The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-23

TRY DOCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
IL Proposals for Timber for building the CoFFER
DAM will be received at the Navy Agents Office New
York, until the 9Th day Of December, 1884, agreeaby
TO the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMBER.
364 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 81 feet--for main Dam.
458 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, ~ inches square
average length 38 feet-for side Dams.
725 Piles of Yellow Pine timber, 10 inches square
average length SO fcet-for Sheet Piling.
Sets Of Waling Pieces, for main Dem, Of White
Oak, foot square-tota length 1876 feet
sets Of Waling Pieces, for Side Dams, Of White
Oak foot inches square-to,al length 1910 feet.
So cap timbeIs of White Pine l0 feet long and l6
inches square.
l4,l 1874 feet board measure, of inch white pine
plank.
All the above timber for Piles 10 be of good sound
yellow or hard pine free from large knots and shakes
and suitable for growing and driving sheet Piling
Two of the opposite edges Of each pile to be sawed
hewed straight and parallel and third side to be
sawed hewed straight and square with the other
two. The fourth face to be hewed or sawed nearly
parallel with the opposite side as not to deviate
more than one inch in the width of the pile. The
dimensions to be follows: The first named 1854
piles to be Of lengths varying om 40 to AZ feet and
to average at least As feet the thickness, measured
on the parallel edges TO be not less than IA nor great
er than 10 inches, TO average about l5,--and the
width not less than l6 inches.
The second LOT (of l9i Pes) to vary in length from
"a to 49, averaging not less than Sc feet the thick
on 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 Piles) to vary in length from
SO to 40 averaging 80 feet the thickness the paral
lei edges not lees than ii more than to average
l2inches; and the width not less than IL inches.
The fourth lot (of 725 Pes) To vary in length from
80 49, averaging Sc feet, the thickness the para
lei edges be not less than IL than IL, to
average IL inches; and the width not less than IL
inches
of good sound, straight white oak timber, hewed
sawed u inches square. and in en0h VARYING from
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 lineal
feet.
The ,oaling pieces for the side dams to be 10 by
inches, hewed sawed square, of good sound,
straight white oak timber, and in lengths varying from
25 to 35 feet; the whole amount to be 1910 iineal
feet.
The SO saps TO be ofgood sound White Pine timber,
free from shakes and large knots hewed sawed
straight, l6 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 % feet amount
IA ,434 board measure.
All the abovetimber and plank to delivered on such
wharf or wharfs within the U. S. Navy Yard, New
York may be desg mated and subject to the inspec
ton and approval of such person may be selected by
the engineer; one-fuurth Of the yellow hard Pine
to be delivered before the 2ih day Of January 1872
fourth before the 25th of February and the
naming half before the 3lst Of March, 1872 the tim
Der for the main and side dams and sheet plng be
delivered in the following order viz:
LIST. The Timber for the Main Dam.
81 Side Dams
Sd Sheet Pilinps
The Oak Waling pieces to be delivered on 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
offer may embrace.
ROBERT c. WETMORE,
Nary Agent.