New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-11-26
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Proposals Tor Timber for building the
C0FEEEs DAM,


COFEER DAM,
will he received at the Navy Agents Office, New-fork,
uni, the 9th DAY of December, ISL, agreeaby to the
following -
SCHEDULE OF TIMBER.
3Gi Piles Of Yellow Pine Timber l6 irches square, ave-
rage length Is feet for nala Dam
1874 Plies Of Yellow Pine Timber II inches square, ave-
rage length &c feet for main Dam
as Piles OF yellow Pine Timber l2 inches square ave
rerc length a5 feet, for side Dams.
~ Pies sf Yellow Pine Timber, IL inches square, ave
rage length 80 feet, for Sheet Piling.
Set. Of Walinr Pieces, for main DAM Of White Oak
foo, square total length l,s'o feet
Sets OF Walng Pieces for side Dams, oil "pile oaA
roo, =. : inches square total length l,O7O feet
81 Cap Tmbers of White Pine, Il feet long ana 10
inches square.
IA AZ. feet board measure Of inch White Pine Plank
An the above Timber for Piles TO be of good sound rel
low or lard Pine, free from largo knots ard snakes Anh
suitable for growing and driving as Sheet rihg Two
of the opposite ends OF each pile TO be saved or he"eu
straight and parallel and third size 10 DE SA"eu VI
bewsd straight and square with the other two. The
fourth face 10 be hewed or sawed nearly parallel with the
o,nosc side so "a not 10 dev:ac than one inch IN
the width of the pile. The dimensions 10 he as follows
the first named 3E4 Piles be oflengths varying from y
10 IS feet, AID average sast 10 set the thickness
measured on the parallel edges 10 bs not less h'n II po
greater thar inches average about TO- aud the WIDTH
not Jess than 10 inches. 49,
The second lot (of l9i Piles vary is length from 81
70 averaging not les, than 20 feet the thickness on
the parallel edges less than nor more THAI II inches
and the width not less than IA inches
The third lot of i5s Piles in length from 20 10
40 averaging s feet the thickness the parallel edges
not less than II tknn 10, average Il inches
ana the width not less than ls inches
The fourth lot of 725 Piles vary in length from IS
I. 81 averaging Sc feet; the thickness on the pafae'
edges TO be not Than II more than u.s. To average
IL inches aud the width not less than IL inches
The String or W aling Pieces for the main Dam to be
of good sound straight White Oak Timber. hewed or
saved II inches square and in length varying IRON %
80 feet.
Tho whole amour; furnished be $40 lineal feet.
The Walng Pieces for side Dams to he IL Dy :
he's ed OF saed squire of gooi sound straight
White Oak Timber, and III lengths varying from u 10 %
fset-ihe whole amount furnished be loo inea e
The 81 Caps TO be OF good, SQUAD White Pine Timber
free from shakes aud hcwed sawed si:ag ut
lS inches square and Is feet long.
The Plank TO be Of White Pine, omnd straight and
square edged free large knsts inches IN thickness
and IN lengths not less than - eet-amount ii3i feet
| board measure
All tie above Timber and Plank TO be delivered on uca
wharton sharyes wLis TIE U. ). Navy Yard, n. Y as
may be designated and subject to the inspection and ap
nyov of such person be selected BY the Engineer
One fourth of the Yellow Hard Pine 10 be Delivered De
fore the 25th day Of January 1872 oncourh before the
a5b Of February and the Remaining half before the th
f A,ri ls42 The Timber for the main and side liz
and Sheet Filings 10 be delivered N the following order
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