The national Republican., 1867-11-19
PR ROPOSAL6.
no CON IRA CToR RS
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undefhlHned for turnlshlng the mAteflhh uOlnk
the work for Improving the hsrbor Of Buffalo, New
York, until noon Of the 18th Of November, 1867.
For easy reference and undertaking, the i'm.
proyements put under the following divisions;
DIVISION I.
nEPAIRs AND PRESERVATION OF SLOPE OF OLD sTosr
REvErsEsr AhousD HAD OF sourH PIER, RE-
SO round piles a to 20 feet long II inehe, dame
tsr exclusive fbsrk, at middle, Of best quality Of
% water .ills, eIl2, in length. from 10 up to IS
Is binders as in lengths Is to 50 fest-in all a'e
STA .ide, end and tie timbsrs, l2xl3 In lengths Of
up to 30 feet-7, 4s7 runniug feet.
2ss JOi,is, 2ISrl2, in lengths from to Is feet
Ss2 pisais, 2,l9, in le,sths from IS to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths Of
Above % to y feet issISsIv., vii sncSas to 1859
Above "a 10 IS feet. Inclusive will amour. to S,OCs
Iad ?.ly one IS fee. stick the others not exceed.
f4s bars, inch square, drin Dol, iron, is fee.
lie nuts ssd screws, 2 washer bolts, ono inch
round, from % inches long from inside Of head to
s inch wrought spikes, 6.ls diams,sr-l, ,osI lbs.
2ls cords Of rubble stoIs. to nll to bstom Of top
100 cords Of bru.h Ia bound bundle. o, II inshs.
in diameter and to IL feet in length, to be put un-
der water.
In this old south pier here are several places In
which breaches through tie outn wall or crust Of
the masonry have been made, In all amounting 10
some 39Os cable yards Of rubbls dry and cement
masonry: These to be repaired by masonry similar
Il viii si,o require s2e cords o, rubbls stone 10
All in behind the super.truetuts, so As to bring the
'''''"''' Of the 'iHS; SSisfsSS tSg q IT,
REPAIR AND PRRszRvArIos-oLD NORTH PisR, RE-
% cord. Of stones, which have fallen out Of the
outer extremity Of the old work, TO be raised from
under water By dredging, and piled on north or south
pier or on on both; -, Anopg ,ns,S stones there VII
raised and dumped where 1t will do no harm, and
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
water to sliow OF putting in new head to this pier
consisting OF crib Is feet long 10 feet wide, to b.
sunk along side Of old pier in feet Of water sed
feet OF water, and TO be fastened upon the old crib
work, and superstruoture OF wood and stone 10 be
~, on these new cribs. 2, fee. long p fee. wide ard
ftst high the cribs and supersructurs TO be allied
with Hoae and the work Plnnked over.
The row head will require for the construction Of
ne sGund s5G Piles Vie. not lee. than 2iueA.. diameter at
~ SIDE sus and lie timber. fasii Of length. from
10 TO Is fsst--in these !, asa IF.
bottom tim bsrs, sxio, 10 feet long-soEL
seantling, sx< le feet long-s4 feet b. m.
10 boards, ixl2, II feet lons.-l7e feet b. m.
Aud for the supe .stfueturs above water:
80 side end and tie timbets, l2xl2 In lengths OF "a
and Is fset-in these Js5 If.
2S: assi ga N ts:s SsssEi lSas-t tiss ..
40 bars inch square Srift bolt iron l6 feet long,
for cribs and superstruetuIe-2l2o lbs.
e-lneh wrought spikes, SIG inches diamster-2
6.insh wrought tpikes, 5.lt inches diamster-e6
lbs.
10 cords Of stone 10 hll up to bottom Of top timber.
To repair the dry masonry coping q the old pier
will require about A cable yards Of old .tones, from
those to be dredsed mp and TO be replaced, eop ~
in woYkmanship as formerly, and as now to be seen
on the urimpsiIed part Of this pier.
In this division the timber, In lengths OF 70 feet And
under, will amount 10 6,9l7 feet b. N.
Above % to "a feet, inclusive, to $40 feet m
UAboye 81 to 25 feet inclusive, to 1e 500 feet b. IN.
DIVISION Ill
ExrESaIoS OF SOUTH PTsR, COMMONLY CALLED "L.IdHr
HOUSE PnR. ~
This extension to be done by sinking eight cribs
end to end, none in less than feat Of waller 5stoy
cubic yards, each CRIB in the series TO have four
be allied with stones. CRIB No. TO be- on one aide
obiiqus 10 the sides, and "a feet vide. Cribs Nos.
