The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-20
NAVY SUPPLIES UNDER THE BUREAU
OF YARDS AND DOCKS.

NAVY SUPPLIES UNDER THE BUREAU
OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
NAVY AeEsr's orFIoE, PENSACOLA,
June 80, lSs9.
- class separately endorsed Proposals for supplies
for Navy Yards will be received at this office until
IL o'clock M, on Monday, the 3Oth day OF July
next, for furnishing and delivering at the Navy
Yard at Pensacola, at such place or places as may
be directed by the Commandment, free OF expense to
the Government the materials and articles herein
after specified, viz:
CLASS No. l.
Specification of the granite to build the perma-
nent wharf at the Pensacola Navy Yard.
Bill II, No. l,
Includes all the Headers under water from the
foot course TO the surface OF the water height OF
"a feet and extending 400 feet.
LIST course, ~ headers III feet long, feet wide, and
245 inches thick
I'd do A headers 10 feet inches long, feet
wide, and % inches thick
Sd do AZ headers 10 feet inches long, feet
wide, and % inches thick
4th do "A headers 8 feet inches long, feet
wide, and % inches thick
9th do AZ headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and % inches thick
9th do "A headers 8 feet inches long, feet
wide, and % inches thick
7th do AZ headers 8 feet inches long, feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
9Th do a. headers 8 feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and % inches thick
9th do ~ headers 7 feet 8 inches long, 2 feet
wide, and % inches thick
10th do "A headers feet inches long, feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
18th do AZ headers 6 feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and 24k inches thick
18th do "A headers 6 feet inches long,, 2 feet
wide, and "a inches thick
In all, 5l6 blocks.
The above headers only to be dressed on the
beds and builds which dressing is to extend feet
inches inwards from each end of the stone. There
is face work, but draft Of an inch must be run
round each end of the stone, showing fuH corners
and square edges, which must continue full TO the
gauge within. The ends and middles of the stone
may be left split from the quarry, being full di
mansions, but no allowance will be made for any
excess of size.
Bill II, No. 2,
Includes all the front and back stretchers, closing
blocks, and counterfort stone, from the
4 foot course to the surface Of the water
| LIST front. 46S stretchers feet long, feet wide
! bed, "a inches high
| I'd front 81 blocks feet long, feet wide bed "a
inches high
Sd back. $50 stretchers feet long, IL inches wide
bed "a inches high.
4th counterforts. 3Os stretchers 81 feet long, Is
/ tl inches wide bed, "a inches nigh.
The above stretchers required to be dressed
only the beds and builds, the face and back being
left split from the quarry. That is, the top, bot
tom and the two ends of the stone are alone to be
dressed with the exception of fair draft of an inch
round the face and back of each stone, as TO
show full courses and square edges. 1t will be per-
ceved that the back stretchers and counteror stone
have but lS-inch beds, while the rise of the course
is "a inches 1t is the 1S-inch beds and the builds
| of these stone that are to be dressed.
Bill II, No. 8,
Is the balance of the foot course.
| HEADERS-l34 lineal feet of header blocks, of
S feet bed, and from 2 to feet wide on the face.
This is to be feet thick for feet in from the
face, thence the top bed is sloped inwards at the
rate of one in six for three feet, that the inner
ends of these stone are but lS inches thick. The
beds and builds of these stone to be dressed but
not the ends, except the draft before directed.
Bill B, No. 1,
Includes all the Headers of the rusticated rock
work above the water.
18th course. AZ headers feet inches, feet wide
on the face, Is inches high.
l4th and 18th courses rs headers feet long, feet
wide on the face, Is inches high.
These headers are TO be dressed throughout their
whole length, on the top and bottom beds and for
q feet in from the face Of the builds The face is to
be rusticated rock work, hereafter described.
Bill B, No. Q,
Includes all the Stretches of the rusticated rock
work above the water, 18th, l4th and 18th courses,
100 stretchers, feet long, feet bed, Is inches
| high.
! The beds and builds of these courses are to be
closely dressed; and the face, first class, rsticated
rock work.
Bill B, No. 3.-Coping.
434 lneal feet coping, feet wide on the bed, and
from feet 10 feet long, and feet thick.
The coping is TO be dressed on the top and face,
according 10 the specifications for the first class fine
cut work. The beds and builds are to be dressed
truly, so TO make close joints, with sharp arris
edges and full corners The back line Of the top 10
be full and square.
First Class Work.
The face and the top Of the coping must be of the
true draft fines, two inches wide, must be run
round each surface which must be worked per-
fectiy Out Of rind within the draft lines the stone
must be dressed 10 true, even surface, without
depression Of any kind, and finished by tooing at
right angles 10 the beds, and on the top of the cop
ing at right angles TO the front line. The tooling
TO be such would be produced by patent ham
mer of six blades TO an inch
The arris edges of all joints of the work above the
surface Of the water included in Bill Il, Nos. 1, 2,
and 3, must be sharp, clean, and true, without
break, nick, or spalling of any kind. The front
top line Of the coping is TO be rounded the arris
edge, two inches ON each face, or the quadrant of
circle of two inches radius.
The face of the stone included in Bills Nos. | and
2 is to be well executed " Rustcated rock work, !"
formed by fine cut draft lines ftco inches ride run
round the surface above specified; said draft
lines To be sunk 10 depth of NOT less than half an
inch, than t,co inches, below the rough sur
face Of the face Of the sone within said draft lines
The rough surface Of the face 10 be full and round
ing from the draft lines, and in no case hollow,