The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-31

nRY DOCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
- Proposals for Timber for building the Cprnt
DAM will be received al the Navy gents Office Nt
York, until the 9th day Of December 1871 asree-py
to the following
SCHEDULE OF liMrER.
364 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, ~ inches square
average length as feet for main DAM
1914 Piles Of yellow Pine timber | 4 inches suGn1ct
average length 81 ect-for main Dam
45S Piles Of Yellow Pine timber II inches sqlafa
average length 3S ftet--for side Dams.
725 Piles of Yellow Pine timber - inches squ,rg@
average length 81 icct--ior Sheet Png.
4 Sells of Wallns Pieces for main Dsm, of White
Oak, foot square-tota length 1876 feet.
SETS of WaIing Pieces, Tor Side Dams of Wine
Oak, foot inches square-toal length 1910 le,t
81 cap timbers of White Pine Is feet long and u
inches square.
IA l34 feet board measure of 3 inch white pine
plank
All the above timber for Piles to be of good sounl
yellow or hard pine, free from large knots ard suh,
and suitable for growing and driving sheet lillng
Two OF the opp site edges OF each l'le 10 lie saw
or hewed straight and parallel, and lh'td side 70
sawed or hewed straight and square with The Gi{r
two. The fourth face 10 be hewed or saw cd rcnty.
parallel with the opposite side asnut 70 GttIs3c
more than one inch in the width Of the N .ll@.
dimensions to be follows: The first raltcd 3oi
lis 70 be Of lengths varying from ~ to l7 ot ple
to average at least 40 feet THE thickness, intgpa
the parallel edges, 10 he not less than II nor e,
or than lGinches, 10 average about l5--dld sa
width not less than IL inches.
The second lot (of 1911 Piles to vary in ena
"a TO 3S averaging not less than Sc feet The n \.
ness the parallel edges not less than , u0r iIae
than IA inches and the width not less ll.n ii
inches. .~4..
The third lot (of ass Piles to vary in len NJ 6en
SO To 40 averaging IS f., the thick nes4 ON
lei edges not hess than / nor than : III tft,e
II inches; and the width not less than IL lucl.@
The fourth lot COT 125 PlIes) to vary in iencf 5oH.
80 to 80, averaging SO feet the thickness thclgs 49,
lei edges to be not less than IL nor more than f l1
ny hos and It L.. ,i,f i
inches
The string or ,ealing pieces for the main DAM
of good sound, straight white oak timber htNtt ,l
sawed 2nchcs square, and in length yatyn II 81
% to 30 feet.
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 lines
feet
The uaiing pieces for the side dams TO he - DIV
inches hewcd or sawed square Of good, soold
straight white oak timber, and in cng lis vary lng if
% TO 80 feet the whole amount TO be 1870 ncOI
feet
The 50 sarslo be ofgocd sound Willie 7lc tnlcs.
free from sEnEn. ard larue knots h,wcd ar sa>,, H.
straight, l6nchcs square ard lsfiol orr.
The piaHh 10 b. 81 Nlfr ilnr, eoua1 strainht y
and square edged, irlc from large nos, s inches
thickness and Ian lengths not less than % feet
II 431 board measure
An the above timber and plank to delivered on such
wharf or wharf-, within the U 5. Navy lntd, NON
York, may be designated, and subject 10 the uspc.
ton and approval Of such person may be srcc tF
the engineer one fourth OF the yellow or hari Pod
be delivered before the oath day Of Jauu,t, -i3
fourth before the 25th of February amt II ft-
naming hall before the 3lst of MaicA l~i4 tr tt-
Der for the main and side dams and sheet .a5 lu c
delivered in The following order VIZ
ls The Timber for the Main Dam
ID IS" CO." Silc Dams
Sd. Shcet p,lin,. ,a
The Oak Waling pieces to be delivered onorl,
the first day of Aprll, and the White Pine uu,r
Plank before the 18Th of April 1912
The right reserved to receive a less portion an
offer may embrace.
ROBERT G. WETMO8E
Nary -
NAVY AGENT's OFFICE,