJ, (mOre OrIess,) White Pine, \ inch
800 frct B. NJ. CmOrc or Iess) White Pine, inch
l,sOl feet B. NJ CmOre or less White Pine X inch
Loo feet B. NJ, ,CmOre or less, white Pine, I1inch
200 feet BM., ,Cmore or less, white Pine, inchs
80 feet IN, (mOre or less, white Pine, inches
thick.
DIVISION III.
Bidders will submit bids for furnishing the fol-
lowing items, in either Black Walnut, Ash or But
!, 565 fert B. NJ, Cmore or less, } y Inoh thick.
3.7OO feet B. Nj, imUTe or less inch tn OK.
S.6O1 feet B. NJ, Cmore or less, lnch thick.
5 so feet Il. NJ, tmOTe or less, II inch thick.
;, 10 fret b. Nj. (more or iess,j IL inch thick.
eco feet B. ~. tmore or less, inches thick.
500 feet b. NJ, tmOr0 or less. - inches thick.
go feet B. NJ, (mOre or less, ~ inches thick.
50 feet B; NJ, tmOre orlGss,) 2S inches q lex.
l,lC0 feet B. M, (mOre or less, inches thick.
90 feet y. M, lmOre or less. inches thCG.
~ feet b. NJ, tmOre or less, inches thick.
All the preceding schedule of lumber must be OF
the very best quality Of their respective kinds,
thoroughly seasoned, free from large knots, sHps,
shakes and other defects and all clean straight and
regular sawn to the different ihcknesses called for
The Southern pine rails and flooring must all be
heart suh free from all defects, none other will
The Whole must be delivered in such lengths and
in such quantities as will be called for BY the super
intendent.
must Be submitted along with the bid.
PAYMENTS will be made on the delivery and ac-
ceptance Of material. deductlug ten per Centum
until the mpletIOn Of the Contract.
All bids must b. accompanied by the penal bond
OF Two respOn Sibie persons in the Of one thou
sand dollars (SI. OO5 that the bidder will accCpt aud
Of the security to be certified by the United Statcs
Judge, Clerk Ofths United StNtes Court or the Dis
trict Attorney Of the district wherein the bidder
Bidders are az liberty to bid for one or all of the
divisions enumerated above.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
Government TO do or 10 Subdivide the different
divisions among different bidders at its option and
any bid that is not made the printed form to be
obtained this office, and docs OF conform in every
will not be considered. Neither will any proposal
he received from parties who not themselves
engs grd in the lumber trade and who have not the
necessary facilities for furnishing the material.
Proposals will be inOlOsed in scaled envelope,
indOrsod, proposals for Lumb,r for the United
States Court House and Post OGice, at Columbia,
0'' -''' THOMAS H. OAKSHOT,
jy2-iH Superintendent.