Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-22
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TIE NAVY Sssy S Dsssssssss sss:Tsss "a
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spssissssions herewith sssonpssyins.
which the wharf, dsrrieks, hoistins engine, scale,
rail traeks, and ears Win b ccmplsted, aeeesaing
10 the pians and and name the tine
within whish the party Will agree to have u nm
fariies intending to bid can exsmins The draw:
~, IN TIE Navy nsa N N So,s Nsrx
Yard, at the once Of the Navy Agent At rhiisdeI.
The Si must be accompanied by the usual guar.
sntec that 4 accepted the party viii execute the
contract, which will be dated from the time the
party h notified that HE ciisr e accepted and the
Specifications for a wharf at Por Roysi, SC
The wharf IL 10 be In the form OF Ii the part
leading from the shore to the front viii be o2i Get
soI lest long and q feet inches wide. From high
water marx 70 I,sD water the distance Is 2es feet;
from ig o. depth 10 IS 81 depth the distance d a
feet, and the front wharf will stand In about ire"
water, all at high tide. .A J.t.
less than u" diameter At the butt, and must be
driven 10 agood arm bearing, they viii be In rows
ieet from centre to centre. running seross the
wharf, and seven, piles In each row, with fender
These piles are 10 be and covered with sheet
mark DOWN 10 iness. below lie sarfscs Of Inc
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
from the worms.
shawn "a ihs p.n snd ca sspp.a s I'm
Der 70" by i2 every third pile being tenuoued Into
the CAP and PINNED and the other. secured With an
iron holt one Inch In diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there !. 70 BE- =
s,rnser OF hard pine timber 81 BY is' restingupon
s these srSs.rs there are 70 se pine
joists 4" by lc" laid ~" apart upon the csps and
fastened with sineh spikes at each crossinE. Upon
fastened with one sinch spike In each plank ~
each crossing Around The edge Of the wharf there
IL to be cap sill by TO-" Of hard pine, well fss-
The fender piles are to be strongly bottled to the
stringsts and cap sls. -Four clusters OF about sis
70 are
mooring poets Of white oak timber V" diameter,
well driven md strongly secured to the wharf. 81
fee, above The moor Of the wharf and all rilss are
10 he shesihed with zinc, As before described.
A. each end Of the front wns, and s on each sSs
landing stsir . 81 wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching TO low water mark.
head where the wharf Joins the shore, and MI up
scrihed. -,
will be four dcrricks ior hosting coal, similar to
those used AZ the coal depots on the North river,
provided with al the necessary falls, with scieat
changes OF direction, and all ready for use 10 hoist
Ing coal. Aparttcuiar description ofthesc derrieks
viii he given.
There 10 to be a hoisting engine OF most ap-
proved construction, having four drums, and to be
Of su,eient power TO work the four derricksat the
same time In hosting coal. Over this engine there
IL to he a frame house, to protect u from the
weather. ..-. .. 49,
In the cspsilis around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bots OF III inch iron, and ring inches
diameter in the clear, placed at every 20 feet, and
strongly fastened 10 the sils and strinsers.
On v wharf, and extending up on to the land,
will be a rail- track Of iron, about MY pounds 10
the yard, with such branches 90 may be required,
the total length Of single track being y OF miei
the track ON the wharf will he laid on the plank
door, with suitable chairs, and that the land
ties ~ 6" apart, laid In the usual manner. This
track Ia TO be provided with - dumping cara prop.
erly constructed for moving coal. 90 D. ~
TN the land near the shore end OF the wharf, as
shown on the plan, there is TO be platform scale,
capable OF weighing ten tons, the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plant there
will also be ANAL ofice, eight feet square near
the scale, and two Of similar sire on the wharf
The propositions win he addressed TO the Navy
Department" and must be addressed "Proposals
for Wharf st Port Royal" that they may be dis.
t.nguished from other business letters. .m
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