The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-12
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT,
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ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHINGToN, April IS, 1858.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received this
~ office until the LIST day of June, 1868, for drodg
ing, by the cubic yard, a channel across this bars
navigabe at ordinary low water for the vessels
that frequent the Passaic. The minimum depth
10 be eleven feet six inches al ordinary high wa
ter; the minimum w 9th one hundred feet; the
length about one mile, giving an excavation
whose minimum will be about (40 000) forty thou
sand cubic yards.
The excavation will commence about half mile
north OF the present beacon, on the west cha mel;
will extend thence in the direct prolone CATION 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
an hour from Jersey City and from Newark over
the plank road by the omnibuses. II lie also passed
several times daily by the steamboats, between
Newark and New York.
The substance comprising the bar is almost en-.
tirely soft black mud, very easily dredeed The
chores nearest the channel to be dredged are dis.
tant about mile, are overown at every high tide
are overgrown with seGge, and offer facilities for
the deposit and retention f the dredged matter.
Sealed proposals will be received as above for
dredging by the cubic yard the amount of matter
to be removed from the bar, the contractor to fur
nlsh every thing necessary for the execution Of
the work at his own expense The dredging, in all
cases, to be done with effect and at such place.
as may be directed by the agent of the Govern
inent. The cxcavated matter to be deposited at
such places (at about the above mentioned distance
of mile) on the adjacent shores shall be indi.
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 local
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 as
ccertained by measuring the dimensions of the cut
from time to time, and comparing the result with
the condition of the bar itewas al the commence
ment of the work; but no work not at the position
OF the required cut directed by the agent of the
United States, or in excess of its specified dimen-
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 M Harrison, United States Engi-
neers, at the Office of Major II. Dela6eld, No IL,
Seventeenth street. New York.
JOSEPH G. TOTEM,
Brevet Brig. Gen. and Colonel Engineers
To be inserted in the Union, Intelligencer and
Republic, Washington; National Democrat, New
York; and Newark Morning Eagle, Newark, New
Jersey, twice week until the LIST day of June,
1858, and two copies of each paper containing the
advertisement to be transmitted to the Engineer
Department. April 20-aawtlstJune