American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-23
ENGINEERS OFFICE.
BALrIMoRE ASH OnIn RAILRnAp,

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD, J
ENROPOSA LIS are invited for the following ma
u terI7Is for thirty miles Of new track, TO he LAID
upon the present bed OF lhe Baltimore and OHIO Rail
road, between Baltimore and Harper's Ferry:
SAWED LUMRER FOR SILLS AND STRINGS.
$3.50 sticks, 4NS inches, in lengths of l6, % aud p
feet; not less IN n one hat he % feet aud the
uaIndrr Is aud 81 feet, in cq4ni quantities, 50 ha the
average tnuth of All the Irks may Ug - feet a
sticks between 10 and 20 10 be counted a l6 aud
between % and u to be counted as 10 each STICK
tragHg J33 et IS. NJ, aud the whole ,GS9 500 feet.
HEWN TIMBER FOR TIES AND BLOCKS
S96O0 Sticks, hrwn Hat on Two opposite sides tn a
thickness Of inches, and a width OF inches, Clear
Mi bark, aud ie"t long, cear OF axe ket, the ends
squared; 70 400 running feet OF timber, for blocks,
attcd on Two opposite sides to thickness OFF, inch
- and breadth OF inches clear of bark, to b. deIiv
cred in any lengths over % feet the fractions Ofa
foot not counted 1873 400 Tree Nails, IL inches long
CAST IRON CHAIRS AND PLATES.
5siD Joint Chairs, weighing 10 lbs. each 400 lbs
Is el0 Middle do do q do 5000 -
l5o4O tnderPlatcs do " do 81 $50
Total cast iron a-5,lao "
81 500 screw Bolts Nuts, weigg lb ca. 81 $50 lbs
81 beO Washers, 35xllX. inch. do 10 - I2,679 -
l53,4iO Hook Head Spikes do 44Oz." $3.50
RAILS. 1880 Bars Of the bridge, or the n pat
tern, weighing 81 lbs. per yard averaging length of
20 feet and weight OF $40 lbs per bar and permitted
10 vary in length from 10 to 81 feet, but as to pre-
serve the average of ~ feet for the whole number
BROKEN STONE BALLAST 81, 200 perches of
% cubic feet, one half pass through inch and
the other half n inch ring
The So1Ced Lumber may be white pine, Norway
pine, white oak OF black walnut, clear of wane large
knots, shakes or decay, and carefully sawed To the
size required. The proposals will state separately
The quantities and price of each kind offered to be de-
hvered
| The Hcrn Timber, for ties and blocks may be of
chesnut, white oak chestnut oak, straight upon the
Hated sides, and perfectly sound. If cut before The
bark is loose it must be stripped before delivery. The
Tree Nails Will be OF sound, tough white oak, shaped
in tool so TO be uniform in size. No proposals
fer less than 100000 feet of sawed lumber $500 ties
or 10000 running feet Of block stuff 10000 tree
/ nails, will be received.
The Castings for the chairs and plates, will be OF a
pattern easily moulded they must be OF strong, sound,
soft metal, smoothly and accurately cast the connac
tor providing the patterns. The SCrec Bolts, WGsh-
eTs and Spikes, of sound, tough r0n Of which sam
pies of a sufficient size for experiment will be- re-
quirrd. The castings, The bolts, nuts and washers
and the spikes, may be bid for by different persons
but no proposals for less than The whole quantity of
rach will be received.
The Ballast will be broken and put up in two paral,
lei and continuous piles, OF equal size and close to-
gethGr, for the fac and me other tor the
stone upon the bed of the road where there is room,
or near ii may be where there is not The
stone nearest at hand, if not too soft Otherwise in
sufficient, may be used.
All the materials Except the ballast, which will be
placed as just described) may be delivered AT any
point the line of the Baltimore and ohio Railroad
where there is siding. The proposals will specify
the point Of delivery.
The Company will reserve in tho contracts the
right Except in regard 10 the bailasL of increasing,
AT their opt On, the materials OF each kind To the
tent OF three times the amount of what may be con
raCtcd for, reasonable extension OF time being al
lowed to furnish the additional quantities.
The payments will be made monthly, III ca,h, at the
Company Office, in Baltimore, retaining usual,
!ilh security for the tulfmgnt OF the contract,
and rying the right OF annulment Of the contract
an forfeiture Of The amount retained, 10 delays il
the delivery o. the materials. The earliest possible
delivery Of the bat asting, Ii her and rails viii be
CURED, and the iron fastenHgs must be furnished rs
the supply OF the other materials makes necessary.
The workmanship Of laying the track a, the mate.
lias delivered, viii be contracted for as
sufCieECy Of Them are furnished. MCamwh IL plaus
and specifications of the work may he seen ~ the
ComranyiS office, LightGt., RatimUre. The propo-
sas will BE- directed under seal, The subsc lbct, a.
Balimotc, and will be received up 10 II ~ II Of Feb
fUary next, inclusive.
BENJAMIN II, hATROBE.
l>ll colt 10 Chief Engineer.