The national Republican., 1867-11-14
II OPOS SAILS.
TO CON IRA To Il $

uudsrsigned for furnishing the materials and doing
the work for improyiss The hstsor Of Bugso' s New
| For easy reference and Undertaking, the I'm
provemsnts are put under the following divisions:
DIVISION I.
REPAIRS AND FERMENTATION or sLorE OF OLD srosi
| REyBTNESr ARoUED HEAD or sorTH PiER, re-
SO round piles "a to 20 feet long IL inches disms
ter exclusive Of bark, At middle Of best quah'y o
20 water stills, exla, in lengths from 10 up to 81
Is bindsrs AS in lengths IS to 80 fset-in all 59t
sIt side. end, and tie tlmbsrs, l2xI2 In lengths oi
rs jSi.s, S 2s1is To isSstSs from to is feet
$50 Piaais, a,l2 in lengths from is to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber In lengths oi
% feet and under will amount to 81 6sI feet b, m.
Above 20 to "a feet inclusive, will amount to 1855
Above 2ito IS feo inclusive, will amount to SsoS0
| feet b. m.
AZ 4 S,y one IS feet stick the others not exceed
Y42 bars, ! inch square. drIft bolt iron, ls feet
long, $40 pounds.
round, from 20 inches long from inside Of head to
end Of sersw-l,le lbs.
| b.ineh wrought spikes, 6.ls dlamotsr-l ,o4 lbs.
aie cords Of rubbo stone, to all to bottom Of top
100 cords Of brush ia bound bundles OF IL inches
diameter and to IL feet in length, to bs put un-
In This old south pier ,hsrs are several places in
which breaches through tie outsr wall or crust Of
some S,a0s cubic yards Of Tubble dry and cement
masonry: These to be repaired BY masonry similar
II viii ai,o require s2e cords Of rubbls stone to
all In behind the superstrueturs 90 As to bring the
rsrotment Of the slope 70 tSg Of 'upsr'trusturs.
REPAIR AND PREsERvArIos-oLD NORTH rrER, RE.
oUTatsg
os cords Of stones, which have fallen out Of the
a.N. al -
under water By dredging, and piled north south
pier, or on both. Among these stones there will
probably be about l23 eubis yards Of sand also to be
raised and dumped whore II will do no harm, and
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
the stones all this dredging to depth Of II feet OF
wasr to allow Of PSttins in new head to this pier,
consisting Of crib 2 feet long 10 feet wide to be
sunk along side Of old pier, In II feet Of water asd
another CRIB 25 feet long II feet wide to stand in
work, and supsrstrueture Of wood and stone to be
pat these eribs) IS feet long "a feet wide aud
feet high the erbs and superstrueture TO be hled
with stone and the work planked over.
The new head will require for the construction Of
the cribs under water:
around piles not less than I2 inches diameter at
OI side end and tic timbSrs, i2xl2 Of length. from
10 TO % fstt-in these !. 4s2r T.
bottom tmbers, exl0, 10 feet long-sOrf
4seantiing, SKA, i6 feet lons-GI feet b. m
10 boards, lxl2 ii feet long-l76 feet B. IN.
Aud for the superstrueturs above wster:
80 side, end, and tie tmbers l2xl2 in lengths OF
and 25 feet-ln these 1856 ri
l2 2Joists, 2xl2, lls4 feet long-2e4 feet b IN.
. Plaufs, 2xl2, "a feet long-l,lO4 feet b. IN.
40 bars inch square drft bolt iron, 10 feet long
for cribs and superstrueturs-2, 100 lbs.
lbs
6.ineh wrought spikes, 5.ls inches diamster-CG
lbs.
10 a. cut nails-2lS lbs.
% cords Of stone TO Ill up to bottom Of top timber
To repair the dry masonry coping Of the old pea
will require about a eubic yards Of old stones from
those 70 be dtedsed up and to be replaced coping
In workmanship as formerly, and now to be seen
on the unlmPaired part Of this pier.
In this division the timber. in lengths Of % foet and
under, will amount to 09l7 feet b. m.
