Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-05
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sPssihcstions herewith acconIsayins.
which The wharf, derricks, hoistlnS eagins, scale
rail tracks, and cars will be completed, according
to the plans and specifications, and name the time
within which the party Will ssree TO have II fin
Parties intending to hid can examine the draw.
,Rs, IN the Navy pspsssnsIi AZ, and N ne 9ss o.
Yard, at the office Of the Navy Agent at Philadel.
antee that II accepted the party VIII execute the
contract, which will DO dated from the time the
party ia notified that his offer IL accepted, and the
SPECIFICATIONS for Wharf at Port Royal, S. C.
The wharf 10 to be in the form Of T, the part
leading from the shore TO the front will be 621 feet
aoi leet long and q feet inches wide. from hish
water mark TO y W water the distance IL 2es feet;
from 7sn depth to is 81 the distance Z 40 feet
feet and the front wharf will stand in about a1's'
water, all at high tide.
an ~ q hs SS snS Be-
driven to good firm bearing; they will be In rows
8 feet from centre to centre, running across the
pile on each side, making piles in each cross row.
These piles TO be barked and covered with sheet
zinc, 10 ors; to the square foot, from hish-wster
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles Will be cut of at the proper height as
Der 1871 by 49, every third pile being tennoned into
the cap and pinned and the others secured with an
Around the outside Of the wharf there Is to Sc .
stringer of hard pine timber 81 by 1871 resting upon
the caps and strongly bolted at each crossing and
osts ~ by 1871, laid 1917 apart upon the caps, and
fastened with einoh spikes at each crossing. Upon
the TO g noS s q - PINE
Is to be cap sill ." BY io, Of hard pine, well fss-
s Sc Sons Sod the
stringers and cap sills Four eusters OF about six
each are 70 Be and
mooring posts Of white oak timber, u" In diameter
well driven and strongly secured to the wharf at
feet above the door Of the wharf; and ali piles are
to be sheathed with zinc, % before described.
Al each end of the front wharf, and on each side
landing stair q wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching to low water mark.
The contractor Will bs required 70 build bulk.
scribed.
On the wharf, atthe points Indicated on the plan,
those used at the coal depots on the North river,
provided with all the necessary falls, with sufficient
fOpe 10 rtucn inc noisuug enEuict anu
changes Of direction and all ready for use In hoist
Ing coal Aparticulsr description ofthese derrieks
will be given.
There is to be a hosting engine Of most sp-
proved construction, having four drums and to be
Of sufficient power to work the four derricks at the
same time In hosting coal Over this engine there
is to be frame house, to protect II from the
weather.
In the capsills around the wharf thereare to be
iron ring-bolts Of ~ inch iron, and ring inches
diameter In the clear, placed at every 90 feet, and
strongly fastened to the stills and stringers.
On the wharf, and extending up on to the land,
will be rail track Of iron, about fifty pounds to
the yard, with such branches as may be required;
the total length of single track being u of mile;
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
floor, with suitable ohairs, and that the land
ties q 9" apart, laid In the usual manner. This
track is to be provided with 70 dumping cars prop
erly constructed for moving coal
On the land near the shore end Of the wharf, as
shown on the plan, there Is to be platform scale,
capable OF weighing ten tonsj the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plant there
will also be small ONCE, eight feet square, near
the scale, and two Of similar size on the wharf.
The propositions will be addressed to the Navy
Department" and must be addressed proposals
for Wharf at Port Royal" that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters.
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