The Portland daily press., 1862-07-18
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ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFTcE,
PAT o,n Augusta, July 18th, 1862.
Proposals for Building side-Wheel
GumbOafs.

TiE NAVY DEPARTMENT win, until the soth
Il day OF July receive propositions from ship-bnild-
En- actually engaged IN the construction of vessels
Tor the construction Of the hull of double bowed
sde-wheel gunboat, with rudder end protect
cd by the STEMS the masts rigging sails for foreand-
ar schooner rig, and awnings four boats with all
their fittings and equipments complete; tanks for
200 gallons of water, with the necessary casks break
ers buckets; &c The vessel completed in every re-
spect with all the fittings for service except ord
nance anchors and cables furniture, cooking utcn-
sis instruments, and stores which will be furnished
The length of the vessel including both rabbes ON
line feet inches above the lower edge of rabbet
OF the keel TO be z35 feet the extreme breadth IS
ieet and the depth of hold from throat Of floor tim
Der to lower side of deckplank u feet The dispace
ment to line feet inches above the lower edge OF
rabbet Of bottom plank to be 30 500 cubic feet The
size of the principal materials TO be as follows
.els Of this class: Reel Of white oak. "A by 81 inches
scsrph fastened with 7 inch copper bolts stem OF
white oak sided 10 inches and properly secured in
openings for rudder and TO keel with composition
knee; frame of white oak. white chestnut, and hack
meiack; timber and room "a. 26 and o inches:
noor timber sided 10 . inches; fuffocks 6 to
inches; top timbers inches; moulded in throat
IL inches, in bilge 0 inches, at head 81 inches
Timber of frame cose together. Space between
flames level with throat of floor. filed in with white
pire. Main keelson of white oak. 10 by Is inches
fastened with copper bolts in each frame OF nch
hi &c keelson of white oak or yellow pine, fastened
with copper bolts inch In diameter under en- zine
frame and boilers; the remainder with iron. Beast
hooks of white oak sided u inches Diagonal b. aces
in two tiers Q. by inch amidships and by 7-1s To-
aHes oas '"s pns sss
of inches wide ON each side. Ceiling three In rhes
Clamps of white oak inches thick three strakes Il
inches bolted edgewise. Berth deck beams of white
pine, sided 81 moulded inches. the four longest
beams to have lodge knees. Berth deck plank white
Sided il 70 10 inches. moulded inches in the midd,
and inches at the end. One hanging knee at each
end of each beam and lodge and lap kness between
naming knees inches Waterways and thick axes
of yellow pine or oak, logged over beams and fast
ened with inch iron. Deck plank Of yellow enc
oak. in thickness inches Cardboard strakes Of hiie
oak. inches thick Bottom plank Of white oak 81
incher thick. Wales of white oak, inches thic In
width, u inches square fastened. the bottom with
three treenails and composition spike the gar
board strakes with two copper bolts and two tree
nails. the wales above the copper fastening with
inch iron bolts and iron spikes butt bolts in dame
ter. inch Copper fastening to extend up TO feet
borfom sheathed with "a ounce copper to feet inch
above the rabbct of the keel fhe wheels win be
oyerhung. the guards made short fore and an ss
practicable and the wheel-house built in the usual
way. The bulwarks TO be of SIG plate iron The
builders of the vessel will make the wood-frame for
the inclined engines securing y with wood knees and
sary in placing the machinery. The cabin, ward
room, steerage and between decks. the holds bolts
steering wheel, pumps, scuppers capstans, hammock
rail, caulking, joiners. plumbing. painting, and the
other detail far the stipulaes to cover
Is to be complied in accordance with the usages Of the
navy.
The bidders need only send drawing shosing the
shape of one half the vessel having the requisite dis
placement rs both ends alike and, IL they think
proper. plain model of the same
The proposals must state the price for which they
will agree to have the ready TO receive the ma
chinery and launch her for the periods OF fourteen
sixteen. eighteen and twenty weeks respectively the
vessel to De fully completed in forty DAYS Thereafter
or in twelve days amer the complete erection Of the
machinery.
The usual conditions of government contracts will
be observed. and payments win be made As the work
progresses and twenty per cent retained till the sat
isfactory completion Of the contract.
The bids must be accompanied by the guaranty re-
qured by law, that ii the contract is awarded Il will
be duly executed The Department the right
TO reject any all of the proposals received under
this advertisement if in its opinion the public inter-
est requires H.
The proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
padde- W heel steamers to distinguish them from
other business letters and will be addressed to tho
Secretary of the Navy
Propositions will be received for similar vessels Of
iron, Of iron and wood combined. jul7 2aw2w