Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-29

mus - Navy DEpasTMEsT, November %, 1882.
of December, 1882, receive proportions for the
erection and completion Of Wharf at Port Royal,
South Carolina, in conformity with the general
The proposition must state the gross amount for
which the wharf, derrieks hosting engine, scale,
70 he and apa Se ms
within which the party will agree to have II fin
Parties intending to bid can examine the draw
lngs in the Navy Department, and In the office OF
the Constructing Engineer in the New York Navy
Yard, at the office Of the Navy Agent at Philsdef-
The bid must be accompanied by the usual guar
antee that n accepted the party will execute the
s ss
contract will embrace the usual conditions,
Specifications for Wharf al Port Roydi, S. G.
The whArfis to be in the form Of a T, the part
leading from the shore to the front will be 62i feet
long and ~ feet inches widej and the front will be
2oi feet long and ~ feet inches wide. From high
rom 7; 81 depth to is o. the distance is 40 est
from 1877 0" depth to %, 0" depth the distance + 10
feet, and the front wharf will stand in about 27'6p
The piles are tosbe Of good sound heart-pine, not
less than IL" diameter at the butt, and must be
driven to good firm bearing; they will be in rows
8 feet from centre to centre, running across the
wharf, and seven piles In each row, with fender
pile on each side, making piles in each cross row
zinc, 10 ozs. to the square foot, from high-water
mark down to 0 inches below the surface OF the
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles will be cut off at the proper height as
shown on the plan, and capped with hard pine tim
Der 2nby ian every third pile being tennoned into
iron bolt one inch In diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there Is to be a
strnger Of hard pine timber 0" by 49," resting upon
the caps and strongly boted at each crossing, and
between these stringers there are to be hard pine
oists ~ BY i2,, laid Y" apart upon the caps, and
fastened with 6inch spikes at each crossing. Upon
the jolsts there to be floor OF hard pine plank,
| fastened with one S-inch spike In each plank at
% BE- cap s io ~ hard pne well as,
tened and rounded on the top to shed the rain.
The fender piles are to be strongly boled to the
strlngers and cap stills. Four clusters Of aboutsix
piles each to be driven capped, and prepared AZ
foundations for derrcks; there are also to be twelve
moorng posts Of white oak timber, l2r in diameter,
well driven and strongly secured to the wharf, at
the points indicated on the plan; these will be four
feet above the floor Of the wharf and all piles are
| to be sheathed with zinc, as before described.
Al each end Of the front wharf, and on each side
of the wharf leading from the shore, there Ii to be
a landing stair 81 6"wide, strongly secured to the
The contractor will be required to build a bulk
j head where the wharf Joins the shore, and I'LL up
with earth, to receive the rail track hereinafter de
On the wharf, at the points indicated on the plan
will be four derricks for hosting coal, similar To
provided with all the necessary falls with sufficient
rope to reach the hosting engine, and shelves fol
changes OF direction, and all ready for use In hoist
Ing coal. Aparticular description ofthese derrcki
will be given.
There Is to be a hoisting engine of most ap
proved construction, having four drums, and to b
Of sufficient power to work the four derricks at tn,
same time In hosting coal,a Over this engine there
is to be frame house, to protect II from thu
weather,
In the capsills around the wharf there are to b,
iron ring-bolts Of ~ inch iron, and ring inohei
diameter In the clear, placed at every 90 feet ant
strongly fastened to the stills and stringers.
On the wharf, and extending up on to the land
will be rail track of iron, about Atty pounds Il
the yard, with such branches as may be required
the total length OF single track being of a mile
the track on the wharf will be laid on the planl
floor with suitable chairs, and that the land OF
ties 81 Q" apart, laid In the usual manner. Thil
track IL to be provided with i2 dumping ears prop
ery constructed for moving coal,
On the land near the shore end of the wharf, al
shown on the plan, there Is to be platform scale
capable ofwelghing ten tons; the rail track will
pass over this scale as shown on the plan, ther'
will also be a small office, eight feet square,
/. the scale, and two of similar size on the wharf
The propositions will be addressed To the " Nav
Department." and must be addressed Proposal
for Wharf at Port Royal" that they may be dis
tinguished from other business letters. ~
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