The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-13
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.

WAsHIseToN April IS, 1858.
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at THE
ing, by the cubic yard, channel across this bars
navigable at ordinary low water for the vessels
that frequent the Passaic. The minimum depth
10 be eleven feet six inches at ordinary high wa-
ter; the minimum W 9TH hundred feet; the
length about mile, giving an excavation
whose minimum will be about (40 000) forty thou
sand cubic yards.
The excavation will commence about hslfa mile
north of the present beacon, on the wesi channel;
will extend thence, in the direct prolongaton Of
the channel OF the Passaic along the west channel
towards the lighthouse, till the natural channel Of
the bay is reached beyond the present bar.
The dredging is 10 be executed in what il known
as the west channel, from two to three miles from
the ferry across the Passaic. This point is about
al hour from Jersey City and from Newark over
the plank -road by the omnibuses. Ii is also passed
several times daily by the steamboats, between
Newark and New-York.
The substance comprising the bar is slmost
tirely soft black mud, very easily dredged. The
shores nearest the channel to be dredged ds,
tant about mile, over flown at every high tide,
are overgrown with sedgc, and offer facilities for
the deposit and retention o the dredged matter.
Sealed proposals will be received above for
dredging by the cubic yard the amount of matter
to be removed from the bar, the contractor 20 fur
nish every thing necessary for the execution Of
the work at his own expense The dredging, in ali
cases 10 be done with effect and at such places
as may be directed by the agent of the Govern
ment The excavated matter TO be deposited az
such places Cat about the above mentioned distance
of miie) on the adjacent shores as shall be ind.
Gated by the agent. The directions Of this person
shall in all cases, regarding the execution OF the
work. be binding upon the contractor and his ocal
agents
Partial payments will be made in the progress
of the work, based upon estimates of the number
OF cubic yards removed, which number will be
certained by measuring the dimensions Of the cut
from time to time, and comparing the result with
the condition of the bar it at the commence
ment of the work; but work not at the position
OF the required cut, directed by the agent of the
United States, or in excess of ts specified dmen-
sions, will be paid for. Twenty per cent. of the
value of the work done will in all cases be retained
in the hands of the Government agent, until the
whole amount contracted for is removed, when the
| sums retained will be paid TO the contractor.
Further particulars may be obtained by address.
ing Lieutenant Nj Harrison, United States Engi-
neers, at the Office of Major r. Deladeld, No IL.
Seventeenth street, New York.
JOSEPH G. TOTEM,
Brevet Brig. Gen. and Colonel Engineers.
To be inserted in the Union, lntelligencer, and
Republic, Washington; National Democrat, New
York; and Newark Morning Eagle, Newark, New
Jersey, twice week until the lat day Of June,
1858, and two copies of each paper containing the
advertisement to be transmitted TO the Engineer
Department April 20-aawilstJune