The national Republican., 1867-11-15
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| York until noon Of the 25lh Of November, 1857.
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| DIVISION I.
/ RRPAtRs AND PRESERVATION OF SLOPE OF OLD sroSn
REvBTsEsr ARouSD HrAp oS sourH PiEn, re-
Sc round pliOs, n to 20 feet long II inches dame
tor, exclusive Of bark at middle, Of best quality Of
% water sills, e1i2, in length, from 10 up TO So
| feet-in all eil running feet.
IS binders 4x, in lengths 10 to 80 feet-in all SOC
sI4 sids, end, and tie tlmb.r, l2.i, in lengths Of
9 up to 80 fcet-7, 4s7 IunniuE feet.
2es lOis,', 2Hxi2' In lengths from to u feet
$50 Pisnk., ari2 In iessths from IS to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber In lengths Of
- feet and under will amount to 81 6sI feet b. m.
Above 20 to "A feet inclusive, will amount TO 1855
Above ai'o IS feet inclusive, will .nOun, to s'OsO
feet b. m.
IsS 2aly one IS feet slick ,h' others not exceed
f4a bars, inch square, drif bolt iron, 10 fest
| long,, ,52o pounds.
round, from 20 inches long from inside Of head to
21s cords Of Tubbis stone, to all to bottom Of top
100 cords Of bru,h Ia bound bundles Of II inches
diameter and to u feet in length, to be Put un'
In this old south pier here are several places in
which br.sehss through mo Snt.T wall or ;ru.t q q
some s,sos eubie yards Of rubble dry and cement
masonry: These to be repaired by masonry similar
1t viii si.o require $40 cords OF rubbls stone to
All in behind The snper.trust 80 =. to bring the
REPAIR AND PREsERvArros-oLD NORTH riER, RH-
90 cords Of stones, which have fallen ont Of the
outer extremity Of the old work, to be raised from
under water BY and piled on north or south
pier, or on both. Among these stones there wiz
probably be about l2J euble yards Of sand also TO be
raised and dumped where Il will do no harm, and
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
water to allow Of putting in new head to thi, pier
consisting Of crib 2j feet long 10 feet wide, to be
sunk along side Of old pier in u feet Of water and
fest Of water, and TO be fastened upon the old CRIB
work, and a supsrstrueturs Of wood and stone TO be
put these eribs) Is feet long, "a feet WIDE abd
feet high; the cribs and supersrueture to be alled
with stone and the work planked over.
The now head will require for the construction OF
1 round piles not less than IL inches diameter at
middle; "a feet long, best u.lity Of shits h OAK:
10 to Is fsst-in these l, +s2r (.
bottom timbers, sxlO, 10 feet long-eOrL
4seantling, SKA, 10 feet lons-et feet b. m
| lG boards, lxl2, IL feet lons-l7e feet b m.
And for the supsrstrueturs above water:
80 side end and tie timbers, l2xl2 in lengths Of "a
and 25 feet--in these 1856 ri.
IL Joists, 2Il2, iiSl feet iong-2s4 feet b IN.
% planks, 2xl2 "a feet long-i, ,iOl feet B. m
40 bars, inch square drift bolt iron ID feet long
6-Ineh wrought spikes, o-l6 inches diameter ,
lbs.
10 d. cut nail.-2lS lbs.
40 cords Of stone 70 nll up TO bottom Of top timber
viii require about a cable yards Oi old stones, ID
those to be dredssd mp andto be replaced as coping
In workmAnship as formerly, and as now to be seen
> on the unmpaired part Of this pier.
In this division the timber lengths Of 20 feet and
il under, will amouht to 6,9l7 feet b. m.
Ahnta n IA Gaatt nsiv N faetb m
Above "a to % feet inclusive, to le 800 feet b. m
DIVISION III
EXTENSION OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED "LIGHI
House PIER. ~
This extension to be done BY sinking eight CRIB,
end to end none in less than II feet OF water below
the low stage, and posing six Of them on level bed
= cubic yards, each CRIB ia the series to have four
stay Pile. driven one in each interior corner and te
D be filled with stones. Crib No to be on one sid.
% and on the other 50 feet long, making one end
oblique to the sides and "a feet wide. Cribs Nos.
