Daily national Republican., 1863-04-27
oFFIcE,
WAR DEPARTMLST,
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Wash ingiOH, March }, 1869.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office until I
O'Clock p m, the 3Oth OF April, 1863, for furnish
ing six hundred Wrought-iron Beams for Rails OF
Chassis OF ScA-coast Carriages.
These beams are to be made after the following
specifications:
1hrra for barbette carriages is a rolled wrought
iron beam, similar N appearance to the "I"BhAped
beams used IN the construction of hre-proof build.
ings. 1t is required to be straight and smooth on
It's surface, and free from flaws, imperfect YIELDS,
blisteTs and cnder 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 fianges along their middle line, leaving them
to project equally on each side, and must be with
out bends OF COTTugAtiOns
DIMENSIONS OF BEAMS.
Length OF Ial..........,,.... ........ II inches.
Depth between outer surfaceS of
,,ii%tg iniSnges r ''''''.'''''' .'''' 10 ,-s
TbicknSs5 Of asage at outer edge. IS inch.
ThickECsG Of web .......... .... .625
rules:
They are to be made of good, tough, weIl-worked
clear iToni the absence Of which qualities (Eener-
ally indicated by rUughness of surface, and by
checks, and more marked rOughness along the
edges of the tauges) as also flaws bad Yields, bs-
ters and streaks Of crteri will cause their rcjec-
tiOn.
lst. They are to be of the required dimensions,
and square at the ends
"a 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
be parallel 10 each Other and In planes perpendic-
L
At. The webs are not to be bent or iroughed, as
would result IRON resting the rails along their
whole leugths on the edgesof the fangCs while the
webs are too hot to bear their Weight.
9th. The hHnges are 10 be perfectly equal on each
/ side OF the web.
vARrATIy.s ALLOWED N INSPECTING.
In length OF fnil,,,'...... ........,... 90 inch
In depth Of rail 10 inch
| In thickness OF web .......... ........ IS inch
IN warp OF wind, in depth Of nange at ex-
tTeme end Of rail 10 inch
Difference in distance between outer edges ~
Of plane surllces Of fianges different
sides OF web AT any cross section OF rail 10 inch
straight edge Of equal length with the rail
/ placed on the oWtel edge OF the nnnge
/ shpud not depart from 1t st any point
more than ,....,.... ....... :... .... Is inch
not otdcpnrt from it At any point more than 10 inch
\ plane surface placed on the plane surface
/ Of either hange shOVld not depart from 1t
. al any point more than ......... .. 10 inch
Departure from square IN depth Of rail. 10 inch
. Specimens nl TIA" beams, or drawings Of them,
can be seen al the United States AIseualb At Fort
Monroe, Nirgm!n BIldesours and Pit'sGurg, Penn
( Bidders will state the number OF beams ih,y
propose to furnish, the time when they will tcuuI-
mencc the delivery, which should be as early As
possible, and the number they can deliver weekly
after commencing the delivery, place where they
Will make them, and the price per pound lUr which
they will deliNe' them at the point Of vessel OF
. railroad shipmeHt 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 wall be required
to enter into bonds, with proper Eureties for its
faithful luhllmenti and transfer of the contract
70 another party Will cause It's entire forfeiture
The right Is reserved 10 reject all proposals II
the prices HTC deemed too high, II for any cause
II Is not deemed for the public interest to accept
. them.
| Proposals will be sealed and addressed to " GEN
/ ERAL J. w. RIPLEY, Chief Of ordnance, Wash
lnston, D. C.. and will be endorsed "Proposali
| for Wrought Iron Beams"
JAS. W. RIPLEY,
Brigadier General, Chief ordnance.
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