The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-28
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-Wheel
GunbOatS.

TUNHE NAVY DEPARTMENT will, until the 30th
Il day of July, receive propositions from ship-bud-
ers actually engaged in the construction of vessels
for the construction of the hull of a double bowed
side-whee gunboat with rudder at each end protect
ed by the stems; the masts rigging, sails for foreand
ait schooner rig, and awnings; four boats with all
their fittings and equipments complee tanks for
2O00 gallons of water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets &C. The vessel completed In every re-
spect with all the fittings for sea service except ord
nance, anchors and cables, furniture, cooking uten-
sis 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 rabbet
feet, and the depth of hold from throat of floor tim
Der TO lower side of deck-plank IL feet The displace
ment TO line feet inches above the lower edge of
rabbet of bottom plank to be 80 500 cubic feet The
size of the principal materials to be as follows
other parts being in due proportion in naval YES
sells of this class Keel of white oak IA by 6l 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
knee; frame of white oak, white chestnut and hack
metack; timber and room "a. 26 and % inches;
noor timber sided Z TO 9 inches; futtocks 8 to
inches top timbers inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in blge 0 inches, at head 81 inches
Timber of frame close together. Space between
frames level with throat of floor filed in with white
pine. Main keelson of white oak IL by 16 inches
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bige keelson of white oak yellow pine, fastened
with copper bolts inch in diameter under engine
frame and boilers; the remainder with iron Breast
hooks of white oak sided inches. Diagonal braces
in two tiers 81 by inch amidships and by 7-l6 to-
strakes of oak yellow pine Al inches thick strakes
of inches wide on each side. Ceiling three inches
Clamps of white oak inches thick. three strakes u
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 IL to 10 inches moulded inches In the middle
and inches at the end. One angling knee at each
end of each beam, and lodge and lap kness between
the beams. Hanging knees sided I inches, the re-
manning knees inches. Waterways and thick strakes
OF yellow pine or oak logged over beams, and fast
ene s with inch iron Deck plank Of yellow pine
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 treenails and composition spike the gar
board strakes with two copper bolts and two tree
nails; the wales above the copper fastening. with
inch iron bolts and iron spikes butt bolts in dame
ter, inch Copper fastening TO extend up to feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet of keel The
bottom sheathed with "a ounce copper feet inch
es above the rabbe of the keel. The wheels will be
practicable. and the wheel-house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks to be of 5-16 plate iron. The
builders of the vessel will make the wood-frame for
the inclined engines securing IL with wood knees and
to the keelsons, and will do all the wood work neces-
sary in placing the machinery. The cabin ward
room steerage and between decks, the holds, bolts
steering wheel, pumps. scuppers, capstans, hammock
rail, cauIking joiners, plumbing, painting, and the
other detail far the contract stipuates to cover
to be complied in accordance with the usages of the
navy.
The bidders need only send drawing, showing the
shape OF one 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
chinery 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 ard payments win be made rs 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-
qurcd by law that IL the contract is awarded IL will
be duly executed. The Department the right
this advertisement if in its opinion the public inter-
est requires it.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Paddle w heel Steamers" TO distinguish them from
other business letters and will be addressed TO the
Secretary of the Navy"
Propositions will be received for similar vessels OF
iron, or of iron and wood combined. jul1 2aw2w