The national Republican., 1867-11-20
PROPOSALS..
TO CON NTR A TO RS .
o. Q. KsaIHnsn orrfor,

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form hsrsin.isT d.ssriss2, viii Be r.e.ivsd 81 IN,
lndsr.ign.d for fsrnishss ,hs materials snd asis.
York, until noon Of the ss,h of Noysss.r. 1887.
Fer easy reference .nd usd.rstanding, the In
provsmsnts are put under the following divisionsi
DIVISION I.
| rrrAIRs AsD PnRsHRvkrIos or SLOPE or OLD srosI
hiykrrssr Anousp HzAp or sourH risa, AZ
50 round piles, u to 70 fee, long, II nshs. diane.
p ysl;, .lIl.. suli. Il lengths from 10 up to 81
Is binder. as in lengths isto 80 fsst-in all s'e
running feet ,,-, :,
S1 81 .s' 3 rs =; iss.s ss: & lengths
as loi',., a,fri1, In lengths from Q to Is feet
So So Pi.ai., mis-, in length. from Is to IS feet
n this division III. pieces Of timber in length. Of
% feet and under will amount to 81 es+ feet b. IN.
Above % to d feet, inslusvs, will amount to 1883
Above Mo IS feet. inclusive will amour, to s,ose
A. 4 :.ly one IS ''' .''s. the 0'''r' no. '1'''d
ID s.I., l inch square. drn bol, Iron, 10 feet
ifs nsts ssd screws, . w..hsr bolts, one inch
round, from 20 inches ioas from inside Of head to
sneh .rosshss sgit:. ss d.p;,'raio y. = os. ~.
100 cords Of brush 10 bousd bundles Of II iashss
In diameter and 10 II feet In length, to Be put IN
In this old south pier here ars several places in
which breaches through tie outr wall or crust Of
some s,sos sable yards Of rubbls dry and cement
masonry: These TO be repaired By masonry similar
II viii si,o r.quir. $40 cord. o. rubbls stone to
ali /, behind the supsrstrssturs, as to bring The
rsvstmsnt Of the siops 70 tsy Of suPsrstrueturs.
M Avn -
% cords Of stonss, which have fallen out Of the
s s.d :: s.ls rss :. .ss sS
PSsSy g. about sss ys,s. q ss .sss % .;.s 70 Ss
.Siss vii Ss psS for ss.d.. p.yisS fSr % SrsSsins
the stones all this dredging to dspih Of Il feet o.
water TO allow Of putting In new head 10 this pier,
soss ~ "a Of q
another CRIB 10 feet long 1tfset wide, 70 stand in
feet Of water, and 70 Be fastened upon the old crib
put on these nsw srbs Is feet long u feet vide asd
feet high the cribs and superstruoturs 70 bs Oiled
with stone and the work plantsd over
Tbs new head vii require for the construction Of
around piles not less than Il inshs. diameter At
middle. att.:' Long s.., quality q ny: O.a
10 70 Is f.st~in these /. tsSri ''' '''''
sbOttom umssrs, s.io, 10 fee, lons-soLL
ttsss.n.li.s, So, 4 70 . t..t ioasIs. e, : N.
v
And for The supsrstrue eturs above wstsr:
50 SIDE, esd. and Tie timbers, lfIla in lengths Of "a
and % fest-in thess Tss ri
3 pisai.. sIii, 4 f:ss I iSss-i.ici I f... + m m.
20 barr inch square drf bolt iron. 10 feet long,
for cribs a.d ,uPsrstrustars.3lol lbs. ,
lbs.
s.insh wrought spikes, 5.is iaeh,. di.n.,sr-ss
lbs.
10 d. cut nails--2Hlbs
10 cords Of stone 70 all up TO bottom Of TOP timber
TO repair the dry mase.ry coping Of the - pier
those % be drsdEsd up ssd q be rspisssd, as eo,
In workmanship - formerly, aad - now 70 be sssa
on the uninpsirsd part Of this pier.
In this division the timber In length Of % feet and
under, will amount TO s,ei7 feet b. m.
Above % TO = fss., inclusive, to SO fs.t b. n
uAbovs u 70 70 feet insluve. to 1e 800 feet b. m.
