The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-31
PR OPOSALS.
Proposals for Building side-vvheeI
GunbOats.

FINHE NAVY DEPARTMENT will until the Goth
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
sdewhecl gunboat, with ruddcr at each end protect
ed by the STEMS the masts rigging sails for fore-and
ait schooner rig, and awnings four boats with all
their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
20O0 gallons of water with the necessary casks break
ors buckets, &c. The vessel completed in every re-
spec with all the fittings for sea service except ord
nance anchors and cables, furniture, cooking uien-
sis instruments, and stores which will be furnished
The length of the vessel, including both rabbets on
line feet inches above the lower edge of rabbet
of the keel to be 236 feet; the extreme breadth 81
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
sells Of this class Keel Of white oak, IA by 81 inches
scarph fastened with J 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 aud hack
mefack TIMBER and room "a, rs and % inches Z;
floor timber sided Z TO inches; futtocks 6 10 5
inches; top timbers inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in bilge inches at head 81 inches
Timber of frame close together. Space between
frames level with throat of floor filled in with white
pine Main keelson of white oak IL by rs inches
fastened whit copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bilge 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 7-16 to-
wards the ends; the upper strap 81 by inch. Bge
strakes of oak or yellow pine inches thick strakes
of inches wide each side. Ceiling three inches
Clamps of white oak inches thick three strakes IL
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 III to 10 inches moulded inches in the middle
and inches at the end. One hanging knee at each
end of each beam. and lodge and lap knees between
the beams. Hanging knees sided ! inches the re-
naming knees 6inches. Waterways and thick strakcs
of yellow pine oak, logged over beams and fast
ened with inch iron. Deck plank of yellow pine 4
inches il oak, 3. inches thick Spirkefting of white
oak, in thickness inches Cardboard strakes of white
oak, Al inches thick. Bottom plank of white oak ri
incher thick. Wales of white oak inches thick; IN
width, inches; square fastened. the bottom with
three treenails and one composition spike the gar
board sirakes with two copper bolts and two tree
nails; the wales above the copper fastening. with
inch iron bolts and iron spikes butt bolts in diame-
ter inch. Copper fastening to extend up to feet
inches above the lower edge of rabbet of keel The
above the rabbet of the keel fine wheels will be
overhung, the guards made short fore and aft as
practicable and the wheel-house built in the usual
way The bulwarks to be of 5-l6 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 caulking. joiners, plumbing. painting, and the
other detail far the stipuates to cover
is TO be complied in accordance with the usages 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 receive the ma
ehinery and launch her, for the periods of fourteen
sixteen, eighteen and twenty weeks respectively the
vessel TO be fully completed in forty DAYS thereat
or in twelve days after the complete erection of the
machinery.
The usual conditions Of government contracts will
be observed and payments will be made a the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the sat-
isfactory completion of the contract.
The bids must be accompanied BY the guaranty re-
quired by law that if the contract is awarded ii will
be duly executed. The Department the right
to reject any all OF the proposals received under
this advertisement, If in its opinion the public inter-
est requires il.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Paddle Wheel Steamers" to distinguish them from
other business letters and viii be addressed TO the
Secretary of the Navy"
Propositions will be received for similar vessels of
iron, or of iron and wood combined. jull7 2aw2w