The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-20
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PROPOSALS FOR LIMP RQYINGkYHM HAIR
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Ths Ssi seqaired e as stated ss follows
I, a cieas es1dff4e 70 Be ted three hundred
fset t. sShiba JwslSe ana hall fs get If
i gasn IS ~ 4noaga the reAoctaic' Rass.aasd sal
TT a.dssivi,e hns osgstnaghe sso1i fC'sbie yds
i ? 84A gda ;avGrage depth7to cexcavateds srsG
ivsridoem hr2 feet SOD. safa.sao. IN. z67s33:
1sgz oaf 20 b4sstsynof me Psss.ra I'd tonns5
f. ego oes sxeayatsd 2s.,,
- ~ ga 1foot, 10 DOL
s2sS99 Dc depth t9 b eKeay as@v
'lis0 dSpta to sf-.s M
# be, exslocaEated s..sS.
E4Erua sao y e loot g., 70 js 800 ;2lSSai2ot
fI2o yards ID 20 ~, 'a rst;s s2s
us The materials to be- excaYated is believed TO be a
soft b'ue mud, with rare exceptions where it lie
mixed With sand and shell ls. &. leeoao4q vqsgr
Iro Ikis supposed that dredging operations IN be
carried on for 229 days in the year without inter-
roptian from theeweather, alternating fair allow.
ance for othe:f casualties md let' Sundays. Il IA
1t Is required to perform the whole work in one
year yal.e, the machinery, Sc, IS prepared TO
DO bygdredging there will pc required stsa m
dredging chimes and xesses capable of. dis
char gipg 200 cubic yards Of mud per day,
complete in all their parts ad appurtenaEces, and
supplied swita cabins, all requisite store rooms,
storage foo tueh cable Eche.s boats, &C.. and
hereqnisit number OF tsowsiw heppers to hold
frorn 90 eIe0 cubic yards each:iix 9iri,s mott
Ic Prepesa2as will be fece;yedat the Engineer De
partments Washing ION, sunf the, l5Ha day of
March, 1863 for the,fi section this work, under
Ione orthecothcr of the following pfoF osit ors:1
lsts To clear out the entire eagth and depth of
the, channels dhreugh the Chectaw Pass and the
Exterior Paseesoor, esepa .e portions thereof, fur
nfshtng aiL the necessary nachi,eev, vssels. ten
(ders and faberg al so tnu b per Glib yard of ma
tesial lifted and depostad sa d.ss7,ee from the
edge efihe channell not seratLad l5) yards. aFa7
2dsTo furnish vessels, maek inesy, &c. ,ready for
the worketo7the Engineer Department. ss Mobile;
whichyesselss tnacbinery &c., shall be. tested to-
the satisfaction ofuthe ofcess in charge of rthe
work, and at,tieexpepse Of the CONTRACTORS before
being reee;vods ptci6catieas will be required
with details hnery, vessels and scows
embracing, nnte re IS, Dimensions, tonnage, power
oEengines ard p :e:sore of steam, diameter
inder; fengh ofstYoke; principle of escayating
machinery, whether patented, where inowfin fuse,
and by whom;ocost OF attaching propellingi power
and lite carr 3tagement. Drawings are desirable
whenever they can be 1hrnished.oda hrs :hns4
ersd.nT oworfr thesvessels and machinery supplied
by the bnifed States at a. stated price per cubic
yard; keeping every, thingin repairSesor i1w ii
4th To embrace ta8Isslrtwo propositions in one;
renan the property off the United States after the
work was Completed sssaq Ge96 asa wa $ sGt1
acknowledgements allths offerswb ich.may be
made is reserved. ii Sc ,o5s aoi;azsi fr.og1 tniN
y The Engineer Departmentto bexercisethe neces-
sary supervision, through is> agents, to secafethe
due progress of the work and lis faithful perform !
