The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-19
NAVY SUPPLIES UNDER THE BUREAU
OF YARDS AND DOCKS.


NAVY SUPPLIES UNDER THE BUREAU
OF YARDS AND DOCKS.
NAVY AGENTS OFFICE, PENSACOLA,
June 80, 1919.
SEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate, for each
~ class separately endorsed Proposals for supplies
Tor Navy Yards" will be received at this Office until
IL O'Clock M, on Monday, the 30th 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 Commandant, 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, AZ headers II feet long, feet wide, and
24b inches thick
I'd do IA headers 10 feet inches long, feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
Sd do AZ headers 10 feet inches long, feet
wide, and % inches thick
4th do "A headers feet inches long, feet
wide, and % inches thick
9th do AZ headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and 20 inches thick
9th do "A headers 8 feet 0 inches long, feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
7th do AZ headers feet inches long, feet
wide and 25 inches thick
Sth do "A headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
9th do AZ headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
10th do Al headers feet inches long, feet
wide, and 25 inches thick
18th do AZ headers feet inches long, 2 feet
wide and 245 inches thick
18th do a headers 6 feet 6 inches long, 2 feet
wide, and "a inches thick
In all, 5l6 blocks.
The above headers are 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 no face work but draft of an inch must be run
round each end of the stone, showing full 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, Q,
Includes all the front and back sretchers, closing
blocks, and counterfort encasement stone from the
foot course to the surface of the water
lst front. 46S stretchers feet long, feet wide
bed, "a inches high.
I'd front "a blocks feet long, feet wide bed, "a
inches high.
Sd back. $50 stretchers feet long, Is inches wide
bed, "a inches high.
4th counterforts. 30S stretchers g. feet long, Is
inches wide bed, "a inches high.
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 alone to be
dressed, with the exception of fair draft of inch
run 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-nch beds, while the rise of the course
is "a inches. II is the lSinch 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
feet bed and from to feet wide on the face.
This is to be feet thick for feet in from the
face, thence the top bed is soped inwards, at the
rate of in six for three feet, that the inner
ends of these stone are but Is inches thick. The
beds and builds of these stone 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, 2 feet wide
on the face, Is inches high.
l4th and l5th 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
% feet in from the face of the builds The face
be rusticated rock work, hereafter described.
Bill b, No. 2,
Includes all the Stretches of the rusticated rock
work above the water 18th, 4th, and 9Th courses,
800 stretchers, feet long, feet bed, Is inches
high.
closely dressed and the face, first class rusticated
rock work
Bill b, No. 3.-Coping.
434 hneal feet coping, feet wide on the bed and
from feet to 5 feet long, and feet thick
The coping Is 30 be dressed on the top and face,
according to the specifications for the first class fine
cut work The beds and builds are TO be dressed
truly, so asto make close joints, with sharp arris
edges and full The back line of the top TO
be full and square.
First Class Work.
The face and the top Of the coping must be of the
usual description, of fine cut tcork Smooth and
true draft lines, two inches wide, must be run
round each surface, which must be worked per-
Jecfiy out Of trind within the draft lines the stone
must be dressed TO true, even surface, without
depression of any kind and finished by tooling at
right angles to the beds, and the top of the cop
ing at right angles to the front line. The ooling
to be such would be produced by patent ham
mer Of six blades 10 an inch.
The arrs edges of all joints Of the work above the
surface of the water included in Bill b, Nos |, 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 be rounded on the arrs
edge, two inches on each face, the quadrant Of
circle Of two inches radius.
The face Of the stone included in Bills Nos. and
is TO be well executed " Rusticated rock work, -
formed by fine cut draft lines ftco inches ride run
round the surface above specified; said draft
lines 10 be sunk TO depth of not less than halt an
inch, or more than ttco inches, below the rough sur
face Of the face Of the stone within said draft lines
The rough surface Of the face 10 be full and round
ing from the draft lines, and in case hollow or
sunk below the limits
Second CLoss Work