Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-19
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
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fss skAvl'DEPaRTNExr will, until the I'D Of De
a ESI receive RTSposti?nSs S for the erection
Csroina. in conformity ith the general speciics-
Gons herewith accompanying.
The proposition must stste the gross amount for
which lLe wharf, ierIieks. hoisting engine. scale,
10 the plans and speciGcstions aud name the TIM.
WITHIN which ths party will s-ree 10 have il I'm
Parties inten!ing TO bid can examine the draw
,s ,bss 1H .hs sssy ans ia the Sss Of
Yard, at the Office of the Navy Agent 81 Philasiel
Hbis and az Boston.
The bid must be accompanied BY The usual guar.
contract, which viii be dsted from thc time the
party IL notified that his offer il accSGte, and the
contract will embrace the usual conditions.
Srteikra.ieas fer q Wharf at por. Royal, s. C.
The wharf Il 10 be in the form of I, the part
leading from the shore 10 the front will be 52l feet
ra.er mark to feet inches wa,cr the distance i
inches hf fTHm s.nes ts Is & ss TO- s t
depth 10 Is feet inches depth The distance is ~
inehe. water. all st hi ish tide. "0'a' = 'se'
The piles are to be of good sound heart pine. not
driven u good firm bearing; they Will BE- in rows
feet from centre TO centre running across the
PIE cn eseh side e. SpRs5ins Rs Pss in each cross
sine, II To the square foot, from hish -vstcr
mark down TO inches below the surface of the
mud, Well and securely pat on, 10 protect them from
The piles will he cut off At the proper hei ght, a.
beG "a b. u every third pile being h tennoned @
into the cap and pinnsd and the others secured
With an iron bolt one inch in diameter and two
Around The out -ide of the wharf there is to be a
upon the caps and strongly bolted each crossing,
and between thess st,insers there are to be hard
the csps, and fastened with Singh spikes at EACH
f1Ssns gon s siis y 10 n o. ngSs G
in each plank at each crossing. Around the edge of
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The fender piles are to be strongly bol,et to the
plies each are tn be driven, capped spd prepared
mooring vests of white ssk timber. Il inches in
diameter, we'll driven AID strongly secured to the
Sili b. for fset sboye the or OF The wharf; and
eli piles to be sheathed with Einc a. before de-
Ate.Ah Ind of the front wharf and on each side
Of the wharf Leading from the shore there is to be
cured 70 The wharf, and reaching to low water
The Contractor will be required I, build bulk
bead where the wharf joins the shore. aud fill up
With earth. to receive the rail track hereinafter
Oh he wharf. at the points indicat. 9p the plan.
will De foL derricks Tor hOs'ing cosr similar to
ppSyd With ali ali the necgsssry ss IA falls E With
rove to reach the hosting engine, 81 she ves for
changes Of Cir ectoD and all rssdy for p koIst
ibx ST. particular description Of hese ierrichs
Thefe is 10 be hoi,ting engine Of most approved
construction, having four drums and tn be of sniff,
cisnt power To WON the Tour derrlcks al the same
time hosting coal. Over this engine there Is TO
b. a frame house, to protect il from the weather.
H. the CO psills around tie wharf there are 20 b
iTCn riLgboitE of :. inct iron. and ring inches
diameter ir the clear, placed at every 81 feet, and
stror gly fastened 10 the sills and strinxers.
On Oe w xrf sad offending up on 20 the land
will Be- q rail track of iron, aDhut fifty pounds 20
The yard with such branches as may he required
TIE Tot ii Irns of Jingle track being a of mite
the tIsck the wharf will be laid on the plank
h0Or, with suuSbe chairs, q d that on the land on
ties iept 6 inches apart laid in he usual nann-r
This tre is 20 be provided with IL DUN ping cars
prep~riy constructed tor moving coal.
On the tand n the shore end ~ the wharf, as
shown on the pi there is to be platform sale,
capable 0f veit hing ten tons; the rail track Will
PasS over lh.~ scale shown the plan; there
win az" be smsl ofce eght feet square, near The
scs:e and two - sir liar size on the wharf = =,
The PR Positions will be addressed to tts Navy
Oepsrtment,n am T. ust be addressed Proposals
fer " harf at Port Rey / - that they may be dls
tingUIshe ned from other business letters
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