Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-12
PROPOSALS.
ITO CONTRACTORS.

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out In The form hereinafter described, will be
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For easy reference and understanding. the i'm
proSements are put under the following divisions:
DIVISION I.
REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION OF SLOPE OF OLD
sIoHh SsvkTsEsr AROUND HEAD OF SOUTH PIER,
80 round piles "a to IS feet fong u inches diane
white oak vans ~ - u
e., 2. water sills esls in lengths from 10 up to 81
ieelIih All eii running feet.
- bind. 4xS in lengths Is to 80 feetin all sos
sx. side eHd and tie timbers l2xl2, in lengths of
sup TO ~ feet-7,4S running feet.
@5 loi.ts. 21i1l2, in lengths from to Is feet
:. $50 Rlanks 2xls in lengths from Is to Is feet
l5;e9 feet b. m.
~ feet and under will amount to 81 .5Si feet b. m
AoSve 70 TO "A feet, inclusive, will amount to
>. Above sito Is feet, inclusive, win amount to
~; and only one IS feet stick the others not exceed
az bars inch square, drift bolt iron, is feet
ll6 nuts and screws, 9 washer bolts, one inch
round, from 20 inches long from inside of head to
inch wrought spikes. BIS diane teri as4 lbs
Is cords of rubble stone, to NIL to bottom OF top
100 cords of brush in boHnd bundles of IL inches
IN dle meter and TO Il feet ia length, to be put
In this old south pier there several places in
which breaches through the onter wall or crust of
the masonry have been made in all amounting to
some 3.sos cubic yards of rubble dry and cement
masonry; these to be repaired by IN isonry similar
1t will also require sa6 cords OF rubble stone TO fill
IN Gehnad the so as to bring the
DIVISION H.
REPAIR AND PREsERvATIoS-oLD NORTH PIER
soTas Of Ct ss id bs ss IF
sa%S wseT BY dTedgns and piled on north
viii probably be- about n e1Sc Yards sssa sss
to De raised and dumped where Il will do no harm
redenS the stones ali thi. dredging to eps LOT OF
IA feet of water, to allow of putting in a new head
be- nnk along s Of DID peI iGng 70 feet
water, and another crib % feet long IA feet wide
upon the old crib work and asupersructure Of Woed
aHd stone ito be put on t these cribs feet
perstructure to be filled with stone and the WORK
planked over.
The new head will require for the construction
round piles not less than y inches, diameter at
middle "a feet ion;,oest quality Of white oak
from 10 to Is feet-ln the re l4S2r.f.
bottom tlm aS Il s ss 10 feet l3ng,orf
Is boards, lxl2, II feet long-l16 feet b. m.
And for the superstIucture above water:
a aud IS feet-in these 735 r. T.
Y jSists 21l2 H.; ne feet lOng-29i feet b. m.
10 bars, inch square driit bolt iron Is feet long
for cribs ane s1PersIiTneturt l2e lbs.
lbs.
5inch wrought spikes, SIG inches diameter-5s
10 d. cut nais-21a lbs
46 cords of stone to fill up to bottom of ton tim.
Der.
To repair the dry masonry coping of the old pier.
will require about A cubic yards OF old stones from
coping. in workmanship as formerly, and as now
to be seen on the 1nimp paired part of this pier.
