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THE REPUBLIC.
DAILY.
Vol. I. WASHINGTON: FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1849. No. 26
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TERMS OF THE WEEKLY.
Single Hubtu ription for one year . . . # 2 00
Six copied, for one year 10 00
Sixteen copied, for one year 20 00
Twenty-five copied, for one year, (when
ordered at one ami the name time) . . 26 00
No paper will be dent until the money id received.
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &*.,
FOR THE NAVY.
Navt Department,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment antl Rtjurir,
June 13, 184'J.
MKALED proposals,endorsed "Proposals,for Tim
oer or IjWJwct, a line twc ^ ? '?
yuril for which the offer is intended, i will be received
by thia Bureau until three o'clock, P. M.,uf
the fifteenth of August next, for furnishing and delivering,
under contract, at the several navy yarda
hereinafter numed, the timber, lumber, and other articles
embraced in thia advertisement. One-fourth
of the whole quantity reouired at each navy yard,
must be delivered on or before the 1st July; onefourth
on or before the 1st September; one-fourth
on or before the lBt November; and one-fourth on
or before the 30th December, 1650. In case of fail- j
ure to deliver the articles within the times and in
the proportions specified, the Bureau or the several J
commandants to nave the right to supply deficiencies
by purchase, and the contractor and his sureties
to be responsible in twice the contract price.
All the timber, lumber, and other articles must be
of the very best quality, and subject to the inspection
and measurement established for the government of
the several navy yards, printed rules of which may
be obtained on application to the different commandants
or navy agents. All said timber, lumber,
and oilier articles must be entirely satisfactory to
the respective commandants.
The while oak timber must be rough squared,.
according to the growth of the tree, to have no
u/?ne evcesdimr one-fourth the width of the face
of the uide us squared. All the yellow pine timber
must be of the very best quality of long leaf,
fine grtm, Southern yellow pine, to be hewetl to a
fair edge, and to have no more sup than one-eighth
of the breadth of the face from eueh corner; the
contents of ull sap to be excluded in the measurement
of the limber. The oak must be felled between
the 1st of October and the 1st of March, and must
have grown within sixty miles of the sea coast ;
must be sirip|?ed of the bark or hewed within twenty
days after it is felled, and placed clear of the
ground: of which satisfactory evidence must be
given by the contractor, by the production of certificates
signed by two respectable witnesses, with
their deposition on oath, before some judge of the
court or magistrate within the township or county
where the timber was felled.
Persons offering for more than one yard, must
make separate and distinct proposals for the supply of
each, keeping Ike classes of articles separate, and em ?
-i?J- ? tit., .f ?#/ il. <? thr
oracing tnc wauic ^wwiHwy yj u?i ?m, ? ? ...
class. TKa coft of each item must be distinctly
curried out, and the aggregate of each class correct*
ly footed up, which is materiul to a fair comparison
of bids. An erroneous extension or an erroneous
aggregate will constitute an informality, and the bid
will not be considered.
No extension of time for deliveries under any
contract will be granted, and penalties for non-fultilmenl
will in all cases be rigidly enforced; bidders
are, therefore, requested to offer for no more than
they are sure they can furnish within the time specified.
The price of ull manufactured or sawed lumber
will be estimated and determined by " board measure;"
the square and round timber, unless otherwise
specified, by the " cubic foot."
Approved sureties in twice the estimated nmount,
in the manner set foilh in the form of the contract,
will be required, and ten per centum, in addition,
will be withheld from the amount of each payment
as collateral security for the faithful performance of
ilie contract. Nineiv oer centum of each delivery
will be paid by the navy agent within thirty daya
uilar the presentation of approved bills, in triplicate,
by the commandant of the yard at which the deliveries
are made.
Every offer must be accompanied by a written
guaranty, (the responsibility of the guarantor or
guarantors to be cei iified to by a navy agent or other
official person, or by some one known to the Bureau,)
tout, if the oner be accepted, the bidder or
ladder* will, within five days after the receipt of the
contract at the post office designated, execute the
Name with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
the articles proposed, agreeably to the terms specified
in this advertisement, and which may be embodied
in the contract. The law of 10th August,
1846, forbids the consideration of all proposals not
accompanied by such guaranty.
Bidders are particularly cautioned to endorse their
cffm, as above required, that they may be distinguished
from other business letters, in order to
.._uu.ni ih.ir Umv fiiwnnl lie fore the nrooer time.
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All offer* not made in strict conformity with this
advertisement, in every particular, will be rejected
as informal. Those whose offers are accepted will
he duly notified, and contracts forwarded without
delay.
Persons ofTenng arc directed to designate the post
office through which they desire to be addressed,
and the navy agent to whom the contract shall lie
sent for execution.
FORM OF OFFER.
Washington, ?? ?, 1849.
Sia: 1 heicby agree to furnish and deliver at the
navy yard at , in conformity with the
requirements of the advertisement from the Bureau
of Construcuon, Equipment, and Repair, of the
1.1th June, 1849, the several articles of , enumerated
hi (class ,) or clasaea and ,
for that yard, to wit:
Class no.
cubic feet white oak plank stocks, at
? cents per cubic foot - $
sided inches of white oak boot knees,
at ? cents per aided inch - ? ?
I
Clam* mo.
cubic feet yellow pine plank a'nrke,
at ? cent* per cubic fool ... g ?
cubic feet promiscuous yellow pine,
at ? cents per cubic foot ...
i
If my bid '* accepted, I desire to lie addressed
through the post office at , and the contract
to be sent to the navy agent at , for execution.
Respectfully, A. B.
To Commodore C. W. SaiNNita,
Chief Bureau of "Construction, Ac., dir., Wash
mgtnn.
We, the undersigned, residents of , in
the State of , hereby guarantee, that in
case the foregoing bid of be accepted,
that ? will, within five days after the rercipl
of the contrnct at the jhisi office designated tn said
bid, execute the same, with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the articles proposed, in conformity
with the terms of the advertisement undei
which it wss made C. D.,
k. r.
I hereby certify, thai to the beat of nty know
ledge and lielief, the above named guarantors art
good and sufficient. J. H.,
Navy Agent.
NAVY YARD, KITTF.RY, MA INK.
let Cum.
