The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-27

TRY DOCK. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
IL Proposals for Timber for building the CoFFEI
DAM will be received at the Navy Agents Office New
York, until the 9th day Of December lS4l, agreeabl,
to the following
SCHEDULE or TIMBER.
1854 Piles of Yellow Pine timber, Is inches square
average length As teet--for main Dam.
1874 Piles of Yellow Pine timber, Ia inches square
average length 80 feet-for main Dam
45S Piles of Yellow Pine timber IL inches square
average length 80 feet--for side Dams.
725 Piles of Yellow Pine timber ~ inches square
average length 50 fcet-for Sheet Piling.
Sets of Wallng Pieces, for main Dam, of White
Oak, foot square-total length 1876 feet.
2scts of Waing Pieces for Side Dams of White
Oak, foot inches square-total length 1910 feet.
So cap tmbers of White Pine Is feet long and 10
inches square.
IA 1874 feet board measure, of 3 inch white pine
plank.
All the above timber for P les TO be of good sound
yellow hard pine, free from large knots and shakes
and suitable for growing and driving sheet piing
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 deyate
more than one inch in the width Of the pile The
dimensions to be as follows; The first named 36f
piles TO be of lengths varying from AZ 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
than 10 inches, to average about l5--and the
width not less than l6 inches.
The second lot (of 1871 Pes) to vary in length from
"a to So averaging not less than 10 feet the thick
the parallel edges not less than IL nor more
than Ii inches land the width no, less than IA
inches.
The third lot (of 45s Pilcs) to vary in length from
&c 40 averaging 80 feet the thickness on the paral
lei edges not less than than l3 TO average
~ inches and the width not less than II inches.
The fourth lot (of 725 Pes) to vary in length from
80 to 80 averaging 36 feet the thickness on the paral
n. ~ Lace han IN.
average IL inches; and the width not less than II
inches
The string uaiing pieces for the main Dam to be
of good sound, straight white oak timber, heweu OF
sawed IL inches square, and in length varying from
25 to 80 feet
The whole amount furnished to be 1876 lineal
feet.
The railing pieces for the side dams to be II by
inches, hewed sawed square, OF good sound,
straight white oak timber, AMI in lengths varying from
25 to 35 feet; the whole amount to be 1910 ineal
feet.
The So saps 10 be good sound w hte Pine timber,
free from shakes and large knots, hewed or sawed
straight, l6 inches square and y feet long.
The Plank to BE- of White Pine, sound, straight,
and square edged, free from large nots, inches in
thickness and lengths not less than % feet amount
II 434 board measure
An the above timber and plank to delivered such
wharf or wharfs, within the U s. Navy Yard, New
York as may be desig and subject to the nspec
ton and approval of such person as may be selected by
the engineer; one fourth OF the yellow or hard rine
10 be delivered before the 2lth day Of January, 1872
one fourth before the 25th of February and the re-
naming half before the 3ls of March, 1872; the tim
Der for the main and side dams and sheet png TO be
delivered in the following order, viz;
LIST. The Timber for the Main Dam
81 Side Dams,
al Sheet Filings
The Oak Waling pieces to he delivered on or before
the first day of April and the White Pine timber and
Plank before the 18th of April, 1872.
ria trp-e To
ROBERT C. WETMORE,
Nary Agent
Navy AGENTS OFFICE,
New York, Nov. Sth, l64l. !
nov lids
The Boston Atlas, Portland Advertiser National
In,eigencer, Globe, Madisonlan and Norfolk ana
Portmouth Herald, will copy the above times each
week until 9Th December and send their bulls to TINS
office.