American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-26
II. ". BOOB, Aurtionocr,
ENGINEER's OFFICN.


BALrMoRE AND ONO RALEosG,
EBROPOSA ~ are invited forlhe following ma
Il terl'ls for thirty mites of new track, 10 be lud
upon the preSrl bed Oflhe Baltimore aud Ohio Rail
road, between Baltimore and Han per'S Ferry:
SAWED LUMBER FOR SIhLS AND STRINGS.
3DIlO Sticks, 4XS inches in lengths Of l6, 20 and "A
ieei rot less than hnlt he 20 feet and the
maInder Is and "a Feet in equal quantities. that the
average length of all the IckS may be 20 feet Mi
sticks between Is and 20 10 be counted IT, and all
between ~ and 81 tn be counted 30 each stick
eracRg 53 et r. NJ, and the whole $50 $50 feet.
HEWN TIMBER FOR TIES AND BLOCKS
59,HOO Sticks, hewn fiat on two Opposite sides 10 n
thickness of inches, and a width of inchrs, ceat
Of BARS and feet lonp, clear Of keif the ends
squared; 200 running feet of timber tor blocks,
fated on two oppnsite sides to thickness OF % inch
es and breadth OF inches clear O bark, 10 be dey
cred IN amy lengths not 25 feet the fractions ora
foot NOT countrd 1853 400 Tree Nails, IL inches long
| " incl diameter.
CAST IRON CHAIRS AND PLATES.
1890 JOINT Chairs, weighing 10 his. each l52 400 lbs
10, $40 Under Plates do 4" do 81 $50 "
Total cast iron 9o5,lgO
WROUGHT IRON FASTENTNGS.
:" $50 Screw Bolts Nuts, wejgh'g Ii ca 3 ESQ lbs
81 $50 Washers, 3syl3xs inch. do 4 10 d" ~ ,672 Il"
l53,44O Hook Head Spikes do qtoz." 6I3lO
RAILS. 1880 Bars of the Bridge or the n pat
tern, weighing 81 lbs per yard averaging length Of
% feet and weight OF $40 lbs per nat, aud pGrHttrd
To vary in length fron 70 to q feet hut so as to pre-
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the aggregate weight 2lO5 TOTS.
BROKEN STONE BALLAST 52,20O perches of
% cubic feet one half 10 pass through inch and
| the other half inch ring
| The SGtrcd Lumber may he white pian, Norway
pine, white oak black walnut, clear Of wahe la, &c
knots, shakes or decay, and carefully sawed the
size required. The proposals will state sePara "
the quantities and price of each kind offered to be de
| lVered.
The Hern Timber, for ties and blocks, may be Of
chesnu, white OAK or chestnut oak, straight upon the
md 1. tlty h.t,r h..
bark is loose must be stripped before delivery The
Tree Nails will be of sOhnd, tough white oak shaped
IN tool so as to be uniform IN size. No proposals
far less than 300 600 feet of sawed lumber $500 ties
or $1,000 running eet Of block stuff, 40 900 tree
nails, will be received.
The Castings, for the chairs and plates, will he OF
pattern easily moulded they must be strong, sound,
soft metal smoothly and accurately cast the connac.
tor providing The patterns. The SoTetv Bolts, Wash
| erS and Spikes OF sound tough iron, Of which sam
pies OF q sufficient size for experiment will he re-
qurpd. 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
each, will b. received
The B1lidst will be broken and put up in two paral
lei and continuous piles, of equal size and close to.
gether, for the t&e and the other for the cOllse
stone pom the bed Of the road where there is ROOM
or as near it as may be where there is room. The
stone nearest at hand if not too soft otherwise in
sufficient may bs used.
All the materials Except the ballast, which will be
placed "a just describrd) may be delivered at any
punt OH tlt llht III DHIIHlOfe ana 'l1iO kaTOln
where there is siding The proposals will specify
| the point of delivery.
| The Company will reserve in the contracts the
right Except in regard TO the baIIasU of increasing,
at their option the materials Of each kind the
tent Of three times the amount OF what may be con
tracted for, reasonable extension OF lime being al
| lowed to furnish The additional quantities
| The payment. will be made monthly, in ca-h, at the
C0mDany'S office, in Baltimore, rriaining usual,
fifth srcnrity for the fHlhIment OF the contract,
and rying the right Of arnulment of The contract
aHJ t0i cltnr OF the amount retained, for delays in
the delivery o. the m7terals. Jhr earliest possible
delivery Of the haasting, Ii her and rails will be re
CURED, and the iron ldstenings must be furnished
the supply OF the other materials makes necessary.
| The workmanship Of laying the tack as the mate
lialS are delivered, wi be contacted Tor a
sufFicrncv OF Inc m are furnished. MranWh lG plans
| and specifications of the work may he srcn at the
Company Office, Light baltimore. The propo-
sails will be directed, unde seal the snhsC her, a,
Baltimore and will be received up 10 TIE 20 Of ei3
| ruary next, inclusive.
BENJAMIN H. LATROBE,
! jd2l pOtti5 Chief Frgiucrr