American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-16
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hNGINEER'S OFFICE,

BALrINORE AND OHIO RAuROAD {
HBSpt'OSA LIS are invited ton the fU!,UWiHg Ias-
q ten'ls for thirty mites OF new track, 20 be laid
upon the prescut bed OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, beWeen Baltimore aud Hatper's Ferry:
SAWED LUMBER FOR stills AND STRINGS.
$o,NO STICKS, axe inches, in Icngus Of l6, 60 and "a
feet; not less tn ~ one haf he 20 e. and the re-
mainde IL and "a feet, in elaGL guat2ie so that the
average Cngth of all the fcks may 90 feet, all
sticks between IL and % TO be counted as 49, and all
between 30 and 81 III be counted 10 each stick
erIelag $50 itet b. NJ, and the whole see go feet.
HEWA TIMBER For TIES AND BLOCKS
"9,oOU Sucks, hGwn Fat on Two opposite sides TO
thickness OF inches, aud width OF inches, Cle4t
Ht bark aud feet long, clear Of axe kef, the ends
squared; $4,000 running feet OF timber, blocks,
rs and breadth OF inches clear of bark 20 be dely
CEed III any ngrhs over IS feet the Factions ola
foot not "ouated; 1873 4OO free Nails, II inches long
CAST IRON CHAIRS AND PLATES.
i2'sqo JOINT Chairs weighing 10 lbs each l5e 400 Ina
~ 5 GGSf p %G 30 30 30 30 3i ssS
Teal ,:n cast iron o, 2e5,lao "
II 900 screw Bolts Nuts wcighy ID ca. 81 $50 lbs
81 o6O Washers, Jtxl.xt inch. do 10 I2,67l "
l9J,440H Hook Head spikes DO 44o&." 67,340 "
RAILS. lJ,S4G Bars of the Bridge, ny the +, nat
tern, weighing 81 lbs. per YARD averaging length Of
~ iGe and weight OF $40 lbs. per Uaf and permitted
t" vary IN length from 10 TO 81 feet, bat TO pre-
serve the average Of 20 feet for the whole number,
the aggregate ", light 2l0J tons.
BROKEN STONE BALLAST. 81 200 perches of
~ eH6le teet, one half TO pass through inca and
the otitr half inch ring
The SG,"cd Lumber may be white pine, Norway
pune, white OAK or black walnut, clear of Wane, large
KNOTS, shakes or decay, aud carefully sawed to the
SIZE required The proposals viii state separately
e quantities aad price of each Sind offered be de
hvered.
Tie Hs,ru T3n.Jer, for ties and blocks. NAV be of
Chesnut, white oak or chestnut oak, straight upon the
tted sides, and perfectly sound. If cut before the
bark Is loose It must he stripped before delivery The
Tree Nails will he Of sound tough white oak, shaped
III too so as TO be uniform IN SIZE No proposals
for less than 1000 feet Or sawed lumber or $500 ties
or 10000 running feet of block stuff, or 30 600 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 cpntTac
cor providing the patterns. The Screen Be!s, Fosh-
ers end Sptkes, OF sound tough iron, of which sam
pies of sufficient size for experiment will be re-
CURED The castings the bolts, nuts AID washers,
aud the spikes, may be bid for by different persons.
but no proposals for less than the whole quantity of
each, will be received
The Ballast will be broken and put up in TIVE paral-
lei and continuous piles of equal size and close to-
geher, one for the iae and the other for the
stone, upon the bed of the road where these is room
or As nea7 as may he where there is The
stone nearest al hand if too soft or Otherwise in
sufficient, May br used.
All the materials Except the ballast which will be
placed as just descubedl may be delivered at any
point on the liRe Of the Baltimore and Chic Railroad
where there ia siding The proposals will specify
the pUnt of delivery.
The Company will reserve in the contracts the
right Except in regard 10 the ballas) of increasing,
at their option, the materials Of each hind the
tent OF three times the amount of what may be con
tracied for, reasonable extension o. time being 81
lowed to furnish the additional quantities,
The payments will he made monthly, in cash az the
Company Office, in Baltimore, retaining aS usual,
oneith az security for the taIhiment OF the contract
ana rest rvng the right of annulmemt Of the contract
ana forfeiture Of the amount retained tOr delays IN
tue delivery o. The materials. The earliest possible
deyty Of he balaS,ing tt ber and rails sal he re
qured, and The iron laslenings be fTEished az
the supply OF the other materials makes necssary
The workmanship Of laying the track the mate
mails are delivered, vii be contracted for soon as
suficiency OF them are furnished. Meanwhile plans
and specifications of the work may he seen &C the
COmpany's office, Light Baltimore. The pr0po-
sails will be directed under SEAL the subsc rber st
Baltimore, and will be received up to the 30 h Of Feb
ruary next, inclusive.
BENJAMIN Fl. LATROBE,
jail eotfl5 Chief Engineer.