The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-10 00:00:00

Crattratts,

31ERSEY DOCK ESTATE.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.
THE MERSEY DOCKS & HARBOUR BOARD
HEEEBY GIVE NOTICE, that it is expiated that
THE
vellt be let into She Great Float, at Birkenhead, in all September next. The Board arc ready to receive APPLICA-
TIONS from Yarties desirous of RENTING or LEASING
PORTIONS of the LAND on the north side of the said Float,
and westward a the proposed Duke-street Bridge, of which
plans may he seen at this °thee. The Applications to state
the quantity that will be required, the purpose to which it is
intended to be appropriated, and the proposed duration aithe
tenancy, and to be sent into this Office, endorsed "Application
for Land at Birkenhead." By order,
Dock-of DANIEL MASON, Secretary.
fice, Liverpool 24th March, 1960.

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for Public nee, a new FLOATING LAN DING
moored in the River Mersey, in front of. D-SaealAnG.r; tho,-be
and
new Dock Wall, at Woodside Basin.
The Contract will comprise 'fifty floating pontoons, of th
very best boiler work. in length varying from 80 tololeef t:
and weighing 980 tons, or thereabouts ; five wrought-iron
kelsons, or hollow rectangular beams, each 800 feet long,
3 to 5 feet in depth, and 2 feet in width, the gross weight of
which will be 990 tens, or thereabouts ; five other hollow beams,
of wrought iron, forming the girders of two bridges connecting
the stage with the shore, and weighing about 234 to:is ; 10.5
tons, more or less. of cast iron ; and about 141 tons of smiths'
week, in straps, bolts,, spikes, mooring chains, &e. ; together
with about 80,000 cube feet of timber, in deck hems, decks,
tee.' wrought, fixed in place. and painted.
A. Specification of the works and conditions of contract, with.
duplicate schedules of quantities for the parties to tend=
upon, together with an alas of detailed drawings, will be sup-
plied, upon the payment of seven guineas, to any party making
application for the same, at the office of tie dock secretary,
P..evenue.bulldings; Ltverpool, between the hours of ten and
four, on dud drier Monday. the 7th day of May next ; and any
further-information that may be reqUired can be obtained on
application to Mr. Joan B. Hartley Engineer to tar Mersey
Dock Board, at hie office, Dockyard, Coburg Dock.
Sealed Tenders fur the above works, on the duplicate
schedule of quantities which accomeianies each epecifteatien,
are to be delivered at the Secretary's office, in sealed covert,
addressed to the " Chairman of the Committee of Dock
Works," and marked on the outside "Tender for Lending-
stage," on or before Saturday, the 26th day of May next.
at Ten o'Clock, eau., after which hour on that day no Tender
will be received. Parties or their agents, to be in attendance
on that day at Eleven o'clock.

Each Tender must contain a sealed letter with the mines of
two responsible parties who are w:lling to beemne bound,
jointly and sercrmly with the party tendering for the COntraet,
in the emu of Twenty Thousand Pounds for the due perfoins-
as cc flu reef.
The Board rtill not be board to aclept the lowest or any of
the Tenders. By order,
- DAME!, MASON, Secretary.
Dock-office, 7th Aptil, lola.