Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-19
PROPOSALS.
ITO Contractors.
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: Tor easy reference and snderstApd,ns. The fm
proyemeDts are put under tbe following diyisions:
Ia o' DIVISION 1. .uloW bta .
REfAiRs AND fREsEnvAIIos OBJ sLopE or OLD
sTcsE REykTaEsT Akorsp HEAD OF SOUTH PiIR q,
8 round siles, "A to b feet FOND Il i,sh.. diane
ter exclusive OF bark, at middle, OF best quality OF
N~ster ellis, 6Ila, In len gtas from - up 70 50
| binders 4xs, in lengths is to % feet-in al ss5
s14 sde, esd, and tie tmb.rs iz.l2 in lengths Of
Sup I. 80 feel-7, 4Sz rgnping 2 x, -
as josts, 2hxie, IN Tehgths from 9 to Is, feet
$40 plsnks, fsu, in lengths freu, Is to Is feet
| ID $50 feet b. m. rslH. - a...3.of ~ =. 90
20 feet and under will amount TO "A So feet b. u
-Aheye ?eto - fest, inclusive, viii smount to
Above - 20 = feet, inclusive, viii amount to
And only one 80 feet stitch, the others not exceet
AZ bars a inch square, drift bolt iron, Is feet
round from % inches long from inside Or head to
S inch wrought spikes, SIS Diameter Us. lbs.
2Is cords Of rubble stone, to hlfto bottom Of top
100 lords OF brush in boand bu pdies of IL INCHES
ia diameter and 20 Il feet in length, to be put
In this old south rier there ere several place. in
which breaches through the outer wall or ernst Of
| the masonry have been made IN all Amounting to
some 3,ts cubic yards OF rsbole dry and cement
masonry; These to be repaired By masonry similar
II viii also require ss cords of rubbIe stols to fill
in behind the superstructnre go as to bring The re
Vetment OF the slope to top of gu psrstTucture. "a
..... .. DIVISION II. .......-
RTPA'R AND rREsfRvA TIoS-oLD NORTH PIER,
hESuiRtSG:
81 cords OF stones, which have fallin ont OF the
outer extremity of the old work, to be raised from
under water by dredging, and piled On north or
and o o sC
sRs sf RfS to sps for OF
Il feet OF water, TO allow of quitting In head
vide t. be sunk along st Of old pier IN & feet s sf
water, and snother crib % feet long, "a feet wide.
to stand In hve feet OF water, and TO be fastened
upon the old crib work and nperstructure of wool
And stone o. 10 De pnt on these new cribs, . feet
perstruetnre 10 be filled with stone and the work
The new head viii require for the construction
OF the cribs under water: 80. ..
ronnd piles not less than II inches, diameter at
middle "a feet lOng-best quality Of white oak
~ sias, end, and ue t,nI.ss, i2Ni2, Of lengths
bottom timbers, sxl0, 10 feet long-orf
4seantling, 3x4, ID feet long-s4 feet b. m.
ID bosrds lxi2, II feet long-I56 feet b. m.
And for the superstructure above water
a 80 side snd aud Tie thinkers, l2xl2 in lengths of
IL Ioists, 2xl2, lI,l feet long-2a4 feet b. m
q planks, 2xI2, "a feet lon -I ,IOi feet b. m
for cribs aac surerstrncturt . Iio lbs. e' ''ns
6-inch wrought spikes, 5I6 inches dismeter-2
5-inch wrought spikes, 5IS inches diameter-66
lbs.
10 d. cut naiIs-23s lbs.
10 cords of stone to fll up to bottom of top tim
To repair the dry masonry coping of the old pier,
will require about ~ cubic yards Of old stones from
those TO be dredged up and to be replaced, as
to be seen on the unimpaired part II this pier
In this divi,isn the timber in lengths Of 20 feet
and under, will amount to q, 9H feet b. m.
Above 20 to "A feet, inclusive, to ,3aD feet b. m
Above "a to Is feet, inclusive, to 80 feet b. NJ
DIVISION ILL.,
EXTENSION OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED
LIGHT HOUSE PIER.n
This extension to be done by shaking eight cribs
the low Stage ana posing Elk Of them an pioT
bed produced by dredging sand to the amount of
ssy niles IN .c 20 have four
tob hlled with stones. Crit No. to lie on one
end obliaue to the sides. and n feet vide cribs Gs
Nos 3 5 g. TO be 30 feet long, and "a feet wide
wide, to stand on natural bed in water from u to
Ia, ieea dsrp below said stage and their bottom
upper side of g.id timber. shall be borizontsi "'
with the centre Of the light house there sq.s even n
supetstructnre Of timber rising six feet sh"vs
and then to be panked oser One s sSH Of th
snperstru.tore as il extends back from the crib
. w
stone The total enstS Of she t aap old
cribs 20 in length he eight ts erSs I Sn the
for construction:
from she t aai in lsnsh'
20 AZ 9 . ass 70 be
los crib bottom pieces, s1lo, in lengths from Is 10
IL braces, SIS, feet loHg-e0S r. (.
sticks, 61l2, from 10 to % feet ia length some
for water stills and some for dwelling up the work
ibinders, AIS, in lengths from 10 to 20 feet-7s
IA crib bottom boards, lxl2, of lengths II and Is
!. feet-4,7% feet, b. m.
! % olamPs, 2xli a feet lone-ss4 feet b. m.
81 scantling, 3xi, in lengths II, =, and "a feet
The whole superstruc,ure requires for its con-
Ss sas end and ss timber. laxl2 of lengths
braces, Sxs, 8 feet long-ar.
'p9 di:'. NJ is' e e.i Ss Issi fee,
Is white oak round piles Tor staying cribs, not
bark bs rs and esi ops
$780,. bars l-inch square drift bolt iron, 10 feet
long for cribs lbs and 'ao ss lbs
ers, bolts 2 inSh CHI long from inside of head to
inch wrought spikes, SIS diameter-l6l lbs
Sci5ch wrought spikes, S-l6 disneter-ss6 lbs.
6ss cords Of rubbie stone, for cribs and super
In this division the pieces of timber in lengths of
20 feet and under, amount to IS III m.
Above ~ To include "a feet, lI0, 1884 feet b. m
Above "a TO include y3 feet, l3l gu feet b. m
DIVISION ".
DREDGING FOR CHANNEL.
After the work in Divisions |, Ill, iii shall have
been done, IL may become Necessary to dredge the
space between the extension Of the south and the
prolonEation Of the line of north pier to obtain
depth of channel Of TO Is feet below the low stage
This will be- estimated in cubic yards, and the
price for dredging and dumping the same out of
the way in deep water to b: bid for. Onr surveys
show about II '00o cubic yards Of this deposit
requiring removal. r-....
DIVISION v.
BRRAEWATER TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING HARBOR
AND TO AFFORD REFUGE. p
This Is designed to be 1000 feet long, TO stand I'm
straight line which the average depth of water
below low stage is feet to consist of cribs 50 feet
long placed end to end made of square timters.
The sides Of the cribs to rise from the ottom with
a batter Of 81 l00ths, so the cribs shall be Is feet
wide at the low water surface, and thence the
of the supersracture to rise vertically feet above
said surface. The widths of the cribs at bottom
viii be from Sls 10 81 feet, according 70 the depths
which they are TO stand the whole work to be filled
with rubble stones Up to bottom of top timbers and
The cribs, eighty ip number. will require for their
construction: II '--
IL ,6lO side, cross -snt brace timbers. l2xl2, OF
lcnsths from II TO 30 feet, amounting to ass 92s
4.