Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-05

FENHE President OF the United States having ANNEXED
IA can at, authorizing the construction OF a bridge
ac9s. The Potomac Of tue City OF N ashng'on, proposals
Will be received by the Secretary OF the Treasury tin
the 2osh oil August neuve Tor the OF the aiors
said work.
The provides Tor le construction ON Tho site OF
the present bridge the liver Potomac of bridge ou
The plan Of that originally Constructed by due Washington
Bridge Company provided that the the southern
channel Of the liver be not less ,hau feet aud at
the northern ehanoe than ity i've ieei that space or
spaces, not exceeding in all one thousand six hundred and
sixty ee oil Tue shoai shoals which present
oige passes, may be filled up by solid embankuent"
lhe bridge viii have two abutlnenis Of solid earth or
gravel, projected 10y substantial wals. The old
aou'nens are yet andiDg and will require slight re-
pairs.
The wood work will consist of I25 sections or sets OF
,rcsiles with their ting sngers road WAYS guard
rails &C. leach section or treste will be composed of
,he following parts aud materials, and be the
following manner: viz.
piles average 80 cei in Length and 10 SQUARE Is
inches al The larger and be 10 10 the smaller
mud sis 60 Tee, long by IL inches. squared timber
braces 2S feet y inches, IL inches.
cap 80 iest by ID inches square
rshores, 80 feet by B inches square AZ the larger
end, ant 10 be 8 inches at the smaller end.
ihe piles and spur shores he of good white oak sound
Straight gsined, and free from every defect, aud be-
dressed above low water and to be driven with such
force the Engineer may direct All the other wood
material TO be Of the best southern yellow pine The mud
s each side OF the range pilss at the lowest
wser line, TO he dressed on tho sides the piles
aud TO be fastened 10 ibem with bois Of 10 lbs. weight
each The braces 10 be dressed the sides tho
piles and fastened TO them with bolts Of lbs each Tho
ed with ihsm by sufficient locust terDaes. The spur
shores to be driven angle oil 45e between The mud
ss and boed TO them aud 10 the heads OF the exterior
plies beo" tue caps Tho sections treses con-
nected by l6 srngers, each 81 feet long IL them to lie
IL incLes-2 TO be ~ II inches and 2 to be 9 >,
IL uches square timber. The s,,ing,rs 10 be rounded
their upper surfaces and boed eud 10 the cans
The carrageway be 81 eei wide, Of inch pine io.t
The iootways 10 be each l-2 leet wde OF inch pine
p'ankihc pianks 10 be spiked 10 the sngers Through
out the whole length of the bridge and ave- there
viii be lines oil guard hand ais be supported on
sueen' slancions at every es aud 10 be fastened
them by mortices, lemons and locust pins. All the bolts,
spkss &C. to be OF the best American Swedes wrought
iron.
The roadway to be l2 fee, above low we,er
There will be two causeways or entertainments. The
925 feet long, the other CTS ieetto be rased 10 feet
above the level low water and to be SO feet wide al tor
between the exterior guard rails The way 10 b.
formed Of clean gravel The be protect
ed all round by stone walls Of such dime The En-
gineer may direct laid without mortar, except the upper
corners OF the embankmeni which will be slightly round
ed oil and laid in hydraulic The foundations of
those parts WIZ be prepared by driving piles, which
platforms viii be placed The greater part of the dis
lance, over which the ways will be carried bare at
extreme low 'ies In The spaces there have been
erected. and nov in good state OF preserv aon 81
piers OF stone and ear h averaging % "a = leet
The draws 10 b. constructed the plan of the now
III use 10 be placed on cast iron wheels and hori-
zonally IN the direction OF the axis OF tie bridge, by
means Of chains and wheels cspsans rail ways.
TIE Whole work will be required be completed in all
ts paris according To 'he conditions OF this
10y the LIST OF November 1885, and the bridge pass
able by the LIT oil October 1895.
Dhlners YAH divide their proposals into items. The
one Tor The wood work. including the draws tile other
Tor the embsnknients and abutments.
The materials 10 be OF the best quality, and the work
to be executed in strong, faithful and workmsnlike
manner, under the ir-con CONTROL and
oil tue Engineer agreesby TO The specifications of the
work and 'e terms OF the contract the appreciation
OF him aud the Secretary oil the Treasury.
No advances TO lie made and materials to be paid
Ter until they have been delivered for the work. when
they viii be estimated aud three their value
paid Tor, the certificate OF the Engineer For the la
Dor performed in the construction, payments TO the
amount OF threefourihs its estimated value will be made
monthly.
The Secretary OF the Treasury reserves TO himself tho
right TO reject all the bids, should they be deemed too
high, and to judge also the ability OF bidders 10 fulfil
their engagements.
Whenever i, shall, in the opinion of the Sccretsry of
the treasury appear that the contractor Is not
cien lgence in providing materials for, wardne
the work; or that IT becomes probable the will not
DC completed according 10 the OF the contract the
Secretary OF the Treasury the right 10 declare
me same abandoned by the contractor, and proceed as
il he had abandoned il.
Satisfactory security for The faithful performance of The
eonrsc, will be required and contractor will be al
lowed TO use the materials suitable in The old bridge for
constructing the one.
Persons DESTROYS OF receiving further information on the
subject will apply to Georss w Hughes, the supern,end-
ing Engineer addressing bi cover TO the Secre
tAry OF the Treasury.
The sealed and endorsed proposals should be nut In an
enyeiope, addressed 10 the Secretary of the Treasury
Ii VIII be required that the travel on the old BRIDGE b
not interrupted It'll after the LIST dsy of May next
LEVI WOODBURY., Sec. of The Treasuru.
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