White onk knees (by the nHet! inrh.)
titttt While Oak knees, (or 4,.SOU aided inches,) (hi
rw't aiding of one third to lie 7 inchea, the net aiding
of one third to he 8 inchee.and the net aiding of thi
other third to lie 9 inches; the nrma to lie in lengihi
from 5 feel to ft feet and 6 inches; the bodiea to In
in lengths from 5} to 7 J, averaging fij feet.
The Ixidiea are to lie aided to the diameter of thi
arm, the willing aire taken at the middle of the lengtl
of the arm, (clear of liark ) Three-fmiriha of thi
aiding or diameter la to be conanlered the net aiding
of the knee.
The moulding size of the lxnly, in the middle n
ttm length, to be full one and one-halt the net siding
<if the Itnee
<liie-hnlf of llie almve knees to lie square, am
one-fonrih to form an angle from eighty to ninet;
I degrees ; the remainder to form an angle from ninet
to one hundred degrees.
The length of the arm to he measured from th
bark of the t?ody aa moulded hy the angles given
I
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24 Class.
Lumber, ("Board measure,") per thousand
feet.
2,000 feet, hoard measure, 1st quality 5-inch clear
White Pine plank.
2,000 feet, l?ourd measure, 1st quality 4-inch clear
White Pine plank.
3,000 feet, hoard measure, 1st quality 3-inch clear
While Pine plank.
3,000 feet, board measure, IbI quality 2j-inch clear
White Pine plank.
10,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality 2-inch clear
White Pine plank.
10,000 feel, board measure, lsiquality lj-inch clear
While Pine plank.
6,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality l|-inch clear
White Pine plank.
1,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality lj-inch clear
Cypress plank.
4,000 feel, board measure, 1st quality 1-inch clear
Cypress boards.
n <U\A l. .1 ? t-A Ha? o : L. -I
?6,WU ICCl, UUUIU IUCVBUIC, AHI (lUAIUV J'lllUI cicai
White Ash plank.
2,0(>0 feet, board measure, 1st quality 2^-inch clear
White Ash plank.
G,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality 2-inch clear
White Ash plank.
2,000 feel, board measure, 1st quality J i-inch clear
White Ash plank ; one-half to be not le3s
than 20 incites wide.
2,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality 1 {-inch clear
White Ash plank; one-hall to be not less
than 20 inches wide.
3,000 feet, board measure, 1st quulity 1-inch clear
White Ash boards.
500 feet, board measure, 1st quality 4-inch Black
Walnut plank.
500 eel, board measure, 1st quality 3-inch Black
Walnut plank.
1,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality 2-inch Black
Walnut plank.
500 feet, board measure, 1st quality 1{ inch Black
Walnut plank.
2,000 feet, board measure, 1st quality 1-inch Black
Walnut boards.
62,500
NAVY YARD, CHARLESTOWN, MASS.
Class No. 1.
White Oak rl\mber, Sfc.
40,000 cubic feet White Oak plank stocks, to average
forty-three feet in length, none to be leas than
thirty-five long, and none less than twelve inches
square at the top end, clear of wane. The Blocks
to be lined straight lite siding way, and may be
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oiiaigm, ui iiuvc a mug lair cuitc, tuc umci nujr,
both aides muy be lined tapering in conformity with
the growth of the tree. 1 he wane must not exceed
one-fourth of the width of the face of the stocks, as
squared?per cubic foot.
4,000 cubic feet White Oak butt pieces, in lengths
from 25 to 40 feet long, and from 14 to 24 incites
square, equal proportions of the different lengths
and sixes?per cubic foot.
40 White Oak knees for cheeks, (say 420 siding
inches, per inch,) the bodies and arms to be from
eight to ten feet long; nett siding from nine to twelve
inches; and to form an angle from 110 to 120 degrees.
The bodies to be rough sided to the diamet
t>r t\f fKn arms irwlitsi ir??r I its* Knrlr TK<? mnilU inir
mze of the bodies in the middle of their lengths to
be from fifteen to twenty inches, (per siding inch)
?per inch.
200 While Oak boat kneea, (say 800 aiding
inches,) arms not less than four inches diameter
clear of the bark, and the arms and bodies to be
not less than thirty-two inches long. One-third of
the whole number to be square knees?per inch,
nett siding.
All the above White Oak timber and knees to be
of the very best quality, and free front all delects.
The ends to be sawed off square to sqund and perfect
wood by the contractor.
Class No. 2.
Yellow Pine Timber.
40,000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow
Pine plank stocks, to average forty-five feet in length,
and none less than thuty-nve feet long. Two sides
must be lined straight, but may retain the natural
taper of the tree. The other two sides may be lined
of parallel breadths, or with the natural taper, and
must be lined straight, or with a fair curve. The
small end must not be less than four-fifths of the
butt end, and the small end must not be less than
t'toKoa o/niurn ol?ur C\f UlhUh Nft mOTf! HJill
wood than one-eighth of the breadth of the face from
each corner will lie allowed on the clocks. The
sap wood to be excluded in the measurement?per
cubic foot.
5,000 cubic feet fine grained Southern Yellow Pine
promiscuous timber, from 25 to 40 feet long, and
from 18 to 24 inches square?per cubic foot.
All the above Yellow Pine umber to be of the
very best quality, and free from all defects. The
ends to Ik sawed off square to sound UHd perfect
wood by the contractor.
Class No. 3.
White Pine.
'.2,000 feet, board measure, No 1 White Fine 1
inch hoard*, to be clear of all defects, audi aa knots,
rot, splits, shakes, stains, coarseness of quality, sap
wood, holes, and uneven sawing?per thousand feet,
board measure.
30,000 feet, board measure, No. 2 White Pine one
inch boards, to have not more than Ikrrt medium
size knots within the surface of fifteen feet; to be
clear of all other knots, sap wood, rot, shakes, splits,
holes, and uneven sawing?per thousand feet board
measure.
Jlsh, Cherry, Black Walnut, Cypress, Locust,
Sec.
H00 cubic feet White Ash laiU pieces, from 14 to
30 feet long, and to average 18 inches diameter in
the middle of the sticks, clear of bark; none leas
than 16 inches diameter?per cubic foot.
300 feet (ward measure, Cherry boards, one inch
thick, to average 16inches? per thousand feet, board
measure
20,000 fret board measure, White Ash planK, y
inches thick?per thousand feet, board measure.
500 feet board meant ire. Cherry plank, 2 inches
thick to average 14 inches wide?per thousand feel
Iwrnrd measure.
