Evening star., 1863-04-09
ORDNANCE OFFICE,
WAR DEPARTMENT,

wAsHISeToy, March 81. i86s.
rRoPoSALs vii, hS recsiyed 3. this a office uu.il
furnishing six hundred Wrouyh Icon Beams for
Ral Of Chassis sf Sea Coast Carriages.
These beams are To he made aft the following
specifications:
The rail for barbe tie carriages is a rolled wrou
IRON BEAM similar IN appearance to she l. nsped
beams used in the cor tructian of FIRE proof build
ipgs It required r be straight and smooth on
blsters and cipder strsa.s The outer surfaces OF
the two hsnses are plshes, parallel to each other,
two tiauges along their middle line. le aTing them
TO protect equally each 81 :e, and must be with
Out bends or corrusatlons.
DINKEsIoSS OF BEAMS.
bepth rt between outer surfaces Of ''''hss
Width OF tanges s.-.................. SO inches
These beams viii be inspected after the follow
They are to be m aie Of good though well worked
clear iron, the abseHce Of which qinlitie' tgene
checks, and more marked roughness along the
eJges of the fangesJ as alse flaws bad welGs,
thsters and stresks of cinder will cause their re
.St. They are to be ef the required dimensions
I'd. They are to be straight and f:ec from short
bends in the tiangss and webs.
Sd, The outer plan sur!aca of the fanEes are to
be parallel 10 eac other, and in plans perpendicular
would result from resting the rails along their
whole lengths On the edge; OF the fsng=s while The
We ts are too hot to bear their weight.
5th. The hanges are to be perfectly equal on
each ride of thu web.
VARIATION ALLOWED IN INSPECTING.
In length of rail n in hes
In depth of rail 10 inches
In t;ickneS of web Observation-Disclosures. 65 inches
In warp or wind, in de 9th of nan ge al ex.
treme end Of rail. ........... 10 inches
Difference in distance between outer
edge of plane .urfaces of Ranges ON
dliierect sides OF web at any cross sEc-
A straight edg. of equal length with ihe
rail placed on the cutter edge of the
fange should not depart from it al aIy
paint more than .............. Is inches
A plane surface placed c. the web should
rot depart from it at any point more
than. -. ....... 10 inches.
plane surface placed on the plane sur -
face of either fange should no: part
rom it 1t any point more than. 10 inches.
Departure tIom square IN depth OF rail Is inches
epeciIncns OF the beams. or drawing of ths m
be seen at the United States hrSenas st Fort
Monroe, Virginia, BridesburE. and Pittshurg,
PENNSYLVANIA. and Watertown. Mnss8chusetts.
pore to furnish, the time when they will commence
the d.'ivery, which should be early as possible,
and the number they can deliver weekly after
commencing the delivers. place where they will
they will deliver them at the point Of vessel or
railroad shipment nearest TO their works
No bids will be entertained except from persons
actually psaIed in the manufacture of iron, eva
dence Of which must accompany the bid.
Each par obtain contract will be required
to enter into bonds, with proper sureties for its
to another party will cause it's entire Forfeiture
The right is reserved to reject all pr. posa5 if the
prices pre- deemed too high if for any il is
not deemed for the public interest to acc4pt them
wv RIPLEY, Chief of Ordnance, Washing t9n .
d. CO. and will be indorsed Proposals for
Wrought Iron Beams" JAS W RIPLEY,
Brigadier General, Chief Ordnadce