The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-30
AT THE JUNCTION OF THE HACK EN-
SACK AND PAAsAIC RIVERS, NEW
ARK BAY, N. j.


ES6lResR DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIS0roN, April Is, 1909.
CEALED. PROPOSALS will be received az thls
- office until the lst day Of June, 1903, for gregg
ing, By the cubic yard, channel across 'nis oar,
tbst 1rsonsot Inc P,sssIc. The minimum depth
10 be eleven feet ak inches at ordinary high wa
ter; the minimum " dth one nunofeo teeS tne
length about one niue, s' "a 900, a'a'on
whose minimum Win DC aSo"' NS0'"00' o''J 'noo1
TIRE excavation will commence about half mile
north OF the present beacon, on the wcss channel;
,,,;u exteud thence, in the direct proong CATION OF
The channel Of the Passaic, along the west chan mel
tovards he lighthouse. till the natural channel of
the bay is reached beyond the present bar.
The dredging is to be executed in what il know
as The vest 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 plankroad by the omnibuses. 1t is also passed
Newark and New York
The substance comprising the bar is almost en-
III ely soft black mud, very easily dredged The
shores nearest the channel TO be dredged are dis
tan about mile, are overio at every high tide.
are overgrown with se6ge, and offer facilities for
the deposit and retention the dredged matter.
Sealed proposals. win be received as above for
dr. dying by The cubic yard the amount of matter
to be removed from the bar, the contractor fur
nish 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 places
a. may be directed BY the agent of the Govern
meat. The excavstsd matter to be deposited at
such places (at about he above mentioned distance
OF mile) on the adjacent shores shall be ndi
cated oy the agent. The directions of this person
shall in all cases, regarding the execution o. 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
certained by measuring the dimensions of the cut
from time to time, and comparing the result with
the condition of The bar as it was at the commence
ment OF The work; bot no work not at the position
OF the required cut, directed by the emit 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 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. Dela6ed No IL !,
Seventeenth street, New York.
JOSEPH G.. TOTEM,
Breyet Brig Gen and Colonel En- gineers
To be inserted in the Union, Intelgencer, and
Republic, Washington; National Democrat, New
YORK; and Newark Morning agile, Newark, New
Jersey, twice week until the lst day OF June
1858, and two copies of each paper containing the
advertisement to be transmitted TO the Engineer
Department. April 20-2awtlstJune