1,000 feet lioard measure, Black Walnut boat-da,
] inch thick, to average 18 inches wide?per,thousand
feet, board measure.
1,500 feet board measure, Black Walnut Imards,
1 inch thick, to average 14 inches wide?per ihoui
sand feet, lioard measure.
i 500 feet lioard measure, Black Walnut plank, 2
, inches thick, to average 14 inches wide?per thou1
sand feel lioard measure.
I 10,000 feet lioard measure, Cypress boards, ]
I inch thick, from 20 to 80 feet long, and from 8 to
12 inches wide?per thousand feet, lioard measure
r 50 piece* Yellow Locust, from 12 to 25 feet long,
and from 10 to 18 inches diameter, to average 14
inrhea diameter, clear of bark, in the middle of the
sticks, or 575 cubic feet?per cubic foot.
ti pieces Fustic, three feel long and sixteen inches
diameter, say 17 cubic feet?-per cubic foot.
1,200 feet board measure, Cedar boards, 15 to 25
feet long, ami from 8 to 12 inches wide, and ? of
i an inch thick?tier thousand feel, lioard measure.
All the Ash, fcherry, Ac.., above described, to be
of the very beat quality, clear of rot, splits, shakes,
knota, r.roaa gram, worm holes, rtains, Ac The
? plank and lionrds to be sawed to even thicknesses
f Clam No. 4.
6 Black Spruce Sftars ami Voles.?By the inch
and pole.
30 pieces, 37 feet long, 8 inches diameter in the
r middle, 5 inches diameter at the top end, clear of
t the hark?per inch, 240 inches,
r 40 pieces 35 feet long, 7 inches diameter in the
? middle, 4{ inches diameter nt the top end, clear of
the hark?per inch, 280 inches,
f 30 pieces, 30 feet long, 7 inches diameter in the
f middle, 4( inches diameter at the top end, clear of
the hark?per inch, 910 inches,
d 40 pieces, 27 feet long, 6 inches diameter in the
y middle, 4 inches diameter at the top end, clear of
\f the hark- per inch, 240 inches
100 pieces. 4b feel long, 5 inches diameter in the
e middle, 3J inches diameter at the top end, clear of
. the bark?per inch, 500 inches.
100 poles, 20 feel long, 4 inches diameter in the
middle, 3 inches diameter at the top end, clear of
the hark?per pole, by the pole.
All the aoove spars to be of the very best quality,
straight and free from all detects.
NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Class No. 1.
Live Ouk timber, (by the cubic foot.)
Live Oak keelson pieces for a frigate of the 1st
class, (two sets,) as follows :
24 pieces 29 feet long, 1,740 cubic feet.
2 do 33 do 175 do.
2 do 25 do 124 do
2 do 22 do 110 do
2 do 14 do 70 do
To be sided 20 inches and moulded 18 inches.
Each of these pieces is intended to form two pieces,
to be worketl to 18 inches siding, and six inch
moulded, nett dimension; on allowance is made of
G inches the moulding way, that the heart of the
piece may be taken out if deemed proper, and the
contractor will hew them with reference to this
arrangement.
Live Oak keelson pieces, for a sloop-of-war of the
1st class, (three sets,) us follows:
18 pieces 29 feel long, 1,071 cubic feet.
6 do 33 do do 408 do.
3 do 21 do do 130 do.
3 do 20 do do 124 do.
To be sided 1 Gi inches and moulded 18 inches.
Each of the pieces is intended to form two pieces
to wprk 14? inches siding, and 6 inches moulding,
nettp}imensions; an allowance is made of 6 inches
irt the moulding way, that the heart of the piece
may be taken out if deemed proper, and the contractor
will hew them with reference to this arrangement.
All the aforesaid Live Oak keelson limber shall
have grown not more than twenty-five miles from
the sea, and shall be free from all defects which
may impair the good quality for the pur|stse for
which it is required; to be got out slruight the
siding way, ana by a sweep curving 6 inches in
45 feet, the moulding way.
Ci.ass No. 2.
Locust timber
500 cubic feet Long Island Locust timber,
lengths not less than 10 feet, to averuge 12 inches
diameter, not less than 10 inches, to be of the best
rlity, free from all defects.
pieces Yellow Locust timber, 18 cubic feel, L.
Islund, 4 feet each, 23 inches diameter.
8 pieces Yellow Locust timber, 37 cubic feet, L.
Island, 7 feet each, 8 x 12 inches diameter.
30 pieces Yellow Locust timber, 150 cubic feet, L.
Island, 12 feet each, 7x9 inches diameter.
Class No. 3.
Yellow Pine timber.
20,000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine plank
stock.
10,000 cubic feet Southern Yellow Pine promiscuous
limber.
The "plank slock" to be in length not less than
35 feet, averaging 45 feet, half to square 12 inches
and half to square 14 inches and upwards at the
top end of the sticks; to be of the best quality, long
leaf, fine grain, free from heart shakes, wind shakes,
and all other defects; to be hewed to a fair edge,
and to have no more sap than one-eighth of the
breadth of the face from each corner, and the cubical
contents of all sap to be excluded in the
measurement of the timner.
The "promiscuous timber" to be in lengths not
less than 30 feet, to average 40 feet, to square 14
inches and upwards at the top ends, averaging 16
inches square ; to be of the best quality, long leaf,
?^hsorf tikalros isrmri ukalrOl
ml all other defects; to be hewed to a fair edge, according
to the growth of the tree, and to bam po
more nap than 't of the breadth of the face from
each corner, and the cubical contents of ail the nap
to be excluded in the measurement of the timber.
A proportion of the above timber may be hewed
with a fair curve of 6 inches spring one way of the
stick.
The aforesaid "plank stocks'1 and "promiscuous
timber" must be felled between the 1st of October
and the 1st of March, and must have grown within
GO miles of the sea coast; must be stripped of the
bark, or hewed within 20 days after it is felled, and
placed clear of the ground.
Class No. 4.
Spar timber.
3 yellow pine slicks, or 267 cubic feet of spar umber,
30 feel long, 16 inches parallel.
3 yellow nine sticks, or 210 cubic feet of spar timber,
45 feet long, 15 inches parallel.
4 yellow pine sticks, or 1,035 cubic feet of spar uml>er,
73 feet long, 251 inches ? from butt.
4 yellow nine sticks, or 722 cubic feet of s)>ar Umber,
65 feet long, 23 inches } from buU.
