Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-26
CLASS No. 22-Continued.

First Glass Eust,ootod Hock-,cort.
l6th course. piece feet inch long on
top, feet inches long
bottom bsd feet inches
wide on top, feet inches
wide on bottom: = feet thick;
I'm course. i piece feet inches long on
top, feet inches long
bottom bed feet inches
wide on top. feet inches
wide on bottom: = feet thick:
ioo cubic feet per cubic foot
These corner stores. from the LIST 10 the 18Th
course inclusive, will be dressed in accordance with
the general spe fcations for the stone that are be
lad under the water. and according 20 the drawing
that Will be furnished the conractor-that is to say.
the top and the bottom beds ore to lie truly and
evenly dressed the whole surface parallel e
each other. As third class work.
drsft OF one inch to be run round the front,
one end and the back: the other end and for three
feet four inches of the back from the face end
to be Jointlressed, shown in the plan, all parts
having tull corners and square edges.
The 10th and 18th courses to be truly and
evenly dressed on the top and bottom beds, pnral-
class work.
The face, side, and md are to be dressed, with u
clear even draft two inches wide, cut round them
with batter of inch 10 the foot rise as hereto
fore specified for first class rusticated rock work
The back of each stone is to be joint dressed
second class " work for feet inches in from the
face end, according TO the drawing) the other end
of the stone is also to be close jointcd. The re-
mainder of the back is to have draft of one inch
run round it.
The dressing on all these stones must he of the
most perfect character, according to its specified
description.
Sh BIZ, Il C1rncr Stretchers.
These stones also for the southeast corner, on
the west side of the " deep bssin.n
LIST course. piece feet 8 inches long, 5
feet inches wide by feet
thick:
ID course. piece Is feet long, feet 4
inches wide. by feet thick;
Sd courS'. piece IL feet inches long, 5
feet inches wide, by feet
thick;
4ui course. piece II feet inches long,
feet inches wide, by feet
thick:
5Ut course. pieca III feet inches long,
feet inches wide, by feet
thick:
9Th course. piece IL feet inches longs
feet inches wide, by feet
thick;
1M course. piece 10 feet ii inches long,
feet inches wide, by
feet thick:
SM course. piece II feet long, 5 feet
inches wide, by = feet thick;
och course. piece 10 feet inches long,
feet inches wide, 10y
feet thick
10th course. piece 10 feet 4 inches long,
feet inches wide, by
feet thick;
11th course. piece Q feet inches long, 8
feet inches wide, by 2 feet
thick:
12h course. piece feet inches long.
feet iuches wide, by . feet
thick;
18th course. piece feet ii inches long.
feet inches wide, by =
feet thick:
14tt course. piece feet long. feet
inches wide, by 2 feet thick:
18th course. l piece feet inches longs
feet inches wide, by feet
thick:
1O54 cubic feet, per cubic foot
These corner stretchers, from the LIST to the 18th
course inclusive, will be dressed in accordance with
the general specifications for the stone that are to
he laid under the watar-that is to saw the top and
the bottom beds to he truly and evenly dressed
over the whole surface parallel to each other, as
'sthird class work"
draft one inch wide is to he run round the front
and back, showing full corners aud square edges.
The two ends are To be truly joint dressed, square
to the beds and face.
First Class Rusticttcd Rock ,cork
18th course. piece S feet , inches longs
feet inches wide on the top
bed, j feet inches wide on
tie bottom bed, 2 feet thick;
Eth course. piece feet inches longs
f'et 2 inches wide on tor bed
feet inches wide on bot
tom bed, feet thick
The 10th and 18th courses to be truly
ard evenly dressed on the
top AID bottom beds. paral
lei 10 each other, and of the
quaiity OF second Class
work"
10l cubic feet per cubic foot
The face is to have clean, even draft two inches
wide cut round, with batter of one inch to the foot
rise, after the quality of first class rusticated rock
work"
The back is to have draft Of one inch run round
1t, showing full square corners ard unhroken edges
The two ends to he truly and evenly dressed.
square to the beds and face. so as to form close
joints in the work.
Lemisins the S.onc.-AlI the stone excepting only
the first class coping embraced in the 9TH bill,
be carefully drilled to receive keyewiS OF such
! shape and size the civil engineer may direct.
The 9TH bill OF coping must be carefully drilled in the
exact position, and Of the sizes directed by the
| ginerr.
| Order Of Delrcry-The stone for the lst aud ID
courses of the LIST, 9TH, and eth bills, To be de
| iivered at the navy yard al Pensacola within II,
months from the time of signing the contract; the
remainder of the eth and Sth bills comprising the
conerstones, and the Sd. iih. 5h 9th, 9TH, and Stl
courses ofthe first bill "i headers To be delivered
within the fiscal year. Also. nc-half o1 each de-
scrpton Of stone respectively. As are embraced il
the Sd bill of stone, together with the who" uf In,
| sub marine coping which comprises the 9th bill.
The remaining stone OF the above bills, and thoS.
not here enumerated, hut embraced i'm the I'd. 18th
and 9TH bills, are to be delivered in the ensuing fiSca
year.
| Dieharsinc Tcsssls -VesSclS will he discharge,
in the order in which their arrival nj the ward H.
ported at the engineers office, unless orherwiS,
| directed. A new wharf, having depth OF - fee
water in front has been built expressly for landn
the granite and other materials. On this wharf
strong has becn erected To which steam po,-ei
is usually applied 10 hoiStias out stone. and IA
stands ready on railway To- run i; OFF
Ii is To be understood. however, that, should IN,
| >tcaw-engnc, any part oi the machine. he o
order, vessels will have II wait without d.murragc
unril the necessary repairs he made; hut may
in the mean time dicSl,aTgc by hand, in aid of whcl
the government will furnish men To remove the sion,
| when Slung The proposals. mu>t state the price pei
cubic foot tor each description ei stone of the
bills to he paid for by the net dimensions dressed.
CLASS No. 23-Hs3Uaaeoas-Fh1c and Tdlo,o
Pine and Juniper Timber, Lumber, and Boards
For Ertsnsio.a ~ Macdine Shop.
pieces yellow pine timber, ii feet
long, by 10 incees square;
pieces yellow-rna timber, IL feet