List of contracts under the cognizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks-Continued. Date. Expiration. Names of contractors. Articles. C. P. Knapp--Continued. 3,500 feet of narrow dressed ceiling, board measurements. 13,500 feet of 2-inch juniper plank, 12 inches wide. 1,000 feet of 2-inch juniper plank, 14 to 16 inches wide, 18 to 20 feet long. 18.00 2,400 feet of 2-inch juniper plank, 12 to 16 inches wide, 20 feet long. 18.00 500 feet of 14-inch juniper plank, 12 to 16 inches wide, 18 to 20 feet long. 500 feet of 2-inch juniper plank, 12 to 14 inches wide, 201 feet long. 6,900 feet of 1-inch juniper boards, 12 to 14 inches wide, 18 to 20 feet long. 1,500 feet of 3 by 4-inch juniper joist, 20 feet long. 16 pieces of 3 by 4-inch.. ..do.. .do 10.50 50 pieces of 2 by 2-inch......do.. ...do. 10 50 15,000 feet yellow pine 1-inch boards, 12 to 16 inches wide, 18 to 20 feet long. 10 50 20,000 feet yellow pine 14-inch plank, 10 to 16 inches wide, to 20 feet long.. 18.00 5,000 feet juniper 14-inch plank, 12 to 14 inches wide, 18 to 20 feet long. 18.00 10,000 feet juniper 1-inch boards, 14 to 16 inches wide, 18 10,000 juniper sawed pickets, 5 feet long, 3 by inches.. 17,250 pounds best quality pure white lead ground in oil. 30 winter strained sperm oil.. 70 do 1 13 do 300...do.. ...do. spirits of turpentine. 500 feet French window glass, 12 by 16 inches.. 500 feet best American window glass, 10 by 12 inches. 2 barrels (say 300 pounds) yellow ochre, dry. 15 gallons best neatstoot oil.. 5. ..do.....copal varnish. 5......do.....harness varnish. 100 pounds litharge. 5 pounds red umber. 10 pounds lampblack 2 packs deep yellow gold leaf. 900 bushels charcoal...... 1 painter's diamond, best quality, with keys attached. 6 sheets 64 oz. brazier's copper, 5 feet by 30 inches. 25 sheets 24 oz. sheathing copper......do. 100 per gallon. do do 217 squares of best imperial, countess or duchess slate, 583 casks best quality lime, equal to Seely's mountain lime, 9,250 barrels best hydraulic cement, to be in tight barrels 126 sheets 20 oz.. ..do. ..do. List of contracts under the cognizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks-Continued. July 21 1852. Bonsal & Brother-Cont'd 55 barrels best Roman cement. $350 per barrel... Pensacola. ......... 48,242 pounds best American iron, from by to 5 by 1 70 sheets 5-16-inch boiler iron, 6 feet by 26 inches. 10 sheets Russia iron, say 250 pounds. 15 20 pounds -inch.. .do. ..do. 17 do 150 pounds 3 by 8-inch English blister steel.. 100 pounds 6-inch best American boat spikes, wrought. 121 do 500 pounds 7-inch.......do.. .do. 1,400 pounds 10d best American cut flooring brads... 30 tons best American railroad iron, T pattern, 3 inches 23 tons flat bar railway iron, 2 by inches, with oblong 300 pounds 6-inch railway spikes, to suit by -inch section. 700 pounds book-headed railway spikes, 5 inches long, and 3 to the pound....... 700 pounds flat bar iron, 6 inches wide, and inch thick.. 150 feet -inch short link chain, best American iron. 200 feet 4-inch... ....do. 20 first quality white oak wharf piles, 15 feet long, 10 inches diameter.. ..do........do.. 72 oak piles, 40 to 45 feet long, 14 inches square, to be squired 12 feet from the butt, and in no case to be less than 12 inches square 12 feet from the butt, and not less than 8 inches diameter at the small end... 86 oak piles, 35 to 40 feet long, same as above. 3 oak sticks, 50 feet long, not less than 14 inches diameter 12 caps, 20 feet long, 10 by 14 inches, of white pine. 14 reams best quality regulation paper, per sample. ..do. .do...letter. .do. blotting.. 31 gross Gillott's eagle steel pens, with holder for each dozen. 1,200 best quality opaque quills.. 5 dozen pint bottles Harrison's Columbia ink (black). 2 dozen small bottles best red ink. 5 dozen pieces India rubber. List of contracts under the cognizance of the Bureau of Yards and Docks-Continued. 10 pounds gum-arabic, best. 50 sheets double elephant drawing paper, 40 by 28 inches... 12 sheets imperial 20 sheets of J. Whatman's best linen drawing paper, anti ..do......do.....27 by 33 inches... .do......do.....30 by 22 inches... quarian size. 30 sheets of J. Whatman's best linen drawing paper, superroyal size. 42 sheets of J. Whatman's best linen drawing paper, atlas size 40 sheets of tracing paper, or cloth, 30 by 50 inches. 24.. ...do. ..do. 24 by 30 inches. 30.. ..do.. ..do. 40 by 26 inches. 50 . ..do. ..do.. 27 by 19 inches. 30......do. ..do. .33 by 26 inches. 10 dozen Mears' best drawing pencils 8 dozen fine camel's hair pencils.. 8 pieces best quality real India ink. 6 demy size full bound 6-quire blank books, per sample 2 fine sponges. .... 1 gross Joseph Gillott's extra fine pointed steel pens and 12 holders |