The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-16

TRY DOCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
! H. Proposals for Timber for building the CofFEf
DAM will be received al the Navy Agents Office New
York until the 9th day Of December, lS4l agreeaby
to the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMBER.
364 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, 10 inches square
average length as feet for main Dam.
! 1874 Piles of Yellow Pine timber IA INCHES square
average length 80 leet-for main Dam.
45S Piles of Yellow Pine timber, l2 inches square
average length 80 feet-for side Dams.
TBS Piles of Yellow Pine timber l2 inches square
average length SO tcet-for Sheet Piling.
Sets of Waling Pieces, for main Dam, of White
Oak, foot s9uare-total length 1876 feet.
2 sets of Waing Pieces for Side Dams OF White
Oak, foot s inches square-toal length 1910 feet
So cap tmbers of White Pine lS feet long and IL
inches square.
I4l34 feet board measure, of 3 inch white pine
plank.
All the above timber for Piles to be Of good sound
yellow or hard pine free from large knots and shakes
and suitable for growing and driving sheet PiliDg
Two of the opposite edges Of each pile TO be sawed
or hewed straight and parallel and third side to be
sawed or hewed straight and square with inc o'her
two. The fourth face To be hewed or sawed nearly
parallel with the opposite side not to devIate
more than inch In the width OF the pile. Inc
dimensions TO be follows The first named 5o4
piles be of lengths varying fiom AZ to AZ feet and
to average at least 45 feet the thickness, measured
on the parallel edges to be not less than IA nor great
er than l6 inches, to average about l5,--and the
width not less than 10 inches.
The second or (of 1871 Piles vary in length from
"a to 80 averaging not less than S6 feet the thick
ness on the parallel edges less than IL nor more
than IA inches ;-and the width not less than IA
inches.
The third lot (of 45S Piles) to vary in length from
36 40 averaging 80 feet the thickness on the paral
lei edges not less than nor more than - average
| IL inches and the width not less than II inches.
The fourth lot (of 125 Pes) TO vary in length from
80 to 49, averaging SO feet the thickness on the paral
lei edges to be not less than more than Is, TO
average IL inches; and the width not less than IL
inches. n
| The string railing pieces for the main Dam to be
of good, sound, straight white oak timber, hewed or
sawed IL inches square, and in length varying from
| % TO 35 feet
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 lineal
The railing pieces for the side dams to be ~ by
inches, hewed sawed square, of good sound,
straight white oak timber and in lengths varying from
25 TO 35 feet the whole amount TO be 1910 llneal
feet.
The 50 saps be of good sound w hite Pine timber
free from shakes and large knots, hewed sawed
straight, IL inches square and IL feet long.
The Plank to be of White Pine, sound straight,
and square edged, free from large nots, inches in
thickness and in lengths not less than % feet amount
Ia, ABA board measure.
All the abovetmbcr and plank to delivered on such
wharf or wharfs, within the U. 5. Navy Yard New
York as NAV be designa and subject To the nspec
the engineer; nefourth of the yellow hard Pine
be delivered before the oath day of January, 1912
one fourth before the 25th of February, and the re-
manning half before the 3lst of March, 1912 the tim
Der for the main and side dams and sheet ping TO be
delivered in The following order, viz
LIST. The Timber for the Main Dam.
ID 90 Side Dams
3D. =" {" Sheet Filings
The Oak Waing pieces to be delivered or before
the first day of April and the White Pine timber and
Plank before the 18th of April, 1912.
The right reserved TO receive less portion than
offer may embrace.
ROBERT c. WETMORE,
Nary agent
Navy AGENTS OFFICE,
New York, Nov. Sth lS4l.
nov ll-tD5
NoTE. The time of delivery of the above timber
is extended follows
The first fourth on the 18th February.
The second fourth on Goth March
The remainder on st May,
Offers received until Oath December, which must
state the price per cubic foot running foot the
may be- and should state whether sawed counter
hewed or rough hewed, is offered.
ROBERT c. WETMORE, Navy Agent.
Navy Agents Office, New York, Nov. %, lS4l.
dec ! 3tawt24th Dec.
II, The Globe Madisonian, and Norfolk and Ports
mouth (Va) Herald will please copy.
BRILLIANT SCHEMES
To be Drdrn in December, 1941