Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-10
DRoposALs ron WHARF AT PORT
ROYAL.


THE NAVY pEPARTMEHT win, until the asd
Of December, iss2 receive propositions for the
south csroiins, IN conformity with the general
specincations herewith accompanying.
ne proposition must state tns gros. amount tor
rail tracks and cars will be completed, according
TO the plans and specifications, and name the time
within which the party will agree to have It fin
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw.
nsn in the Navy DEPARTMENT, and IN ne % once S o.
Yard, al the once o. the Navy Agent at Philsdcl-
phia aud ct noston.
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contract, which will be dated from the time the
party i notified that his offer is accepted, and the
SPECIFICATION for Wharf 81 Port Royal, S. c.
The wharf n to be in the form OF 7, the part
leading from the shore to the front will be 62i feet
long and a. feet inches wide; and the front will be
2oi fcet long and % feet inches wide. From high
water mark to y g" water the distance In 26S feet;
from 1% depth to 49, a. sv the distance tar y 10 teea
feet, and the front wharf will stand in about g7'6"
water, all at high tide.
The piles are to be OF good sound heart-pine, not
less than 1871 diameter at the butt, and must be
driven to good firm bearing; they will be In rows
feet from centre TO centre, running across the
wharf, and seven piles In each row, with q fender
pile each side making piles in each cross row.
These piles are to be barked and covered with sheet
Zinc, 10 OZa. to the square 1901, from nlHn-Watef
mark down to inches below the surface OF the
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
from the worms.
The piles will be cut of at the proper height,
shown on the plan, and capped with hard pine tim
Der 1871 by 1917 every third pile being tennoned into
the cap and pinned and the others secured with an
iron bolt one inch in diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there Is to be
stringer OF hard pine timber 81 by ia, resting upon
between these strissers there are to be hard pine
joists ~ by 49, laid ~" apart upon the caps, and
fastened with e.inch spikes at each crossing Upon
the joists there's to be floor OF " hard pine plank,
fastened with one s-inch spike in each plank at
each crossing. Around the edge OF the wharf there
PC zap Sy oS ~ 10 Inc sn
The fender piles are TO be strongly bolted to the
stringers and cap stills -Four clusters Of about six
foundations for derrcks; there are also 70 be twelve
mooring posts Of white oak timber, l2 In diameter
well driven and strongly secured to the wharf -
feet above the floor of the wharf and all piles
to be sheathed with zinc, as before described.
of the wharf leading from the shore, there is to be
landing stair q 6" wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching to low water mark.
head where the wharf joins the shore, and I'LL up
with EARTH to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
On the wharf, at the points indicated on the plan,
will be four derrcks for hosting coal, similar to
those used at the coal depots on the North river,
provided with all the necessary falls, with sufficient
rope to reach the hosting engine and shelves for
changes OF direction and all ready for use in hoist
ing coal Apsrtieular description ofthese derrieks
viii be given.
There Is to be a hOisting engine OF most APP
proved constructions having four drums, and to be
Of sufficient power work the four derricks at the
same time in hoisting coal Over this engine there
IL to be a frame house, TO protect II from the
weather
In the eapsills around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bolts OF y 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 y Of miles
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
floor, with suitable chairs and that on the land on
ties g. 9" apart, laid In the usual manner. This
track Is TO be provided with ~ 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 the plant there
will also be small office, eight feet square, near
I the SCALE and two Of similar sire on the wharf.
/ The propositions will be addressed to the Navy
| Department" and must be addressed proposals
for Wharf at Port RoyaH that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters.
nov 2s-2awtDec23