Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-18
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south Carolins, in eonformity with the gsnsrsl
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which the wharf derricks, hoisting engine, scale,
rail- tracks, and cars will Be completsd, aecorfinG
within which the party viii ssrss 70 have Il On.
ished.
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw.
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Yard at the ofiice OF the Navy Agent At PhiladeI-
The bid must Be accompanied by the usual guar.
costraet, which viii be dated from the time the
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Specifications for Wha,JG Port Royal, s. C.
The wharf 10 to be In the form OF T, the part
leading from the shore to re front VIII be eai feet
2oi feet long and ~ feet inches wide. From high
water mark to 81 water the distance IL 2es feet,
depth 10 a. dspsS sse distance Is y
feet, and the front wharf will stand In about 2's
The niles Are To be Of GOOD soupd 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 . fender
pile on each side, making sples In each cross row.
These piles are to be barked and covered with sheet
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mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles will be cut OFT at the proper height, A.
Der IL" 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 IL to Be q
stringer ofhard pine timber ~ by ~" resting upon
the caps and strongly bolied at each crossing, and
joists ~ by 49, laid 1871 APART upon the caps, and
fastened with clnch spikes at each crossing. Upon
fastened with one s-inch spike in each plank Al
each crossing. Around the edge OF the wharf there
Ia to be cap sill o." by 1911, Of hard pine, well fas-
The fender piles are to be strongly bolted to the
stringers and cap stills -Four clusters Of about six
piles each are to be driven, capped and prepared as
mooring posts Of white oak timber, ~" In diameter,
well driven and strongly secured to the wharf, At
The points indicated on n, ,s ssn ,hsss T e four
to be sheathed with zine, as before described.
At each end of the mont wharf, and on each side
landing stair 8 sI wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching TO low water mark.
The contractor will be required to build q bulk.
head where the wharf joins the shore, and MI up
with earth, to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
On the wharf, at the points Indicated on the plan,
will be four derricks Tor hosting coal, similar to
those used ut the coal dcpots on the North river,
provided with all the necessary falls with sufficient
rope To reach the hoisting engine, and shteyes f0r
changes OF direction, and all ready for In hoist
ing coal Aparticular description ofthese derricks
will be given.
There Is to be a hoiating engine Of most ap.
proved construction, having four drums, and to be
Of sufficient power to work the four derrcksa at the
time In hosting coal. Over this engine there
is TO be frame house, TO protect It from the
| weather.
In the cApsils around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bolts OF ~ inch iron, and ring inches
diameter in the clear placed at every % feet and
| strongly fastened to the stills and stringers.
On the wharf, and extending up on to the land
will be a rail track Of iron, about ity pounds "a
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 ~ 0" apart, laid In the usual manner. Thii
track Is to be provided with ~ dumping cars prop
| erly constructed for moving coal.
On the land near the shore end OF the wharf, al
shown on the plan, there Ii to be platform scale
| capable of weighing ten tons; the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plan; there
will also be a small Office 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,n that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters.
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