Daily national Republican., 1863-04-20
MILITARY GOODS.
OFFICE,

" WAR DEPARTMENT,
WGShingiOH, March 3, 1863.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office until I
O'clock p NJ, the 30th Of April 1858, for furnish
ing six hundred Wrought-lron Beams for Rails OF
Chassis OF SeA-coAst Carriages.
These beams are to be made after the following
specifications:
The rail- for barbette carriages 10 rolled wrought
iron BEAM similar In appearance to the "ln-shAped
beams used in the construction of Te-proOf build
lngs. 1t is required to be straight and smooth on
It's surface, and free from naws imperfect weds,
blsers, and cindcr streaks. The outer surfaces Of
the two hanges are planes, parallel to each other
and at right angles to the web. The web joins the
two hangeB along their middle line, leaving them
to project equally on each side and must be with
out bends or corrugAtions.
DIMENSIONS OF BEAMS.
Length Of rail rail.....:.:.......,........ II inches.
Depth between outer surfaces Of
nhhses5 ''''''''''''' ''''' 10 "a
thickness OF iSnge at outer edge. Is inch.
These beams viii be inspected after the following
rules:
They are to be made of good, tough, well-workcd
clear iron; the absence Of which qualities (geneF
ally indicated by rOughness OF surface, and by
checks, and more marked roughness along the
edges Of the anges, also flaws or bad YIELDS blis-
teFs and streAks OF cindeT, will cause their rejec
tiOn.
lst. They are to be of the required dimensions,
ID. They are to be straight and free from short
bends in the LiangeB and webs.
Sd. The outer plane surfaces of the fAnges are to
be parallel to each other, and in planes peFpendlc
ulRT to that of the web.
9TH. The webs are not to be bent or trOughed, as
would result from resting the rails along their
whole lengths on the edges of the fanges while the
webs are too hot to bear their weight.
9TH The hanges are to be perfectly equalOn each
side OF the web.
VARIATIONS ALLOWED IN ISsPECTING
In length of rail','....,,. ............ 90 inch
In thickness OF web. ......,..- ........ % inch
In warp or wind, In depth of hange at eN-
treme end OF 10 inch
Difference in distance between outer edges
of plane surfaces of hanges on different
sides of web NJ any cross section of rail 10 inch
A straight edge OF equal length with the rail
placed on the outer edge Of the hAnge
should not depart from 1t at any point
more than ...' ..............,......... is inch
plane surface placed on the web should
not depart from 1t at any point more than 10 inch
plane surface placed on the plane surface
of either hange should not depart from 1t
Mt any point more than ............ 10 inch
Specimens OF the beams, or drawings of them,
can be seen at the United States Arsenals at Fort
Monroe, Virginia, Bridesburg and Pittsburg, Penn
sylyAniA, and WAteTtOwn, Massachusetts.
Bidders will state the number of beams they
propose to furnish, the time when they wiIllcom-
menCe the delivery, which should be as early as
possible, and the number they can deliver weekly
after commencing the delivery, place where they
will make them, and the price per pound for which
they will deliver them at the point OF vessel or
railroad shipment nearest to their works
No bids will be entertained except from persons
actually engaged In the manufacture of iron evil
dence OF which must accompany the bid
Each party obtaining b contract wIl be required
| to enter into bonds, with proper suretes for Its
faithful mlhllmeni; and transfer of the contract
to another party will cause its entire forfeiture.
The right Ia reserved to reject all proposals. II
the prices arc deemed too high or II for any
It Is not deemed for the public interest to accept
| them.
Proposals will he sealed and addressed TO GEN
ERALJ. W. RIPLEY, Chief Of Ordnance, Wash
lngton, ID, c." and will be endorsed " "ProposHlL
for Wrought Iron Beams"
JAS. W. RIPLEY,
BrigAdieF General, Chief Ordnance,
mar 3l-TThStd