The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-04

nRY DOCK, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
- Proposals for Timber for building the Cufftt
Dam will be received the Navy Agents Office New
York until the 9th day Of December, 1871 agIeeaby
to the following
SCHEDULE OF TIMER.
364 Piles of Yellow Pine timber III inches square
average length 10 feet for main Dam
l94 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, IA inches square
average length 80 for main Dam.
ass Piles OF Yellow Pine timber, II inches squire
average length .3S feet side Dams.
725 Piles Of Yellow Pine timber, ! 2 inches square
average length 80 fcel-tor Sheet PiIing
Sets of Wallng Pieces, for main Dam, of White
Oak, foot square-oial length 1916 feet.
2 sets of w aing Pieces for Side Dams, of White
Oak, foot inches square--o'al length 1910 feet.
So cap tmbers Of White Pine Is feet Ion. and IL
inches square.
l4l34 feet board measure, of 3 inch white pine
plank.
All the above timber for Piles to be of good sound
yellow hard pine, free from large knots nd shakes
and suitable for groos ing ard driving shce; WhrE
Two of the opposite edges of each pile to he siwr]
or hewed straight and parallel, and third side 10 be
sawed or hewed straight and square with The OH, W.
two The fourth face 10 be henrd or sawed pctrjy
parallel with the opposite side as to dc,iaic
more Than one inch in the width Of the lie. Inc
dimensions to be as follows: The first named 3uF
piles 10 be Of lengths varying fIom AZ TO dS feet aud
to eTage at least As feet tie thickness, measured
on the parallel edges to be not less than "A nor tc
er than Is inches, to average about Is --oud sleH
width moi less than l6 inches.
The second lot (of 19l Pes) to vary in length from
"a to 80, averaging not less than sc icc The tr'rt
ness on the parallel edges not less than II re
than Ia inches ;--and the width not less than J
inches.
The third lot (of 45S Piles to vary in length fiou
80 to 40 averaging 30 feet the thick on the 0ral.
lei edges not hess than IL more than - q average
~ inches and the widtil not ess than II lHcAt-
The fourth lot f125 Piles to vary in lcngtl from
33 o3S, averaging 36 feet; the thickness On lheiar,I
lei edges to be less than IL nor more then IS 10
average II inches; and the width not loss than l.
inches. ~.
The string or railing pieces for the main Dam TO lc
of good, sound straight white oak timber h(wcd oJ
sawed u inches square, and in length varying ir,n
25 to 35 feet
The whole amount furnished to be lS7G lined
feet.
The railing pieces for the side dams to be II by
inches, hewed or sawed square OF 9, cd, sound
straight white oak timber, ana in cnaths varying trya
25 to 80 feet; the whole amount TO be 1870 lfuta.
feet.
The 50 saps TO be ofgood sound White Pinctimhcr
free from shakes and large knots, hrwed or sawed
straight, l6 inches square and Is feet ldng.
The Plank to b. of w he Pine, sound, straigl
and square edged, free IRON large nors 3 inches
thickness, and IN Lengths not less than % ce
ii 43i board measure
All the above timber and plank to delivered on suc
whaf. or wharfs, within the s Navy Yard, NV
York as may be designated, ard subject the l1kit
ton and approval OF such person may be- srlocrtd
the engineers one fourth of the yellow or hard tale
to be delivered before the 2lth day ol January 7l-
ane fourth before the 18th of February ana llctr
naming half before the 3lst OF March 1872 tft1lNe
her for the main and side dams ADD sheet IdiinI TO
delivered in the following order, viz:
9' LIST The Timber for the Main Dam.
ID. g !" Side Dams
3D. Shot pil,n,s
The Oak Waling pieces TO he dcllyeredo on otbr'si
the first day of April, AMI the White Pine timber ~
Plank before the 10 of April, 1872
The right reserved TO receive a less portion than
offer may embrace.
ROBERT C, WETMORE
Nary Agea
Navy AGENT's Orrlce
New Yock, Nov, Sth, 1871. {
nov ll--tD5
| NorE.The time of delivery Of the above timhe
is extended follows;
| The first fourth on the 25h February
| The second fourth on 2uth March.
| ! he rem inder on lst MAY.
Offers received until 2irh December, which unt
state the price per cubic loot, or running foot as
case may be- and should state whether cav ed coufu
hewed or rough hewed, j. offered
ROBERT G. WE TMORE Navy Agcnr
! Navy Agent Office, New York, Nov % H.
| dec IL 3taWl2ith Dec.
! II The G ODE, Madsonan and Norfolk and Pm.
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