4 yellow nine sticks, or 468 cubic feet of spar Umber,
52 feet long, 19 inches ] from buU.
4 yellow pine sucks, or 384 cubic feet of spar timl?er,
48 feet long, 18 inches j from butt.
it yellow pine stick*, or 147 cubic leet ol spai Umber,
54 feet long, 16 inches J from butt.
4 yellow pine sticks, or 968 cubic feet of spar limber,
72 feet long, 22 inches parallel.
4 yellow nine sticks, or 874 cubic feet of spar timber,
65 feel long, 22 inches parallel.
All of the above Yellow Pine spar limber is to lie
of the liest quality, free from heart shakes, wind
shakes, nnd all other defects, to be hewed to a fair
edge, and to have no more sap than 1-6 of the
breadth of the face from each corner. Those
pieces marked "J from butt" aie for yards, and
must be the name at the butt, and lined full toward*
ths end, which can lie tapered off, the large pieces
to 14 inches and the smallest to 11 inches?by the
cubic foot.
Class No. 5.
Spruce spars.
25 spruce spars, 55 to 60 feet long, of proportionate
size, per spar.
25 spruce spars, 45 to 50 feet Ipng, of pro|mriionate
size, per spar.
500 inches spruce spars, 6J to 9| inches, |>er inch.
Class No. 6
JlsK timber, SfC.t tSfc.
4 ash logs, 14 feel 'ong and 20 to 24 inches diameter,
308 i he*, per inch.
300 inches round ash timlier, 20 to 24 inches di
ameicr, per inch.
200 inches round iinh timber, 24 inches diameter,
per inch.
200 inchea round ash tim!?er, 20 inche* diameter,
per inch.
> 1000 feet aah plank, 4 inchea thick, 22 inchea wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1500 feet aah plank, 3| inchea thick, 21 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1.500 feet aah plank, IJ inches thick, 20 inches wide,
board meaaure, per 1000 feci.
2000 feet ash plank, 3 inches thick. 21 inches wide,
tioard meaaure, per 1000 feel.
1500 fee.t ash plank, 3 inchea thick, 18 inches wide,
board meaaure, per 1000 feet
1500 feet ash plank, 2J in< he* thick, 20 inches wide,
Iward measure, per 1000 feel.
2000 feet ash plank, 2J inchea thick, 17 inches wide,
board meaaure, f?er 1000 feet.
: IfKK) fret ash jtlnnk, 2j inches thick, 20 inches wine,
board mmnii?, per 1000 feet
2000 feet n*h plank, 2} inches thick, 10 inches wide,
board measure, tier 100() fret.
| 4000 feci ash plank ,2J inchea thick, 21 inches wide,
l?onrd measure, jier 1000 feet.
1500 fret ash plank, 2] mehes thick, 17 inches wale,
board measure, |>er 1000 fret.
2000 fret aah plank, 2{ inches thick, 15 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 fnei.
2000 fret aah plank, QJ inchea thick, 13 inches wnle,
board measure, per 1000 fret.
2000 fret ash plank, 2 inches thick, 15 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 fret.
2000 fret ash plank, 2 inches thick, 13 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1500 fret ash plnnk, 2 inches thick, 12 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet
1500 feet ash plank, 2 inches thick, 22 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
2000 fret ash plank, 1 j inches thick. IW inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1500 feel ash plank, 1} inches thick, 17 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
2000 feet ash plank, 1 j inches thick, 16 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
1500 feet ash plank, 1} inches thick, 12 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
2000 feet ash plank, 1J inches thick, 17 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
2000 feet ash plonk, 1 j inches thick, 17 inches wide,
board measure, per 1000 feet.
3000 feet ush plank, lj inches wide, board measure,
per lOOO feet.
3000 feet ash plank, 1J inches thick, board measure,
per 1000 feet.
400 feet ash plank, 4 inches t^ick, 12 to 20 inches
wide, 12 to 14 feet long, well seasoned.
GOO feet ash plank, 3 inches thick, 12 to 20 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, well seasoned.
1300 feet ash plank, 2 inches thick, 15 to 20 inches
wide, and upwards, to be clear and yell seasoned.
350 feel ash plank, 1 j inches thick, 18 to 24 inches
wide, lo be clear and well seasoned.
3000 feet ash plunk, 1} inches thick, 18 to 24 inches
wide, to be clear and wall seasoned.
6000 feet ash plank, lj inches thick, 20 incites
wide, and upwards, to be clear and well seasoned.
600 feet ash plank, 1 inch thick, 12 to 20 inches
wide, to be clear and well seasoned.
350 feet ash plank, 1 j inches thick, 10 to 14 inches
wide, to be clear and well seasoned.
3000 feet ash plank, 1J inches thick, 10 to 18 inches
wide, to be clear and well seasoned.
500 feet 4 inch ash plank, board measure.
500 do 3 do do do
300 do 2J do do do
500 do 2 do do do
200 do 1J do do do
500 do 1| do do do
500 do 11 do do do
500 do 1 do boards, do
50 white ash oars, 17 feet long, or 850 feet in
length, by the foot.
100 white ash oars, 16 feet long, or 1600 feet in
length, by the foot.
150 while ush oars, 15 feet long, or 2250 feet in
length, by the foot.
300 white ash oars, 14 feet long, or 4200 feet in
length, by die fool.
500 white ash oars, 13 feet long, or 6500 feet in
length, by die foot.
.100 while ash ours, 12 leet long, or JbOU teet in
length, by the foot.
All the foregoing ush limber nnd plank to b# of
the l>est quality white ash, free from knots, shakes,
splits, anil all other defects.
Class No. 7.
White Oak timber, #c., per cubic foot.
30000 cubic feet white oak plank stock, per cub. ft.
10000 cubic feet while oak promiscuous timber, per
cubic foot.
2000 feet ]j inch while oak plank, per thousand
feet, board measure.
2000 feet 1J incli while oak plank, per thousand
feet, board measure.
3000 feet 1 inch white oak boards, per thousund
feet, board measure.
3000 feet J inch while oak boards, per thousand
feel, board measure.
The above "white oak plank stocks" to be in
lengths not leu* than 35 feet, averaging 4J feet, hair
to square 12 inches and half to square 14 inches
and upwards at the top end of the ancle. They must
be rough-squared, according to the growth of the
tree; to have no wane exceeding 1-5 (he width of
the face of the side, as squared; to be of the best
quality, free from heart shakes, wind shakes, I tad
knots, short crooks, and all other defects. The
cubical contents of the aap shall be excluded in the
measurement.
