The Portland daily press., 1862-07-25
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-WheeI
GunbOafS,

VvHE NAVY DEPARTMENT will. until the ao,b
day OF July, receive propositions from build
ers actually engaged in the construction of vessels
Tor the construction of the hull of double-bowed
wheel gunboa with rudder each end protect
ed by the stems; the mass, rigging sails ore-and-
an schooner rig and awnings; four boats, with all
their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
1000 gallons Of water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets, sc. The vessel completed in every re-
spect with all the fittings for sea service EXCEPT ord
nance, anchors and cables furniture cooking uten-
ss 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 rabbet
Of the keel, to be 236 feet; the extreme breadth IS
feet and the depth of hold from throat of floor tim
Der to lower side of deckplank IL feet The displace-
ment to line feet inches above the lower edge of
rabbet of bottom plank to be $500 cubic feet The
SIZE OF the principal materials are to be 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 inch copper bolts; stem Of
white oak sided 10 inches and properly secured in
openings for rndder and to keel with composition
knee; frame of white oak, white chestnut and hack
metack; timber and room "a, 20 and 20 inches:
hoor timber sided to 6 inches; fnttocks s to
inches; top timbers inches moulded in throat
10 inches in bilge 8 inches at head III INCHES -
Timber of frame close together. Space between
frames level with throat of floor filed in with white
pine. Main keelson of white oak, 10 BY Is inches
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bilge keeson of white oak or 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 amidships and by 7ls to-
strakes of oak yellow pine inches thick 6strakes
of inches wide each side. Ceiling three inches
Clamps Of white oak inches thick, three strakes p
inches, bolted edgewise. Berth deck beams Of white
pine, sided 81 moulded inches, the four longest
beams to have lodge knees. Berth deck plank white
sided IL 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
inches If dah V "a inches th;c plank o. yellow pine
oak in thickness inches. Cardboard strakes of white
oak ~ inches thick. Bottom plank of white oak 81
incher thick. Wales of white oak. inches thick; in
width, y inches; square fastened. the bottom with
three treenails and composition spike: the gar
board sirakes with two copper bolts and two tree
nails the wales, above the copper fastening, with
inch iron bolts and iron spikes butt bolts Ii, diane
ter, inch Copper fastening to extend up to 8 feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet of keel. The
bottom sheafhed with "a ounce copper 10 feet inch
es above the rabbet of the keel The wheels will be
overhung, the guards made as short fore and aft
practicable, and the whee-house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks to be of SIG plate IRON The
builders of the vessel will make the wood-fram for
the inclined engines securing IL with wood knees and
to the keesons, and will do all the wood work neces-
sary in placing the machinery. The cabin, ward
room, stecrage and between decks, the holds, bolts
steering.whecl pumps, scuppers, capstans. hammock
ran, caulklng, joners plumbing, painting, and the
other detail far the contract sfipuates to cover
is to be complied in accordance with the usages of the
navy
The bidders need only send drawing showing tho
shape OF one 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 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 herea ter
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 as the work
progresses and twenty cent retained till the sat-
isfactory completion of the contract
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re-
CURED by law, that if the contract is awarded ii will
be duly executed The Department reserves the right
70 reject any or all OF the proposals received under
this advertisement If in its opinion the public inter
est requires IL.
The proposals must be endorsed proposals for
Paddle-W heel Steamers" to distinguish them from
other business letters and will be addressed to the
Secretary of the Navy
Propositions Will be received for similar vessels of
iron, or of iron and wood combined. jul17 2aw2w