CRIB, Nos and to be 50 feet ions and as feet vide
10 stand natural bed In water from II TO loH feet
deep below said sss Pd sAi II. 09Sn SsS b, sas @
one end deeper than the other so that the upper side
Of said tmbers shall be horiIontAl.
the senirs OF the light house, there 10 10 be SUPER
structure Of timber rising six feet above water allied
with stones to bottom Of top timber and thsn to be
pIauked over ono side OF the supersructurs, a. II
extends back from the crib No. ], to rest upon the
old close row Of piles now btandng, and the other
side 70 rest upon me OLD stone tsSetmen tS.ai
resting ON the cribs 10 IA feet In length. The eight
cribs require for construction:
from "a 10 IS fest-in these Is, ,2io running feet
2leyelling timbers, l0xl2 30 feet long 10 be hswed
to nt slan,ing bottom-So running feet.
los crib bottom pieces, sxlo, In lengths from 10 TO
"a feet-2 b27 running feet
II braces, Sxs, feet loug-lo8 Z. T.
7stcks, 6xl2, from 10 to 70 feet In length, some
for water sills and for levelling up the work
binders, AIS, in lengths from 10 to 80 fsst-7srL
27l crib bottom boards, lxl2. Of lengths II and Is
q clamps, 2Iii, Il feet ioug-S44 feet b. m.
81 scantiing, aI4, in lengths H. a. and "a fsst-eSS
The whole supsrstrueturs requires for Its con.
sos side end and tie timbsrs l2ri2 of lengths from
o to 80 feet-in these ,3s7 {.
8 braces, sxs, 0 feet long-tr.f
3l4 Joists and plAnks, 2xl2 in lengths 10, =, H.
and 26 fest-in these II, $40 feet b. N
ia Joists, ska, 10 feet long-5,220 feet ;. m.
2s white oak round piles for staying cribs not less
than IL inches diameter at middle excluding bark, oil
sSO5 bars l.ineh square dr bolt iron 10 feet long
| for cribs and dsupsrstrueturs-l7, 6l6lb
| II round:ineh iron nut and screw, and two
| point Of sersw-l70 lbs.
e-ineh wrought spikes, 6.lG diamstsr-l8l lbs.
6.ineh wrought spikes, S'l6 diametsr-s2s lbs
| 10 d. cut nails-2t lbs.
500 cords Of rubble stone for cribs and supersrue
tuTe.
Ia this division the pieces OF timber In engths o
| % feet and under amount to SO, III b. m.
| Above 20 to include "a feet, ll0, 9s4 feet b IN.
Aba, o,e "a to include S3 feet, l3l, e07 feet b. IN.
DIVISION ~.
| DREDGING FOR CHASEEL.
| After the work In Divisions j, ii, III shall hAy
been done, 1t may become necessary to dredge tn
| space between the extension Of the south and tn
prolOng alton Of the line Of north pier 70 obtain
depth Of channel Of IA TO 10 feet below the low stag
This will be estimated In cubic yards, and the prie
in deep water to be bid for. Our surveys now show
about 900 cubic yards Of this deposit requiring
moVAl.
BREAKwATgG TO IMPROVE IHE ExIsTISG HARBoR An
TO AFFORD REFCGB.
This is deslg ed to be 1000 feet long to stand In
straight line on " htoh the average depth Of wAte
below low STAGE h 81 feet to consist Of cribs 80 fee
long placed end to end, made Of square timbsrs. tn
sides OF the cribs to rise from the bottom with bat
ter Of 81 lO0hs, the cribs shall be is feet at tn
low water surface and thence the faces OF the super
structure to rise vertically feet above said surfac,
The widths Of the cribs at the bottom Will be froI
to SO feet according TO the depths which they Ar
, to stand, the whole work to be allied with rubbl
stones up to bottom Of top timbersand panked over
The cribs eighty In number, will require for thei
construction:
II, $40 side cross and bracs tmbers, l2nl2, {
lengths from IL to IS feet amounting to 49, 923
4,272 end tlmbers, lll1xl2, lengths lSR to SO fee
amou nting to ll6,733 Sk
| OOO haitian cross tieA lOxl9 lenRthA Al Y 10 ASl