The "promiscuous timber" to be in lengths not
less than 20 feet, to average 35 feet, to aqu&re 14
inches and- upward* at the to* end of Uw ?tMk u>
average 17 inches. It must be rough-squared according
to the growth of the tree; to have no wane
exceeding 1-5 the width of the face of the aides a?
rquared; to be of the beat quality, free from heart
(hakes, w. id shakes, bad knots, and all other defects,
and the cubical contents of the sap shall be
excluded in the measurement.
The above white oak plank stocks and promiscuous
timber must be felled between the 1st October
and 1st March, and must have grown within
60 miles of the aea-roast, must be stripped of the
bark, or hewed within 20 days after it is felled, nnd
_ i j e <l. a
piaccu cicur ui uic gruuiiu
Clam No'. 8White
Pine timber, <Src., (board measure,
per thousand feet-)
,.ri00 feet 4J-indi clear white pine, well seasoned,
12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities
700 feet 4-ineh clear w hite pine, 12 to 18 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feel long, equal quantities.
1,000 feet S-inch clear while pine, 12 to 18 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
2,0011 feet 2J-inch clear white pine, 12 to 18 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
1,000 feet2{-urch clear white pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 fet t long, equal quantities.
12,000 2-inch clear white pine, 12 to 14 inches wide,*
12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
1,000 feet I {-inch clear while pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
11,000 feet lj-tncli clear white pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quanuties
10,000 feet lj-inch dear white pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
11,000 feet I-inch clear white pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feel long, equal quantities.
4,000 feet {-inch clear white pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantiues.
9,000 feet {-inch clear white pine, 12 to 14 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities
10,000 feei2-inch merchantable white pine, 14 feel
and upwards in length.
lu.tajo irri ?inrn ni^n-narnniMr wnnr pina, if lew
and upward* in length.
10,(MM) feet 2-inch merchantable white pine, 14 feet
nd upward* in length.
10,000 feet good box Ixiarda, } IGfeet long, ? 12 feet
long, 1*2, 1.1, and 90 inche* wide, equal
quanUUe*.
2,000 merchantable ANxiny plank, per plank
1,300 do do board*, per board.
Claim NO. 9.
Ltfnumriter (per ton.)
12 ton*, of 2,240 Ih*, of l.ignumviur 17} in. diam.
4 do do do do 15 to 16 do do
3 do do do do 13 to 14 do do
4 do do do do 11 to 12 do do
4 do do do do 9 to In do do
5 do do do do 8 to 8} do do
4 do do do do 7 to 7} do do
4 do do do do 6 to 6 > do do
4 do do do do 3 to 5} do do
To tie of the bent quality of 8t IVimingo I,igminivtiar,
to he wtmirht and nnund. and free from
cheek*, ami not lea* than 3 teet long
Ci.a*i No 10.
Htrkuru Hnrx (bv the bar.)
WW- J ? \ J /
50 mugh Hickoiy liar*, 1.1 frrt Innj, lo square 5
inch** 2 feet alnive hutl.
3DU rough Hickory barn, 5j feet long, to square 3
niche* | fret above bull.
75 rough Hickory ham, 5 feet long, to aqua re 3
metre* I foot above butt.
100 rough Hickory l?am, 6 fee' long, to nquare 3J
inehea
All to be split straight from the Iwst quality of
white heart hickory, free fr-'tn knot* anil all other
j tlefceia.
('yjnexx, [bonfd menrure.)
5,000 feet of Cypres* laianl* * inch thick.
5,009 do do IJ do
Black Will nut, (board measure,) prr one
hmuheil feet.
900 feet 4 x 4-tnch Mark walnut joiat. good and dry
200 feet 4-tnch block walnut plank, good anil dry,
19 to 15 feet long, 12 to 18 inehea wide
400 feet 3$-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inclien wide
500 feet 3-tnch black walnut plank, good and dry,
12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inclm* wide.
.100feet 21-inch Mailt walnut plank, good and dry,
I 12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inches wide.
GOO feet 3-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inches wide.
100 feet lj-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inches wide.
I 100 feet 14-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inches wide.
150 feet 14-inch black walnut plank, good and dry,
12 to 16 feet long, 12 to 18 inches wide.
400 feet 1-inch black walnut boards, good and dry,
10 to 14 feet long, 14 to 24 inches wide, equal
quantities.
400 feet {-inch black walnut boards, good and dry,
10 to 14 feet long, 14 to 2^ inches wide, equal
auantities.
150 feet 4-inch black walnut boards, good and dry,
12 to 18 inches wide.
200 feet black walnut veneers, 3 feet long.
Class No. 11.
Mahogany, (board measure,) per one hundred
teet.
J
120 feet 31-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 12 to
16 inches wide, equal quantities.
100 feet 4-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 12 to
16 inches wide, equal quantities.
100 feet 3-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 12 to
16 inches wide, equal quantities.
160 feet 21-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 10 to
24 inches wide, equal quantities.
200 feet 2-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 10 to
24 inches wide, equal quantities.
100 feet Ij-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 10 to
24 incnes wide, equal quantities.
200 feet lj-inch mahogany, 8 to 12 feet long, onethird
12 to 15 inches wide, one-third 18 inches
wide, one-third 24 inches wide, equal quantities
250 feel 1-inch mahogany, 8 to 12 feet long, onequarter
12 to 15 inches wide, one-quarter 18
inches wide, one-quarter 20 inches wide, onequarter
24 inches wide, equal quantities.
150 feet 1-inch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long, 15 to
20 inches wide, equal quantities.
100 feet 1-inch mohoganv, 10 to 14 feet long, 15 to
iiiuuca wiuC) cijuui i^uanuuco.
300 feet 1$ and 2-tnch mahogany, 10 to 14 feet long,
15 to 20 inches wide, equal quantities.
100 feet assorted mahogany, crotch veneers, 3 feet
long.
300 cubic feet African mahogany, in the log, not
less than 10 feel long, 26 to 30 inches square.
Class No. 12.
Maple, (board measure,) per 100 feet.
100 feet Maple Joist, 4 x 4, 3? x 4, and 3x3 inches,
equal quantities.
25 feet Maple Veneers, 3 feet long, assorted.
Cedar, board measure, per M.
1000 feet Cedar Boards, j inch thick.
Cherry, (board measure.)
