New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-15

T. : Day DOCK At BFoozLYS.--We find n toe
Albany Argus al account Of this m~gnlneeh1 e"'
costly undertaking. including iuA detan Of 'Hs
extraordinary difficulties and losses when lave
been encountered in its progress hitherto o"Hs |"
the unfsvorab!c nature Of the ground and some ili
calculation in the original engineering i"Ns '@i'
the construction and repairs Of Golfer eain' win
the excavation OF the site have eno'sed sttenii'n
and means and the excavation is not yet ooEnpie'
al What remains 70 be done may Be gathered
,,oro ,h. soloviug extracts fromthe Argus
=, oh,ona nit nearly 200 fee, in length and
~e, oT3 brosd the bottom q which VIII be 80 fee' De
low ordinary high water mark To consuuc't P,tYPri
Hoor capable Of resisting the upward pressure q nc
water piles between thirty and forty iset one .nu A
.hu..nd IN nuber are 70 BE- driven into the bottom 81
distance u two feet. the one from ne otnei- Ins
insr.tces Of these piles are 20 De hiieo WIZ na'
three feet thies. Of concrete Masonry, ~
broken granite and cement Across the nesns OF ,no
rle. next are 70 BE- laid tmbers one 1907 square oe
tween which also the above composition IL 70 DC Aleo ~
The whole will then be psnked over forming tnlootn
.nyfsce four hundred feet 10 length by one hundred IN
brea6th Nextis 70 follow another course Of umoers
Che intermediate space being also ted win concie'sJ
and on this another layer Of plank Over AL IL % oe
placed a course Of rubbe stone nasgns twenty ncn1s
tbiek on which will be the fine cut granite, wnen Is
10 constitute the foor proper Of the Dry DOCK. q,
The r. g Dry Dock IL expected 70 be finished 10 az
ls49 The original estimate was soSoVo ooI ne 49,
estimate. has been found, BY experience TO De Deio"
the resi- eoure twill be exceeded By, IL is supposed
hundred thousand dollars making the expense o. u
work when finished about tsJlOOO OF aoOul 'ne 0' "
the T. g Dry Deck at Norfolk. Va
The balance of last years sppropristOn Will "a
pected suffice 10 complete the excavation; rot sne
ther prosecution Of the work the sum OF Wow ne
been voted in the Navy supply bill rscepuy ps'eu uis
Hons. on Representatives which money will be required
for the execution Of the masonry
The expenditure up TO the beginning OF ins
yesr has been about $4,000 Of this sum s0OOO nave
been expanded on the Golfer dam ao3e-soIoO ioI ma
terials on hand-the engines pile drivers cranes toos
&c cost IL is supposed some $oOVVO. .oo =
The contracts entered into amount 70 Sl3IVVo VIZ
s1isOoO FOR stone cement sand &c. for the masonry
$4,000 for timber piles plank &c, and about sIVevO
for miscellaneous articles such a. IRON spikes rOP
Prom this floor the side walls OF cut granite thify
six feet high will spring 90; perpendicular. however
but by succession of steps or affairs thus alo"ns
the chamber Of the Dock 10 increase in wdtn as lne
walls rise until the cavity which was only tn,ly ZEE
ids A, the bottom becomes ninety eight feet al TOP ana
its length Us AZ bottom eongates into 3Ds feet tne
surface This portion Of the work alone Will require
900 stones beside 1000 tons OF hubble Inc pocA
will when finished accommodate vessel $50 feet long
or the larges, ship in the American Navy iu entrance
win be closed by gates and the water removed by
means Of six eight large pumps each three or iour
/ feet In diameter.
When completed, and perfectly secured. this
| will be magnificent work-like the Egyptian
Pyramids We cannot repress the conviction how
ever that il will cost good deal over One Million
of Dolars aud that more convenient and useful
though less imposing Dry Dock could have been
completed long since for less money than has al
ready been expended upon this or might now be con
structed for one third the still required 10 com
plste an rxcsvsted Stone Dock. But works Of
this sort are got up and prosecuted not TO save pub
lie money but to spend it for local agsrandzement
which and they ehectusDy answer