Daily national Republican., 1863-04-23
OFFICM,

~ WAN DEPARTMENT,
PROPOSALS will be received At this office uutil I
o'clock p III, on the 3Oh Ut April 1868 Tor furnish
ing slA hundred Wruught-iron Beams Tor Rails OF
ChaBsI5 Ol SCA-tUtst Carriages.
These beams are to be made after the following
specifications:
Theral for harhrttc carriages IL rolled wruu- -h,
iron beam similar IN appearance to the "l -shuI .N
beams used Ia th" construction OF urr-pTOUi huI T..
ings. It Is required to be straight aud smooth on
its surface, and ITre from nAws, imperfect weius
hlisters and cnder streaks. The outer surface. oI
the two nanges are planes, parallel 10 each Other
and nt right anrles TO the web. The web Joins the
two nnnEes along their middle line, leaving them
to PrcIcct equally on each side, and must be- with
out bends or COrTug atoms.
DIMENSIONS OF BEAMS.
Length OF rAil..............-. ...,.... T. lnChpa
Depth between outer surfaces Of
hangeH ... ...... ..... IS
Thickness Ot HanEc At outer edge ... ID inch.
These hcnms win be inspected after the following
rules.
They are TO he made Of good, tough, wcll-workcL
clear iron, the absence OF which qualities (Pener-
aiIy indicated by ruuEhness Of surface, and hy
checks, and more marked roughness along the
edges Of the faugcs ~ also flaws or bad welds bls-
tiers, and sreHks Of cRer, will cause their rCIec-
tOn.
Ist. They are 10 he Of the required dimensions,
and square At the ends
ID. They are TO be straight and free from short
bends IN the nanEC6 and webs.
81. The outer plane surfaces Of the hangcs are to
ulRT to that Of the web.
9TH, The wcr9 are not to b? bent or t,onoh,I 7a
would result from resting the rails along th,,r
whole lengths on the ciges OF the AAngCswhile the
webs are too hot to bear their weight.
side OF the web
yARltuoHs AIIowEn ~ rrsprcrmG.
In length OF Illl.... ....,., ....... ... 80 ln,h
In depth OF rail 60. ....... ... .... .. 10 inch
In thickness Of web ..., .... o5 inch
In warp or wind, In depth ul nange At OK
tl
Difference in distance between outer cdgc5
Of plane surfaces 0i nanges on different
sides Of wet at any cross section Of ran lu tn,h
placed on the outer edge GG the hangr
should not depart from II Nt any point
more than ,....,, .;..... .......... ID rnch
not depart from At At ANY point more than II inch
4 plane surface placed on the plane surface
Of either nHugP shuuld not depart from II
at any point more than .... 10 inch
Departure from square Ia depth Of rail-. 10 inch
Specimens 0f the beams, or drawings UI them.
can be seen n the UHitCd SlAtes ATsrnAls At Fort
Monroe, Virginia, Bridcshurg and PittsbuTF Penn
sylvanlt and WRtertOwn, MtssashusCtts.
Bidders will state the number OF beAl.s they
propose TO furnish, the time when they Will COM
mence the delivery, which should he Rs early as
possible and the number they can deliver weekly
after commencing the delivery, place where tho !
viii make them, and the prIrr per pOuni tor which
they will deliver them nj the point oi vessel uI
railroad shipment nearest to their works.
No bids will be entertained except from peru0ns
actually engaged IN the manufacture OI ron, rNi
denCe OF which must accompany the hli.
Each party obtaining = contract wIll hr required
to enter into bonds, with proper surrtics Tor It's
faithful mlhllmenti and u transfer Of the contrast
to another party Will cause is entire forfeiture.
The right IL reserved 10 reject all proposals II
the prices are deemed too nigh, OF II Tor any CAuzt
It IL not deehcI tor the public Interest tu AZ, cp
them
Bropoulz W,I be- aeaI,d and address tu " GEH
TRAL .. ". RIPLEY, met Ot ordnance, Wash
lLgtuu D and wall hr CudursrI " "PiopustlL
tot Nr.U.-hi IT,u E'tms.'
las ". RIPLEY,
htgaIirr G,nr, a, thirl Ordnance.
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