100 feet Cherry Plank, 2|-inch, 12 to 18 inches
wide, 10 to 14 feet long, equal quantities.
100 feet Cherry Plank, 2-inch, 12 to 18 inches
wide. 10 to 14 feel lone:, equal quantities.
100 feet Cherry Plank, lj-inch,*12 to 18 inches
wide, 10 to 14 feet long, equal quantities.
100 feel Cherry Boards, 1-inch, 18 io 24 inches
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
100 feel Cherry Boards, }-inch, 18 to 24 incites
wide, 12 to 16 feet long, equal quantities.
100 feet Cherry Boards, j-inch, 12 to 18 inches
wide, 12 feet long, equal quantities.
100 feet Cherry Boards, {-inch, 12 to 18 incites
wide, 12 feet long, equal quantities.
100 feet Cherry Joist, 4 x 4-incn, 12 feet long.
150 feet Cherry Joist, 3i x 3}-incb, 12 feet long.
2000 feet } and |-inch White wood Boards, 14 to
20 inches wide, (board measure.)
NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA.
Class No. 1.
White Oaky (by the cubic foot.)
15,000 cubic feet White Oak plank stock.
InMHMiioti* furnished at the yard.
Class No. 2.
P??1J /A,I ffift 1
60,000 feet (board measure) 3-inch While Pine
plank, 40 feet long, 14 to 16 inches wide,
tquare-ndged, free from defects that would
injure them n* stage plank.
10,000 feet (hoard measure) ij-inch White Pine
panel plank, 16 feet long.
10,000 feet (lioard measure) lj-inch White Pine
panel plank, 16 feel long.
5,000 feet (board measure) l|-inch White Pine
panel plank, 16 feet long.
10,000 fret (board measure) 1-inch White Pine
panel lioard*, 16 feet long.
Clam No. 3.
White JJshy (by lineal foot.)
100 seasoned White A?h, for rafters, 14 feet, or
1400 lineal feeL
100 seasoned White Ash, for rufters, 16 feet, or
1600 lineal feet.
3} inches square at loom; 5) by lj inches at the
i
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NAVY YARD, WASHINGTON.
Cum No. 1.
Whilt Pine, (board measuret per thousand
/<*' )
7,(100 sup. ft, 2 inch White Pine panel lioarda.
12.000 do 11* do do do
7,000 do 1 do do do
Claw No. 2.
Ash, per rubic feet
l,.r)00 cubic feet of Ash logs, viz:
500, or one-third to be from 16 to 20 inches in dis
meter.
500, or one-third to be from 20 to 24 inches in diameter,
and
500, or one-third to be from 24 to 28 inches in diameter.
All to be from 12 to 20 feet in length.
Cla*i No. 3.
Miscellaneous, (board measure, per thousaml
feet.)
500 nip. ft 1 inch Yellow Poplar panel boards
500 " 2 do Black Walnut do do
500 " |j do . do do do
500 " 1 do do do do
500 " J do do do do
The whole to he inspected and measured agreeably
lo the printed rules issued by the Bureau, a
ropy of which will be furnished bidder* by the
Commandant of the Nary Yard, Washington.
NAVY YARD, OOSPORT, VA.
Claw No. 1.
White Oak timber, per cubic foot.
30,000 cubic feet White Oak plank stoclca,
1,000 ' do do promiscuous timber.
To lie rough squared, from 30 to 50 feet in length,
to average 40 fret in length, and not to be leas than
14 inches square at small end.
White Oak thick stuff, for cafis and trestletrees.
./? ??L. OI r?i u??ll, Ir
I HI I <Mi II " ' IV i.n.irv
wide, 10 inches thick, or SB eukie-fcet.
10 pieces, each ptc< e 19 feet in length, 14 inches
wide, 9 inches thick, or 102 cubic feet
15 piece*, each piece 17 feet in length, 14 inches
wide, 8 inches thick, or 2l)0 cubic feet.
15 pieces, each piece II feet in length, 13 inches
wide, 7 inches thick, or 190 cubic feeL
White Oak or Hickory small frutls, for
Cooper.
I 4 pieces, 90 feet in length, by the piece.
4 do 14 do do
4 do 10 do do
4 do 6 do do
To be not less than (i inches at the small end, and
clear of knots and straight grained
5,000 white nnk barrel staves, usual sizes, by the
thousand.
Class No. 2.
While Pine, hoard measure, by the thousand
feet.
5,000 feet of plank stocks, to be from 95 to fill feet
in length, lo average 45 feet in length, not
to lie less than 14 mikes square at small
end. |
4,000 feet plank, 4 inches thick,
5,000 do 3 do
Susquehunna pine-, no plank to be under
12 inches wide.
30,000 feet plank, 2 inches thick,
30,000 do 1J do
35,000feet boards, 1 inch thick,
To be of the usual breadth, Susquehanna
pine No. 1, or first quality.
20,000 feet boards, i inch thick, to be of the usual
breadth, Susquehanna pine No. 1, or first
quality.
15,000 feet plank, 2 inches thick,
15,000 do 1 do
Usual breadth, Susquehanna pine No. 2,
or second quality.
Class No. 3.
Southern Yellow Pine, by the cubic foot.
V STEAMERS.
45 beams, 45 feet in length, to aide 13 inches,
and mould 15 inches, 2,925 cubic feet.
40 beams, 45 feet in length, to side 12 inches, and
mould 14 inches, 2,100 cubic feet.
FRIGATES.
10 beams, 46 feet in length, to side 15 inches, and
mould 14 inches, 670 cubic feet.
10 beams, 45 feet in length, to side 15 inches, and
mould 14 inches, 6&) cubic feet.
4 beams, 42 feet in length, to side 15 inches, and
mould 14 inches, 245 cubic feet.
10 beams, 47 feet in length, to side 17 inches, and
mould 15 inches, 825 cubic feet.
10 beams, 46 feet in length, to side 17 inches, and
mould 15 inches, 815 cubic feet.
5 beams -42 feel in length, to side 17 inches, and
mould 15 inches, 371 cubic feel.
10 beams, 44 feet in length, to side 15 inches, and
mould 11 inches, 550 cubic feet.
10 beams, 42 feet in length, to side 15 inches, and
mould 11 inches, 520 cubic feet.
10 beamB, 40 feel in length, to side 15 inches, and
mould 11 inches, 5(M) cubic feet.
