Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-16
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SOUTH Carolina, In coni6fhity with the general
spscinoation. herewith .esomIsnyins
which ne wharf, derricks hoistihg engine, scale,
~ trAehs, and ears viii be completed, sceordins
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Par Psriis. issendiAso bid can examine the draw.
sa2 gs PSsnss n the a' New YORK Navy
Yard, q the Office Of the Navy Agent At fhiiadei-
The BID must Be accompanied by the usual guar
contract, which will be dated from the time the
@ .%si that 4. 0 Ssa. and the
g = ;spiistsss,,en, for wAa5 at ru, Royal, S. C.
TAs wharf is to be In the form Of 7; the part
ssdss o% ne ;hoss to hs oSt VIII be Sai let
water marx to Tsu water the distance Is aes feet,
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feet, and the front wharf Will stand in about 2p0
water, all at high tide. :
isss than 49, diameter at the butt, and must be
driven 10 good firm bearingj they will be In rows
feat nom centre TO centre, running scross the
mes plea are 70 Be bartlett and covered with sheet
nsSk SoWn 10 inohs. below lie surface Of The
mud, we'll and securely put on, to protect them
nom the worms
shown On the plan, and capped with hard pine tim.
Der io BY l2 every third pile being tennoned into
the cap AID pinned and the other: secured with an
Around the outside Of the wharf there Is to be
stringer Of hard pine timber " by 1871, resting upon
s there 70 BE
joists ~ by i2n laid 1871 apart upon the caps, and
fastened with einoh spikes at each crossing Upon
fastened with one s-inch spike in each plank at
Is TO b cap sill 81 BY io Of hard pine well fss-
The fender piles are to be strongly bolted to the
stringers and cap stills Four clusters Of about six
e BE-
mooring posts Of white oak timber Y" In diameter
we'll driven and strongly secured to the wharf, at
ssSt above the noor Of the wharf; and ali piles are
to be sheathed with zinc, as before described.
Al each end Of the front wharf, and on each side
landing stair 9 81 wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching TO low water mark.
The contractor Will bs required 70 build bulk.
with EARTH to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
On the wharf, at the points indicated on the plan,
those used At the coal depots on the North river,
provided with all the necessary falls with SUFFICIENT
rope 10 rchcn the nOihtiuk eubincy anu
changes of direction and all ready for in hoist
ing coal. Apartcuisf description ofthese derrieks
will be given. ID.
There is to be a hoisting engine Of most APP
proved construction, having four drums, and to be
Of sucient power to work the four derricks at the
same time In hoisting coal. Over this engine there
10 TO be a frame house, to protect 1t from the
| weather. ~ ..s
IN the capsills around the wharf there are TO be
iron ring.bolts Of ~ inch iron, and ring inches
diameter In the clear placed at every 90 feet and
strongly fastened to the sills and stringers.
On the wharf, and extending up on to the land,
will be rail track of iron, about fifty pounds TO
the yard, with such branches as may be requiredi
the total length of single track being Of miej
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
door, with suitable chairs and that on the land on
ties, ~ 81 apart, laid In the usual manner This
track Is TO b provided with i2 dumping cars prop
| erly constructed for moving coal.
On the land near the shore end of the wharf, as
shown on the plan, there IL to be platform scale,
capable Of weighing ten tonsj the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plan; there
will also be small ONCE, eight feet square, near
| the scale, and two Of similar size on the wharf
The propositions will be addressed TO the " Navy
| Department" and must be addressed Proposals
for Wharf st Port Royal" that they may be dis
| tinguished from other business letters.
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