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SPECrFI«ATIO^'S FOR CROSS TIES USED BY NE\^^ ORLEiS.NS A^D 

 KORTIIEASTERX RAILROAD. 



The timber shall be either white, post, burr, or chestnut oak, mulberry, black lo- 

 cust, red cypress, or long leaf yellow pine, cut in any mouth of the year of delivery 

 except February, March^ April, May, or June, from young, sound, Mving trees. It 

 must be free from rotten or loose knots, worm-holes, dry-rot, wind-shakes, or other 

 imperfections affecting the strength and durability of the wood. 



The cross-ties must be 9 feet long and straight in all directions, not less than 7 nor 

 more than 7| inches in thickness. They must have not less than 7 inches of heart 

 face. 



The hewn surfaces must be parallel, free from objectionable score-marks, and not 

 winding. The ends must be cut square and all bark removed. Xo sawed ties will 

 be accepted. 



The ties must be delivered on the right of way of the railway, not lower than the 

 grade, and not higher than S feet above grade. 



They shall be scattered for inspection in such a manner that all parts of every tie 

 can be seen and measured by the inspector. 



All accepted ties must be arranged in piles formed of layers separated by two ties. 



PROPOSAL. 



The undersigned hereby propose to furnish, accordiug to the foregoing specitications 

 cross-ties. Said cross-ties to be delivered as aforesaid at , at the 



rate of cents per cross-tie. 



The undersigned further propose to commence work within days from dat( 



hereof, and complete the delivery of ties on or before , 18 — . 



Signed this day of , 18 — . 



ISTame of firm : , 



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Reference : ■ 



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