The above beams to be fine grain Yellow Pine,
to spring 6 inches in 45 feet.
20,000 feet Yellow Pine plank stock, to be fine grain.
Class No. 4.
Southern Yellow Pine, (Ay cubic foot.)
IS Q.gn'O.00 *5
a a v a <v a v c
-O -C _e -c *>
Half yards. * || j II'"-.ll'? j
| Elsig?|sg|
*5 ' js ^ j n "~
^ ? .S s .S E .? E #
1680 cubic feel, or 12
pieces, each piece 62 22 22 19 16 10
1176 cubic feet, or 12
pieces, each piece 55 20 20 17 14 9
White Ash (board measure) per thousand
feet.
12,000 feet of plank, 2 inches thick
5,000 do do 14 do
4,000 do boards, 1 do
To be 12 inches and upwards in breadths
and usual lengths.
2,000 feet of plank, 2 incites thick
2,000 do do 1J do
2,000 do boards, 1 do
From 8 lo 10 inches wide, 12 to 18 feet
lengths.
Black Walnut, (board measure.)
1,000 feet of plank, 4 inches thick
1,000 do do 3 do
1,000 do do 2j do
1,000 do do 2 do
12 inches and upwards in breadth.
1,(JUU teet of boards, 1 inch thick
1,000 do do j do
To fie in breadths of IK. Id. and 20 inches.
in proportion* of each.
Cherry, (board measure.)
1 ,00( feet of board* 1 inch thick, 16, 18, and 20,
inches wide, proportion* of each breadth, to
be clear of all defect*.
E/mf (board measure.)
3,000 feet quartered boards, } inch thick, 8 to 10
inches wide, 15 to 25 feet in length.
1,000 feet of plank, 3 inches thick, 24 inches wide.
Cypress, (board measure.)
6,000 feet quartered boards, 1 inch thick, 8 to 10
inches wide, 15 to 25 feet in length.
Class No. 5.
St. Domingo Mahogany for capstans,
[board measure.)
4 pieces, each piece 4} inches (hick, 29 inches wide,
9 feet long, 400 feet.
4 piece*, each piece 4 inches thick, 25 inches wide,
9 feet long, 304 feet.
rt - -* 1 j ? ?l..l oc
pirrrs, men pin e i Iiienen inn n, im.ncn w iuc,
8 feet long, 156 feet.
4 pieces, each piece 5 inches thick, 12 inche* wide,
9 feet long, 180 feet.
4 piece*, each piece 4 inche* thick, 12 inches wide,
9 feet long, 134 feet.
2 piece*, each piece 4 inche* thick, 12 inche* wide,
8 feet long, b4 feet.
2 piece*, each piece 3} inche* thick, 12inche* wide,
8 feet l^ng, M feet.
To he straight grained, clear of knot*, splits, and
all other defects, (by the foot.)
Bay Mahogany, {board mra.<rurr.)
1,006 feet of plank, 4 inche* thick, to he 12 inches
and upward* in breadth.
1,000 feet ofboards, 1 inch thick .
1,000 do do ] do
1,000 do do , do
To lie 16, 18, and 20 inches wide, equal
urnnnrlinni Af our li liv ihr fnnl
Clam No. 6.
300 Hickory handspikes, each 6 feet in length, 4
mchea square at the butt end, and not leaa
than 3} inches at the amalt end. To tie offered
for by the piece.
Class No. 7.
Lu[nh>nni<r, (by Me ton of 2,'240 pound#.)
3 tons Lignumrit*, an equal proportion of the following
diameters, til., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, b, 9. and
10 inches. To lie free of shakes, rents,
cracks, and all other defects.
NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA.
Class No. 1.
White Oak Timber, (by the cubic foot.)
3,.ri00 cubic feet lies! quality white oak plank
stocks, to average forty-five feet lone, and none less
than thirty-five feet long; to aqua re from thirteen to
fifteen inchea, and average thirteen at top enda.
Clui No. 9.
Yellow Pine Timber ^ (by the cubic foot.)
9,000 cubic feet fine-grained long-leaf yellow pine
plank atocka, bent quality, length not lean than
thirty-five feet, averaging lorty-five feet; to aquare
from twelve to fourteen inchea, and average thirteen
at top end.
Ct.atn No. 3.
Lumber, (board measure^) per thousand feet.
'20,(100 feet beat quality while pine boorda, | inch
thick.
I0.0U0 foet lieat quality white pne plank, I j inch
thick.
10,(100 feet heat quality white pine plank 1] inch
thick.
10,000 feet beat quality while pine plank, 9 inchea
thick.
10,000 feet juniper, 1 inch, bent quality: length to
lie from 19 to 16 feet, width from 10 to
14 inchea.
Ct.??* No 4.
Hard Wood Plhuk and Hoards, (board
measure.)
1500 nop. feet cherry boanla, 1 inch thick, 19 feet
long, 19 to 18 inchea wide.
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fvvICE OF TUK BEPVILIC/
^ NINTH STREET, f +
nbab pennsylvania avenit*,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
ADVERTISING:
Advertisements will be inserted in The Republic
at the usual rates of the other papers published in
Washington.
A deduction will be made to those who advertise
by the year.
THE TRI-WEEKLY REPUBLIC
will be issued eveby
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLIC
WILL BE PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
1000 sup. feet black walnut, 1 inch thick, 12 feet *
long, 12 to 18 inches wide.
500 sup. feet St. Domingo mahogany, 1 inch,
and 10 to 12 feet long, 15 to 20 inches wide.
500 sup. feet St. Domingo mahogany, 3 inch,
and 10 to 12 feet long, 15 to 20 inches wide.
Class No. 5.
White Ash Oar Rafters and Ash Logs.
25 oar rafters, first quality, 18 feet long, to be 4
inches square in the looms, 450 feel in all, by
the foot.
25 oar rafters, first quality, 16 feet long, 4 inches
square in the looms, 400 feet in all, by the
foot.
25 oar rafters, first quality, 14 feet long, 4 inches
square in the looms, 350 feet in all, by the
foot.
25 oar rafters, Aral quality, 12 feet long, 4 inches
square in the looms, 300 feel in all, by the
foot.
6 oar rafters, first quality, 28 feet long, to be 5J
inches square in the looms, the blades to be
one-third the length of the rafters, and 7 inches
wide and 2 inches thick at the blade end, 168
feet in all, by the foot.
