The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-23
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-WheeI
GunbOatS.

TU1HE NAVY DEPARTMENT will until the Goth
Il day of July, receive propositions from ship build
ers actually engaged in the construction of vessels
for the construction of the hull of double-bowed
side-whee gunboat with rudder at each end protect
ed by the stems; the masts rigging, sails for foreand-
aft schooner rig and awnings; four boats with all
their fittings and equipments complefe tanks for
1000 gallons of water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets &C. rhe vessel completed in every
spect with all the fittings for 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
OF the keel to be 236 feet the extreme breadth IS
feet. and the depth of hold from throat of floor tim
Der TO lower side OF deck-plank IL feet The dsplace-
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 ves-
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. and hack
floor timber sided to inches: fnttocks to s
lnches; top iimbers inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in bilge 8 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 10 inches
fastened with two 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 y inches Diagonal braces
in two tiers 81 by inch amidships and by 7-16 to-
stakes of oak yellow pine. inches thick strakes
of inches wide on each side. Ceiling three inches
Clamps of white oak inches thick three strakes II
inches, boted edgewise. Berth deck beams of white
pine, sided 81 moulded 5 inches the four longest
beams to have lodge knees. Berth deck plank white
pine, uppa deck beams of yellow pine white oak
sided ii 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 I inches the re-
naming knees inches. Waterways and thick strakes
Of yellow pine or oak, logged over beams, and fast
wi inch arnp ItaaE t.la l..H.
inches, if oak, 81 inches thick. Spirkeitng of white
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 one 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 diane
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 to feet inch
Is above the rabbet of the keel The wheels will be
oyerhung. the guards made short fore and aft az
practicable, and the whechouse built in the usual
way. The buwarks to be of sis plate iron The
builders of the vessel will make the wood-frame for
the inclined engines securing it 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 seuppers. capstans, hammock
rail, caulking, joiners. plumbing painting and the
other detail far the contract stpulates to cover
is TO be complied in accordance with the usages of the
navy
The bidders need only send a drawing showing the
Vi tHc vessel having the requisite
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
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 and payments viii be made as the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the
sfaetory completion of the contract.
hno "A
quired by law that if the contract is awarded it will
be duly executed. The Department reserves the right
TO reject 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
Paddie-wheel 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 juilT 2aw2w