Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-18
PROPOSALS.
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rails and doing the work rn,sh,nE sh en- nas
soT Of Buffalo New York .nGi noSn If se 18th Of
.ra 9s ss,s reference I understanding the i'm
'i0'eNen@ arc Pu'. under the following divisions:
,r,.,. DIVISION l.
sIosEpr fsFsERvArIoS OF SLOPE OF OLD
RroTIr .ysrkENr AROUND READ or SOUTH PIER,
caclgsive of bark, at middle, Of best quality of
water sills, e.l2, in lengths from 10 up to Is
fo.t.tn all 64l running feet.
Is binders txs, in lengths IS to 80 feet-in ell 5s5
SKA eide, end and tie timbers l2xI2, in lengths of
CUP ts ~ feet-7,4S running feet.
70 yo,sis' 25sxl2, in lengths from TO ID feet
$50 Planks, 2rl2, in lengths from Is 20 % feet
In this division the pieces Of timber in lie Myths of
~ feet and under will amount 10 4,6 feet D. m.
Above 20 to "A feet, inclusive, will amount to
Above "a to % feet, inclusive, win amount to
And oniy SO feet stick, the others OF eIceeI-
, ~ bars: inch square, drift bolt iron, 10 feet
no nuts and screws, washer hoits, one inch
inch wrought spikes, SIS diarneter-I .oss lbs.
zig cords OF rubble stone, TO NIL to bottom or top
100 ords of brush in bound bu ndes of u inches
In tits old south pier there are several places in
which breaches through the outer wall or crust Of
the masonry have been made IN all amounting TO
sun,e 5,sts Snblc satns OF tubo,e oty ana cement
will also require s cords of rubble stone to ell
in behind the superstrscture so as TO bring The
Netment OF the slope TO top OF superstructure.
DIVISION H.
REPAlR AND PREsFRvATroS-oLD NORTH PIER,
% cords of stones, which have fall,n ont of the
0TtsT snttsny Of the old work 70 be raised from
south pier, or on both Among these stones, there
to De raised and dumped where it will do no harm
spd Which tb wi, be Pa,S iSr sides paying for
u feet OF water to allow of putting In new head
tothis pT consisting OF crib % feet long 10 feet
water and another crib Is feet long, IA feet vide,
10 stand in hive feet of water, and to be fastened
AID stone Ito be put on these new crbs IS T eSt
long, "a feet wide and feet high the cribs and SUI
perstruft1re to be filled with stone and the work
The new head will require for the construction
round piles not less than II inches diameter at
Middle, "A feet long,best quality Of white oak.
from y to s festNin these .ssr. T. ''"s'"'
ssnfn , s. Sect es, 10 feet
l6 boards, Ixl2, II feet long-I.6 feet b. m.
And Tor the superstructure above water:
81 side end. and tie timbers l2xI2, in lengths of
- and IS feet-in these 7S5 r. {
Sanls at aK feet feet
20 bars inch square drift bolt iren, u feet Icing
Tor cribs ahc Observation-Disclosures lbs.
,,6,inch wrought spikes, SO inches diameter-2
5-inch wrought spikes, 5lsinches diame.er-S
tbs.
10 d. cut nails-21s lbs
&c cords of stone to fill up to bottom of top tim
To repair the dry masonry coping of the old pier.
will require about ~ cubic yards ofod stones from
those to be dredged up and to be replaced as
coping, in wo It as formerly, and now
IN tins division the timber in lengths of - feet
ana nnacT r. y, " ia J. amount s to S;ga feet m
Above "a to Is feet, inclusive, to 500 feet b. M
DIVISION III.
EXTENSION OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED
LIGHT HOUSE PIER
end TO end, in less thar IA feet OF water Iow
bed produced by dredging SAND to the amount Of
66 cubic yards each crib in the series to have four
side q and the other 80 feet long making one
end oblique to the sides, and "a feet wide Cribs
Nos s d To- be ~ feet long, and "A feet wide
Sss SC tan, and to be h est long and d feet
lss feet deep, below said stage, and their bottom
o e to De so se "a, as to TT the bed
upper side of said timbers shall be horizontal
with the s H the etss sp
snpeTst dia 81 timber rising six feet above
ssnperstruDtnre as il extends back from the crib
standing, and the other side to rest upon the "lI
stone revetment The total length OF the snner
cribs . length fhe EIGHT fse etSss on 5h
So side, end and tie simbers. ,.s,., in ,env,,.
from p to 80 feet,in these Ii, 246 running feet
hcwed to 1T sianting bottom-so running fest 70 be
lg crib bottom pieces, sxiO in lengths from Is 70
y braces, sas, 3 feet iie ons-2csr.f
st<kS. fyl2, from IL TO % feet in length, some
Tor ~strr sils and some for levelliDg up the work
4binders, AXIS, in lengths from-iO to 80 feet-7s
Gl CRIB bottom boards, lzl2, Of Lengths IL and is
a.9i feet b. IN:
81 scantling 3x4, in lengths IL, z, and "a feet
The whole superstructure requires for its con.
structioB: ~
sos side. end, and tie timsers. l.xl7, Of lengths
6braees, sxs, feet long-54r.f
Sd ,f,fs and fbee. snk: af.s in lengths TO- 2
y ~ IS,.fs s JA12 10 feet lSngm6o feet
less than 2 inches diameter at middle. eneindi hHt
bark. Of which 20 TO be "a, and eight ssSeet long
cribs and Srt1 ooI9 soR
IL rohnd.inch iron tand screw and two wash.
point of screw-I7O lts " "'"o ~
inch wrought spikes, 10 diameter-lsl lbs.
l0d. cut nails-A lbs.
6os cords Of rubbIe stone, for cribs end super.
% in this division the pieces Of timber nengths Of
~ feet and nader. amount to IS. III b m
Above 20to "A feet. lao 9S4 feet h. m
Above Ato include % feet. Isl .so7 feet b. m
DIVISION Nv.
7EDGiNG FOR
Alter the work an Divisions L. Ill, III STALL have
been done, IT may become Necessary to dredee the
space eetwesn the extension e. the south and the
proloDeatioD Of the line of north pier e Obtain
depth OF channel Of IL 70 Is feet below the iex stage
This viii be estimated in cubic yards, and the
price Tor dredging and dumpny the same cut Of
the way La deep water 90 be- bid for Our Suryevs
how show about II i0o cubic yards of this ueposit
requiring removal.
DIVISION v
BEEAKwATFR
- , AND To AFFORD REFUGE.
This Is designed TO be 200 feet Tong IN sSsnd q,
q straight line on which the average denth of.star
nesow low stgels feet ITO consist of cribs re feet
long placed end TO end made of -rauare iimbers |
ne sides OF the cribs TO rise from the bottom win
latter Of 81 lr0ths the cribs shall be IL feat
VIDE nj the low water surface and thence the faces
OF the superstrpctEre to rise vertically feet above
sa1d surface. The uisths of the cribs at bCttom
MI Se from 3R to 81 feet, eccordin to the denths
nch they are TO stand, the whole work to be flIaJ
planked over. ~ "'is "fid
Tn. cribs, eighty in number will rec for their
constrx ctiOn: ''7if
Use side, cross ard brace timbsrs l2xl, of
r.f. W ~'S|s<'
a2 Ed timhers, n5syl3 ler gths Iss< to Sc feet.
geo bottom cross tes, lexla, lengths SIX to SIS.
feet smONnting to 5,4lgr T. -" W ~'i
100 bottom ties, lOxl2, Ian fhs s1l. 20 ,xs<
fect, amounfing 70 5.4l6r.f ~ - |