The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-02
Proposals a DreAss Tug Boat ana Scosvs or for
Dssasiss ny tho Cable Yard, in tho Savannah
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EsaIsEaK DsrAKraEsT,
Washington, February 2e A


Washington, February ae, 1858.
SEALED PROPOSALS win be received This Office until
al 70 &c ofihs materials. '''
:. sa., sa cubic yards hour 600 cubic yards
sand snd soft depth Of water varying from seven
s Ss stH ten iss At Low wse according 10 locality the rise q
most substantial manner aad the engines
upon 10 work Ths,s ma.s be suitable ' Sleeping and
o,hs accommodations provided for twelve
vessel mus. be delivered Savannah Georgia,
posed delivery, ready for inspection sy
or such onsl agent Of the be appointed
he expense Of The contractor such Of the Savannah river
performance al the expense which test
every respect satisfactory and conforming to the conditions Of
The .,eam,ug
heI~esbi naaSs her be 70 be white OAK OAK
ssaa5 o. locust with The grain her plank Of the best south
hull and works be painted with three eoat to have two
capable being quickly running
way move whou, strain The tug must be furnished with com
necessary to lit her lor The business Of towing
ss By sasn 5
sing bits bow SIX BY white
10 BE- & WIN the best @
tened eonbns the well one foot heg. and four inches
The price Oft dredge Of the aud of each must be
payment made on account of dredse tug or seow
Ill they shall have been Delivered Inspected and tested above
offering this dredss and It's equipment, will
distinctly what principle they propose
chine been built subjected SO,
under what giving the character OF the dredged
Ter and the depth ofwaer from which raised naming the
Tho dimensions Of tbs hull u SHOULD be with de-
tails Of constructions also the power Of for driving the
diameter cylinder length piston,
the under which the ordinarily worked
drawings should dredge
| and also OF the dumping scows
Further particulars may obtained by corresponding Lieut.
| J. f. Gilmer, corp. OF engineers Savannah, Georgia
pay points, "Wrecksn
former about fifteen miles above the and
tile bars about cubic ynds the material
sand with small Of soft mud mixed and The depth vaea
be removed the distant from the hundred
fifteen hundred yards and then let into the by
wharves and the materials thrown Shore IL
made with pTopetors unload
the for the film. thus furnished.
Sealed will be received above dredging by the
cubic yard the whole TO be removed bars
also half OF the amount the furnish dredg
b"n and scows his the dredging all
be points designated
by the agent Of the the materials be deposited at
m n
The officer engineers the
charge Of the will examine In detail
the operations often be the faithful
fulhlment of the contract in particular
Partial will be made from time the
upon yards
twenty cent Of work
in all retained the hands of the until
whole contracted for removed when the retained
will be paid TO the contractor.
Further particulars obtained by corresponding with Lieut.
j. f. Ghmer corps Of engineers, savannah. Geo !Si,,
Brevet Brig. Gen. and Colonel Engineers
To be inserted in the nteencer Republic and Union Wash
New York; Wing Troy NJ vi Boston Courier Boston, daily
to he sent 10 the Engineer Department
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