The national Republican., 1862-07-24
DROPOBALs FOR BUILDING SIDE.
il WHEEL GUNBOATS.

THE Navy Department, viii, until the soth day Of
y of
sucfion Of the hull Of double bowed adsWhsel gun
boat with rudder at each end protected BY the stss
and awnings; four boats, with all their fittings and
equipments complete; tanks for 1000 gallons Of wa
ter with the necessary casks breakers, buoksts 10
ss on
sssss: Which VII Sc ia.sl.Sss y q: SsVs:aasas. '
line feet inches above the lower edge Of rsbbst
Of the keel to be 236 feet the extrems breadth sS
G1 throat e SGr timber e
bet bottom plank TO be 80 800 cubic feet The szs
bssns a.s :ss e s p S.s Af e
f..tensd with inch copper bolts stem Of white oh
e sss Ss:1as Sa
and room y, %, nd % inches; aoor timber sided
eS.s HSs Il shros. 3 aesd. eHs Sinss:.
ct head 6h inches. Timber Of frame Close together
S in ss % pn. iEs Hs aS
each frame Of iuoh. Bilgs kssison Of White osk or
Under engine sSs psnd @ The ss
mAinder with Iron. Breast hooks Of whits oak sided
X nSn:; n.gGn%rl S,.cs; ~ two ter by
yellow pine lk inches thick, o strakes of inches
oak inches thick, three strsfss II inches, bcitsd
moulded inches, ths four longest beams to have
10 inches, moaidsd inshss in the middle and noh:S
the : 3. s: g ,n end q :.
sinSE,s. Waterways and thick straies Of yellow
Pine oak b and nsd Nth
oak sk inches thick. Splrketting Of white OAK, In
thicknss: t.rss inches GMbosM strahss Of white
sE inches thick. Wales Of vhts oak, inches thick
in width inches, square fastend, the bottom with
three tIssn.is and one composition spike the Esr.
the wales, above the copper fastening, with inch
Iron bolts and iron spikes: butt bolt, 4 d,.ms!sr,
ssa1. &C. GSSRp, Rs.i as q 4,ssss S
IS 1sbss 1ss Shss vii e ossr
cable and he wheel house built in the usual way
The bulwsrts to DO oftle plate iron. The builders
Of the vessel will make the wood frame for the In.
viii wood 1cs: 1aS
room, stss,sss, ma bstvss. dsol.. ths hold: Seit:
1l, csslking, joinsis, plumbing, painting and the
other detail lar as the contract stipulstss 70 cover
70 be complied with In aooordanos with the usases
The bidders need only send drawing showing the
shape Of half the vessel having the requisite dis
placement, a both ends alike and, II they think
proper, plain model Of the same.
The proposals must state the price for which they
will agree TO have the vessel ready 10 receive the
machinery and launch her for the periods Of four.
teen sixteen eighteen, and twenty weeks, respect
ivsy the vessel 10 be fully completed In forty days
thereafter In twelve days afsr ths complete erec
tlop of the machinery.
The usual conditions Of Government contracts will
be observed and yments will be made a. the work
progresses, and twenty per cent retained till the
ssticfkctory completion OF the contract.
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty
required BY law, that II the contract Is awarded 4
will be duly executed. |
The Department reserves the right to reject any or
n in It's opinion the public interest requires II.
The proposals. must be endorsed "Pr0posals for |
other business letters, and will be addressed to the
Secretary Of the Navy"
Propostons will be received for similar vessels Of
iron or iron and wood combined. jyT-2aW