Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-14
PROPOSALS.
ITO CONTRACTORS.


RPPiSSP6 s,fEss.T In PaFgaRa
eeiTed by the undersigned for furnishing the mate
rails and doing the work for improving the har
Sove sanaS New York, until noon 81 the 18th of
For easy reference and understanding. the i'm
PioNehehts are put under the Following DIVISIONS
Division /.
REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION OF SLOPE OF OLD
STONE REvETMENT AROUND HEAD OF SOUTH PIER,
30 round piles "a to 26 feet fong IL inches diane
exclusive of bark, at middle, of best quality Of
% water stills, 6xls, in lengths from 10 up to 50
ieetIin all 6il running feet.
- binders AXIS, in lengths Is to 80 feet-in oil sos
Sx4 side end and tie timbers l2xl2, in lengths of
Dup l. - leet-1.iSl running feet.
2 a53 oists 21exl2, in lengths from TO Is feet
1872 planks, 2xI2, in lengths from Is to IS feet
In this division the pieces of timber in len gths of
~ isel anu under will amount TO "a 5Si feet b IN.
f above iot "a feet, inclusive, will amount to
Above p to % feet, inclusive, will amount to
And only IS feet stick, the others not exceed
l42 bars: inch square, drift holt iron, 10 feet
long, -b26 pounds.
lilo nuts and screws, washer bolts, one inch
round, from 20 inches long from inside of head to
END OF screw-l leo lbs.
inch wrought spikes. SIS diameter-l 0Sf lbs
ls cords of rubble stone, TO NIL to bottom of top
100 cords of brush in bound bundles of /, inches
under water.
In tlis old south pier there are several places in
which breaches through tie outer wall crust of
inc masonry have been made N all amounting to
masonry; These to be repaired by masonry similar
twin also require 325 cords Of rubble stone TO fill
in behind the superstructure, to bring he re-
vttment of the slope to top of superstructure.
DIVISION III.
REPAiR AND PREsEBvATION-oLD NORTH PIER
81 cords of stones, which have fall,n ont of the
south pier, or ON both Among these stones. there
to raised and dumped where It viii do no ha 1inc
and which will be paid Tor besides paying for
IA feet Of water, to allow of putting in new head
to this pier, consisting of crib % feet long 10 feet
water and smother crib Is feet long. II feet Vide
to stand in FIVE feet of water, and to be fastened
AID stone ito he put on these new cribs 25 feet
long, "a feet wide and feet high the cribs and SUI
planked over.
The new head will REQUIRE for the construction
around piles not less than Il inches. diameter at
middle, "a feet iong,best anality Of white oak.
5 bottom timbers, sxio, 10 feet long-sorf.
4sCantliHg, Ski, 10 feet lOng-6i feet b. m.
Is boards IxI2, IL feet long-l7G feet b. m
And for the superstructure above water
30 side end. and tie timbers. l2xl2 in lengths If
"A and Is feet-in these 1s5 r. f.
Y jSists 2Hl2 ;I H., feet Iong-29t feet b; m.
40 bars, inch square drift bolt IRON Il feet long
Tor cribs ahc sIperstructur. .2,l20 lbs.
lbs.
5-inch wrought spikes, s. inches diameter-i5
lbs.
10 d. Gus nais-21a lbs.
l6 cords of stone to fill up to bottom Of top tim.
Der.
To repair the dry masonry coping of the old pier.
will require about IL cubic yards of old stones from
coping, in workmanship as formerly, and As now
to he seen on the unimpared part Of this pier
anu under, will amount to G,9l7 feet b. m.
Above =: % to q feet inclusive, to 80 feet b.
DIVISION III.
