The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-30
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-yyheeI
GunbOafs.

FINHE NAVY DEPARTMENT will. until the Goth
day Of July, receive propositions from shp-build-
ers actually engaged in the construction of vessels
for the construction of the hull of double-bowed
sidewheel gunboat, with rudder at each end protect
ed by the stems the mass rigging sails for fore-and
AT schooner rig, and awnings; four boats, with all
their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
1000 gallons of water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets, &c. The vessel completed in every re-
speet with all the fittings for sea service except ord
nance anchors and cables, furniture, cooking
sis instruments and stores, which will be furnished
by the Government
The length Of the vessel including both rabbeis 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 dispace-
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 follows,
other parts being in due proportion as in naval
scarph fastened with 7 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
mefack; timber and room "a. 26 and 2S inches;
floor timber sided to inches futtocks s TO S
inches; top timbers inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in bge 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 Is inches
fastened with two copper bolts in each frame of inch
Bge keeson 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 716 to-
srakes Of oak or yellow pine inches thick 6strakes
of inches wide ON each side Ceiling three inches
; nsa ol whe oak inches thick three strakes y
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 hite 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 kness between
the beams. Hanging knees sided inches. the re-
naming knees 8 inches Waterways aud thick strakcs
OF yellow pine or oak logged over beams. and fast
ened with inch iron. Deck plank of yellow pine 4
inches, If oak, - inches thick spirketing Of white
oak in thickness inches. CARDBOARD strakes of white
OAK ~ inches thick. Bottom plank Of white oak 81
lncher 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
mans 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 copper feet inch
es above the rabbet of the keel. The wheels will be
practicable, and the wheel house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks 10 be of sis plate iron. The
builders of the vessel will make the wood-framc for
the inclined engines, securing il with wood knees and
to the keesons and will do all the wood work neces-
sary in placing the machinery. The cabin ward
room, Storage and between decks, the holds bolts
steering-wheel, pumps scuppers. capstans. hammock
rail, caulking joiners, plumbing painting and the
other detail far the contract STIMULATES cover
navy.
The bidders need only send drawing, showing the
shape OF one nail 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 ma
chnery 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 the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the
isactory completion of the contract
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re-
qured by law, that if the is awarded it will
be duly executed. The Department reserves the right
to reject any or all OF the proposals received under
this advertisement if in its opinion the public inter-
est requires ii.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Padde-W heel Steamers to dsiin gush 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. jnl17 2aw2w