The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-26
Proposals for Drsdgs, Tas-no~s. and ssow..


washington, February ~, 1855
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received 18Th March lss,
- Tor Tie construction, and delivery al Charleston sou t
ma steam dredssg machines tug boat and oS
The dredgs dedse. 20 b capable raising deliver
be- required 70 open hs 10 be d S
Is sand and sand mixed The bull drsdse mS,
covered line with ~ or Bremen zne. The ehsn
must be 50 atonsed .aa es can ps appea 70 popens The d
depth OF water IN which Tue Work Is 10 be performed yae.
from % "A set a. low water us uae 'e' iee5 making he
se1e must be suitable sleeping necessary aeeomU
lions provided for twelve store rooms coal bunke capable
holding twenty tons, aud smiths forge
everything necessary work TO the best effect should amount
required 20 be raised daily as stated above lesea the capacity
pac also for TWO dredses each oil ha the above specified ca
n one steam tug one hundred twenty keel ,v
one fec, beam not 70 draw over SIX ise sa Inches win
fastened provided with cabin accommodations for the persons
,sSas oas 1--WE osh CEDAR Or locust framed Win The gram BE-
plank the best southern pine woansnp 70 pe aone N Inc
coat work. low engines Of y horse power
sse a nnaD the same way 10 move lug o
ground tackle and all equpase Of every dee
Also four dumping scows my feet in length BY sixteen WIDTH
having wells feet BY eleven 0p ns opening ne bot
closing bits at the bow ana stern OF SIX by Inch
southern pne be Of oak cedar locust and
knsed comens around ne wa ods s oi height
tom Sides ends, and well are 10 be ncea " o hes"' Of light
The price dredse, Of the tug and Of each cow muae
separately stated. , =. a., ,..,.o soo,,. ma ,uu 49,
Caron must be stated ana when SO deh
cred ready inspection and uia py me omc
agent as may DO appointed
mat be carried TO the bar on which
designed operate OF Charleston harnof and there
the tested to their performance which
respect be satisfactory ahd III coy 70 We
conditions the contract III ~,
No payment made account OF the dredge,
the delivered, Inspected and
ed as above prescribed received when the contractor will
in full
state distinctly what principle they propose TO construct the
chine if patented OF the paenee whether similar
machine has built and subjected TO isli and If where
giving the character Of the dredged
son, be had in regard 10 the The
dimensions of the the dedse should be given, with
details OF construction the OF the engine for driving
The edge expressed in number of horses
also the cylinder and length Of stroke the
and The under which the ordinarily
worked should be forwarded OF the
csmpete, of the dumping -scows
Erhe obtaned by corresponding with
III Bowman, engineers, Charleston, South Carolina
The addressed the undersigned and marked
The envelope Proposals dredging machae &C., for the
bar at of Charleston harbo South Carolina
~ #r# JOS. q. T0TrEN,
Rrevet Brig. Gen. and Col Engineers
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