Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-06
ron WHARF AT FORT
4 ROYAL.


NAVY DEPARTMENT, November %, Iss2.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT will, until the asd
Of December, 1892 receive Propositicns for the
south Carolina, IN eoniormiiy with tie he, general
specifications herewith accompanying.
s proposition must state the ero.. amount for
rail tracks, and cars will be completed, according
to the plans and specifications, and name the time
within which the party will agree to have II fin
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw
ings In the Navy Department, and In the office of
Yard, at the office Of the Navy Agent at Phiadef-
phia and at Boston.
The bid must be accompanied by the usual guar
contract, which viii be dated from the time the
party Is notified that his offer is accepted and the
contract will embrace the usual conditions.
Specifications for a Wharf at Port Royal, S. c.
The wharf is to be in the form Of T, the part
leading from the shore to the front will be Gal feet
long snd y neRes VIDE
from y 81 depth to is 81 the distance is ilo feet
feet, and the front wharf will stand in about ~ '
The piles are to be Of good sound hesrt-pine, not
less than 1871 diameter at the butt and must be
driven to good firm bearing; they will be in rows
feet from centre to centre, running across the
wharf, and seven piles in each row, With fender
These piles to be bsrked and covered with sheet
zinc, 10 ozs. to the square foot, from high-water
mark down to 8 inches below the surface Of the
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles viii be cut off a, the proper height, as
Der 1871 by l2o every third pile being tennoned into
the cap and pinned andthe Others secured with an
iron bolt one inch in diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there IL to be q
strnger of hard pine timber 3" by 49," resting upon
the caps and strongly bolted at each crossing and
between these stringers there are to be hard pine
n ats ~
fastened with 6inch spikes at each crossing. Upon
the oists there's to be floor Of "hard pine plank,
each crossing. Around the edge of the wharf there
is TO be cap sill 81 by lO, OF hard pine, well fas
tened and rounded on the top to shed the rain.
The fender piles are to he strongly bolted to the
stringers and cap stills Four clusters of about six
piles each are to be driven, capped and prepared as
for der,isk. there are sl s to Pc twelve
well driven and strongly secured to the wharf, at
the points indicated the plant these will be four
feet above the floor Of the wharf, and all piles are
to be sheathed with zinc, as before described.
At each end OF the front wharf, and on each side
of the wharf leading from the Shore there Is to be
wharf, and reaching TO low water mark.
The contractor will be required to build bulk
head where the wharf joins the shore, and fill up
with EARTH TO receive the rail track hereinafter de-
scribed.
On the wharf, at the points indicated on the plan,
thas DC ,oHs IN IP on me orh
prov ided with all the necessary falls with sufficient
rope to reach the hosting engine, and shelves for
changes of direction and all ready for use In hoist
ing coal. Apsrtcular description ofthese derricks
viii be given.
There is to be hosting engine of most APP
proved construction, having four drums, and TO be
Of sufficient power to work the four derricks at the
same time in hosting coal. Over this engine there
is to be frame house, to protect 1t from the
weather.
In the capsills around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-bolts of y inch iron, and ring inches
diameter in the clear, placed at every 90 feet and
strongly fastened to the stills 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 Z. ol mile
the track on the wharf will be laid ON the plank
floor, with suitable chairs and that ON the land on
ties 81 O" apart, laid in the usual manner. This
track is to be provided with 2 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 over this scale as shown on the plan; there
viii 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 he dis.
tinguished from other business letters.
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