The national Republican., 1867-11-16
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the work for improyips the harbOr Of Buffalo, New
For easy references and undsr,tHndins, the i'm.
provements are put under the following divisions;
DIVISION |.
REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION OF sLorR OF OLD sroNE
REvErsESr ARGUED HAD OF souTH PIER, RS
50 round piles, "a to % feet long, IL neho, dame
tsr exclusive bark at middle, Of bett quality Of
% water .ills, sxla, in lengths from 10 up to IS
feet-in all CAL running feet.
Is binders AS, in lengths 10 to 30 fess-in all s'e
SII Side, end, and tie umbSrs l2xls, in lengths Of
| Q up to 80 feet, 4s7 running feet.
2SS JOist., 2ylri2, in lengths from to Is feet
So pi.st,. a.ia, in length, from is to IS foot
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths Of
20 feet and under will amount to 81 5s+ feet b. m
Above 20 to q feet inclusive, will amount to 7'ess
Above "a 10 IS feet Inclusive will amount to s'O'O
feet b. m.
iGd 9.ly one IS feet stick the others not 'r'''d
Yta bars, Inch square. drifs bolt iron, 10 feat
Ifs nuts snd screws, 2 washer bolts, one ineh
rSund, from % inches long from inside Of head to
5,ineh wrought spikes, o'ls diameteT-l.O4 lbs:
100 cords Of brush 10 bound bundles Of IL inches
diameter and TO IL feet in length to be put un-
In this old south pier there several places in
which breaches through tie outer wall or crust Of
| the masonry have been made, in all amounting TO
some s,9os eubie yards Of rsbble dry and cement
masonry: These to be repaired BY masonry similar
1, will ai.o require $40 cords Of rubbis stone to
nl in behind the superstruetute 40 as to bring the
rsve.nsnt Of the slope 70 top Of supsrssrueturs.
RErArR AsD rREsSRvATros-oLD NORTH rrsA, RI
ouIRISg
90 eOrds Of stones, which have fallen ont Of the
outer extremity Of the old work, to be raised from
under water BY dredgin aud piled on north or south
pier, or on both. Among these stones there will
raised and dumped where Il will do no harm, and
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
the stones all this dredging to depth Of u feet OF
consisting Of crib IS feet long, 10 feet wide, to be
sunk along side Of old pier, in u feet Of water and
fsst Of water, and 70 BE- fastened upon the old crib
work. and superstrueture Of wood and stone TO be
pat these eribs) IS feet long "a feet vide. a5d
feet high the cribs and supersrueture 10 be allied
with stone and the work planked over.
Tho new head will require for the construction Of
tho cribs under water:
4 round piles not less than I2 Inehes diameter at
middle "a feet long, best quality Of vhlts oak.
9i side end and tie timbers l2xl2 OF lengths from
10 to IS tsst-in these !, ,4s2r (.
bottom tmbers, sxlO, 10 feet long-sOrk
4,eantlins, SKA, 10 feet long-el feet b. m
10 boards, lxl2, II feet lons-l7e feet b. IN.
| And for the superstrueturs above water:
so side end, and tie timbers, l2xl2 In lengths Of "a
and Is fset-in these Zs5 I.k
IIi Ipani. Xxi aIia z feet sss' iSSs-iic I feet b. m.
40 bars, inch square drft bolt iron l6 feet long
for cribs and dsupsrstrueture-2,l20 lbs.
6.lneh wrought spikes, o'lo inehes diameter :
6.ineh wrought ,piEss, SIS inches diam. tcr-eG
lbs.
10 d. cut nails-2IS lbs.
46 cords Of stone 10 all up TO bottom Of top tim'r
To repair the dry masonry coping Of the old
those be dredged up and to be replaced eOpirg,
in workmanship as formerly, and as now 10 bs seen
on the unmpaired part Of this pier.
In this division the timber In gths Of 20 feet and
under, will amount to 6.9l7 feet b. m.
Above 20 to "a feet, inclusive to $50 feet b. m
Above 81 to 25 feet, Inclusive to l6 800 feet b. IN.
DIVISION III
ExrESsIoS OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED "LiGHT
HOUSE PIER. ~
| This extension to be done by sinking eight cribs
end to end, in less than II feet Of water below
the low stage, and posing six Of them on svsl bed
to % Ss,S o.
stay plies driven, In each interior corner, and to
be filled with stones. CRIB No. to be on one aide
obliqus to the sides. and "a feet wide. Cribs Nos.