a y q In 10. he. ~
ana under, will amount to 6 9l7 feet b m
Above 20 to "A feet inclusive, to 1870 feet b. M
Above "a to % feet inclusive, to 500 feet b. M
DIVISION III
EXTENSION or SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALEB
LIGHT HOUSE PIER''
This extension to be done by sinking eight cribs
end TO end none in less than Ii feet OF water below
the low stage. and posing six OF them on a level
Gle cubic yards each crib in the series to baye fo
stay piles driven, one in each interior corner and
side q and on the other 80 feet long MAKING one
end obique to the sides. and p feet wide cribs
Cribs Nos. and to be % feet long and p fee
wide, to stand on natural bed in water from II to
side timber- to be so shaped as to ft the bed nv
making one end deeper than the other. So that the
upper side of said tnbers shall he horizontal 'o
over the cribs ard extending back quite even
with the centre OF the light house, there Is /, be
water; filled with stones TO bottom OF top timber,
and then to be pianked over. One side of the
Nc TO rest upon the old close row Of piles e on
stsndinr, and the other side to rest npln tbc o,J
struetnre l. sls feet The portion resting en fhe
cribs is "a feet length. The eight cribs require
TOR construction:
sI2 side, end, and tie timbers l2xl,. in length,
from 2 TO 50 feet-in these 524i running feet
ieveliine timbers i0H12. 30 feet long, to be
hewed Ia Mt slanting bOtto INTO running feet
lbs crib bottom pieces sxl0, in lengths from Is to
20 fe ct ,:s 81 sI running I'M, feet
sticks, txl2, from Is 10 26 feet in length some
for water siils and some for leveling up the work
-l4lr.f.
4binders, 4xs in lengths from 10 to 30 feet-7s
~ crib bottom boards lxl2, of Ienz ths IL and Is
2sclamP., s.ia, Il feet longest feet o. m.
81 seantiing sx4, in lengths H. p, and p feet
The whole superstructure requires for its con-
3O3 side, end, and tie tinters, I2xI2, of lengths
from R1 5 to 81 iset1 i'm, t lnn ~ RI
3l4 Joists and planks. 2xl2, in lengths TO- o. q,
and 26 fest-in these IA. sI6 feet b. m.
IA Joists, 3xl2, 10 feet long-52.0 feet b. m
IS white oak round piles Tor STAYING cribs. not
less than l2 inches diameter at middle. excluding
s3IIs bars I-inch square drift bolt iron i6 feet
long, for cribs and superstructure-H-5 $40 lbs.
er., bolts p inches long from Inside OF head to
point of screw-E0 lbs.
6 inch wrought spikes, 5-l6 diameter-I6l lbs.
5inch wrought spikes, $40 dianeter-S26 lbs.
10 d. cut naiIs-2i lbs.
eco cords Of rubble stone, for cribs and super
In this division the pieces of timber in lengths of
20 feet and under. amount 10 30. HI % III.
Above 20 TO include "a feet, l0,9s+ feet b. m.
Above "a to include 50 feet. I3l go feet b. IN.
DIVISION "
DREDCING FOR CHANNEL.
After the work in Divisions 1. Ill. III shall have
been done, liz may become necessary to dredge the
space between the extension Of the south and the
depth OF channel Of to is feet below the low stage
This viii be estimated in cubic yards and the
price for dredging and dunn ping the same out of
the way In deep water To b. bid for Our surveys
now show about L. 0Co cubic yards Of this deposit
requiring removal.
DIVISION v.
BpsAKwAIER TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING HARBoR
AND TO AFFORD REFUGE.
This IL designed to be coo feet long, TO stand in
q straight line which the average depth of water
below low stage is feet to consist of cribs 90 feet
long placed End TO end. made of square imbers.
The sides OF the cribs TO rise from the bottom with
q batter of 3ilOOfhs, the cribs shall be Is feet
wide the low water surface. and thence the faces
of the superstructure to rise vertically feet above
said surface. The widths of the cribs at bottom
will be from 3I to 30 feet, according to the depths
which they stand, the whole work to be filled
with rubble stones up to bottom of top timbers and
The cribs eighty in number, will require for their
Ii go side, cross and brace timbers, 12xI2, of
lengths from II TO IS feet, amounting to 1898
27e end timbers, n& xlz lengths Issl to 30 feet,
amounting to lI6.735I 4.
eco bottom cross ties, lox1a, lengths Slk to So,
feet. amounting to 5,Asr , ,,,>
100 bottom cross ties. l0xlZ, lengths 3lta TO IS q
feet, amounting to s, RI
leo cross bottom timbers, Sx10, lengths 3lh to
vs. fpet-S9 7s7 running feet.