Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-22
TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,
Iulv 9Th 1871

TREAsURY DEPARTMENT.
July Sth, 1884. (
TBVHE President OF the United States having approved
IN can act authorizing the construction oil bldg
across The Potomac at the City oil a.ngon, proposals
W." be received by the Secretary oil the Treasury ill
the 2oh August Inclusive Tor the aiore-
said work.
The law provides for the construction on the site OF
the present bridge the river Po,oac OF bridge Oh
the plan OF that originally constructed by the
BRUCE Company; provided that the draw the souher
channel OF The be not less than feet and AT
the northern rsnel than thirty five fee space or
spaces not exceeding ia all thousand hundred and
sixty feet of the boA shoals which the present
bridge passes, may be filled up by solid embark
lhe bridge will have two abutInents Of solid earth
gtavsl protected by substantial stone walls. The old
aou'nenis are yet sanding, and will require slight
pairs
The wood work will consist of I25 sections or sets Of
trestles with their connecting s,rDgers guard
rails &c Eeach section trestle will be composed Of
the following parts and materials and BIO cons cted in the
following manner: viz.
piles to average SO ee in Length, and 10 square Is
inches at the larger and TO be to 10 the smaller
mud ellis go ect long by IL inches, squared timber.
braces Is feet X z Inches, IL iucLes.
cap SO iset by IL inches square
spurshorrs so by l3 inches sau,rc al the larger
end. ant 10 be o inches al the smaller end
he piles and spur shores TO be of good white oak sound
straight grained aud Tree from every defect and 10 be
dressed above low water, and to be driven with sucl
'orce as il,e Engineer may direct All the other ood
mnteristo be OF the best southern yellow pne The mud
siis one on each side OF the range of piles the
water line 10 be dressed the sides next 10 the piles
and TO be fastened to them with bolts Of 10 lbs weight
each The braces TO be dressed the sides ne xt to the
piles, and fastened TO them with bolts oil lbs each The
caps 10 be nortced the Of the piles aud
ed with them by sufficient locust teroses. The spur
shores 10 he driven at angle OF 45o between the
ss and bol'ed TO them aud TO the heads the exterior
piles below the caps. The sections be con.
necled by 10 srngers each 81 ieet long, II them be
\ IL inches-2 10 be IL IL inches, and TO be =
IL inches, square timber. The srngers 10 be rounded
on their upper surfaces and boled each TO the
The osrrisgeway TO be 81 ee wide OF inch piue o.t
Tue iootways to be each l-2 feet ~iie, OF inch pine
p"nk-he planSs to be spiked 10 the suingers Through
out the whole length OF the bulge and cause avs there
will be lines OF guard handrs ais to be supported on
sufficient raDcbons at every feel and be fastened
them by moriees, lemons, aud locust pins All the bolts
spikes, &C. 10 be OF The best American Swedes wrough
iron.
The roadway to be IL feet above low water.
There will be two causeways entertainments. The
one 92o feet long, the other 675 ieet-o be raised IL
above the evelo low WATER and 10 be SO wide at top
between the exterior guard rails The road way TO be
formed OF clean gravel The embsnkmens TO be protect
ed all round by stone walls, OF such dimensions the En-
gneer may direct laid without mortar except the upper
corners OF the embankmen which will he slightly round
ed OIL and Ibid in hydraulic The foundations of
those parts will be prepared by driving piles, which
platforms will be placed The greater part of the dis.
extreme low tides La the same spaces there have bean
erected and in good state OF preservation 81
piers oil stone and earth averaging % "a feet
The draws be constructed the plan OF the one now
in use. To be placed cast iron wheels and move hor
zonally in the direction OF the axis OF the bridge by
means Of chains and wheels or cspstans rail ways.
It's parts according TO the conditions of this adv
by ,hels oil November 1895. aud the bridge 10 be
able by the 1st Of October, 1885.
Bidders will divide their proposals into items. The
one for The wood work. including the draws the other
Tor the embsnkmeuts and sbutments.
The materials TO be OF the best quality, and the work
TO he executed in strong, faithful, and vorkmanIke
manner, under the direction CONTROL and supe
OF the Engineer, agresaby he specific aions of the
work and the terms OF the contract and to the
OF him aud the Secretary oil the Treasury.
No advances 10 be made and no materials 10 be paid
Tor until they have been delivered for the work when
they will be estimated aud three ourlhs of teir value
Dor performed in the construction payments to the
amount OF hreefourihs It's estimated ysIue will be made
monthly.
The Secretary Of the Treasury reserves TO himself the
right TO reject all the bids should they be deemed too
high, aud to Judge also OF the ability OF bidders 10 iul6l
their engagements.
Whenever il shall, in TIE opinion of the Secret.ry OF
The Treasury, appear that the not using su
cien diligence in providing materials for or in Ior aline
The work; or that il becomes probable the same will not
be completed according TO the terms OF the contract the
Secretary OF the Treasury the gh TO declare
The same abandoned by the contractor sod proceed
II he bad abandoned il.
Satisfactory security for the faithful performance Of the
contract will be required; and the contractor will he FL
lowed TO the materials suitable in the old bridge for
constructing The one.
Persons desrous Of receiving further information on the
subject, will apply TO George w Hughes, the superinen
ing Engineer, addr esng him. under cover the Secse
t1ry Of the Treasury.
The sealed and endorsed proposals should be put in an
envelope addressed 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury
IL will be required that The travel on the old bridge be
not interrupted ill after the l-i dag Of May next
July Is. 2I-u5A