EXTENSION of >oI III PIER COMMONLY CALLED
LIGHT HOUSE FER
THIS extension TO BE- done BY sinking eight cribs
end to end none in less than IL feet OF water below
the low sage, and posing six of them on a level
bed. produced 10y dredging sand to the amount of
stay piles driven. one in each interior corner AMI
to- lie filled with stones. Crib No. to lie OH one
end oblique TO the sides, and 81 feet wide Cribs
Nos ? 3 g. TO be 30 feet long, and q feet widc
wide, 10 stand on natural bed in water from II to
~ feet dep; below said stage, aud their bottom
making one end deeper than the other, that the
upper sidc of said timbers shall be horizontal
with the centre of the light house, there is t, be
sulerstrncture Of tnf err rising six. feet above
and then to be plankod over. One side of tn
superstrw,ture as if extends back from the crib
standing AMI the Other side to rest upon n1 tn nov o
stone revetment The total length of the snp ci
cribs PA feet length The eight cribs r zen ire
~ side end and tie ,imber.. laxl,, in length,
from q to IS festIin these lS2ti running feet.
lg5 crib buttOm pieces SXl0 in Lengths from Is to
% teet-2,iI running feet.
IL braces. SNS, 9 feet loEg-2fS r, T.
sticks, GxI2, from Is to n feet in length, some
for water sills and some for leyeling up the work
4binders, 4xs in lengths from 10 to 30 feet-7s
27l crib lotion boards ME of len zths IL and Is
feet 79i feet. b. m.
2sclamps, KIP, u feet long-Gii feet b. m
81 scantlng, 5xi, in lengths IL, p and "a feet
The whole surerstructure requires for its con
3oS side, end. and tie timbers, l.xI2, of lengths
from 10 80 feet.in these ssl r, +.
Gbraces, SKIS, 9 feet long-H r.f.
3l4 jois,s and planks, 2xl2. in lengths TO- %, 81,
and d fest-in these HslG feet b. m.
IS white oak round piles Tor STAYING cribs not
less than y inches diameter at middle: excluding
33o1a bars l-inch square drift bolt iron. IL feet
long for cribs and superstructure-I75 $40 Ik
ers, bolts p inches long from inside OF head to
point Of screw-EO lbs.
5.inch wrought spikes, $40 dianeter-s36 lbs.
I0d. cut nais-2i lbs.
669 cords Of rubble stone, for cribs and super
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths of
.
Above 20 to include p feet, ITO 9si feet b. m.
Above "A to include 80 feet, I3I so feet b. m
DIVISION "
DREDGING FOR CHANNEL.
After the work in Divisions |, III, III shall have
been done, il may become Iecessary to dredge the
space between the extension Of the south aud the
proloD CATION of the line Of north pier TO obtain
depth of channel of II to Is feet below the low stage
This will be estimated in cubic yards, and the
price for dredging and dUmring the same of
the way in deep water to b. bid for. Our surveys
now show about 1000 cubic yards of this deposit
requiring removal.
DIVISION v
RREAKwATEE TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING HARBoR
AND To AFFORD REFUGE.
This j. designed to be LOO feet long, TO stand in
a straight line which the average depth OF water
below low stage is feet TO consist of cribs 50 feet
long placed md to end, made of square timbers
The sides Of the cribs to rise from the bottom with
batter of 81 ltOhs. 30 the cribs shall be i feet
wide at the low water surface and thence the faces
of the snperstructure to rise vertically feet above
said surface. The wiiths of the cribs at bottom
will he from 3a to 81 feet, according to the depths
which they 10 stand. the whole work to be filled
tb rubble stones up to bottom Of top timbers and
TIE cribs, eighty in number, will require for their
construction
$40 side cross and brace timbers, IKE. of
lengths from u to IS feet, amounting to As 1913
4g72 end timbeTs, 1laxl2, lengths 1874 to SO feet
amounting 10 llG435 r: T.
100 bottom cross ties, lCxI2, lengths 3l< to s5s,
feet. amounting to 5,il5 T.
100 bottom cross ties loxl2, lengths 3Ils to $50
feet, amounting to 54l5 r.
LEO cross bottom timbers, SXl0, lengths ST., to
g7i feet-59 757 running feet.
6iO tie braces, 6xS, all Is feet long-n Sort.