10 ash logs, 12 to 14 inches in diameter, and 12 feet
long, (per cubic foot,) 130 cubic feet.
Cum No. 6.
White Oak Knees, (per sided inch,)
25 knees, sided 7 inches, arm 4 to 5 feet, body 5 to
7 feet in length, 175 inches.
25 knees, sided 6 inches, arm 4 to 5 feet, body 5 to
7 feet in length, 150 inches.
25 knees, sided 5 inches, arm 4 to 5 feet, body 5 to
7 feet in length, 125 inches.
None to vary more than 3 degrees from a right
angle. June 13?lawtl5Aug.
HOUSE-FURNISHING WARDROOMS.
JOHN M. DONN & BRO. have on hand a general
assortment of house furnishing goods, embracing
almost every article used in housekeeping,
viz: A general assortment of mahogany and painted
furniture; among the rest?
A handsome white Chamber Set, striped with
blue;
Chairs of almost every description;
Bedsteads, Beds, Mattresses and Cots; '
Wardrobes, Wash stands and Clocks;
Looking Glasses, Gilt and Mahogany Frames;
Girandoles, Vases, Solar Lamps and Hal) Lanterns;
Etherial Lamps, and the fixtures for altering common
oil lamps to burn the fluid;
Step Roils, Window Cornice Mouldings and Bands;
Waiters, japanned and plated;
A ceneralasaortmentofcutand DressedGlassware:
China, Stone and Crockery Ware?a good and
general assortment;
Tin and Japanned Ware for chamber and kitchen
purposes;
Tubs, Buckets, Boxes and Baskets, in great variety;
Hand Pumps, with chains attached, made in th
best manner;
Cooking Utensils, of nearly every description;
Wood Horses and Haws, and Clothes ana Towel
Horses;
Basket Carriages, Patent Water Coolers;
Bird Cages, lie., lie.
Persons furnishing will find the most extensive
assortment of goods at our Store, and, without reflection
upon others, as CHEAP as at any other establishment,
here or elsewhere, when all things are
considered.
j. m. uunn s dhu.,
Next iloor to Dyer's auction,
Between 10th and 11th sts., Pa. av.
June 13?3toodif /
THE REPUBLIC.
The following communication upon a subject
which interests a large number of our fellow-citizens
has been deferred till now, for want of space:
COMMUNICATED FOB THI REPUBLIC.
Father Nslkrw's VsaS Will ymm rive
a half Dtauf
Americans : You are blessed beyond any nation
that has yet been on earth in every thing calculated
to make you happy, as it is the will of our
Creator that all his rational creatures should be
happy. Therefore you, as rational beings, should
manifest your gratitude to God, your Hemttnly
Father, in every way you can, by aiding to "seek
and to save that which was lost"?which, as all
know, the drunkard ranks among that miserable
class; and, as Father Mathew has given evidence
of his being a chosen instrument under God
to reclaim the drunkard and check the infamous
vi?e of drinking ; also, to aid souit to prepare for a
nurruum with our Land mad Saviour, Jesus Christ: that
he may be made free from pecuniary embarrassments,
and also be prepared to relieve the distressed
whom he may meet in his travels?
Retolvtd, That we, the people of the United
States, being fully sensible of our duty to God and
our fellow-creatures, and with a warm desire to
manifest our gratitude to God for his very great
goodness and mercy to us, will raise a fund which
shall be invested in the stock of the United States
Government, so as to pay the interest to Theobald
Mathfw, to be used by him at his own discretion,
he only making an annual statement of the several
uses made of the fund, so that the people of the
United Suites may know that it is doing good to
man. That said fund shall not be leas than five
thousand dollars per month, to be paid to the order
of Theobald Malnew on the 4th day of each month.
That the acting President of the United States be,
and is hereby made, a perpetual trustee for said
fund, and shall pay the interest to the order of said
Theobald Mathew on the 4th of each month, or as
he may order it to be paid to him. That Congress
alial! (if necessary) pass a special act to carry out
the aforesaid project, so as to make it legal and se
Tk.,.UI.I A*..I A LL. I u.
i.uii; i" i nwtmiu mauicw uniin^ ni? rwiuittl III#>
That the Governor of each 8tatc and Territory bo,
and he is hereby, authorized to receive the money
collected in hia State or Territory, and tranamit the
aame to the President of the United States on or before
the fourth of July, eighteen hundred and fifty.
That the citizens of each city, town, or village,
shall select the person or persons who a hail receive
the money collected in said village, town, or city,
and transmit the same to the Governor of their
State or Territory for him to forward to the President
of the United Slates for the aforesaid That,
on the first Pnday in August, 1R49, there shall be
a collection taken up in all Churches and places
that are favorable to the cause of suffering humanity,
and especially the movements of Father
Mathew, to aid nim, previous to the 4th of July,
: I KM), in dispensing the blessing* of total abstinence
from all that can intoxicate. That all peraona in
the United States be, and are hereby, requested to
contribute a half dime to Father Maihew's fund ;
; which, if they do, will produce one million of dollars,
and the interest thereon will be five thousand
dollars per month. That the contributors may
feel assured that their thank-offering to God will
not be perverted or misapplied, on and after the
demise of Father Mathew tne interest shall bs annually
expended in establishing and keeping in
active operation a Reading Room and Circulating
Library at Washington, D. C. That said reading
room and library shall he named after Father
Mathew, to perpetuate his good works, whilst
time shall last, to American citnens. That they
shall be known as Father Malheur's reading room
and library, and shall bs free to all who tmii them.
That Congress shall pass all laws to govern said
reading room and library, the same as they do for
the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, D. C.
That each person who contributes one dollar, or a
larger sum, shall hare his address forwarded to the
uinrnnan; aim m* nam* and rraMenct &n*ii be pub!
Imbed in a book, with the amount of hit contribution,
M u to perpetual* hm good deed with hie
name, aa a contributor to a wise, food, and charitable
cause for the elevation of the children of men,
in which ia the true glory of God. That amiable
boxes be made to receive the contributions, with a
label on each box, " Fatkfr .ValAew'i^md; wiU yaa
git* a half ihmtand used at the discretion of the
person or person* who shall be appointed to attend
to taking up the collections in the United Statae of
North America.
The afofnanid ia moat respectfully recommended
by your true friend iiimI fellow-citizen,
JA.MF.S R0BF.RT90N, of -V>w York,
Ed of Ik* " Truth,"
I Wvhincto*, July 9, 11*49.