The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-13
Proposals Tor Drsdxs rus-Boat sad sco~s. isr
Dredging ~ the caSio f~sd. Ana sAs Savannah
sfssss Georgia.
EsoisETs DErARraEsr,
Ml.nlnnl.an E.l.llIaru

EsoisETs DsrAHraEsr,
Washington, February -. 1855
SEALED PROPOSALS received al this once unu
Sum March, 1858, iof the delivery sasanna
scoWs, ali be bes materials,
CUBIC sa S ~ ~ soS and s % o
ofa DAY o. ea Insure inc materials 70 be diedssd A .and and
me S 81 se the h9 M must ~ s 10 '
manner engines uusl 90 arranged that
they be applied @ popelng dedse aud from The shoals
accommodations provided for men, roos
vessel as delivered at savannah Georgia WIN is sehasry
IN complete working order and te on w state The date Of
posed delivery, ready for inspection and trial by the Officer Of
nee such other OF The be appointed
the such Of
m s agent s ads s s
be Ia every respect satisfactory and orns to the conditions Of
The be built in the substantial
70 work in number h 10 be white oak se
cedar locust framed with he gram her plank OF the best south
huh upper be painted win three have
capable being quickly reversed running
70 move witat strain The tug must be uohed win com
necessary 10 1T her Tor the business OF towing
wells feel by eleven top and closed
% so me bottom % ns w Of m 0 we
securely s,epped to be anked with the best three inch south
conhng around the we'll foot height and four inches
in thickness securely fastened TO the deck.
The price OF the dedge Of the tug and Of each scow must be sep
they delivered inspected, and tested above
offering dredse equipment win
distinctly what the
chine subjected SO, where and
what character OF the dedscd
depth which raised naming the
be had IN regard TO the
hull dredge should be with de-
the Of the engine for driving the
the cylinder length piston,
under which the ordinarily worked
should forwarded Of the dredge
| AM also OF the dumping
Further particulars may by responding Lieut.
j. f. G,Imer, corps OF engineers, Savannah Georgia.
Two
about fifteen miles above and the latter
900 yards; material
sand with small amount Of soft mud mixed and the depth varies
removed the distant from the bars hundred
fifteen hundred yards and then let into the again by
wharves by and the materials thrown hhore
with the unload
| the for the 6ina thus furnished
will be received above for dredging by the
cubic the whole removed from the bars
also for half OF the amounts the contractor furnish dedg
boat and scows his expense the dredging IN all cases
done in the such points be designated
by the Of the the materials 10 be deposited
such he distance
The officer of other
government charge of the Improvement viii examine in detail
the often the faithful
fulhlment of the every particular.
Partial will be made the
of work. upon number of cubic yards
all retained hands until the
whole contracted for removed when the retained
will be paid to the contractor.
Further obtained by corresponding with Lieut.
J. f. Gimer, corps Of engineers, Savannah. Georgia
JOS. G. TOTrEN,
Brevet Brig Gen. and Colonel Engineers.
To be inserted the ntegeneer Republic and Union, Wash
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to be to the Engineer Department
Mar 2-d2w