The national Republican., 1867-11-18
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no CON NTRAOToR RS.
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York until noon Of the 18th OF November, 1891.
| For easy reference and understandlnF, the I'M
proysmenis are put under the following divisions
| DIVISION I.
| RHPAIRs AND PRESERVATION or SLOPE OF OLD bfoSh
RnyErnEsr ARoUsD HEAD OF SOUTH r'Ea' RE-
Sc round piles "a to 20 feet Ions, II inebe, diane
ter. exclusive Of bark, at middle OF be" quahV 0'
@ water .ili., exi2, In lengths from 10 up to IS
/ feet-in all CAL running feet. ,,s
binders 4Hs, In lengths 10 10 So tee'-in ai ''o
sI4 Side end and tie tlmbsrs, I2.la, in length. Of
0 up to 80 fset-7, 4s7 Iunnias feet;
So Pisai., a.ia, in length. from Is to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths Of
20 feet and under will amount TO 81 5si feet b. m
Above 20 10 "a feet, Inclusive, will amount to 7esS
Above "a to IS feet, inclusive, will noun, to s'O'o
~ 4 S9.ly one IS feet Stick the others not exceed
i4i s.n, inch square. drif' Dol, iron, iS feet
ife nuts And screws, . washer bolts, one inch
round, from % inches long from inside Of head to
end Of screw-l ,leo lbs.
sineh .roqshs spikes sis dnms,'r s hiO% dS ;oD
100 cord. Of brush ia bound bundles o, II inshs.
in diameter and to IL feet In length TO b' Pn' un
In this old south pier here are several places in
S,'s, Ss.a s IN ali
some s'eos cubic yards Of rabble dry and cement
masonry. These to be repaired BY mssosry similar
Il viii sGo require sss cords OF rubbis, stone to
all In behind the superstrueturs 80 70 bring the
Of the 'fS; SsyssiSs Il iSs q Il
| REPAiR AND PREsEHyArIos-otp NORTH PIER, RE-
% cord. Of stones, which have fallen ont Of the
outer extremity Of the old work to DO raised from
water By dredging and piled on north OF south
pier, OF on both; Among these stones th;rs viii
raised and dumped where II will do no harm, and
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
water, TO allow Of putting in new head to this pier,
consisting Of crib Is feet long 10 feet wide. to be
sunk along aide Of old pier ia "A feet Of water ard
feet Of water, and 10 be fastened upon the old crib
work, and superstrueture Of wood and stone 10 bs
feet high the cribs snd supsrstraeturs TO be allied
with stone aud the work planked over
Tho new head will require for the construction Oi
rosad plies not les. than I2 insh.. diameter a,
middle u feet long, be.. Su.lity o. shits oak
bottom timbers, sxlo, 10 feet long-s0rf
4sean,lins, sIt, 10 feet longs fss. :. m.
And Tor the supsrstrueturs above water;
80 side end, and tie tmbers l2xi2, in lengths Of "a
rs Il Iois.s, asia, iisl fee feet ions-2sI feet m.
| Is plapks, 2xi2, ~ feet long-l, l0I feet b. N.
40 bars, inch square drh bolt iron, 10 feet long.
6.ineh wrought spikss. 6.ls inches diamster-'
lbs.
|; lbs.
4e cords Of stone 70 h up to bottom Of top timber.
viii r.duir. % about a cubic ysfIs q Old stones.
those 70 be dredssd up and to be replaced eopias
in workmanship as formerly, and as now to be seer
In this division the timber in epgths Of 20 feet Ant
under. viii snount to e,el7 feet b. N;
ns..,vs i.su.S: 70 +
DIVISION Ill
EXTENSION OF SOUTH rIHR, COMMONLY CALLED "LrGH]
ii uoUsR PIER, ~
This extension to be done by shaking eight crib
end TO end, In less than II feet Of water below
the 10. stage ,ad posing .a o. them on sy.l bed :i,
cubic yards, each CRIB in the series to have foui
stay piles driven, one in each heror corner, and
! Is and on the other SO feet long, making one END
! obique to the sides and "a feet wide. Cribs Nos.
5Sl,5e to be 80 feet long. and p feet wide.
