The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-02
10 sToNE MAsONS AND CONTRAC-
TORS.

FEy HE Subscriber viii receive Proposals until the
NJ 1st Of December next, for the construction Of
a. Dixie and Pier sua at the north end of Goat
Island. in this harbor.
THE DIXIE founded in an average depth of six
feet at low water will be about 1900 feet IN length
about ten feet broad under water : I feet broad a.
bove water and nine feet three inches high above low
water. The part under low water will be cOnstruc-
ted of granite stones 10 feet long, feet high, and
al least feet bread, laid in open work, and filled
in with refuse stones and gravel. The part above
low water will be faced with granite III courses hav
ing due proportion of headers, and backed with
good rubble work. The top course will consist en-
lirely OF headers, feet long, and not less than
feet rise. and ] feet Width.
TIE PIER. standing on the outer end of the Dixie
in mean depth, at low wator of nearly l3 feet will
be 80 feet square. Two of its walls will be 10 feet
thick under low water, and two, feet thick-these
walls being formed oflarge granite stones laid IN opeu
work, and filed in with refuse stones and gravel. A.
bove water, these walls will be faced on one side.
with granite, in courses backed by good rubble work.
the thickness being reduced, by slight batter IN
front and by offsets in the to feet at the top.
The top course of these pier walls will be composed
of stones not less than \ feet thick D elong and
2 feet broad,-all laid as headers The space en-
closed by the pier walls will be filed, first with
fuse stones to the height of low water and then with
much gravel may be required to fill all the inter-
stices. Upon part of this surface a strong grlllage
will be aid of the size necessary fol the foundation OF
Lighthouse upon the grllagea mass : feet high,
of dry rbble masonry will be laid, and thereon
of rubbe masonry in mortar, feet high. The space
around this foundation will be filed first with refuse
stones carefully packed and then with gravel The
top of the pier (about 10 feet above low water) will
be formed BY pavement of large granite stones
For further particulars, and inspection of the
plans, personal application must be made TO the Sub
scriber, at Fort Adams.
The proposals may embrace the supply Of all the
materials, and the eeScuti of all the work sep
arate proposals NAV be made for the supply Of the
granite for the delivery of the filling in stone and
gravel for the execution of the work under water,
including the materials and for the execution OF the
work above water, including or not the materials
The Pier and Dixie to be completed by the 3Oth OF
September lS3S.
With the proposals satisfactory evidence mus, 90
produced Of the ability comply with the terms ,nere
IN proposed and to secure hceXeenton ola con"a''
by responsible sureties.
GEO. ". CULLUM,
Lent q. 5. EngD'
Newpo Oct. 81, 1886. - r;,,..
M The publishers OF the Herald OF inc liines'
pbodo-I.lap5 Republican the Providence papers
Fsn' River Monitor. Warren X. !. Star Boston rat
80, Commerciai Gazette and Courier, VIII please
CIV. tho above four insertions and forward iher &c
counts.
Oct 26-iv.