New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-06

$4,000 a. ranging 'rsri ~ 90 f, t-et Ia ,ersfh ana
B.. rc1fs diameter o. - 1ehcs square have been usr
- t-e rl1tcct.te Sans srd iclaisr sni million
-eet nolri measure of timber sud q.sns md ~, ilrs
20 .-.r larf been -sti tor RE same purpose
Hi, ROM. .i stone have hesn g-,i 10 forming the
.lnf.nnr sri slner.fll-ture and spparttu4nocs o.
I '-- unck
W ~il now pro seed -o give a. .l-s oi the almen-
sions snl plan 10 thc uo-k.
it-i-4s' is ~ he .oan-lrrn 90 iret long snd -
'ct broad ca ,he eor'on ami PC nv, ous and p feet
broad no tr t tal ty using the losgnr gates instead
'i tne -rns sat~ I'm additional .th 90 =. ictt may
/ ne obtained lac .csst wIifh = AZ the hollow cloins
N1erc ilt tlcN = hf Feet vile - b. N water llrs
ire rssf irfin % The Dock = over tne mlteg sis
[ whrrr % - ~ '''i ar.lN n'rtn tiSn utr
lnr Woe ..-at ODD ihe "a-i- p, ao 'ect
ln'se 1tA-n'i IS WILL AID" me docking oi ship
oi inene "'iln iae ns'n chamber ana % the largest
u,cr o- ses steamers st''i oy using he aosns gates
~ l.TT if before l.r eNct'st'n could Pc ~
frrd,d Oh FY tn,i'Ta.' ArfiA tc.oN ne surface 90
pre- tsf 70 Nts necessary % exclude the tile and 90
prasll" inr pumi - eai me sPnns and rau~ a'er
"aica would collect 20 i'e pit Ns me excavation ~ss
REG AIRED i' r carried t great iePin 'e''N ine water
in gre nff N Ter hn- 'Hr -f'.ll on "ni'a me ism
Na' 90 rest "'- very u's,1,.'' PEG ''.e neos''AlS
to provide very s,ror, 'nd i1t banner 20 resist The
/ pr.-sare ari perco.s,ous % tac water.
4Ar orsin'. dam " As 'Ait 'n me ioD"Mins manner
i'.f' l."' 'i 'I.'i' pies wiz S''''" ''..'. 'on'
..e .'Nt' ''l .' '.' PROPOSED a's.iou. ,''''',
E" 'a.' 20 - 'nl : 'e,' IN, '''N''H ...
T i'f'' f..' N.'' '-.'i.' pr -'' '.P ~ "-
N'r-. t' IRON = D..s pr h'fFA, gu 'o ie'' t".
spaces ''"',h '.' Pee. 'n ''e orig i IAN "ei' u'''
Ni'. .-r SIX "-..A a. t'Nrn .n ihe eNeaNsNon-
Dn tie .r-t iff goa eornary l-loli WAS found mat
far isn ts entirely nsancrn 10 resist the pressure
ard pt,cc'ton Di zoe ttef ana Ne" dam " as com
m'uced on rae 'F-f ~ NE orisina. Jam before tn'
"Nr cNNip.tt''f however "" waters iio" '''e Day
''N1 passage uN''r ,"e "es OF me OF shs' uS'n
shi nN'si 'l'' ana n.cd me st ms otrs'h
M '-N '7t 3. was ''P'Hrh An' III 0eP''ihoeI lv'
.."a- a 'i.a' ''''-n occurred on 'ne opposite sue
90 RE no.
It wis found Thar the Piles IN the original dam lirom
DID tI fI rt long We're TOO short and that the material
which lad been used ior the nng not suitable and
ts fhe sections ot the dams were too narrow IL was
therefore determined % construct pew dam on the
1.. 0i Oh, origins. dam with longer piles and spaces
ui -rtafer width and io OH with coarse. heavy gravel
Tn. Vas done. AMI fls dam has since remained nrm
AMI alter SHORT time Wa almost completely water
u2lr
The whole number OF piles which have been driven
Tor c0fer dam '4 snd they average - feet 10
length aud D. niche. square.
