The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-16

TRY DOCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
IL Proposals for Timber for building the COFFEE
Dam. will be received a, the Navy Agents Office, New
York until the 9th day of December, S4, agreeably
to the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMBER.
1854 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, l6 inches square
average length As feet-for main Dam.
1874 Piles of Yellow Pine timber IA inches square
average length 80 feet-for main Dam.
1853 Piles OF Yellow Pine timber, ~ inches square
, average length 80 feet-for side Dams.
TBS Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, 10 inches square
average length SO fcet-for Sheet Piling.
Sets Of Waling Pieces, for main Dam, Of White
Oak, foot square-total length 1876 feet.
sets Of Waling Pieces, for Side Dams, of White
Oak, foot 4 inches square-to,al length 1910 feet
50 cap limbers of White Pine lS feet long and ID
inches square.
l4,l34 feet board measure, of inch white pine
plank. st4s
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 as sheet Ping
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 the other
two. The fourth face to be hewed or sawed nearly
parallel with the opposite side SO as not to devate
than inch in the width Of the pile. The
dimensions to be as follows: The first named 36i
piles be Of lengths varying from 40 to AZ feet and
to average at least IS feet the thickness, measured
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 lncnes.
The second lot (of l9l Piles) to vary in length from
"a to 80, averaging not less than SO feet the thick
the parallel edges not less than IL nor more
than IA inches land the width not less than IA
inches.
The third lot (of 45s Pes) to vary in length from
SO 40 averaging 80 feet the thickness on the paral
lei edges not less than III than ID to average
I2inches and the width not less than IL inches
The fourth lot (of 725 Piles) to vary in length from
80 to 49, averaging So feet; the thickness on the paral-
lei edges be not less than more than Is, TO
average IL inches; and the width not less than II
inches.
The string or mailing 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
25 to IS feet.
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 lineal
feet.
The ,oalimg pieces for the side dams to be 10 by 8
inches hewed or sawed square, of good, sound,
straight white oak timber, and in lengths varying from
IS to 35 feet the whole amount to be 1910 lineal
feet
The SO saps to be Of good sound White Pine timber,
free from shakes and large knots, hewed or sawed
straight, 1G 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 70 feet amount
IA, 434 board measure
All the above timber and plank to delivered on such
wharf or wharfs, within the U. s. Navy Yard, New
York may be desig and subject to the inspec
ton and approval of such as may be selected by
the engineer; onefourth Of the yellow hard Pine
to be delivered before the cath day Of January, 1912
one fourth before the 25ih Of February, and the
naming 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. +" Side Dams.
81. !" !" 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 18th Of April, 1912.
The right reserved to receive less portion than an
offer may embrace.
ROBERT C. WETMORE,
Nary Agent
Navy AGENTS OFFICE,
New York, Nov. Sth lS4l. !
nov lids
The Boston Atlas, Portland Advertiser, National
InteIligencer, Globe, Madisonian, and Norfolk and
Pormouth Herald will copy the above 3 times each
week until 9Th December and send their bills to this