The Portland daily press., 1862-07-26
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-WheeI
GunbOatS.

NNIIE NAVY DEPARTMENT will, until the Goth
Il day Of July, receive propositions from shpbuild-
for the construction of the hull of a double. bowed
wheel guDboat with rudder at each end protect
ed by the stems; the masts rigging sails for foreand-
aft schooner rig and awnings; four boats with all
their fittings and equipments completes tanks for
2oo0 gallons Of water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets, &c. The vessel completed in every
spect with all the fittings for service except ord
nance anchors and cables, furniture. cooking uten-
sils, instruments and stores, which will be furnished
by the Government
The length of the vessel, including both rabbets on
a line feet inches above the lower edge of rabbct
Of the keel TO be 236 feet; the extreme breadth 35
feet and the depth of hold from throat of floor tim
Der to lower side of plank IL feet The displace
ment to line feet inches above the lower edge of
rabbet of bottom plank to be 49, 800 cubic feet The
size Of the principal materials are to be follows
other parts being in due proportion as in naval
sells of this class Keel of white oak, IA by 81 inches
scarph fastened with } inch copper bolts; stem Of
white OAK sided 10 inches and properly secured i'm
openings for rudder and to keel with composition
knee; frame of white oak white chestnut and hack
metack; timber and room "a, 20 and Is inches;
floor timber sided to inches; fnttocks s to
inches; top timbers inches moulded in throat
IL inches, in bilge inches, at head 81 inches
Timber OF frame close together. Space between
pine Main keeson of white oak 10 by Is inches,
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bilge 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 y inches. Diagonal braces
in two tiers 81 by inch amdships and by 7-ls to-
wards the ends the upper strap 81 by inch. Bilpe
strakcs of oak or yellow pine inches thick 6strakes
Of inches wide on each side. Ceiling three inches.
Clamps of white oak inches thick, three strakes IL
inches bolted edgewise. Berth deck beams of white
pine, sided g.. 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
the beams. Hanging knees sided inches, the re-
naming knees inches Waterways and thick strakes
Of yellow pine or oak logged over beams, and fast
eued with inch iron. Deck Dlank of yellow nj A
inches if oak, 81 inches thick. Spirketing of white
oak. in thickness inches. Cardboard Stakes of white
oak, ~ inches thick. Bottom plank Of white oak, 81
ncher thick. Wales of white oak, inches thick in
width, inches; square fastened. the bottom with
three treenails and 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 dame
ter, inch. Copper fastening TO extend up TO feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet of keel The
bottom sheathed with "a copper to feet inch
Is above the rabbet of the keel. The wheels will be
overhung the guards made short fore and aft as
practicable and the wheelhouse built in the usual
way The buiwarks to be of 5ls plate iron. The
the inclined engines securing it with wood knees and
to the keelsons, 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, scuppers. capstans hammock
raj, ean,sng, JS,ners plumbing painting. and the
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 both ends are alike and If they think
proper a plain model of the same
The proposals must state the price for which they
will agree TO have the vessel ready to receive the ma
chinery and launch her for the periods of fourteen
sixteen eighteen and twenty weeks respectively the
vessel to be fully completed in forty days therea fer
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 a. the work
progresses, and twenty per cent retained till the
| isfactory completion of the contract.
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re-
quired by law, that if the contract is awarded ii will
be duly executed The Department reserves the right
10 reject any all of the proposals received under
this advertisement, if in its opinion the public inter-
| est requires it.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Paddle W heel steamers" 10 distinguish them from
other business letters and will be addressed 20 the
Secretary of the Navy"
Propositions will be received for similar vessels of
| iron, or of iron and wood combined. jul17 2aw2w