The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-02

nRY DOCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
H. Proposals for Timber for building the CofFER
Dam viii he received al the Navy agents Office, New
York, until the 5h day OF December lo4l, aRreeabiy
TO the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMER.
1854 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, 10 inches square
average length as teet-for main Dam.
1874 Piles of yellow Pine timber. IA inches square
average length 81 feet-for main Dam
45S Plies Of yellow Pine timber, IL inches square
average length 80 ttet-for side Dams.
725 Piles OF Yellow Pine timber IL inches square
average length 81 fsei-ior Sheet Piling.
sets Of w allng Pieces, for main Dom, of White
Oak, foot square-total length 1876 feet.
2 sets Of Waing Pieces, for Side Dams, OF W me
Oak, foot inches squaIe-ioial length lo1u ieet.
So cap tmbers Of White Pine IL feet long and 10
inches square
l4l34 feet board measure, of inch white pine
plank.
All the above timber for Piles 10 be Of good sound
yellow or hard pine free large knots and shakes,
and suitable for groo,ing and driving as sheet ring.
Two of the opposite edges OF each pile 70 be sawed
hewed straight and parallel, and third side 10 DC
sawed or hewed straight and square with The other
two. The fourth face to be he~ed or sawed nearly
parallel with the opposite side so as not to deylae
more than inch in the width Of the pile ne
dimensions to be as follows: The first named 364
piles TO be Of lengths varying from AZ TO AZ feet, and
TO average at least As feet the thickness measured
the parallel edges TO be not less than nor great
er than l6 inches, 10 average about l5,--and the
width not less than l6 inches.
The second lot (of l9 Pes) to vary in length from
81 To 49, averaging not less than So feet the thick
ness on the parallel edges not less than ~ nor more
than IA inches and the width not LEES than Ia
inches.
The third lot (of 45s Piles) to vary in length from
SO to 40 averaging 80 feet the thickness on the iarnl-
lei edges not less than IL than Is to average
IL inches and the widtb not less than IL inches
The fourth lot (of 725 Ples) to vary in length from
80 to 49, averaging Sc feet the thickness on the paral
l..a thunl nnrp thnn & IN
average ~ inches; and the width not less than IL
inches.
The string or Mailing pieces for the min Dam to be
of good sound, straight white oak timber, hewed or
sawed ~ inches square, and in length varying from
25 to 35 feet.
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 lineal
feet
The railing pieces for the side dams to be IL by
inches hewed or sawed square, OF good, sound
straight white oak timber, and in lengths varying from
25 to 35 feet; the whole amount to be l01O lneal
feet
The SO saps 10 be ofgood sound White Pine timber
free from shakes and large knots, hewed or sawed
straight, l6 inches square and - feet long
The Plank to b. OF White Pine, sound, straight
and square edged, fire from large nots, inches IN
thickness and in lengths not less than 70 feet amount
IA 431 board measure
An the above timber and plank to delivered on such
wharf or wharf., within the u 5 Navy Yard, New
York may be desip mated and subject To the nspec
ton aud approval of such person may be selected ny
the enEineeri one tnurth OF me yenW OF ha" ine
TO be delivered before The 24th day of January, lS42;
one fourth before the 25th Of February, and the re-
naming half before the 3ls Of March 1912, the tim
Der for the and side dams and sheet ling 10 be
delivered in the following order, viz:
lst The Timber for tho Main Dam.
Al Sheet Filings
The Oak Waling pieces to be delivered on or before
the first day of April and the White Pine timber and
Plank before the Is h Of April, 1872.
The right reserved to receive less portion than an
ofer may embrace.
ROBERT C. WETMORE,
Nary Agent
Navy AoENT's OFFlcE,
New YORK, Nov. 9Th, lS4l.
nov ll-tD5
The Boston Atlas, Portland Advertiser, National
Inteliigencer Globe, Madisonian, and Norfolk and
Portnouth Herald will copy the above 8 times each
week until 5th December and send their bills to this
office