The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-15
PROPOSALS FOR DREpGE-BoATs.
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| War DEPARTMENT,
| BUREAU CoRPs ToPoG RA pHIcAL ENeINEpps
t.r December 8, 1862.
PROPOSALS will be received until and includ.
Il ing the 10th day of next February, for the
construction of four steam dredge boats, to be
worked by high pressure engines, viz
One for Lake ChampIain, TO be delivered, in
spected, and received at White Hall Harbor, on
Lake Champlain.
One for Lake Ontario, to be delivered, irspect-
ed, and received at Oswego, on Lake Ontario.
One for Lake Erie, to be delivered, inspected,
and received at Erie, on Lake Erie.
One for Lake Michigan, to be delivered, in
sPected, and received at Chicago, Illinois.
The hull OF each boat TO be no feet long. 80 feet
beam, with guards feet wide, sufficient for buck
et-ladder and paddle wheels, to draw when
equipped not exceeding feet of water ~
Tohave two cylindrical boilers, made of the bes t
boiler iron, one quarter of an inch in thickness,
wenty-two feet long, and forty inches in diameter
each. a ~
The working cylinders of the engine to be
twelve inches diameter inside, not less than hal s
an inch thickness of metal, and to have length
of stroke of four feet, with half stroke cut off
Each boat to have paddle wheels for Iocomo-
ton, with suitable accommodation for the officers
and hands required to man9uvre and work the
boat. say captain, mate, pilot, engineer, and
twelve hands; also suitably constructed coal
bunkers for about fifty tons of coal.
No advance will be made a contract, nor will
boat be received or paid for until after it has
been inspected and tried, and found to meet tho
terms of contract.
Each boat will be supplied with good four
Dared yawl- boat, 90 feet long, and with four good
oars, and also a suitable yawl- boat and oars for
assisting in weighing anchor.
The boat will be inspected in reference to ar
rangements, materials, and equipment, and will
be subject to the following trial.
LIST. As to locomotive power. II will have to
move not less than 100 miles in calm weather on
The waters OF each lake respectively, in CONSCIOUS
tive hours, at rate OF not less than six mile
the hour.
I'd. AS to dredging power 1t will have TO raise
and discharge into scows of loose sand, 100 cubic
yards the hour; of a loose mixture of clay and
sand, part sand and parts clay, not less than
100 cubic yards the hour; of pure clay, so cubic
yards the hour; of tenacious clay, and of sand and
gravel, 60 cubic yards the hour, from a depth of
not less than 10 nor exceeding IL feet.
This must be the continued work of the boat
during o hours, and not an average during any
shorter time of work. . .-r.---.1.F -
Each boat will have to be supplied with an al =
Choir of not less than 500 lbs, and too Hedge all
chors Of 200 lbs. each; and with adequate chain
cable of not less than 10 fathoms long, of iron.
Also d Inch hemp cable 100 fathoms long.
The trials will be under pressure of steam for
dredging not exceeding 60 pounds the square
inch; for locomoton not exceeding $50 pounds the
square inch. -.. :-.a
The trials and inspection 10 be made by uni
ted States agent.
The boats to be ready al the places stated by the
last day of May next.
Proposals will at the same time be received for
four dischargng scows for each dredge- boat, each
scow to be provided with two good sweeps, and
with bottoms SO arranged to discharge the whole
load at once. Each boat capable of holding not
less than 40 tons of excavated soil
Proposals to be addressed TO the undersigned,
ard marked on the envelope proposals for
Dredge- boat 'a'
'.'s F-.EEl J. j. ALERT,
80 81 Col Corps Top. Engineers
The Republic, Integencer, and Union, Wash
in gton; Courier and Enquirer, and Express, New
York; Commercial Advertiser, Buffalo, N. Y;
Advertiser, Detroit, Mich; Commercial Adver.
tser, Chicago, ILL.,; Commercial Times, Oswegc,
N. Y; Pittsburgh Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pa. Al
bany Register, Albany, N. Y, will give the above
twenty daily insertions, then twice week until
February 10. sf .r a.g