Daily national Republican., 1862-12-12
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THE NAVY i pEPARTMEHT VIII, until the ssd
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south Caroline, In conformity with the general
'psslasstion. herewith :ssc9nRRaayins .ss r ~ q.
which the wharf, derricks, hoisting engine, scale
rail tracks, and oars will be completed according
within which Spi he party viii agree 70 have Il IN.
PARTIES intending to bid can examine the draw.
ings In the Navy Department, and in the ONCE Of
the Constructing Engineer In the New York Navy
Yard, at the office OF the Navy Agent at PhiladsL
The bid must be accompanied by the usual guar
sntee that n accepted the party will execute the
contract, which will be dated from the time the
party IL notified that his oiier s accepted and the
contract will embrace the usual conditions.
Specification, for a Wharf at Port Royal, sc.
The wharf is to be In the form Of 7, the part
long and a feet inches wide and the front will be
2ol feet long and ~ feet inches wide. From high
a. stO,S 81 tss ss %
feet and the front wharf will Stand In about ~ g"
The piles are TO be Of good sound heart-pine, not
less than 70" diameter at the butt, and must be
driven to good firm bearing, they WIN be in rows
wharf, and seven piles in each row, with fender
pile on each side, making piles In each cross row.
These piles are to be barked and cred with sheet
zinc, 10 oss. 10 the square foot, from high-water
mark down to inches below the surface Of the
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles will be cut of at the proper height, as
shown on the plan, and capped with hard pine tim
the CAP and pinned and tie oihers Secured with an
iron bolt one inch In diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside OF the wharf there is to be
the caps and strongly bolted at each crossing, and
between these stringers there are to be hard pine
joists ~ by 49, laid i2' apart upon the caps, and
IA nj tIa.a AT aa
the josts there Is to be floor Of ~ hard pine plank
fastened with one s-nch spike In each plank at
is to be cap sill 81 by ioO, Of hard pine, well fas-
tened and rounded on the top to shed the rain.
The fender piles are to be strongly bolted to the
stringers and cap sills. Four clusters Of about six
piles each are to be driven capped and prepared
for derricks there also to be twelve
mooring posts 81 white Ssk smee,' u I'm diameter
feet above the floor Of the wharf pnd all piles are
At each end Of the front wharf, and on each side
OF the wharf leading from the shore, there In to be
landing stair q 9" wide, strongly secured to the
wharf, and reaching to low water mark.
The contractor will be required to build bulk
head where the wharf joins the shore, and MI up
with earth to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
scribed. N.tn
On the wharf, at the points indicated the plan,
will be four derricks for hosting coal similar to
those used AT the coal depots on the North river,
provided with all the necessary falls with sufficient
rope to reach the hoisting engine, and shelves for
changes OF DIRECTION and all ready f0r use IN MOIST
ing coal. Aparticuar description ofthese derricks
will he given.
There is TO be a hoisting engine OF most ap-
proved cons ruction, having four drums, and to be
Of cient power to work the four derricks at the
same time in hoisting coal Over this engine there
! is to be a frame house, TO protect II from the
weather. .ft.. ~
In the eapsills around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bolts Of IL 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 q rail track Of iron, about fifty pounds to
the yard, with such branches as may be rcquiredi
the total length Of single track being u Of miei
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
floor with suitable chairs, and that the land on
ties 81 Q" apart, laid In the usual manner. This
track Is to be 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 Is to be platform scale,
capable of weighing ten tons; the rail track will
pass this scale as shown on the plan; there
will also be small office, 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 at Port Royal" that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters.
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