Daily national Republican., 1863-04-24
NCE OFFICE,

~ WAN DIPARTMINT,
dShinyiOn, March 3, INCI.
PROPOSALS will be received At this office until
clock T. on the jJth Of April 1863 for furnish
ing six hundred Wrou-Lt-iron Beams iur RaiIs uI
Chassis OF SrS-cuAst Carriages.
These beams are 10 be made after the following
specifications:
The erNl Tor barhctte carriages II rolled wrought.
iron beam, simliat in Appearance to thC Il shaped
beams used IN the construction OF hTc-prOoi huiLI-
ings. II Is required TO be straight and smooth on
lts surface, and lrrc from uhWs, imperfect YIELDS,
blistCGs and cnder streaks. The outer surfaces ut
the two hanges are planes parallel to each other,
and At right angles 10 the web The web Ioius The
two Ranges along their middle line, leaving then,
10 project equally each side, and must he with.
out bends or COrrugauOns
DIMENSIONS OF HEAM-.
Depth between outer surfaccs Of
tlnEC- IS
Thickness OF r,nge at outer edge % inch
ThICknes- Of wet G4j
These nc IN, wi.l bcrnspcyrcl after TIC following
rules
They are TO be m ade Of good. tough, VIC ll-workcd
clear iron the absence oi whIch qualities 0gcncr-
ally indicated by T"uEhHcss Of surface, tuA rs
checks, and more marked rOuEhncss along nc
edEcs Of the fanGcs also avs or bad welds tbs
ter and streSks Of cIR.er, VIII cause then rcJrc-
tiOH.
Ist. They are to he Of the required dimensions,
an4 square At fhr ends.
u They are to be straight AMI free from short
bends N the iNnEes AMI webs.
81. Inc "uicT plane sufiates Of the hangCs arc 10
be parallel :" tch other AM in Irnca perpcn'iC-
ul1t 10 that Of the wet
4th The webs are not 10 be bent or tr,ugi,I. ~
would result from resting the rails along tA,lr
whole lengths The clGes Of The hangc- hIIc the
webs are too hot 10 tear Their weight,
9th The ntGEts are N be perfectly equal Hu O.. h
side OF fhe wet
vARrlTIoss ALLOWED IN I&sPrr rrSo
In length Of T,I.... .... .......... 5J lu.h
In tepth Of rail ... ......... 10 Inch
In Thickness Of wei .. .... u5 inch
In warp or .Wrnl, In depth Of aNngc At ,x-
irene end OF rail ... ... .. ....... 10 inch
Difference in d.stencr between outer cdrrs
ofplane surfaces Of htuges on different
silcs Of wet At any cToss section Of rail 10 inch
stfHIght edge Of equal length with thoTrI
placed Oh t.r outer edge OF the nange
should not depart iI9m It At any PplLt
more than ... .,..... 70 inch
plane surface placed on the wet should
not depart IRON II ~ any point more than 10 iEch
I7le surface p!Ncri on the plane surface
q either mango should not depart from It
At any point more thtn 10 inch
Departure from square lH drpth Of ruI. - inch
Specimens Of the lcAnIs, or drawing Oi them,
can be seen rt the United States AIseuaIs nt Fort
Monroe, Virginia, Bi.dvshuTg and PIilsLurg. PrLu-
syIytn.1. In4 Ws'erIown. Mnssnrfuseiis.
Bidders will state thr number OF beams they
propose 10 iuFmsh the tune when they viii com.
mcnce the delivery. which should be 10 cqrB -
possible a"i the n"luhrr the! .,u drlIl ler weekly
after cpm.ueu- any the dru'rry, place wIrlr thoy
will make them, and the pT.r ptI pound I.I which
they will deliver them At the point uI Vessel OF
railroad shipment uc1rcst ~ Their "orEs
No tIis Will be- rulrri zIurl except trum prrz1nz
actually engaged In the m1nultgrur, uI lrpu. rlI.
dence OF which must ats"mptLy The bid.
Each party obtaining contract vail be required
t. enter into bonds, lih pr"i,ri suirtes ipr its
faithful ulhllmeuti tuI transfer OF The contract
10 another party will cause its entire forfeiture.
The night Is reserved 10 reject all Proposals If
the pTirr- are deemed TOO hIEh, OF II tor any cause
II Is not lrcrI,i tor The Iuhe ,nrrrr-t To- accept
them.
DIOpO. tI- Ill be scaled and allrCsscl 10 . ON
FRALI ~. kIPLfA thrI Of ordnance. " azh.
ingtuh. G." AID vail rr CuIDIstd 90 Pfp%u-7I.
luI WTuugAi lion BE tIDs
JAS. W. RIPLEY,
BnFAiiyr General. Lhlci ,TlurHyc.
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