The national Republican., 1862-07-17
DaOPOsALs EOM BUILDING SIDE.
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WhEkL GUNBuATS.
!HE May Department, VIII, until tbs so'h day, Of
July receive propo itoas from sni actually
atructior Of III hull Of double bowed ade wheel gun
ooat with rudder 1T esoh end prot ct BY tho Stems
he mas,s rgs"s AL: for ioss ~ ,nd at sSho naf H.
quiz msnts comrlete; tanks 10. 5000 gallons Of ws.
,er with the csssary casks, brsase bueks ., hc.
uss " ss
sabss, furniture, q okinx Itensi Instruments, sLo
,tares, which Will be furnish. BY the Government.
ilus feet Inches soovs the lower edge Of rabb.t
of the Keel to be 2su FEET the extreme b. eadth IS
feet and depth ofhod from throat Of hoor timber 10
lower side Of dock plank u feet. The dhpla0emei
10 line feet inches sbovs the lower edge 0f rab
bet Of bottom plank to By 6OO cubic feet The size
u the principal m.teIials are 10 BE- as follows 9th,
a.tspsi with x Inch coprsT bolts; stem Of white osi
10 .ns c lei
and room II, Is and % IN hes; floor timber .ld,d
ncS.s; moulded in thros, IL inohd j. 10 bilEs inches
i iIssat ~ tnohss Timber of nems closs togsthsr
) ,acs between frames level with throat Of ho,r,
BY 10 inches, fsstensd with Two copper bolts In
ssei frame of1si Oh. Bllss kssLon of white oak or
yellow pine, ,.stsued win copper bolts Z Inch
Under with Iron. Breast hooks Of white oak sidsd
iIs inches. Hsg ,nal b, sces In two tirn sH by y
iu amidships, and By 7is toward. The snds the
yellow pire IL inches thiok, sstrakes Of ipche,
Vide on each siis sling inohss Clamps Of white
%. n'hss TX hs:s :stss r. Shss
pouldsd inches, the four longett beams to have
ludss inses. .Hsr!h deck plank white, pipe, ssPer
10 ach, moulded inches in tho middle ssd iuohss
!. the end 9ss asneisf snss z sssn end nd q s.oh
=, in sh, g. WaterWays and thick ktrAkes II yellow
loo or oak logged over beams and fastned with \
,ea .ss: R:'S :Ss el9: 81 Ss
'hick les, t,res inches. Garbosrd str.ks OF whit
oak, iN inches thick. Bottom plank Il white ;ost
Ss Wall: e Sss Sseu Sia With
three treensils aId one composition spike the gar
board strsss with two copper boi aud two 'resnais
iron bolts and Iron spks. butt bolts II diamsisr,
lnoh Copper fastening to up to feet inchei
above the ger edge of rabbst Of sssl Ths bottom
sSSs. e
cable, and dths wheel houss built 10 tn: psud way
Of ,hs vesse, will mske the wood frame for the IN
oiinsi engines, securing II with wood knees aud u
e psous shs msShaS TSs osS Sssa
rom siesrags, and between decks, the holds, bolts
deeIing wheel, plmps, scuppsrs, ospstans, hammock
csh:r os sa% nt
70 be o'mplisd 9Th IN sSoofdAAos sih tbs ssase'
| OF the navy. ~ -,
shape Of one half the vessel having the rtqu ts dis
placement, as both sndssrs alike, aud II ihsy thiLh
| proper, plaiu mCdel OF the ssge
The proposals must state the price for which they
Will agree 70 have The vessel fendy 10 receive the
ma. hinery and launch her tor the periods Of four
ysly the yssssl to bs fully oomplstet In forty day.
thereafter 10 twelve days sfer tho complete eTec
tiou Of the machinery.
The usual conditions Of Government contracts viii
be observed, and pay ments will be made a. the worh
progresses, and twenty per cent retained till the
| sstiofkctory comp elton OF the contract.
The bids must 10 acoow panied BY the guaranty
required BY law, that II ths contract is awarded \
| viii be duly executed,
Ihs Department reserves the right to n jeot any OF
ali the proposals. reSsived under this advertisement
II in It's opiuiun the public Interest requires 1t.
The proposals must be endorsed 'iPIop0sals fol
Paddle Whsel Steamers, to di.tingukh them iron
other business letters, and will be addressed to thu
sRecretaiy Of The Navy"
Propositions will be received for similar vessels Of
iron or Iron and wood combined. )y l1-Saw