Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-13
PROPOSALS.
ITO CON TRACTORS,
q. s. ENGINEER Orr

rials and doing the wort furnishing the mate.
Of Bs York IF s
For easy reference
proyements are Pr aha u .h the I'M
STONE sFr PRESERVATION OF SLOPE OF OLD
REoUTRIxE rNKNr AROUND HEADoF SOUTH PIER
teg fScGd giles "a to 26 feet fong u inches diane
white or of bark at middle, Of best quality of
feetV silIs, 6xl2, in lengths from 10 up to IS
| % IN All OIL running feet.
binders AXIS in lengths Is to 80 feetin all sos
mp SO feeI7 4% running ris feet III lengths OIL
20 sols,s, ztsxR, in lengths from to Is feet
sss planks, 2xl2, in lengths from Is to Is feet
In this division the pieces of timber in lengths of
20 feet and under will amount to 81 5s4 feet D. M
f aesve ~ to "A feet, inclusive, will amount to
Asoye q to % feet, inclusive, viii amount to
And only one IS feet stick the others not exceed
Is2 bars r. inch square, drift bolt iron, 10 feet
ll6 nuts and screws, washer bolts one inch
r94nd, from 70 inches long from inside Of head to
5 inch wrought spikes, s-lj diameter-l Os4 lbs.
I9 cords of rubble stone to fl II to bottom of top
| 100 ords of brush in bound bundles of IL inches
IN ddsneter and to IL feet ia length, to be put
In this old south pier there several places in
winch breaches through the outer wall or crust of
| the masonry have been made, in all amounting Ia
some 3,g0s cubic yards of hubble dry and cement
masonry These to be repaired by masonry similar
twill also require s26 cords of rubbe stone to fiji
IN behind the experimenting, Sc as to bring The re-
| 'eIheht oil the slope to top OF superstructure.
| DIVISION H.
REPAIR AND PREsERvATIoy-oLD NORTH PIER,
% cords of stones H WHICH have fal,,n On. .,
outer extremity OF the old work, TO be raised from
sG% psf by and PILED on north
VIII probably b. about l23 cubic yards of sand also
and re raised and dumped where f will do harm
dredging the stones; ali this dredging to 3eps lot
y" pstf II heal
wide TO be sunk along side of old pier in Ia feet of
stand in feet Of water aDd 70 be- sef s. SSs
upon the old crib work and superstructure of wool
long "a feet wide and feet high the cribs and s
perstructure to be filled with stone and the work
The The new head will require for the construction
middle "a feet long-b best quality of white oak
r 81 side end, and tie timbers, I2xi2, of lengths
from 10 to . feet-in these l,4s2rf
bottom timhers, sxl0 10 fee long-SOrf
4 tseantling, ssi; l6 feet long-6i feet b. m
And for the suPerstrnctnre above water:
d sn EN-. ana ne tinbers EXP, in lengths of
y ISl stss 2x 9I;l feet Iong-2s feet
40 bars inch square drift bolt iron rs feet lem,
for cribs anc superstructurt 100 lbs. 'OnN'
n, 6-ineh wrought spikes, SIC inches dameter-2
=, 5inch wrought spikes, Sic inches diameter-es
10 d. cut naiIs-21s lbs.
10 cords of stone to I'LL up TO bottom of top tim
To repair the dry masonry coping of the old rior
Will require about a cubic yards old stones from
enSee 70 in oe GTeagea up ana to be replaced
TO he seen ON the unimpaired part of this pier
IN TINS division the timber in lengths of 20 feet
ana under, will amount to 6,9l7 feet b. m
Above 20 10 "a feet, inclusive, t. go feet p m
Above "a To p feet, inclusive, to Is 800 feet h m
DIVISION III.
