Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-22
PROPOSALS,
NAvY DEPARTMENT,

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s<sber ps2 receive Propo. ,tions for the erection
sp4 scmps'Sn Of Hhsti ,,, ,t Port Royal, Cath
sens irrr1iih s-eomp.uyins.
fherrcr sitien must STATE the sro.. .,noun. for
and ears VIII se eompls I'D .eeof isns
b. th- Plans and specifications and name the time
.ithir which the party viii agree TO have 1t An.
Parties intending 70 bid can examine the draw.
the consirnetins Engineer in The New Yors S.yy
fara q, th. ofsice of the Navy Agent. AZ Phiisdei
The BID must D. accompanied by the .-ual s,ar.
ch', rh.S s b. ss sa ssTty @ hs
patty ia no.is@d that hi. o.r i. @ p.ea and tas
contract riil embrace the usual eanaitions. -.
fhe wharf Is 70 be in % tS. form % Of f. the par.
ieadng fiom the shore to the front VIII be s2l feet
81 feet long and 81 feet inches wifs From hish
ss'ss ss.s mari fs tot fee. nsh;, ~ II, - e
inesss ,Er ai.t.nes 20 feet fr'p ls feet inches
s dfP.a .na feet
sinehs water, AL at high tide. -
i. han ineh the butt pns must b.
driven u good firm bearing; they win DC in rowe
wharf, .sd ~.ren piles in each row With . fan ies
eil- on each side. making piles in each cross
marx down 70 inchas below the surfsoe Of the
mud veil and securely out on, to protect the m from
The piles will be cut of at the proper height. as
se Prd ps bsSs tim,
INTO the cap and pinned, and the -thsr= secured
s sits an iron bolt one inch in diameter and two
Arcund the outside Of the wharf there /. to be {.
apen CARS and s.renxiy beltsd each crossing,
and between these stringers there are to be hard
she esp.. and is..enrd With insh sskes ct eseh
srosrins Upon the jeists there is to be aoor of 8
ia each plank at each crossing. Around the edfs of
tha wharf there Is to be cap sill by 10 inches, Of
bard pine, wei fastened ana rouuded on III. top 70
The lender piles are to be strongly bolted to the
pes driven e.ppd and prspsSsd ss
i.untatons for derrick. there also 70 b. twelve
rsroTinE posts of white SAX timber, IL inches in
diameter, we'll driven s,d strongly secured to the
.hs,tf st the points indicated on the plan; these
Al piles are TO be sheathed with zine before de-
At each end Of the front wharf, and on each side
Of th- wharf Leading from the shore there is to be
cured to the vEarf. and reaching to low-water
nLk.
hesd where the wharf joirs the shore. and aii up
win earth, to receive the rail track hereinafter
On he wharf. at the points indic.t. d on thsplsn,
wiz be four derricks for hois:ing coal similar to
provided with ali the necesssry falls With
Icpe TO reseh the hoisting sIsne aud shisTss for
hz eeT, particular dsscription Of hess ierricrs %
There IL 20 DC hotstlrg engine OF r0DSt yed
eonstruetion, having four drums and to be of suff
sisnt power tn work the four d.rrick- at the same
time in hostiRs coal Over this nsine thsre is TO
Be frame house, to protect ii from the weather
II the 6 psills around tie whsrf there are to be
diameter in the clear placed at every So feet, and
sfronsly .astened TO the Ellis and strinxers.
yil be rail track OF irop, about 6fty pounds to
the yard. with such branches may be required:
tie total lepE of single track being of raiIe
the track On the wharf wall be laid on the plank
Ecor. with suitable chairs, 8: that on the land on
tiee fset inches apart laid in the usual manner
Ihis tr.sk u 70 be p,9vided with IL DUN ping
On the land near the shore end Of the wharf as
shown on the pl N, there is TO be platfor seals
capable of weis hing ten tons; the rail track will
rses over this scale as shown On the plan; thers
VIII also be small cfhce eight fee. square near the
scale and two Of sin liar size on the wharf
The prsp,,sitioss will be addressed To tns' Navy
peps rtmeDt," !" and Just he addressed Proposals
for Wharf at Port Roy l." that they znay be jis
dnsuished from other business letters =.