Daily national Republican., 1863-04-22
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UGSLHyiOH, March s. 1861
PROPOsAIs will be received At the office untlI
O'Clock, f. n on the SOth Of April, 1863 for Furnish
ing six hundred Wruught-irOn Beams iuT Rails OF
Chassis OF SeS-.0V-t yTriEgr-
These hcams are 10 be made after the following
HpeCihCAti0ns
Therail for barbetc carriages h role wroug ht-
iron he am, simlhrin appearance 10 the 81 -shsprL
berms used iu the "OustrueiuU OF hrc-pr0Di huILl-
inEs II D. IrlpIreh 10 hc strai .ht and smooth o.,
its surface, and Ir"c irOm flaws, imperfect YIELDS
DIsters, amt glndrr strcdks The outer surfaces uI
the "" henges are rIan,s, parallel To each other
and At right angle 10 the web. The web IOins the
two hanges alOnr their middle line. lcavIng them
10 project equally on each side, Hhi must l with
Out bends OF corrugatlOns.
DIMENSIONS OF TTNL-.
Length Of Tlil.............. ...,.... /, lu. Lp-
Depth between "utor surIaccu 81
nlnges ...... ... -
Thickness OF tanEe Al "utrr edge 80 inch
. Thickness Of web .... .UsJ
These hcnms win he oreyt,Ienerrhci,llowl
rules.
They are 10 be- made ot good, tough, weI..woll,ed
clear iron the absence uf which qulltlrs lrcner-
ally Indicated hy Ioughness Oi surface, and b.,
checks. and more marked rDughnr-s along IN,
edges Of the iluFrsJ also aws OF ha l,rldz I-
tiers, and -treal;s ut cnNer viii cause their l,,y-
tOn.
l., They are 10 be oi the .,lurr,i dlmrns,pn..
and square at the ends
ID. Ihcy are 10 be straight ant nee lrtm ahpu
hends IN the haHErs ami webs
81. The outer plane surfaces OF Me nlng,s ARE f.,
b. parallel T." each other, tHd in planes pcrrcu!It-
uItr to that Of the wet.
an. The wcl1 are not to be tent or hor ,l,J. Ms
would rrsult from resting he ruls tlun, tn,r
whole lengths the edges Of tllr HeugrrN hII lac
wru, are too NOT to bear their wriut.
9TH. The Naug,s are iu be perfectly rlut tiuu o.. h
. side OF tho web.
tArrArroNs ALLOWED ~ rs.rI, rho
10 length Ut rHIl.......... ............ - inch
In depth OF tall .......... 10 ZACH
In thickness ul web .. .. .. No., incl,
In warp or wind, in depth ul nangr Al rx-
. tTpmr end Ui rail. IU Iu.' ,
{ ii IH bet We trIt ct
OF plane suIl,cCs pi ntHRcs ON different
bi4es Ul web At any cross section Of rtu ~ inch
4 straight edge OF "QuR length with tlirIIl
placed On the Outer r!=r Of the nam4r
should not depart from At any point
more than -.... ....... ...... ......... IL luyh
nutdcpnrl from II At ANY point uQrr than III inch
plane surface placrdon Ia" plane rurlt.r
. OF either nangv should not depart from 1t
At any point more than 10 inch
Departure irOH square la Grpih Ul nail. 10 IngIl
Specimens "i III" Leans, or draw imus Ut item,
can be- seen Al The lUI.ru States Al sruala at Fort
sylVtnla, aud Watcrtuwn, Nllss tyulsctru
Bidders will state the number ul beams they
propose 10 furnish, the time when they will com.
mence the delivery, which should be- 10 curly as
possible, Rnd the number they can deliver week is
after CONNIE renclug the delivery, place where thcy
they will deliver them At the pOiut at vessel nr
railroad shipment nearest to thelr w"rDa
. No lids VIII be entertained except from LpIsyu5
actually engage" IN th' mah"l7D uI" Of iron, evi.
dence Ot which must accompany the bid.
Each party ohtnintnF contract VIII be- ,uireI
10 enter into bonds, with proper surci.rs Tor lis
faithful hIhllmeni, An" transfer ul the contract
TO another party wall 1tnrC Ils CntDru Iurlciture
The rght Is rrsrTl ed 10 IrIrrt all urOpIaeIg n
the prices are deemed too high, OF ID Tor an cause
It Is not deemed fr the public interest tu accept
/ them.
Broposals will he sprled and aIIressrd ~ 90 GEN
ERAL W RIPLEY, Chlei Of Ordnance, Wash
| ingt0n, b. O. and win be endorsed FlDTusals
| for Wrought Iron Beams
lac. w. RIPLEY,
HTigaiiyT G,ntIal, Chief OriuGh.r.