Cribs Nos and to be 80 fact long and % feet wids
to stand on natural bed in water from Il to l6l feel
Sers 70 bs 50 shaped as to ht The bed, BY maiins
one end deeper than the other, that the upper side
Over the cribs and extending hack quite even with
the centre Of the light house, there 10 to be supsr
structure Of timber, rising six feet above water llsd
panksd over. One side Of he supsiStrusture, as d
extends back from the crib No ], to rest upon the
close row Of PIE; "a aow standing and The Is:
length Of the supsrsructurs is SIS feet Ths portion
resting the cribs Is Ht feet in length. The eigh
cribs req uire for construction:
672 side, end, aud tie tmbsrs, l2xl2. in lsr 9Th
from 2 to 9s fssEn these % 70 q 2;s running feet
10 to 1T slAnting bottom-60 running feet.
los crib bottom pieces, sxlo In lengths from Is
20 feet-2. 527 running feet.
~ IL braces, Sxs. feet loug-loSr.f
sticks, 6xl2, from Is to 26 feet in length, som
or water s, and some for lsVeliinS up the work
re- binders, 41s in lengths from 10 to 80 fsst-7s
27l crib bottom boards, lxl2, Of lengths II and
d. Is clamps, 2ri?.. Il feet Iong-sii feet b. m
81 seantling, SKA in lengths l2 a. and "a fees-os
a feet b. m.
a. The whole superstruc'ure requires for 1t, con
sos side, ead and tie ubers 1874 lengths frOl
es ito 80 feet-in these e,So7r T.
8l4 jolsts and panks, 2xla in lengths 10, %, q
Cd and % feet-in the,e l4.Sl6 feet b. N.
ed III joists, 3Il2, 10 feet long-52 22D feet b. m.
white oak round piles for staying cribs, not lei
than ~ inches diameter at middle, excluding bark,
ID which % to be "a. and eight % feet long.
330lI bars Inch square drn bolt iron, l0feet lOpI
for cribs and supsrstrueturt-l7. Ole lbs
Il ~ round:inch iron nut and screw, and tw
washers, bolts y inches long from inside OF head
6.inch wrought spikes, 6.l6 dlamstsr-lel lbs.
10 d. cut nails-2i lbs.
$50 cords Of rubblo stone for cribs and superstru
FRY ture.
20 feet and under amount 10 SO, 1T b. m.
Above % to include "a feet, lilo, ss4 feet b m.
UE Abo 20 "a to include 50 feet. l3l, 907 feet b.
DIVISION ~.
DREDGING CHANNEL,
kfGsT the work in Divisions |, II, III shall hA
4 been done, 1t may become necessary to dredge u
space between the extension Of the south and d
. prolongation OF the line Of north pier to obtain
depth Of channel OF Il 10 10 feet below the low sta
This will be estimated In cubic yards, and the pr
for dredging and dumping the same out Of the WI
In deep water TO be bid for Our surveys sho
about l2 600 cubic yards Of thi, deposit requiring
5 moyAl.
DIvIsIoNv.
BREAKWATE2 10 IMPROVE 1HE EXISTING HARBoR Al
TO AFFORD REPCGB.
This Is dssg ed to be 1900 feet long, to stand 10
straight line on which the average depth Of wat
below low stage Ia 81 feet to consist Of cribs 90 Il
"a long placed end to end, made Of square timbsrs.
sides Of the cribs to rise from the bottom with bS
ter Of 3-lOOIhs, 30 the cribs shall be Is feet at
low water surface, and thence the faces OF the supG
structure to rise vertically feet above said surfa
ito The widths OF the cribs at the bottom will be fro
3l to SO feet, according to the depths which they
i've to stand, tho whole work to be Allied with rubl
AN stones to bottom Of top mbers and plAnked
The cribs, eighty in number, will require for tn
IN. construction:
II, 6lO side cross and bracs t!mbers, l2El2,
lengths from IL to 50 feet, amounting to 49, 93s e.
- 4,272 eud imbers, lll9xl2, lengths ls9+ to SO 70
amounting to llB7S5 r,
100 bolton cross ties, lOxl2, lengths 3llI 10 81