2,S4 s, 9, 10 be so feet long, and "a feet wide.
Cribs No. and e Be 80 feet long and q fsss r,ds
deep, below said stage, and their bottom side tim.
bers to be so shaped As to at the bed, by making
Of said tIm6ers shall bs horiIontal.
over the cribs and extending back quite even with
the centre Of the light house there s to be SUPER
structure Of timber rising six feet above water allied
with stones to bottom Of top timber and then to be
pAaksd over. one side Of the superstrueture, as II
| i
old close row OF piles now standing, and the other
side to rest upon the old soGe reyetment The total
length Of the supsrstTucturs "a SIS feet Ths portion
| cribs require for construction:
672 side, end, and tie rnbers, l2xl2 in lengths
from % to 80 fest-in these Is 24B running feet;
2isvelliug tmbes, lOxl2, 80 feet long, to be hewGd
to AZ slaGting bottom-GO running feet
loj crib bottom Pieces sxlo In lengths from Is tC
| 20 feet-2 627 running feet.
. u braces, SIS. 0 feet lopg-los 7. {
7sticks. 6xl2, from Is to 26 feet In length, som'
iilrt
4binders 4xs, in length. from 10 to 80 feet-7sr
27i crib bottom bO'rds, lxi2, Of lsUgths II and Il
=, 2I clamps, ,2xi2, Il feet ioug-s4 feet b. m
81 scaathg sxi, In lengths la, q, and "a fees-6s
. The whole sulorstruciure requires for It's con
. | structlOn:
sos side end and tie tmbers, l2El2 Of lengths from
to 80 feet-in these 3o7r {.
braces, sxs, 0 feet l1ng-5i
3ll Joists and planks, aka in lengths TO- %, "a
and 26 fset-ln these i,3l6 feet b. IN.
ia joists, Sxl2, 10 feet longs 22O feet b. IN.
2s white oak round piles for staying cribs not les
than llinehes diameter At middle excluding bark,
z which 90 to be "a, and eight 2s feet long
5jOiS bars Inch square drift bolt iron, lG feet lOug
a for cribs and superstrueturs-l7 olO lbs.
, | " round Inch iron nut aud screw, and tw
washers, bolts 70 inches long from inside OF head
pJn. Of scTew-l7O lbs.
2 s.iueh wrought spikes, 6.lG diamstsr-l6l lbs.
6-inch wrought spikes, 3'l6 diameter-s26 lbs.
. 10 i. cot nails-2i lbs
G3e cords Il rubble stone for cribs and supsrsrGc
turs.
Ia this division the pieces OF timber in lengths
a | 20 feet and under amount to 36, 1T b. IN.
Above % to include "a feet, Ito, 9s4 feet N.
Abo 20 % to include SO feet, l3l, SO7 feet b. N.
J., DIVISION w.
DREDGING FOR cHAsSEL
il After the work In Divisions !, II, III shall haV
:. been done, II may become necessary to dredge III
4 space between the extension Of the south and th
. | prolon gation Of the line Of north pier to obtain
depth Of channel Of IA to 10 feet below the low
This will be estimated In cubic yards and the prIC
d for dredging and dumping the same out Of the wa
. deep water to be bid for. Our surveys now shON
about IT, 900 cubic yards Of this deposit requiring re
moNAl.
DIvIsIoNv v.
BREAKwATER TO IMPROVE The EXISTING HARBOR An
To AEPsRD REPrGE,
This 10 desg to be 1000 feet long to stand In
o. straight line on which the average depth Of wat'
below low stage is 27 feet to consist Of cribs 80 fs
n long placed end to end, made Of square tmbsrs TIL
- sides OF the cribs 10 rise from the bottom with ba
ter Of 81 lUOGhs the cribs shall be is feet At Il
Ow water sutface, aud thencs the faces Of the supe
structure to rise vertically feet above said suTfae
fhe widths Of the cribs at the bottom Will be fro
10 50 feet according to the Depths hch they Al
to sand, tue whole work to be Allied with rubb
stones up 10 bottom Of top timbersAnd plAnked oye
y The cribs, eighty in number, will require for the
Z. construction
d II, 6lO side cross aud bracS tmbors, l2Hl2,
lengths from ~ to 50 feet amounting to 453 OE3
l. 4272 end timbers, lllEzl2, lengths ls to 50 fec