EXTENSION OF SOUTH piHR, COMMONLY cALLED "LIoHr
MOUSE PIE. +"
This extension 10 Be done by shaking eight cribs
end 70 end nons IN less than y feet Of water belov
S s s !. &. .i:. 1S'Ss, n Ss1s o. tsus sas
s win cs No. % :. on a.. ss
obllqus to the sides, and a feet vide. CRIB. Nos.
"a :: = !. 3 ss En- 80 ~ , e: e.. .s va.
70 stand natural bed In water IRON II 70 ls feet
deep, below sais s.ags s.d their bottom side Tin.
cad deeper than The other so that The upper sde
Of said tim6srs shall bs herilsatai
% .:. re q sS &. si y sa
s'rueturs Of timber, rsns sig feet above water disd
with stones to bottom Of top timber and ,hsn 70 be
extends back from the crib No. ], to rest upon the
side 70 rss. upon Is. Old stone Isystnsnt The total
resting the cribs 10 IA feet In length Tho eight
cribs require for eonstruetion;
s7a sias, sad. snd y. tlnbsIs, i2ria in lengths
frofu n fasf An thaaa \ A ul..N N..s
alsysiiag tnbsrs, ,loIia 80 fee, long, 70 Be- h.w.d
10 ~ sla.ttsg botton-eo runnins feet.
iSs ss sS,.0m ss, piece. srio In lengths from Is to
ibraoss, SIS, 0 feet losg-losr
sticks. exl3, from 10 70 70 feet in length some
foI water stills, and some for dwelling up the work
binders, as, in lengths from 10 to 80 fss.-Drt
zi CRIB bottom board, izi1 Of lengths II and IS
3 clamps, aIii i f... ioss-s4s fee. b. m
q seaaiisg. s1t. in lengths a. n and n fsst-ess
q. whole supsr.trus.urs require. for it, con.
sos a.. end. and ii. .Inbsr'. Iaria. of from
o % 81 te..5La these s,s07r &
slt josts and planks, 2Iis, in lengths 10, n, ~
and % f.st-ln ths.e l+,sle feet B. m.
ia loists, sIia, 10 feet ions-o, 40 feet b. m.
h,a !, iash.. diameter a middle. sssludiss bark Of
which % to be ~ and eight 2s feet long
s.. :sS.Is sI
4
| II round-ineh iron nut and screw ana tvo
washers, bolts ~ inches long from inside Of head 10
point Of serew-l70 lbs.
o.insh wrought spikes, 6-l8 diamstsr-lsl lbs.
| o-ineh wrought spikes, 3.l6 diAmetsr-s76 lbs
| 10 d. cut nAils-A lbs
500 cords Of rubble stone for cribs and supsrstrue
turs.
In this division the pieces Of timber In length.
| 20 feet and under amount TO 30, lit b. m.
Above % to include n feet ITO, 984 feet b M
AboS n to Include IS feet, l3l, s07 feet b. m
DIVISION ".
DRkDdIka FoR cHAHSEL,
After the work In Divisions I, II, III shall hays
been done, IL may become necessary to drsdee the
| space between the exteusion Of the south and the
prolongation Of the line Of north pier 10 Obtain
depth Of channel Of II to 10 feet below the low stags
This will be estimated In cubic yards and The pT,os
for dredging and dumping the ssms out Of The Way
| In deep water TO be bid for Our surveys now show
about H. 900 cubic yards Of this deposit 70
| movA.
DIvIsIoNv.
bkkAkWArER TO hPRoyH The BxIsIIxa HARBoR AND
| TO AyYsRD REYu0E.
This dssisasd 70 be 1000 feet long to stand In
sIAight line on which the average depth Of water
below low stage 10 n feet to consist Of cribs 80 fest
long placed end TO end, made Of square imbsrs TINS
sides OF the cribs 10 rse from the bottom with bal
ter OF sl0oths 10 the eribs shall bs IS feet at The
low water surface and thsnes the faces Of the super
structure 10 rise vertically feet above said surface
The widths OF the cribs At the bottom will be from
to SO feet according 70 the depths which they srs
| 10 sand, the whole work 10 be hllsd with rubbls
stones up 10 bottom Of top tmbsTs And plsnksd aver
eonstIustion: