The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-27
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT,
Washington, February ~, 1859.


Washington, February ~, 1859
1T proposed presently linear oper
II .ss MIC % TO The e.
and in Is feet Said be
regard corps Of engineers. New ohesn. Major VIM H. cha.
Of and Mr. H. F. Pensacola
70 Isl four rows Of or pine s p square
of mud and sand piles each being feet from
and the distance between three ha
being 10 the
inclined like butress the Others by
% % S 20 sufs
or % are to Be ns y az
receive finch pansins which VIII be securely fastened on By
planks being about aud let into morce about inches
Th. plankns platform breakwater
about feet above The low water level Of The lake. and dscends
ing an inclined surface on which the wave will break.
The Two middle rows win be connected together BY
the inclined just spoken Of which win eifb b.eed
2io boIsd Them Immediately below low wafer
attached TO by screw bolt and then driven down to is proper
piles driven down and the and longitudinal pieces
effected depth only
to "A inches The ourneh panks under water win be spiked and
The holes and morees being prepared before placing them posi-
Quantity Of the
500 syprG.. pine poles. a H. :. 70 - feet long
1900 running E feet o. pleasing ,io f,d I'm
ter and about IS in long
$500 spikes.
is supposed be carried the OF 200
year without from the weather after making
lair allowance other Sundays. IL win be
CURED months from the date o the
Proposals will Engineer Department, Washing
ton until the tbeh day Of March, So for the execution Of this
other of the following proposiiio
deliver OF The bfeaswaer about
Ponchaan railroad DEPOT las the experimenting engineer
shall decp all the piles and longitudinal pieces, and the
pankns needed FOR is construction
I'd 10 said breakwae much running foot Of
its length the furnishing everything else but the piles The
and longitudinal pieces, and the plankins
3D. To furnish all the Materials &c required and 10 construct the
whole breakwaer at much running foot OF Its length In
embrsc' the other propositions In
The OF rejecting all the offers which be made re
served.
faithful performance itself the right OF
nung time should the holders Of fail TO
t. conditions
40 advances OF money made by Engineers Depart
mcnt under any circumstances whatever
Payments proporonse 20 The amount o. WON zone WI be maa
monthly certificate ~ the local agent that due diligence has
used work that interruption 70 it, daily
that incident Sundays bad weather
unavoidable arrangement
quality OF The
quantity paid for have been taken om section completely
finished as required.
sceunr finally paid the contractors the completion
Of work. be forfeited the United States In case Of failure
OF the
An proposal. accompanied by testimonials Of high charsc
the o the propose to execute the work offered
envelopes should endorsed Proposals for the construction Of
q brsstwater in Lake PoncharrHn!"
address, MAJOR G. T. Besuresard, corps Of
Engineers ~" o'''"' JOS g. TOTEM,
IT. Brig Gen. and Col Engineers.
To be inserted the rntsls.ncsr, Rspube and Union Wash
New Ore,n. Orleans Ia Mobile Advertiser, Mobile
Asbsm Gazette, Pensacola daily for two weeks one
containing the ADVERTISEMENT" sent inc
Engineer Department
Feb 93-dow