Daily national Republican., 1862-12-11
DRoPosALs FyR wnARF Ar FORT
II ROYAL.

THE NAVY xiy pEEsffAnTsERF % ~iii' until 4 the I'd
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South Carolina, In conformity with the general
specincstions herewith seecnIany1ng.
which the wharf, derricks, hoisting engine scale,
rail tracks, and ears will bc completed, according
to the plans and specifications, and name the time
within which the party will agree to have II fin
ished.
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw
n New Tora
Yard, at the office OF the Navy Agent At Phladel-
' The % bid n must % Be- accompanied by the usual guar
sntee that II accepted the party viii execute the
contract, which will be dsted from the time the
party is notified that his OFFER 70 accepted and the
contract will embrace the usual conditions,
Speci6oatons.for WhorJ al Port Royal, S. C.
The wharf is to be in the form Of IT. the part
leading from the shore to the front will be 62i feet
aoi feet long and q feet inches wide. From high
water mark to y 81 water the distance is 268 feet;
from depth to 49, e. The a.tsnes tar y ,so feet: e
feet, and the front wharf will stand in about 27's'
water, all at high tide.
The piles are to be Of good sound hesrt-pine, not
less than i2U diameter at the butt, and must be
driven to good firm bearing; they will be in
feet from centre to centre, running across the
pile each side, making piles In each cross row
These piles to be barked and covered with sheet
.nc 70 o.s to the saussre foot from ,s
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
from the worms.
shown on the plan and capped with hard pine tim
ber 1871 BY 1917 every third pile being tennoned into
the cap and pinned and the Others secured with an
Around the outside Of the wharf there 10 to Be q
stringer Of hard pine timber 81 by i2" resting upon
the caps and strongly noted at each crossing and
joists ~ by 49, laid 1871 apart upon the caps, and
fastened with einch spikes at each crossing. Upon
fastened with one s-inch spike in each plank al
each crossing Around the edge OF the wharf there
il to be cap sill s0by ion Of hard pine, well fas-
The fender piles are to be strongly bolted to the
strngers and cap slls. Four clusters of about six
each are 70 Be capped and
sH Wel d4iysn and sironsy .esarsd to the wharf Il
Ss oee q .hs x S
to be shcsthed with zinc, a. before described
AT each end Of the front wharf, and on each side
landing stair 81 e"wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching to low water mark.
The eontrsctor Will be required 70 build ~ a., hulk TX
with EARTH to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
| scribed.
On the wharf, at the points indicated on the plan,
will be four derricks Tor hosting COAL similar 70
those used at the coal depots on the North river,
provided with all the necessary falls, with sufficient
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changes of direction, and all ready for use In hoist
ing coal Apsrticular description ofthese derrieka
viii be given.
There is to be a hosting engine OF most ap-
proved construction, having four drums, and to be
OF sufficient power to work the four derrcks at the
same time In hosting coal Over this engine there
is to be a frame house, to protect II from the
weather.
| In the capsills around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bolts Of III inch iron, and ring inches
diameter in the clear placed at every 90 feet, and
strongly fastened to the sills 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
oor with suitable chairs, and that on the land on
ties Q, Q" apart, laid in the usual manner. Thii
track Is to be provided with IL dumping cars prop
erly constructed for moving coal
| On the land near the shore end Of the wharf, al
shown on the plan, there Is to be platform scale
capable Of weighing ten tons; the rail track will
pass over this scale a. shown on the plan; theu
will also be ANAL ONCE, eight feet square, neal
the scale, and two Of similar size on the wharf.
The propositions will be addressed to the Navy
Department." and must be addressed "Proposali
for Wharf at Port Royal" that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters.
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