American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-13
Nh w. TILYARD.
n de- SURGEON DENTIST,
a21-3m N. w. cor. Of Eutaw and Lombard SITS.
ENGINEERS OFFICE,

baltimore AND ONO RAILROAD, (
MBEOPOSALSa are invited fOr the following ma
n len7ls for thirty miles of track, to be laid
upon the present bed OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
ipad, between Baltimore and Halper's Ferry:
SAWED LUMBER FOR SiLLS AND STRINGS.
DO Sticks, AXIS inches, in lengths nf l6, 90 and "a
eeti rot less Than one half TO be 20 feet, and the re-
n0inder 10 and "a feet in equal quantities, that the
average length of all the icks may 20 feet, all
sticks between 6 aud 30 to be counted IT, and all
between % and "a To be counted 90 each stick av
raging 535 feet q. NJ, and the whole $50 $40 feet
HEWN TIMBER FOR TIES AND BLOCKS
5000 Sticks, hewn fiat on Two opposite sides to
thickness Of inches, anG width OF inches clear
bark, and feet long, clear of axe keIf, the ends
fuared; $4,000 running feet of timber, tor blocks,
Aatted on two opposite sides TO thickness of3 inch
b. and breadth OF inches, clear bark, to be dely
se1 in any lengths not over 25 feet the fractions ofa
'ool not counted 400 Tree Nails II inches long
Pinch diameter.
CAST IRON CHAIRS AND PLATES.
5e4O Joint Chairs, weighing 10 lbs each l5s4Oo lbs
ssS 6 &'dsi %S DO DO s" do s $50
WROUGHT IRON FAsTENINGS.
,Sot Screw Bolts Nuts, weighg b ca. 81 $50 lbs
I 1y6e0 Washers, 3axlix! inch. do 10 " l2672 "
i3,44O Hook Head Spikes do 4!oz." $500 e."
RAILS 1880 Bars of the Bridge, or the n pat
srn, weighing 81 lbs, per yard, averaging length OF
% feet and weight OF $40 Tbs per ar, and permitted
vary in length from 10 to 81 feet but as to pre-
ssrVe the average of 20 feet for the whole number
4 he aggregate weight 240j tons
BROKEN STONE BALLAST. $4,000 perches OF
y cubic feet, one half to pass through inch and
| he Other half a inch ring
The SdWed Lumber may be white pine, Norway
pine, white oak or black walnut clear OF wahe, large
Nnots shakes or decay, and carefully sawed to the
lze required. The proposals will state separately
me quantities and price of each kind offered to be de
slvered.
The Hctcn Timber, for ties and blocks, may be of
chestnut, white oak chestnut oak, straight upon the
lated sides, and perfectly sound If cut before the
lark is loose must be stripped before delivery. The
Tree Nails will be of sound tough white oak shaped
IN tool so as to be uniform in size. No proposals
Oi less than 200 600 feel of sawed lumber $500 ties
pt 10000 running feet Of block stuff, or 20 900
nails, will be received.
The Castings, for the chairs and plates, will be of
pattern easily moulded they must be of strong, sound
soft metal smoothly and accurately cast, the conrac
9r providing the patterns. The ScreW Bolts Wash
efs and Spikes, OF sound, tough iron, of which
Mes of sufficient size for experiment will be re-
uired. The castings. the bolts, nuts and washers,
and the spikes may be bid for by different persons
out proposals for less than the whole quantity OF
Zach, will be received.
The Ballast will be broken and put up in two pata
81 and continuous piles, of equal size and close To-.
geher one for the hae and the other for the coarse
stone, upon the bed of the road where there is
near it as may be where there is not room. The
stone nearest hand if not too soft or otherwise in
.uniclent, may be used.
All the materials Except the ballast which will be
placed az just descrbed) may be delivered at any
point the line of the Baltimore and ohio Railroad
where there is siding. The proposals will specify
lie point of delivery.
The Company will reserve in the contracts the
right Except in regard TO the BALLAST of increasing,
at their option the materials Of each Kind to the ex
tent of three times the amount of what may be con
Iacted for, reasonable extension OF lime being al
owed to furnish the additional quantities.
The payments will be made monthly in cash, at the
Companys office, in Baltimore, retaining, as usual,
fifth as security for the ufment of the contract,
snd reserving the right of annument of the contract
and forfeiture of the amount retained, fo' delays in
The delivery o. the materials. The earliest possible
delivery of the baasng ii nber and rails will he
lured, and the iron fdstenings must be furnished as
the supply of the other materials makes necessary.
The workmanship Of laying the track as the mate
kakaye delivered, viii he contracted for soon as
Efficiency of them are furnished Meanwh iG plans
md specifications OF the work may he seen al the
COmpany's office, Light ST., Baltimore. The propo
ais will be directed, under SEAL to the subsc her
Baltimore, and will be received up to the 20 of Feb
aary next, inclusive.
r,t,f '..s,. BENJAMIN H. LATROBE,
ilIl -eotfl5 tt-r.H Chief Engineer.