Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-02
DROposALs FOR WHARF AT PORT
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THE NAVY pEPAsFMENf win until he s ga
of December, 1851, receiye propositions for the
South Carolina, in conformity with the general
specifications herewith accompanying
The proposition must state the gross amount for
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 II fn-
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw
ings In the Navy department, and in the ONCE Of
| the Constructing Engineer in the New York Navy
Yard, at the office Of the Navy Agent at Philadef
| phia and at Boston.
The bid must be accompanied by the usual guar
antee that II accepted the party viii execute the
| contract, which will be dated from the time the
party is notified that his Offer is accepted and the
| Specifications fora Whdyfd Port Royal, S, c.
The wharf is to be in the form Of 7, the part
leading from the shore to the front will be 62 feet
2oI 1eet long and a. feet inches wide. From high
water marx to y o" water the distance is 26s feet
from iss" depth to 80 81 depth the distance IS u
feet, and the front wharf will stand In about 27'6"
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
8 feet from centre to centre, running across the
pile on each side, making piles in each row.
These piles are TO be bsrked and covered with sheet
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, as
| shown on the plan, and capped with hard pine tim
Der 1871 by 2 every third pile being tennoned into
iron bolt one inch in diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there is to be a
stringer Of hard pine timber ." by l2, resting upon
the caps and strongly bolted at each crossing, and
between these stringers there are to be hard pine
Ioists ~ by ~" laid i2 apart upon the caps, and
fastened with e,ineh spikes at each crossing Upon
| fastened with one 8inch spike In each plank at
each crossing. Around the edge Of the wharf there
IL to be cap sill q" by l0", OF hard pine, well fas-
tened and rounded on the top to shed the rain
The fender piles are to be strongly bolted to the
stringcrs and cap stills -Four clusters OF about six
for derricks there are also to be twelve
mooring posts Of white oak timber, 70" In diameter,
the points indicated on tie plan; these viii be four
feet above the floor of the wharf and all piles
to be sheathed with zinc, as before described
the wharf leading from the shore, there is to be
= landing stair q @" wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching 70 low water mark ~
head where the wharf joins the shore, and fill up
with earth, to receive the rail track hereinafter de
scribed
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 hparticular description ofthese derricks
will be given.
There is to be a hosting engine of most APP
proved construction, having four drums, and TO be
same time In hosting coal Over this engine there
is TO be frame house, to protect 1t from the
weather.
In the capsiiis around the wharf there are 10 be
iron ring-boits 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 pxtandinR a 10 la
will be rail track Of iron, about fifty pounds 70
the yard, with such branches as may be required;
the total length of single track being 4 of q mile
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
floor, with suitable chairs, and that On the land
prorded WIKI y
erly constructed for moving coal
| On the land near the shore end of the wharf, ss
capable Of weighing ten tons; the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plan; there
win also be small office, eight feet square, near
The propositions will be addressed to the " Navy
| Department" and must be addressed proposals
tinguished from other business letters.
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