Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-03
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south Carolina, IN conformity with the general
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whichths wharf, derrieks, hoisting engine, scale,
rail tracks, and oars will be completed, according
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ished. -..
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw.
The coustrnssins Engineer in the New York Navy
Yard, at the ONCE Of the Navy Agent AZ Phiiadel-
' The bid must be accompanied by the usual guar
antee that n accepted the party will execute the
contract, which will be dated from the time the
party s notified that his offer is accepted, and the
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Specifications for Wharf at Port Royal, S. C.
The wharfis TO be in the form Of T. the part
leading from the shore to the front will be o2i feet
long and AZ feet inches widej and the front will be
2oi feet long and a. feet inches wide. From high
water marx to y 6n water the distance 10 26s feet,
from Z, e. depth TO 49, g. the distance Z IAo feet
feet, and the front wharf will stand in about me"
water, all at high tide.
The pile; are 70 be Q, 600 s soI S hes,pns not
driven to good firm bearing; they will be In rows
feet from centre to centre. running across the
pils on eash side making plies in each cross row.
These piles to be barked and covered with sheet
zinc, 10 ozs. to the square foot, rom high-water
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles Will be cut of at the proper height, as
Der ia BY iaD 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.
strnger Of hard pine timber 81 by 1871, resting upon
the caps and strongly bolted At each crossing, and
isl.. IN ~ isS IL aps upon the caps and
fastened with 6-inch spikes at each crossing. Upon
the Joists thereis to be noor Of ~ hard pine plank
each crossing. Around the edge OF the wharf there
10 to be cap sill 81 by 1917 Of hard pine well fas-
tened and rounded on the top to shed the rain.
strlngers and cap stills. -Four clusters Of about six
piles each to be driven capped and prepared as
for derrcks there are also to be twelve
well driven and strongly secured to the wharf at
the points indicated the plan; these will be four
feet above the aS9s o. the wharf, sna al piles are
At each end of the front wharf, and on each side
OF the wharf leading from the shore, there 10 to be
wharf, and reaching to low water mark.
The contractor Will be required to build q bulk
head where the wharf joins the shore, and fll up
with earth, to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
scribed.
On the wharf at the points indicated on the plan,
will be four derricks for hosting coal, similar to
provided with all the necessary falls, with suicient
rope to reach the hosting engine, and shelves for
changes Of direction, and all ready for use in hoist
ing coal Aparticular description ofthese derricks
viii be given.
There Is to be hosting engine of most ap-
proved construction, having four drums, and to be
OF SUFFICIENT power TO work the four derricks at the
same time in hosting coal. Over this engine there
is to be a frame house, to protect IL from the
weather.
In the cspsills around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bolts Of u 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 Of mile;
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
floor, with suitable CHAIRS and that on the land on
ties g. Q" 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 the plan, there is to be platform scale,
capable ofweighing ten tons; the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plan; there
will also be small office, eight feet square near
the scale, and two Of similar size on the wharf
The propositions will be addressed to the " Navy
Department" and must be addressed proposals
for Wharf at Port Royal" that they may be dis.
tinguished from other business letters.
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