TO stand on natural BID in water from Il to l6l fee
deep, below said stage, aud thsir bottom side tim
one end deeper than the othsr so that the upper sid
Of said timbers shall be horiientAl:
Over the cribs and extending back quite even will
the centre Of the light house, thsre s to be super
structure OF timber, rising sx feet above water hst
with stones to bottom Of top timber and then to b,
extends back from the crib No i, 10 rest upon th,
old close row Of piles now standing, and the oths
side to rest upon the old stone rsvetment The totA
length Of the supestrueture II SIS feet Tns portion
resting on the cribs 10 2t feet In length. The eigh
, cribs require for construction;
from ON "a 49, 70 IS Zee fs..~in In these as running feet
2lsveling timbers, loxl2 80 feet long to be hsws
4 70 At sianting bottom-oo running feet.
i | 10 fset-3 6H running feet.
. II braces, Sxs, 0 feet loug-losr.f
II sticks. Okla from 10 TO Is feet In length som
FL His'' 'l'' and some for ''''''ns up The work
binders, 4rs, in lengths from 10 to 80 fsst-7s T.
is 2l CRIB bottom boards lxl2. Of lengths II and
II Is clamps, ania, Il Il feet ioug-s4i fsstb
81 seaptDg, SKA, in lengths -, a. and 81 fest-es
IN. whole supsrstructuro requires for Its con
sos side end, and tie .inbsrs. l2rl2, flengths o
8 70 81 feet-in these 6,S97 T.
n 6brAess, sxs, feet lSns-Ir.f
slt ioists and plank. 2xla. IN lengths 10. %, q
to ia Joists, ska, 10 feet long-5,22O feet b IN.
in 2s white oak round piles for staying cribs, not LEI
than IL inches diameter at middle, excluding bark
n' which % to be "a. and eight 2s feet long.
on SsO bars l.neh square drif botiron, feet lou
for cribs and superstruetur-l7 sic lbs.
: II round.inch iron nut and screw, and tv
washers bolts n inches long from inside Of head
IT. point Of sersw-l7o lbs.
6-inoh wrought spikes, Ole diamster-l9l lbs.
Al e:ineh wrought spikes, SIG diamotsr-s2eibs
500 cords Of rubble stone for cribs and Suparstru
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths
% feet and under amount TO SO, lit b. m.
Above 20 to include "a feet, ITO, 9s4 feet m,
Abo 20 "a to include SO feet, l3l, s07 feet b. m.
DIVISION ~.
DREDGING FoR CHANEL.
n After the work in Divisions I, ii, III shall ha
n been done, II may beeome necessary to dredge d
II. space between the extsusion Of the south and 4
prolong CATION OF the line Of north pier to obtain
depth Of channel Of Il to 10 feet below the low sta
lie This will be estimated in cubic yards and the prl
es for dredging and dumping the same out Of the vi
In deep water to be bid for. Oar surveys sho
about l2 900 cubic yards Of this deposit requiring
VI moyh
an DIVISION
h. BREAKwATER To IMPROVE IHg EXISTING HARBOR A.
~. TO AFFORD REPrGB.
This Is desigGed to be 1000 feet long, to stand Ia
20 straight liae which tho average depth Of wal
ID below low stage Is 27 feet to consist Of cribs 80 Il
A. long placed end to end, made Of square tmbsB. T
sides Of the cribs to rise from the bottom with bi
ter Of 81 lOOhs, the cribs shall be Is feet at
low water surface and thence the faces Of the sup
structure to rise vertically feet above said aurfa
az. The widths Of the cribs at the bottom will be fr
S TO SO feet, according to the depths which they
m to stand, the whole work to be filled with rubl
sed stones up TO bottom Of top mbersRnd plAnked
rcd The cribs, eighty in number, will require for tn
-. construction;
'n' II, go side cross and bracs tinlberr, l2sl2
ID lengths from IL to 81 feet amounting to 463 9a3
4,272 end tmbsrs, lllEIl2, lengths lS21 to 9S Il
amour unting to 1878 T.
1000 bottom cross ties, lOxl2, lengths 81 y 10 8
- faat amounung 10 b4lbF