Above 20 to - feet Inclusive, to 1870 feet b. m
Above q to % feet, inclusive, to l6 GO feet b. m
DIVISION III
EXTENSION OF soCTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED "LIGHT
HOUSE PIER. "
This extension to be done by shaking eight cribs /
end to end, none less than Il feet Of water below
pToiSsei BY Grsdsng sand to % the Sncast an Of eis
cubic yards, each crib ia the series to have four
stay piles driven, one in each Interior corner, and to
be lied W ith stones. Crib No. to be on one side
. aud on the other 80 feet long, making one end
obIque to the sides, and n feet wide. Cribs Nos
2, 4, g. ., to be so feet long, and "a feet wide
10 stand on natural bid In water from IA to l6l feet
deep below said stage, Aad thsir bottom .ids hm.
berH TO be 20 shaped Es TO ht the bed, by making
one end deeper than the other that the upper side
OF said timbers shall be horizontal
over the cribs and extending back quite even with
the centre Of the hoase there IL to be super
structure OF timber, rising six feet above water Allied
with stones to bottom Of top timber and then to be
pianked over. One side Of the supersructure AS
extends back from the CRIB No L. u rest upon the
old close row Of piles standing and the other
side to rest upon the old stone rsvetmep The total
length Of the supersructure Is SIS feet The portion
resting on the cribs 10 2i feet H. length The eight
cribs require for eonStTuetion:
from % to sS fest-in there l6,245 running feet.
2eyelling tlmbers, l0xl2 80 feet long to be hswed
to a., q! .laP'ias Ian n 65!'on.so Iu1p'Gg feet.
2S foet-2 527 running feet,
II braces, SKIS o feet loog-loS T.
sticks, 6xl2, from Is to 70 feet In length, some
i4lr.f II '''' "-1 '''A' ''' '''''''HS 'p 'A' VOTE
tbinders. AKA, in lengths from 10 to 80 fost-7sr T.
27l erb bottom boards, lxl2, Of lengths II ard is
% clamps, 2xi2, IA feet IOug-s44 feet b IN
sesnt!ipg SKA in lengths -, a. and "a fest-ess
The whole superstrueturo requires for Its con.
struotion:
ss side end and tie timbers, l2El2 of lengths from
to 80 feet-in these 6,3e7r T.
6braces, sks, 0 feet l1ng-j4r.f
Sl4 Joists and planks, 2xla in lengths 10, %, a.
and 26 feet-in these II, ,3l6 feet b. IN.
ia joists, 3Il2, 10 feet long,, ,22O feet b. IN.
IS white oak round piles for staying cribs, not less
than l.nehss diameter at middle, excluding bark, Of
which 90 to be "a, and eig ght IS feet long.
3S0 bars inch square drift bolt iron 10 feet long
for cIibs and superstrueturt-l7. 6l6 lbs.
II rould:iGeh iron nut and screw, and two
poinI Of seTow-l7O lbs.
6.lneh wrought spikes, 6.l6 diamstsr-I6I lbs.
o-lheh Nr"nsh1 SPIKES 3'lo dlameter-S2O lbs.
10 d. cot nails-24 lbs
G50 cords u rubble stone for cribs and supsrsrue
ture.
la this divis N the pieces OF timber in lengths Of
20 feet and under amount to 80, III b. IN.
Above 20 to ineluds 81 feet, Ito, 964 feet b m.
AbO,e "a TO Include 80 feet, l3l, ,f07 feet b. IN.
DIVISION ~.
DREDuISg POR CHANNEL.
After the work In Divisions |, II, III shall have
been done, II may bec)m necessary to dTsdge the
space between the extension OF the south and the
prolongation OF the line Of north pier to obtain
depth Of channel Of Il to 10 feet below the low
This will be est mated in cubic yards and the prce
for dredging and dumping the same out OF the way
in deep water to be bid for. Our surveys now show
about H. 600 cubic yards Of this deposit requiring
moya.
DIvIsIoNv.
bERAkWAfEK TO IMPROVE IHE EXIsTIEU HARBOR AND
To AFFORD REFUGR.
This Is desg ed to be 1000 feet long TO stand 10
straight line on which the average depth Of water
below low staI Is 2 feet to consist Of cribs 20 f.et
long placed end TO end, made Of square timbeTs Ths
sides or the cribs TO rise from the bottom with bat
Ter OF 81 lCOhs, the cribs shall be IS feet at the
low water suIce, aud thence the faces Of the super
stueturo 10 rss vertically feet above said surface
The widths Uf tho cribs at the bottom will be from
to 50 feet according to the which they are
to stand, the whole work to be Allied with r1bbie
stones up TO bottom Of top timbersRnd planked over
me cribs eighty In number, viii require for their
construction
IL, go side cross and bracJ tlmbers, l2El2 Of
lengths from IL to 80 feet ting to f5J g29 r
4E2 end tmbers lll9Kl2, lengths ls1I to 80 feet,
amounting to llG. 1857 T.
goo bottom cross ties l0Kl2 lengths 3ll5 10 sSN
feet, amounting to 6,il5Tf
100 bottom cross es, lOxl2 lengths 3lIk In 9,SI
n N tn