Daily national Republican., 1863-04-18
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OFFICE,

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~ WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 3, 1859.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Otice until
O'clock p. M, the SOth of April 1881 for furnish
ing six hundred Wrought Iron Beams Tor Rails OF
Chassis Of SeA-coast Carriages.
These beams are to be made after the following
Specifications:
1heFail for barbette carriages ia a rolled wrought
iron beam, similar in appearance to the "I-shAped
beams used in the construction OF hreproof build
ings. 1t is required to be straight and smooth
Its surface, and free from flaws, imperfect YIELDS,
bisteTs, and cinder 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 hanges along their middle line, leaving them
to project equally each side, and must be with
out bends or corrugations.
DIMENSIONS OF BEAMS.
bepfh eRFfh SetWeen be- outer surface. Of Inches
hAnges ......,...,., ..... 10
ThIoEnsss Of lapgc at outer edge. Is inch.
These beams viii be inspected after the following
rules
They are to be made of good, tough, well-worked
clear ironj the absence Of which qualities (gener-
ally indicated by roughness Of surface, and by
checks, and more marked roughness along the
edges Of the hangesl as also faws or bad Yields, bs
ters and streaks Of cinder, will their reec-
tion.
ist, They are to be of the required dimensions,
ID. They are to be straight and free from short
bends in the hanges and webs.
Sd. The outer plane surfaces Of the hanges are to
ular to that of the web.
4th. The webs are not to be bent or frouqhed, as
would result from resting the rails along their
whole lengths on the edges Of the hAnges while the
webs are too hot to bear their weight.
9th. The ianges are to be perfectly equal on each
side of the web.
VARIATIONS ALLOWED IN INSPECTING.
In length of rail..,....... ............ 90 inch
In depth of 10 inch
In thickness Of web b.....,... .....,.. .o6 inch
treme end of rail l..i.......,.,..,...... 10 inch
OF plane surfaces Of nanges on different
sides Of web at 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 80. ....:.....:.....;'..,.. .l6 inch
not depart from 1t at any point more than 10 inch
plane surface placed on the plane surface
at any point more than ..,......... 10 inch
Departure from square in depth of rail. 10 inch
Specimens Of the beams, 81, or drawings Of them,
Monroe, Virginia, Bridesburg and Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, and Watertown, Massachusetts.
Bidders will state the number of beams they
propose to furnish, the time when they will ;oom-
menCe the delivery, which should be as early As
possible ana the number they can deliver weekly
after commencing the delivery place where thoy
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, evi-
dence Of which must accompany the bid.
Each party obtaining contract will be required
to enter into bonds, with proper sureties for its
faithful iulhllment and transfer of the contract
10 ahothef party Will cause its entire forfeiture
The right is reserved TO reject all proposals II
the prices are deemed too high or II for any cause
Il 10 not deemed for the public interest to accept
them.
Proposals will he sealed and addressed TO " GEN
ERALJ W. RIPLEY, Chief Of Ordnance, Wash
ingtOn, d. c." and viii be endorsed Proposals
for Wrought Iron Beams"
JAS W. RIPLEY
BTigAdieF General, Chief Ordnance.
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