Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-13
pRorosALs FOR wHARF AT PORT

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SCUM Carolina, IN conformity with the general
spseiscation. herewith aeoomIanyins -
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PARTIES intending to bid can examine the draw.
the Constructing Engineer in the New York Navy
Yard, al the office OF the Navy Agent at Phiiade-
The SD must be accompanied by the usual guar
contract, which will be dated from the time the
party IL notified that his offer II accepted, and the
conttffsct will embrace the usual conditions.
Specifications for Wharf Of Port Royal, S. C.
The wharf Is TO be In the form Of I; the part
long and u feet inches wide, and the front will be
2oi feet long and ~ feet inches wide. From high
water mark to y sn water the distance u 9es feet
from is' so depth to 25 81 depth the distance Is 20
feet and the front wharf will stand In about 276"
The piles are to be Of good sound heart-pine not
less than i2o diameter At the butt, and MUST be
driven 70 good firm bearing; they will be In rows
wharf and seven event. piles in each row, with fender
these piles are to be bsfked and covered with sheet
mark down to inches below the surface OF the
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles will be cut of at the proper height, as
shown on the plan, and capped with hard pine tim
Der 1871 BY 1871, every third pile being tennoned into
iron bolt one inch in diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there e to be a
stringer Of hard pine timber 81 BY 1877 resting upon
between these stringers there are to ehard pine
ioi.ts ~ by 49, laid y. apart upon the caps, and
The josts there is to be floor Of Whard pine plank
fastened with one sinch spike In each plank at
each crossing. Around the edge OF the wharf there
tened and rounded on the top to shed the rain.
The fender piles are TO be strongly bolted to the
strinsers and cap stills Pour clusters Of about SIX
piles each to be driven, capped and prepared a.
for derricks there are also TO twelve
moorng posts Of white oak timber, 49, In diameter,
he points indicated on lie plan these viii Be four
feet above the floor Of the wharf; and all piles are
to be sheathed with zinc, as before described.
Of the wharf leading from the shore, there Is to be
landing stair q 81 wide, strongly secured to the
wharf and re.chns 20 low water mark n, S,,a ,,r
head where the wharf joins the shore, and I'LL UP
with earth to receive the rail track hereinafter de
scribed ~ E.
On the wharf, at the points indicated the plan,
will be four derricks for hosting coal, similar to
those used At the coal depots on the North river,
rope to reach the hosting engine and shelves for
changes Of direction and all ready for in hoist
ing coal. ApartcuIar description ofthese derrieks
will be given. ..
There is to be hoisting engine Of most APP
proved construction, having four drums, and to be
OF sufficient power to work the four derricks at the
same time in hoisting coal Over this engine there
Is to be a frame house, to protect 1t from the
weather.
In the capsills around the wharf there are to be
iron rng-bolts Of y inch iron, and ring inches
diameter in the clear placed at every 80 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 Y of mile;
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
floor, with suitable chairs, and that on the land on
ties ., Q" apart, laid in the usual manner. This
track IL to be provided with u 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 tons, the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plan; 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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