Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-02
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

ThB NAVY DEPARTMENT will until the sd Of De
sf nd S2 rece. for the erection
Carolina, in conformity with the general specf IS
tions here~ith accompanying,
Which the whsrf derrieks, hosting engine, seals,
tracks and cars will be compile ed. accor Ii
to the plans and specifications, and name the ii No
within which the party will agree to have il fin
Parties Intending to hid can examine the draw
inss in the Navy Department, sno in the Office of
the Constructing Engineer in the New York Navy
The bid must be accompanied by the usual gu.r
contract, which will be dated from the time the
contract will embrace the usual conditions.
Sptcifcatiors fo- 4 Wharf a. Port Royal, S. C.
The wharf Is TO be- in the form of r, tina part
leading from the shore 20 the front will be 52i feet
long and ~ feet hches wide and the front will be
water mark to feet inches water the distance is
?68 feet from feet inches depth TO 10 fact
feet, the front wharf viii stand in about n feet
The piles are to Ne of good sound hesrt pine. not
less shan IL inches dismeter at the butt, I'd
wharf, ard seven piles in each row with fen ier
s be s
mari so s1s to to the from
mud well and securely put on, to protect the N from
The piles will be cut of at the proper sht a.
shown on the plan, and capped With h ard pine tim
Der by IL inches every third pile being ten 1oncd
into the cap and pinned and the cthsre secu red
With an iron bolt one inch in diameter and two
Around the outside Of the wharf there is TO be
strinser of hard pine timber by u inches. restn:
aud betwe~n these strinssrs hsr rsct
pine ,oI''s By z nches laid "a incke. apart BON
crossing Upon the joists tn is to be floor Of
inch a pipe plank fastened with one inch
the wharf there il to be a cap sil by 10 i1chs. Of
hard pine well fastened and rounded on the top to
The fender piles IRE to be strongly bottled to the
ftrinsers and cap stills Four clusters of about six
so 20 se
m oring posts Of white sSk timber, IL inches In
wharf. ct the points indicated on the plan; thas,
.hl Pc four feet above the or of the wharf; aud
ali piles are to he sheathed with zinc befo re de-
At each end Of the front whsrf and on each side
landing stair feet inches wide strongly ,e-
cured to the waerf, and reaching to low-water
The c. ntrsetor will be required t, build a bulk
with earth to receive the rail track herein sftsP
viii be four derricks Tor hossiDs Goa. Sm,lsr a.
those used af tn. coal depots on the North River
changes Of direction, and all ready for use il moist
II 2 C al particular description of hese ierrioks
There ie to be a hosting engine of most soproved
nsSlnS Tour drums and to BE- OF fiji
Gent power 70 work the four derricks At the ssme
time in hosting coal Over this engine there is to
be frame house, to protect it from the Weather
I. the cs psis around tps wharf there are to ne
IRON rinsbolts OF Ia incr iron. aud rioe Inches
strongly fastened to the siiIs snd strins-rs
On the wi ART, and extending up on to the land
will be q ra il track of iron about ffty pounis TO
the yard with such branches AZ may be required
tire tot i leng of single track baing Il of mis
floor with suitsbc chairs, a d that On the land on
ties feet inches apart. laid Iva the usual mannsr
properly construc,ed for moving coal
On the land near the shore end II the wharf a.
shown on the pl an, there ia to be platform sesll
capable Of wes hing ten tons; the rail track Win
pass over this scale AZ shown on the plan; tn .re
viii aiso be small Uce eight feet square near the
scale, AND two Of sin. liar size ON the wharf
The propositions viii be addressed TO TIE NAVY
for Wharf 1T Port Roy IL" that they may 30 dis
ipayished from other business letters.