New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-18
Proposals
NAVY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, Nov Fl, 1862;

SAyy DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, Nov II, 1868.
4 RMOR PLATES.-Thc Department wlll
until the glst day Of Dncember nc1t receive proposals
n IT, Char.rs,o~n Mass, Brooklyn Y, and Plalephl
Plating for one at each yard The proposition may be-
separately for the sideArmor srneeFs and bect fhtie
whole Of each description OF iron for vessel that the
Deck Plating the shges the Side Armor may be bid for
separately. , ,,,o,
Eleven hundred q 1907 wronsht iron plates more or less
ten o) feet long. irytwo ,4) inches vide and one and
hse plates win b. .sss1ed to ,o tn the
and hstches which pns win be furnished to tho contract
To be OF the best iron ends and edges s?ase straight.
and planned TO the sizes given The whole to be delivered
within (l0) months from the date OF contract.
WROUGHT IRON STRlNGERS.
Three thousand and twenty JoJ nea iee OF non stnns
ers, eight l inches square, except at the stern ana STEM
where they will taper or the length OF seou, forty
o feet each end of the vessel to about three ~ inches
These rpgers be in length twenty three ,1 eet s1 10Y
inches the ends to be fitted ioseb, with proper aPb
~ foot long half Of the scrph TO be taken from Tho end
Of each There will be 10 of these strngers on each
side OF the vessel To be made the best rou ends and edges
square and straight to the siles given The whole to be
SIDE ARMOR.
One hundred and fcrty-i go Plate, Of wreusL, iron
three J) inches in thickness Of the following Lengths and
/ plat. ~ fee, long by % inches wide.
g plates 10 feet cong by 90 inches wide.
plate 10 fee, 6nches long by 80 inches wide.
"A plate. Is fee, long by 50 inches wide.
plates l6 feet 2 inches long by 70 inches wide
lpats Is feet inches long b. % inches wide
81 plates feet inches long by g. inches wide
plate feet g inches lons by - inches wide vide
plate feet ~ inches long by - inches wide.
plate Z feet 81 inches long by - inches wide
pates feet inches long by - inches wide.
2paies fee, inches long by 8 inches wide
plates feet 81 inches long by Is inches wide.
plate fee, 81 inches long by IS inches vide.
plate feet inches long Ivy IS inches wide.
plato feet y inches long by ts inches wiie.
plate fec, tnches long by u inches wide
plate feet u inches long BY - inches wide.
! pla,s fee, 4 inches long by - inches wide.
plate feet u inches long by IS inches wide.
plate feet inches long by % inches wide
plate feet a inches long by u inches wide
i plate feet "a inches hong by g. inches wide.
plate feet 2 niche. long by IS inches Wide.
2plsirs feet Il inches long by q inches wide
J plate feet u inches long BY % inches wide
plate iee, y inehe. long ~ :. inohe; vide
Plate Zee, inch iS long * IS inches inches vide
lopisies feet Ionr by - inches wide.
z Plates 10 feet long by 20 inshga wide.
plate 10 feet inches long by ~ inches wide.
The whole Of the side snor 20 be made from tie best ron
ends and edges 10 be and st and rAed true to the
sizes given 10 be delivered IN nine ~ months nom the date
Of the contract
The whole Of tho ZION 10 be Of quality tia, viii bear
tensile stran Of twenty-five t2 Uni,ed sta;es tun' to the
square inch.
No bid. will he received except rom parties having est,b
lshments capable OF dong this work and lcr
viii be examined beior. contract wiz BE- awarded
Particular wall Toe given application to tbe tonuldan
Of tho Brooklyn. New iork NavyysId -
The will emb the usual conditions and the De
pArtmen the night % reject al the proposals
thai nag he made under hi, sdverenen, r. in 1t. opinion
the pubic int. rests require.
Tie proposition must state the price Per pound for which
each cs.s Of the iron will be delivered IN the respective navy
yards AID BE- accompanied BY rate- That the psfslc
will execute q contract II sw srdsi 10 tnen.
NoTH The siIe Of each vessel VIII be double the
quantity Of .scb sire shove named that two hundred ard
ninety tlA) Plates In number