Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-15

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which Tie wharf, derriefs, hoistins engine, scale,
rail tracks, and care will be completed, according
to ths plans and speciac.ton: and name the tine me
Psrtses intending to bid can examine the draw
the cosssructinE Engineer in the New York Navy
yard, At the once OF the Navy Agent al Phiiadei-
The BID must be accompanied by the usual guar
antee that n accepted the party will execute the
contrsct which win be dated from the time the
Contract S will embrace , the usual conditions
Specifications for wharf at Port Royal, S. c.
The wharf IL to be In the form Of T, the part
long md u feet inches widsJ and the front viii Be
2oi feet long and ~ feet inches wide. From high
water marx to wst sg The distance Z 2es sst
from ls o" depth to 49, eo depth the distance Is 10
feet and the front wharf viii stand In about ere"
The piles are 10 be Of good sound heart-pine, not
less than 1871 diameter at the butt, and must be
driven to good firm bearing; they will be In rows
wharf, and seven piles I'm each row, with fender
pile on each side, making piles In each cross row;
These piles are to Ss esrnsd snd covered Win shess
mark down TO 9 inehes bsI.Iw the surface Of the
mud, well and securely put on, to protect them
The piles viii be cut on at the proper height, as
shown on the plan, and capped with hard pine tim
Der by i2 every third pile being tennoned into
iron bolt one inch in diameter and two feet long.
Around the outside Of the wharf there IL to be
he ssps and stronsiy boIted at each crossing and
between these stringers there are to be hard pine
ioists ~ BY lau laid 49, apart upon the caps and
the josts there's 10 be floor Of hard pine plank,
fastened with one s.l9eh spike " each plsnak At
: 10 Be- car al. !" BY io oi hard pine, well IA.
tened and rounded on the top TO shed the rain.
The fender piles are to be strongly botcd to the
piles each are to be driven capped and prepared as
for dericks; there are also to be twelve
mooring posts q white oak timber, W In dismeter
the points indicated on the plant these will be four
Sect above the door Of the wharf and all piles
Al each end OF the front wharf, and on each aide
Of the wharf leading from the shore, there 10 to be
landing stair g sD 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 fn up
with earth to receive the rail track hereinafter de-
On the wharf, at the points Indicated the plan,
will be four derricks for hostng coal, similar to
provided with ali the necessary falls with sucient
rope to reach the hosting engine and shelves for
changes OF direction, and all READY f0r use IN MOIST
ing coal Aparticular description ofthese derricks
There Is to be hoisting 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
| IL TO be frame house, to protect II from the
| weather.
| In the capsills around the wharf there are to be
iron ring-boits of lk 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 hfty pounds TO
the yard, with such branches as may be requiredj
the total length OF single track being y OF mile,
the track on the wharf will be laid on the plank
noor with suitable chairs, and that on the land on
ties 81 8" apart, laid In the usual manner. This
track Is to be provided with 10 dumping prop
/ erly constructed for moving coal.
On the land near the shore end of the wharf, as
shown on the plan, there Ii to be platform scale,
capable Of weighing ten tons; the rail track will
/ pass over this scale shown on the plan; there
will also be smali Office, sight feet square, near
4 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.
| nov 2s-2awtDec23