The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-23
10000. ron DREDcmc THE nan
@rnr JUNCTION OF THE HACK Nm
sscx AND PAssATc RIVERS. NEW
AK BAYs N. j.



wAsarssroN. April Is. 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received At this
- ofEce untii the lat day Of June, 1903 Tor dreog
ing, by the cubic yard, channei across ids OAR,
toat freouent the Passaic. The minimum depth
az be eleven feet six inches At ordinary high wa
tsr- the minimum dtn one hundred feet; the
ssnrth about one mile, giving an excavation
whose minimum Wiz oc soo' t~"'ooV) iofty tnoo-
sand cubic yards
The excavat ton will commence about half a mile
north of the present beacon, on the west cha mel;
will extend thence, in the direct prolon CATION OF
the channel of the Passaic, along the west channel
towards he lighthouse, till the natural channel of
the bay ia reached beyond the present bar.
The dredging Ia TO be executed in what in know n
as the west channel. from two to three miles from
the ferry across the Psssalc- This point is about
an hour from Jersey City and from Newark over
the plank-road by the omniouses. II is also passed
several times daily by the steamboats, between
Newark and New York.
The substance comprising the bar Is almost en-
tlreiy soft black mud, very easily dredged. The
shores nearest the channel to be dredged are dis
tant about mile, are overdown at every high tide,
overgrown with sedge, and offer facilities for
the deposit and retention 0 / the dredged matter.
Sealed proposals will be received above for
dredging By the cubic yard The amount of matter
10 be removed from the bar, the contractor TO 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
as NAV be directed by the agent Of the Govern
nent. The excavated matter to be deposited at
ouch places Cat about the above mentioned distance
Of mie) on the adjacent shores as shall be indi-
Gated by 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 cot
from time to time, and comparing the result win
the condition of the bar as il was at the commence
msnt of the work; but 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 VI Harrison, United States En- gil
nsers, at the ofice of Major R. Dela6eld, No IL
Seventeenth street, Nsw York
JOSEPH G.. TOTTEN.
Brevet Brig Gen. aud Colonel Engineers,
To be inserted in the Union, Intellgencer, and
Republic Washington; National Democrat, New
YORK; and Newark Morning Eagle, Newark, New
Jersey, twice a week until the Let day Of June,
1883, and two copies OF each paper containing the
advertisement to be transmitted to the Engiueer
Department April 20-2awTlsJune