The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-20


~ Proposals for Timber for building the Cofrtt
Dam will be received at the Navy Agents Office; Nm
York until the 9TH day of December, siI, agreeahy
to the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMER.
364 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, q inches square
average length As feet for main Dam.
1874 Piles of Yellow Pine timber IA inches square
average length 81 feet-tor main Dam.
45S Piles OF Yellow Pine timber, IL inches squafe
average length 3S feet--for side Dams.
725 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, II inches square
average length 80 fcet--or Sheet Piling.
Sets Of WaIlns Pieces, for main Dam, Of White
Oak foot square-total length 1876 feet
sets of Waling Pieces for Side Dams of White
Oak foot inches square-tolai length 1870 feet
80 cap tmbers Of White Pine Is feet long and to
inches square
IA l3i feet board measure, of inch white pnr
plank.
All the above timber for Piles TO be of good sound
yellow hard pine free from large knots nd shakes
and suitable for grooSing and driving sheet pfng
Two OF the Ops site edges ot each pile 10 be sawed
OF hewed straight and parallel and third side TO be
sawed or heUed straight and quaTe with the other
two. The fourth face to be hewed or sawed nearly
parallel with the opposite side to devlate
more than inch in the width of the pile The
dimensions TO be as follows I he first named 36I
piles be of lengths varying fom AZ 10 As feet and
TO average at least IS feet the thickness, measured
the parallel edges, TO be not less than IA nor great
than & inches, TO average about l5,--and the
width not less than 10 inches
"a to IS averaging not less than So feet the thick
the parallel edges not less than II nor more
than II nches;--an the width not less than II
inches.
The third lot (of 45s Piles) 10 vary in length from
SO TO 40 averaging 80 feet the thickness the para
lei edges not less than | than l3 average
II inches; and the width not less than II inches
The fourth lot (of 725 Piles to vary in length feW
33 to 49, averaging SO feet the thickness the par
lei edges to be not less than nor than l3 81
average IL inches and the width not less than ne
inches.
The string or railing pieces for the main Dam 70
of good, sound, straight, white oah timber, hewed
@awed,l IL inches square and in length varying II
% 10 80 feet
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 liD,1
feet.
The ,caling pieces for the side dam. TO be IL i,
inches, hcwed sawed square, Of good soiaut
straight white oak timber, and in lengths varying
25lo 50 feet the whole amount 10 be 1870 lur
feet
The 81 sops 10 he rood sound White Pinetinf
free from shakes and large knots, hewed or saw,
straight, 1t inches square and Is feet long.
The Pianh TO be OF White Pine, sound straigr
and square edged, free from large nots 3 niche ia
thickness and IN lengths not less than % feet amour
IA l3l board measure
Allthe above timber and plank 10 delivered on >upl
wharf or wharts, within the U 5 Navy Yard Noa#
FORK, may be designated aud subject the lnspt
ton and approval Of sncli person be- select,
the engineer; one fourth of the yellow or hard PM
to he Delivered before the 9th day of January l~l
one fourth before the 25th OF February and lt II +.
naming half before the 3 lst of March 1872 the uu
Der for the main and side dams and sheet Iiinp ~
delivered in The following order VIZ
LIST The Timber for the Main Dam,
ID e" Side Dams
Sd. :" Sheet Filings,
The Oak WaIing pieces to be delivered on or befof,
the In day of A rl and the White Pine timber ana
Plank before the 18th Of April, 1912.
The right reserved 10 receive less portion than
Cter may embrace.
ROBERT c WETMORE,
Nary ARent
NAVY AdEN1s OFrlcF
New York Nov slh, ISL I
nov ll--tD5
NorE-- The time Of delivery OF the above lral9
is extended as follows
The first fourth on the 18th February
The second fourth on goth March
I he remainder on 1T May,
Offers received untd 2iih p,c,mbct whch
state the price per cubic foot or ru9nlnG oet 'he
may be; and should STATE whether SAWED elHil,
hewed or rough hcwed. Is tltcr,d
ROBERT G.. WErMORE, Navy AEta
Navy Agents 0titc,f New YORK Nov - ~
dec II 5tawi2lih Dec.
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