Fol removing the .prnz and rain water steam On
suc % - horse power W,s erected 20 drive plum
GER nt,tr. .f Is inches diameter aud . let stroke
! capable 81 di.char.iu. 40lO gallons per minute.
line quantity which has lowed into the PIT from the
Syringe has been pretty uniformly go gallons per min
/ ute
| Ihf FInrffff1n Contrary 10 what had been pre-
vnu.v anfcpatsd % was found that the sii forming
the bed of the channel Of che Walsloui was underay
ga lv gucks,ud ro tue depth OF upward Of 80 feet
| h.isy. the level of the water
The lower mart of tns excavation Of the Dit proved
,.Iv ,ro'sesoa,e IN con.Csuercs of the aniunt Of
-v which wa. b-,iiyht mn hv the .uring. which ron
| .l.r.,i che. ..rt .er,i. amid
fn June. $40 trial pile was driven into the bottom
q, depth Of II teet below the coping and subsequent
la many other piles were driven h about the same
isufh Th. movement OF these piles and the materials
which were brought up by the 6orns. indicated that
| Ola. r,,,- x.,nj continued AL le..t to tins d,pth
The who'll, nrn, .r 81 niles which were driven In the
foundation wa. 6lp They average u inches diameter
and 7I. t.er ,n .nyh ,sl1y Ia. timbsrs They were
driven IN roy,- % iser apart from center t. center In
Inc line of the rows 10 was found necessary to drive
,rrm much closer Beside these. "a .hecting piles.
inches chick and averaging III eat in length tOngusd
ana 5rl,af were driven entirely sruuui the founda
! uon. and t.ur lows across the Pr
a Ter the pii.s Mere driven. the sand removed
from around them % depth Of 2, feet and the space
| hi,I up with co7r.is masonry
The piles were an sawed N 90 the proper level. and
capped with yellow pine timber l2 By ID inches, ire
nailed and ooted the piles, laid transverse 20 the
| All. oi ths Do,A- The spaces between the umhers
were filled with concrete Yellow pine plank, inches
thick I0nt,d aud closely laid on and spiked 20
the umbefs pu the top OF the plank another set Of
timber 40 the size was lad, breaking joints win
! these heow-the space was hl'd with concrete ana
| covered with plank as before mentioned.
The amount OF concrete mosonry "hich was used
100 the iounilton was o5tu cubic yards snd the amount
oi lumber aud plank was nuj 100 ieei board measure
BoH0n .,pvings otning proved more annoying than
the springs OF mesh water. which bufst up ia great
number zud with considerable force whenever the *
caFaton reached within about six ie"t OF rs lowest
point
lnese springs nave pr'se nte1 some pfculh FEATURES
ana nave proved 80 uoupirsvm' mat particular ue
scrpunn Oh one 81 me most refractory ana ihr hetho'
adopted % overcome H. VIII serve 10 sho" uhe oosti
nate character OF tue whole AMI the dHcuities they
| opposed to me laying do"h Inc foundation.
These dAtcniue' did not proceed from mo mere
| moving OF the water ."ut ms ~ anne up oIou.nl
Win large quantities 81 sand 80 me ana 'mpaPHoie
a. ~ . .''s.'. - ., ' 9,' 80 -.
! o't" 20" '- ~ ~ -, " az -
| s--. i - ,,i ~, , ,n ~
go. - i-''
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.rltt -, s. ,l'.,,'y.,.J IN ,5s ..,,Ie,oen, ~ th
| 49,. ,,,,i ,a.. ,..fi ana md, Fooioe Hou.e 30 .
i.i.. 49,, ..i d., ,.e....ry d, .btt, ,b. ,nr,n. ~ =
80, 49,, i,a,', ~ IN, on o.. IN slle5
! ..t .i.s So -. - .,t,.,., ,,,, ia All 4,
! IT, - Il - ',.,4.,,., - m,
49, ~ ' ~ -s . - 20 ~ ~ 80, 80
| 'ON.I'N-' PD' 49, '' ~. Nv" - ~ - wv 10
| ~ 1H' 'D''o''' 10 '.' i,-i''a'D"'
81 40" p'''N' ~ 'ueN' lna nisans nus - 80" "
| prevent "i' '"hN moving up Win Hs "a'Si' NJ" '"'
era tx pep'ehl' "ri" lrp - AeCCnp''p t"is ooJ',1
MONO" PIE vas 'n'eft'' 10 tne spring 10 'he hopr
iAHi me water ''"ii mus o. lri Z" hiSnt "heie u
would ho i"ngef nave he"a suheent 70 iOfoo up Ine
sand lnls p"h ial'd On lts hfst ~" DecAu.e inc
surrounding crust ~ eafth vas 80 weak mat "nefe
heal 10 ie" iert Vas obtained inc spring Iouhd
more easy cutie, - some De" place
twas neat attempted ~ affrst tno waste 81 sAnn ~
ming ~ iAc sPfns VITA 'oDD'e stones "hd pep'''
ON e 10Th ~ Apf 4oocuolc ieet ~ these were thip"n
into tue spring sifrady mentioned ana having settled
DUNG night. cubic tret additional