The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-24
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-Whcel
Gunb0ats.

FTvfIE NAVY DEPARTMENT will until the 3o,b
Il day of July, receive propositions from ship-build-
ers actually engaged in the construction of vessels
for the construction of the hull of double-bowed
side-wheel gunboa with rudder at each end protect
ed by the STEMS the mass, rigging sails for foreand
aft schooner rig and awnings; four boats, with all
their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
20 gallons of water, with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets, &C. The vessel completed in every
speet with all the fittings for service except ord
nance, anchors and cables furniture, cooking utcn-
sils Instruments and stores, which will be furnished
by the Government
The length Of the vessel including both rabbets on
line feet inches above the lower edge of rabbct
Of the keel TO be 1886 feet; the extreme breadth 30
feet, and the depth of hold from throat of floor tim
Der to lower side of deck plank IL feet. The dspace
ment TO line feet inches above the lower edge of
rabbet of bottom plank to be 80 500 cubic feet The
size of the principal materials to be as follows
other parts being in due proportion in naval YES
sells of this class Keel of white oak IA by 81 inches
scarph fastened with J inch copper bots stem Of
white oak sided 10 inches, and properly secured in
openings for rudder and to keel with composition
Knee frame of white oak, white chestnut and hack
metack; timber and room "a. 26 and % inches
floor timber sided to 6 inches; futtocks to s
inches; top timbers 5 inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in bilge inches, at head 81 inches
Timber of frame close together. Space between
frames level with throat of floor. filled in with white
pine Main keelson of white oak, 10 by Is inches
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bige keelson of white oak yellow pine fastened
with copper bolts inch in diameter under engine
frame and boilers: the remainder with iron Breast
hooks of white oak. sided u inches Diagonal braces
in two tiers 81 by inch amidships and by 7-l6 to-
wards the ends the upper strap 3! by inch. Bige
strakes of oak or yellow pine inches thick
of inches wide each side. Ceiling three inches
Clamps Of white oak inches thick three strakes IL
inches boltcd edgewise. Berth deck beams of white
pine, sided 81 moulded inches the four longest
beams to have lodge knees. Berth deck plank white
pine, upper deck beams Of yellow pine or white oak,
sided ii to 10 inches moulded inches in the middle
and inches at the end. One hanging knee at each
end of each beam, and lodge and lap kness between
,ne oaam sn hanging snsss sided inches the re-
of yellow pine oak, logged over beams and fast
ened with inch iron. Deck plank of yellow pine 4
inches if oak, 81 inches thick. Spirkeftng of white
oak, in thickness inches Cardboard strakes of white
oak, A. inches thick. Bottom plank of white oak 81
ncher thick. Wales of white oak inches thick in
width, u inches square fastened the bottom with
three treenais and one composition spike: the gar
board strakes with two copper bolts and two tree
nails; the wales, above the copper fastening with
inch iron bolts and iron spikes butt bolts in diane.
ter, inch Copper fastening TO extend up to s feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet of keel The
bottom sheathed with "a ounce copper to feet inch
es above the rabbet of the keel fhe wheels will be
oyerbung. the guards made short fore and aft rs
practicable and the wheel-house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks TO be of 5-16 plate iron. The
builders of the vessel will make the wood-frane fof
the Inclined engines securing it with wood knees and
to the keeisons and will do all the wood work neces
sary in placing the machinery. The cabin, ward
room, steerage and between decks, the holds bolts
steering-wheel, pumps, scnppers capstans, hammock
rail, cauiking joiners, plumbing painting and the
other detail as far the contract STIMULATES to cover
is to be complied in accordance with the usages of the
navy.
The bidders need only send drawing showing the
shape of half the vessel having the requisite dis
placement as both ends alike, and, if they think
proper plain model of the same.
The proposals must state the price for which they
will agree to have the vessel ready TO receive the
chinery and launch her. for the periods fourteen
sixteen, eighteen and twenty weeks respectively the
vessel to be fully completed in forty DAYS thereafter
or in twelve days after the complete erection of the
machinery.
The usual conditions of government contracts will
be observed. and payments will be made the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the sat
isfactory completion of the contract.
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re.
qured by law, that if the contract is awarded ii will
be duly executed. The Department the right
TO reject any all OF the proposals received under
est requires il.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals fol
Paddle W heel steamers to distinguish them from
other business letters, and will be addressed 10 the
Secretary Of the Navy"
Propositions will be received for similar vessels Of
iron. of iron and wood combined. jull7 2aw2w