The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-15
PROPOSALS FOR A DREDGE, TUG-BOAT.
AND SCOWS.
ENeINEER DEPARTMKN

AsHINaToN, February l2 1853
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received nnt;I
~ 18th March, 1858, for the construction and DO
livery at Charleston, South Carolina of one or two
steam dredging machines, a tug-boat and four
scows. 49,
The steam dredge or dredges to be canabIe ~
raising and delivering into scows at least two hmm.
ored CUBIC yards hourly; they will be required To
work In an open sea-way, the material 10 he
dredged Is sand and sand and shells mixed. The
hull ofthe dredge must be built of the hest oate :
rails and in the most substantial manner and COW
cred to the water line with II or Bremen zinc.
Inc engines must be SO arranged that they can be
applied to propeilng the dredge to and from the
bar upon which it is to work.
The depth of water in which the uork l. 20 he
performed varies from to ID feet at low water.
feet. p'" ."
There must be suitable sleeping and other mecca.
sary accommodations provided for twelve men.
rooms, coal bunkers capable of holding TWEEN
ty tons and smiths forge.
The vessels must be delivered fully eouipned
aho PIovloeo with every thing necessary to work
1t to the best effect. Should the amount required
to be raised daily, as stated above, exceed the ca
paclty OF one dredge, then offers for one dredge of
half the above specified capacity. and also for two
dredges' each OF half the above specified capacity
will be received.
Also, one steam-tug, one hundred and twenty.
hve feet keel, twenty-one feet beam, not 10 draw
over six feet elk inches, with provisions nd TWEEN
y IONS OF coal on board; to be coppered and cop.
datons Tor the persons required to work her. being
eight in number; her timbers to be white oak
I'VE OAK, cedar, or locust, framed with the grain:
ner plank the best Southern pine; work ma nship 10
be done IN the most substantial manner; the bulI
and upper works to be painted three. coat work
10 have two low pressure engines of thirty horse
power each, SO arranged to be capable of being
quickly reversed, and when running the same
way to move without strain The tug is to be com
pletey found in ground tackle and all eouipaee of
every description whatever necessary to fit her for
the business of towing.
Also, tour dumping scows, fifty feet in length by
sixteen In width, having wells thirty six feet by
eleven at top, the opening at the bottom two feet
wide, and closed with two valves; windlass for
closing the Valves bits at the bow and stern of six
~ Hx,lncn white oak, securely stepped; to be
planked with the best three-inch southern pine:
the frame to be OF oak, cedar, or locust and Sc
curely fastened and kneed; a combing around the
well one foot in height and four inches in thick
ness, securely fastened to the deck: the bottom
sides, ends and well be zinced to the hejgbt
OF light-water mark.
The price of each dredge, of the tug, and of each
scow must be separately stated.
Inc proposed time OF delivery of the dredge
scows, and tug-boat at Charleston. S. c., must be
stated, and when 30 delivered they must be ready
for inspection and trial by the officer of engineers
or such other agent of the Government as NAV be
appointed ior that purpose They must be carried
to the bar on which it is designed to operate at the
entrance OF Charleston harbor, and there at the
contractors expense tested to their perform
ance, which test must in every respect be satisfac
tory and In conformity with the conditions of the
contract. -
No payment will be made on account of the
dredEe, tug, or scows, until the whole shall have
been delivered, inspected, tested. as above pre-.
scrloed, and received; when the contractor will be
paid in full
Parties offering to contract for this dredge and
its equipment will state distinctly what princi-
pie they propose to construct the machine; il pat
ented the name Of the patentee; whether a similar
m has beer buii a nd tod
if so, where and under W hat circumstances: giving
the character of the dredged matter and the dentb
of water from which il was raised; naming the
persons to whom reference can be had in regard To
the The dimensions of the hull of the dredee
should be given, with the details of construction:
also the power of the engine for driving the ma
,hinery of the dredge, expressed in number of
horses, and also in the diameter of the cylinder and
ength OF stroke OF the piston and the pressure of
he steam under which the engine is ordinarily
worked.
If practicable, drawings should be forwarded of
he dredge complete, and also of the dumping
'cows.
Further particulars may be obtained by CORE
'ponding with Captain A. H. Bowman, Corps of
Engineers, Charleston, S. C.
The proposals to be addressed to the undereign.
I'd, and marked on the envelope, proposals for
team dredging machine, Sc, for the bar at tho
entrance OF Charleston harbor, s. Co.
S8slsg JOS. G. TOTTEN,
BIT. Brig. Gen. and Col. Engineers.
10 De inserted IN the kepubilc, National lntelli-
sencer, and Union, Washington Mercury.
charleston; Albany Register, and Albany Express,
Albany, New York; Courier and Enquirer, and
Express, New York; Wing, Troy, New York;
Inquirer, and Daily News, Philadel.
hia; Boston Courier, Boston; Patriot, Baltimore.
larry land. daily for three weeks, one copy of each
aper containing the advertisement to be sent to
be Engineer Department.. Feo l5-d3w
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