ance;, and tor tooifsef the right oc gannul
ling the contract at anytime should the holder or
holders ofit daihto fulfil its condtions:iisb iia
tS6S S29 cuOscs yards ire assumed to befhe duan
btty ofnaud necessary 81 be removed in order to
obtain cl tar depth ofstweve and a half feet of
WATER with wesdefnedi wild tn Of three hundred
feet,con alline of twelve dthousand seven hundred
yards an the before-IDe nt:oned channels; and this
number obe paid for, whetber it prove, on the
coppieton,ofthew o * toits full width and Depth
a greater or lesser'q Quantity. .oTsdt shia 5Ssgu
z fFheEngineerD Department may find it necessary.
to limit the width of the proposed chaanelto one
hundred and fifty feet, in which case one-haif Of
the stated number of cubic yards will be assumed
as the number to be paid for.
No advances Of money will be made by the En-
gineer Department under any circumstances what
~ Payments proportionate to the amount of work
done will be made monthly, on the certificate of
the local agents that due diligence has been used
in prosecuting the work; that no Interruption to-
its daily progress has occurred, save that incident
to Sundays bai weather, epdemical Diseases or,
unavoidable arrangement Of machinery, not due
to radical defects in construction quality of ma
teria1 The quantity paid for must have been ia
kent from q section completely excayated to the
depth required. ashu tiai2' stI 10 Did sal nt3i
1 Twenty per cent will be reserved from all pay
ments due The accruing sums to be finally paid
to the contractors on the completion of the work,
or to be forfeited to the United States in case of
failure OF the same. stsot, tIe974.3a 1d@ }'s@7@'
2D All proposals must be accompanied by testimo-
malls Of high character TO The competency of the
proposer TO execute the work offered for; the relia-
6ihty of the sureties must also be manifested The
envelopes should be endorsed .tProposa Is for the
Improvement of the Har Of Mobile, Ala bania.''
Y q For further particulars address Major W. H.
CHASE Corps Of 1 Engineers: Mobile; Alabama
,sHla Brevet Brig Gen. and Colonel Engineers
and Union, Washington !; Mobile Advertiser, Mo-
bile, Ala bama; !. Louisiana State Republican, New
Orleans Bulletin, and New Orleans Bee, New Or
leans. La; Albany Register. and Albany Express,
press, New. York Wing, Troy, NJ. Y; ePennsyl
yania Inquirer, and Daily News, Philadelphia !;
Boston Courier, Boston; Patriot, baltimore, Md,
daily for two weeks one copy of each paper con-,
tanning the advertisement to pc sent to the Engi-
neer Department 10 asagss,- Jan 2O7Td2w al
GOLD, WATCHES AND JEwELRY.-We
NJ have open, and nov ready. for sale, a Sc
iected assortment of ladies' and gentiemen's Gold
Watches, Gold Breastpins, Gold Bracelets, Dia
mond Rings, Diamond Bracelets, Da mond P ms,
solid gold fob and vest Chanss with large lot of
new style bracelets, of rich descriptions all of
which we cfer for sale al com mission above ims
portation prices. 1ansaIoa vinG ,pu aaiarrdg,a
IL tui'rf72s9 E T. BASTIANELLF- & Co., gela :
Importers of Fancy Goods and Perfumery,
5obga. yiq a9Ed7~ sioegJrj Under Browne Hotel.
Jan 20-3tif son .,-4ss5
TET GOODS. open tits day another case
u of Jet Goods, viz: .;3s..,ss. ,,',..-.
Double heavy Cameo, Bracelets t,,. :34 I'll
Open, worked d do do o.i,.Falt1 7.nIF
3uF AiQnaHt itag e3t,u 1870 11t,.t,:,g'
Plain and cpt heads s. do nss...,t.}9 ,.,.- ~,
rad Plain, carved, and round Bead Necklaces .
s,s Chateaines, assorted styles a. taa- y{,nn,
81 Crosses, of assorted sizss ,l,f- - ~. ,7r,t
81 Shawl and Breast Pins 49,, - :. an ,.,,.s
Gold Mounted Earrings, 81 se,It,7.,.s, Ef,-
ua Fine variety of Hair Pins, latest styles just
imported for sale by .J.t AZ -