Daily national Republican., 1863-04-04
ORDNANoE OFFIOE,

" ... .. WAR DEPARTMENT,
PROPOSALS will be received at this ofice until
o'clock y, M, the S0th OF April, 1869, for furnish
ing six hundred Wrought-iron Beams for Rails OF
Chassis of SeA-coast Carriages,
These beams are TO be made after the following
specifications: H
iron beam, similArin appearance to the "I"-shAped
beams used In the construction Of re-prOof build
ings. II is required TO be straight and smooth on
biaters, and cinder streaks The outer surfaces OF
the two nanges are planes, parallel to each other
and At right angles TO the web. The web Joins the
to project equally on each Side and must be with
out bends or corrugations.
DIMENSIONS OF BEAMS.
bn bspth % Set%sen outer surfaces Of 'n'As'
=, nihan,sess '''''''''''' ''''' 10 "A
FnioRnSsS mS Sa Of sngc at outer edge 70 inch
Thickness OF web. web...........,.....,... .62b
These beams will be inspected after the following
rules;
They are to be made of good, tough, well-worked
ally indicated by roughness OF surface, and BY
checks, and more marked roughness along the
EDGES OF the hAngesl as also Aws or bad welda Bills
tion.
i9t. They are to be of the required Dimensions,
and square at the ends.
ID. They are to be straight and free from short
bends in the nanges and webs, .,
sd. The outer plane surfaces OF the nanges are to
be parallel to each other and in planes perpendle-
Ith The webs are not to he bent or trou0hed, as
would result from resting the rails along their
webs are too hot to bear their weight.
9th. The Aanges are to be perfectly equAlon each
ide Of the web.
VARIATIONS ALLOWED IN INSPECTING.
In length OF rAil.......... ........... so inch
~ ~ aepLh oi iHlI W , ~ men
In warp or wind, in depth OF hange at ex-
tTeme end OF rail 10 inch
Difference in distance between outer edges
OF plane surfaces Of hAnges on different
sides OF web al 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 tnhn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 Inch
plane surface placed on the web should
notdepArt from II at any point more than 10 inch
A plane surface placed on the plane surface
OF either hanBe should not depart from 1t
Departure from square in depth OF rail-, 10 inSR @
| Specimens Of the beams, or drawings Of them
can be seen At the United States Arsenals at Fort
Monroe, virginia, B[ideGbpTg and Pitts6urg, Penn
Bidders will state the number OF beams they
propose to Furnish, the time when they will com
possible and the humber they can deliver weekly
after commencing the delivery, place where they
will make them, and the price per pound for which
railroad shipment nearest to their works,
No bids viii 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 foF its
faithful nlhllmenti and transfer OF the contract
TO another 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
It is not deemed for tho public nteFest to accent
| them.
Proposals will he sealed and addressed to " GEN
| ERALJ W. RIPLEY, Chief Of Ordnance, Wash
| ingtOn, D. c." and will be endorsed Proposals.
| for Wrought Iron Beams"
JAS W. RIPLEY,
90
| mar 3l-TThSt1