The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-28

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the dfedge- boat iaeiudine inachinery dumn;n
soowt, each and thedsef Esd lixtter. =
Inc null Of The dredgs must 6e strongly mt To-
Ie than sxty fsst in lsnkth, thirty feet IN , NJ ~
and sax feet IN dspth. 70 haxs suitable slA.s;.
and necessary Recommendations for twelve man
All requisite store.rooms, and storage for abon
twenty tons of COAL B ~
The machine must be capable of working in Ar
exposed situation, such ~. sea-way. being in.
tended for operating ia the waters of the C6esa
peake Bay and will be required to dig and rails,
from depthof twenty. four feet of water, and Il
denver INTO scows OF lightersat least sixty cubic
yards Of hard clay per hour, or six hundred cubic
yards IN working day of ten hours.
Inc SIX dumping scows must be strongly put
together, well kneed and bolted; each capable Of
holding forty-fve cubic yards of dredged matter
ano 20 De SO arranged as to discharge their loads
readily ard at once from the sdes of the scows in
depth OF four feet of water .s7l7
The decked lighter, which is intended for the
transportation Of coal and other supplies for the
machine, must be strongly put together, well
forty TOMS 81 $500
The dredge, with its scows and lighter, must be
delivered at Baltimore, Maryland, on or before the
nlleenth day Of April next. ready for inspection
agent of the Government as NAV Be appointed for
tnis purpose. The dredge and it's equipment to be
lnocred ct the expense o. the contractor to such
part OF Inc Fatapsco river may be designated bv
.ne agent Oh the Government, and there tested as
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which test must be in every respect satisfactory
and conforming to the conditions of the contract.
No payments will be made on account of the
dredge or Its equipment until the whole shall have
been deivf red inspected, and tested above pre-
scrlbed and received, when the contractor will be
paid in full. = - ~
Parties offering to contract for this dredee and
its equipment will state distinctly on what princi-
pie they propose to construct the machine: If pa.
tented, the name of the patentee; whether sirn;.
lar machine has been built and subjected to trial:
and II 80, where, and under what circumstances:
giving the character of the dredged matter and
me depth OF water from which it was raised nam
ing persons to whom reference can be had in re.
gard 70 the same. The dimensions of the hull of
the dredge, as well of those of the dumping.
and lighter. should be given, with the details
o. tneir construction; also the power of the engine
for driving the machinery Of the dredge expressed
10 number OF horses; and also in the diameter of
the cylinder and length of stroke of the piston.
and the pressure fsteam under which the engine
y ordinarily worked. III practicable, drawings
should be forwarded of the dredge complete, and
also the dumping -scows.
Proposals will also be received for adding loco
motive power to the dredge so as to be able to pro-
PEI It, with its scows and lighter in still water, at
the rate of six miles per hour; stating fully the
arrangement of the motive power; and the change,
II any, such addition would make in the form and
dimensions of the hull of the dredge and in the ar
rangement of the machinery.
Further particulars may be obtained by corre-
sponding With Captain n, Beaverton, Corps of
Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland
The proposals to be addressed to the under
signed, and marked on the envelope Proposals
TOR steam, dredging machine, SC, for the waters
OF the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coasts
JOS. G. TOTEM,
Brevet Brig. Gen. and Col. Engineers
To- be inserted in the Republic, .Intelligencer,
and Union, Washington; Courier and ENQUIRER, and
Express, New York; Albany Register, and Albany
Express, Albany, New York; Wing, Troy, New
York; Pennsylvania Enquirer, and Daily News,
Philadelphia, pennsylvania; Boston Courier, Bos,
daily till 10th February. One copy Of each paper
containing the advertisement to be sent to the En-
gineer Department, Washington.
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