The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-19
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for Building Side-WhecI
GunbOafs.

TvVIE NAVY DEPARTMENT will. until tho soth
Il day Of July, receive propositions from ship-build-
for the construction of the hull of a doube-bowed
side-wheel gunboa with rudder at each end proteet
ca the stems; the masts rigging, sails for fore-and-
an schooner rig and awnings; four boats with ali
their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
Zoo gallons of water with the necessary casks break
ers, buckets &C. The vessel completed In every re-
spect with all the fittings for service excep ord
nance, anchors and cables, furniture, cooking uten-
ss, Instruments, and stores, which viii be furnished
ne length of the vessel including both rabbcts ON
~ ne ieet inches above the lower edge of rabbet
- ."e kee TO be 236 feet; the extreme breadth IS
ieeI ana me depth of hold from throat of floor tim
per 70 lower side of deckplank IL feet The dispIacc-
rabbct of bottom plank to be 80 800 cubic fet sTha
size OF the principal materials to be rs follows
sss is eass Re sIe Proportion ., in naval
scarph fastened with inch copper bolts.a stem ~
white oak, sided 10 inches, and properly secured in
openings for rudder and to keel with composition
knee; frame of white oak, white chestnut ana hscI
metack; timber and room "a. Is and rs inches.
floor timber sided to 8 inches; fnttocks q TO )
inches; top timbers inches; moulded in throat
II inches, in blge 0 inches. at head 81 Inches
Timber of frame close together. Space between
pine. Main keclson Of white oak, 10 by Is inches
fastened with two copper bolts In each frame of inch
Bige keeson Of white oak or yellow pine, fastened
with copper bolts inch In diameter under en- zine
frame and boilers; the remainder with IRON Breast
hooks Of white oak sided u inches Diagonal braces
IN two tiers 81 by inch amidships and BY 7-ls TO
wards the ends; the upper strap 81 by inch Bilge
strakes of oak yellow pine II inches thick sstrakes
OF inches wide on each side. Ceiling three inches
inches bolted edgewise. Berth deck beams of white
pine, sided 81 moulded inches. the four longest
beans 20 pa Lodge knees Berth deck plank white
sided II to 10 inches, moulded inches in the middle
and inches at the end, One hanging knee At each
the beams. Hanging knees sided inches. the Re-.
naming knees inches. WATERWAYS and Thick sr,tss
Of YELLOW pine Or oak logged over beams and fast
inches IL oak. 81 inches thick spirketting Of white
oak. in thickness inches Cardboard strakes OF white
oak, Al inches thick. Bottom plank Of white oak 81
neher thick. Wales OF white oak inches thick; Il,
width. inches; square fastened. the bottom with
three trcensis 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
Of fsSSss 70 fss
bottom sheafhed with "a copper to feet inch
IS above the rabbet Of the keel. fhe wheels win be
oyerhung. the guards made short fore and AFT A.
practicable. and the wheel-housc built in the usual
way: The buiwarks 10 be- of sis 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 al the wood work neces-
sary In placing the machinery. The cabin, ward
ROOM steerage and between decks the holds bolts,
steering wheel. pumps, scnppers. capsfans hammock
rail, caulking joiners. plumbing, painting and the
other detail far the contract stipuates 10 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 thew think
proper plain model of the same.
The proposals must state the price for which thew
viii 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 therea
or in twelve days after the complete erection OF the
The usual conditions of government contracts will
be observed, and payments will be made a. the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained tin the sat
isfactory completion Of the contract.
he fda ~ ha .s,<5k 49,
qured by law, that If the contract IL awarded II will
be duly executed The Department reserves the right
70 reject any or all OF the proposals received under
est requires H.
The proposals must be endorsed proposals for
other business letters, and will be addressed 70 the
Secretary Of the Navy
Propositions will be received for similar vessels Of
iron or of iron and wood combined juI17 2aw2v