The Portland daily press., 1862-08-01

Proposals for Building Side-Wheel
GunbOafS.

F9yHE NAVY DEPARTMENT will until the Both
Il day of July receive propositions from ship build
Tor the construction of the hull of double bowed
sde-whee gunboat, with rudder at each end, protect
ed by the stens the masts rigging sails for foreand
an schooner rig and awnings; four boats. with all
Their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
2oO0 gallons of water, with the necessary casks break
ers buckets, &c. The vessel completed in every
spect with all the fittings for service except ord
nance, anchors and cables, furniture, cooking uen-
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 rabbct
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 deckpank II feet The dspace-
rabbe of bottom plank TO be 80 500 cubic feet The
size of the principal materials TO be follows,
sells of this class Keel Of white oak "a by 81 inches
scarph fastened with inch copper bolts; stem of
white oak sided 10 inches and properly secured in
openings for rudder and TO keel with composition
knees frame of white oak, white chestnut, and hack
metack; timber and room "a, % and % inches;
floor timber sided TO inches; fnttocks 9 to
inches; top timbers inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in bilge inches, at head 81 inches
Timber of frame close together. Space between
pine. Main keelson of white oak, IL by l6 inches
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
p itS eeelson 81 White pax or yellow pine fastened
frame and boilers; the remainder with iron. Breast
hooks of white oak, sided u inches Diagonal braces
IN two tiers III by inch amidshps and by 7-l6 to-
wards the ends; tie upper strap 81 by inch Bilge
strakes of oak yellow pine inches thick, 6strakes
of inches wide on each side Ceiling three inches
Clamps of white oak inches thick three strakes IL
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
pine, upper deck beams of yellow pine or white oak
SIDED ii 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-
manning knees 6inehes. Waterways and thick sirakes
of yellow pine or oak, logged beams, and fast
ened with inch iron. Deck plank of yellow pine A
inches IL oak 81 inches thick Spirkctting of white
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, u inches square fastened, the bottom with
three treenas and one composition spike the gar
board strakes with two copper bolts and two tree
nails; the wales. above the copper fastening, with
ter, inch Copper fastening TO extend up to feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet of keel The
bottom sheahed with "a ounce copper to feet inch
es above the rabbet of the keel The wheels will be
overhung. the guards made short fore and aft rs
practicable, and the wheel-house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks to be of 5-l6 plate iron. The
builders of the vessel viii make the wood frame for
the inclined engines, securing ii with wood knees and
to the keelsons and viii do all the wood work
sary in placing the machinery. The cabin, ward
room steerage and between decks, the holds. bolts,
steering wheel pumps, seuppers. capstans, hammock
other detail as far As the contract sfipaaes to cover
TO be complied in accordance with the usages of the
navy.
The bidders need only send drawing showing the
shape OF 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 TO receive the
ehnery and launch her for the periods of fourteen,
sixteen eighteen and twenty weeks respectively the
vessel To be fully completed In forty DAYS thereafter
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 the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the sat
isactory completion of the contract.
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re-
qured by law. that If the contract Is awarded II will
be duly executed The Department the right
TO reject any all of the proposals received under
this advertisement If in its opinion the public inter-
est requires ii.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Padde-W heel Steamers" to distinguish them from
other business letters and will be addressed the
Secretary Of the Navy"
Propositions will be received for similar vessels of
iron, or of iron and wood combined. juli7 2aw2w