DIMENSION OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALEB
Tbs sStenson to be done BY sinking eight cribs
the low stage, and posing six of them on a level
bed, produced 10y dredging sand to the amount of
6l6 cubic yards each crib in the series to baye for
stay piles driver one in each interior corner AMI
IT, d be u alrd with stones Crib No. to 10 on one
end obl1que to the sides and "a feet wide fribs
Cribs Nos a. and ID BE !, be- long and "a feet Wild
wide TO stand on natural bed in water from II 70
lde e1 nS SsGp s1ew said stage and their bottom
skps S fne ena defrGr than the other that the
over the trbs ard sxtndnF q back aeEkI anta
with the centre of the light house Their j. +, he
water; filled with stones to bottom Of tor tinEor
and then to be pianked over. One side of tn |
No TO rest upon the old close row of piles now
ssns sna the T T sff res.
sFlSs feet length hts criGs r Sn tire
s72 side, end and tie timbers, I2xI2, in length.
IRON y t. 80 feetIin these = 20 running feet
heWed to Mt slanting bottom-G0 running FEET ~
,5 snS bottom pieces SxIO, in lengths from Il t.
II braces ox6, 9 feet loEg-2f8r.f
60 sitAs, M from 10 t. p feet in length SOM,
4binders, ks in lengths from 10 to 30 feet, |
al crib bottom boards, IxI2 of lengths il and j.
23Clamps. 2xlS. Ia feet fan, D.
81 scantling 5x4, in lengths II, p, and p feet
The whole superstructure requires for il CON
struction:
aOs side. end and tie timbers, l2xl2, of lengths
from to 81 feet-in these -3s7 r. T. '''
6brac es, SXs, feet long-5irf
and 3D. Gsts fna ahs.e I ?f FEET in lengths To-
ia loists, 5Nl2, 10 feet long-5,22 feet b. m
les. than y inches diameter at middle eHcIndn ot
bark. OF which ~ to be "a, and eight % feet long
long for cribs and supers,ructnre~i7 SIG lbs ''
IL ronnd-lnch iron nut and screw. and two wash
eIs; bolts y inches long from inside of head to
inch wrought spikes, Sic diameter-l6l lbs.
5inch wrought spike, $40 diaReter-s26 lbs.
669 cords of rubbie stone, for cribs and super
In this division the pieces of timber in lengths of
20 feet and under amount to SlT m.
Above 20 to incl Jude "a feet, 10 ,9S4 feet b. m
Above "A to include % feet, isl ,sG feet b. m.
DIVISION "
pr Xg FOR cHANXEL
AFTER the WORK IN DIVISIONS /, III, III shall have
been done, III may become Necessary TO dredge the
space between the extension of the south and the
prolongation OF the line of north pier to obtain a
depth OF channel Of II TO IS feet below the low stage
This will be estimated in cubic yards and the |
price fol dredging and dumping the same ont of |
the way III deep water TO he bid for Our surveys |
now show about 1900 cubic yards of this deposit |
requiring removal.
DIVISION v
BREAKwAIER To IMPROVE THE EXISTING UARBoR
AND To AFFORD
This is designed to be 600 feet long TO stand in
straight line On which the average depth water
below low stage IL feet TO consist OF cribs 81 feet
long placed end 10 end, made of square timbers
The sides OF the cribs to rise from the bottom with
batter OF 81 lC0tbs so the cribs shall be s feet
wide at the low water surface and thence the faces
of the superstructure to rise yertic ally feet above
said surface. The widths Of the cribs at bottom
vii! he from 3s TO 81 feet according to the depths
which they 10 stand. the whole work to be filled
with rubbe stones mp to bottom of top timbers and
planked over.
The cribs eighty in number will require for their
construction
IL ,6IO side, cross and brace timbers, l2xl2 of
lengths from II to IS feet, amounting to 45S923 |
T. r. 70 .0.-'
~ end timbers, llsxl2 lengths lssi to Sc feet.
amounting to ll6.735 T: 1.
900 bottom cross ties, lnNl2, lengths 3lX to 353
feet. amounting to ,4l5
. 100 bottom cross ties, lOxl2, lengths 31a to $50
feet, amounting to ,4l5r.f
LEO cross bottom timbers 5xlO, lengths 81. to |
24 feet--59757 running feet.
go tie braces, 6xS, all Is feet long-ll $50 r.
IL, 264 bottom boards, lxl2, IL feet long-l23l6S
feet b. m.
S2a clamp and levelliDg pieces. 2xl2, lengths y
to d feet-63. 1872 feet b. m.
ntIino 2xt lenpths IL to IL faef-S faat