National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-10

L SECTIONAL BALANCE DRY DOCK.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Sealed P ToSd.sss a. Ss July g ISL
ing an Iron Sectional Balance DRY DocE," viii be
received at the Navy Department until IL O'Clock
m. on the 18th day Of September next, from dry
quainted with that X nd Of work, for furnishing
the materials for, and the building OF, two sec
tons Of an Iron Sectional Bdldnce Dry Dock at
the Nary Yard, Pensacola, Florida.
Said dock to be erected and used in basin In
said yard 3sS feet In length and ITO T7l0O feet in
Each section thereof to be of about the follow
ing dimensions, viz: Width, los feet; length 80
feet inches; depth II feet; and to have dis
placement above iss own Weight, when completed,
The general plans and specifications for the
whole Of this dock have been adopted. and may be
These plans and specifications are, however,
adopted and assumed by the Government only as
the general plans and specifications controlling
the general character and Dimensions of the dock
not as guaranteeing Its strength, capacity and
successful operation. But the contractor must
Be he'd Responsible that they are sutsSe
and SUFFICIENT for the purpose desired, and also
for the strength, capacity and successful opera
ton Of the DOCK when built, for two years after
It has been tested and found TO be ready for use
No increase Of size and general dimensions will
be permitted without the express sanction OF the
The contractor Will also furnish, for one section
called the engine section, two upright beam en-
gines and boilers, with all the necessary pumps
water tank ,ishafting, gearing machinery and at
tacbments OF SUFFICIENT strength and power to
raise the dock Of six sections with vessel Of 32o
tons weight upon IL, IN one hour.
The engines and boilers win be protected by
suitable hodse, to be built OF charcoal iron.
The plans Of the engines and boilers, with speci-
neer Of the United States navy, to be appointed
by the Department for hat duty.
The materials used in building said dock must
be, in all Its parts, of the best quality of BEAM
angle and plate charcoal iron, and must be able
to stand the regulation tests for strength and
toughness Of iron used for building iron vessels of
The whole structure Will be built under the IN
spection Of the superintendent appointed by the
any material or portion OF the work not Considered
BY him to be Of proper quality and workman
ship.
in the amount Of $500 900, with not Less than two
sureties, who will furnish the usual certificates
that they possess property free from incumbrsnes
as sureties that he will do the work and construct
the docks according to his contract In all respects
and capacity, and will accomplish the purpose for
which II Is designed, set out In this advertise
ment and In said contract, and that 1t Will operate
successfully for tWoyears after It has been accept
The work viii be completed and the two sections
ready for use within i've months from the date Of
Payments Will be made In ten equal parts, as
the work progresses, upon bills duly certified to
Dy the superintendent on the part OF the GOYorn-
ment; the Government reserving twenty per cent.
COZ OF the amount Of each bill as additional Sc
curity until the final completion and acceptance
Of the work.
All STRAW bids" will be at once rejected, and
the Department reserves the right to reject any
bid from persons considered not competent to do
the work, and all bids not believed TO Do for the
interests OF the Government; and, for the purpose
Of securing proper information on these points,
engineer and one constructor, will be appointed
BY the Department to examine the bids, and In
vestigate and report upon the experience and
ability Of the persons bidding. and the facilities
at their command for properly executing the
work required; and the Department VIII not
award the contract TO any one OF whom such re-
port is not, in all respects. Satisfactory.
GEO. NJ. robson,
AUTO Secretary of the Navy.