Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-20
PROPOSALS.
ITO CONTRACTORS

III GRIswoGn SrEri T, DstRu.r, MtcH.f
SEALED PROPOSALS, ia 1npiieats written ri rs
eeved by the undersigned for Furnishing the IN te-
rials and doing the work for imProvin the mar
Dor of Buffalo. New ork, until noon ef the I'm oi
November. Is7.
For easy reference and understanding. the i'm
provements are put under the following divisions
DIVISION L.
REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION OF sIoPE Of Oh
STONE REVETNENT ABOUND HEAD oF sou III PIER
50 f6und piles "a to q feet fong la inches diane
ter exclusive of bark at middle, OF best quality %
Is water stills, 6xI2 in lengths from 10 up to IS
ieet7in all Gal running feet.
Is binders, Az. in lengths 10 20 80 feet-in al sos
Sx4 eide, end. and tie sinbers i1xI2 in lengths Of
965 ioists 2]sxl2, in lengths from TO IS feet
So plapks, 2xI2, in lengths from Is to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths Of
20 feet and under will amount 10 $685. feet m.
Above 20 TO a feet, inclusive, wih amount II
Above a to % feet inclusive, VIII amount to
Aud only one IS feet stick, the others not exceei
IL bars. ! inch square,, DRIFT bolt iron, l8 feet
lis nuts and screws. . washer bolts one inch
round, from % inchss long from inside Of head TO
inch wrought spikes, SIS diameter-l Osi lbs
2l9 cords OF hubble stone, TO Nil to bottom of TOP
100 cords Of brush in bound bundles Of Y inches
in diameter and 8 to II feet ia length, TO Be put
In his old south pier there several places in
which breaches through the outer wall rFu-t IT
! tie masonry have been made IL all amoUntIng 90
| some 3,9CS cubic yards Of ruhble dry and cement
masonry; These to be repaired by n ssonry similar
It viii also rcaure s95 cords Of rubble stone - ~
in behind the supeTstI ucture as % bring the
yetment OF the slope 10 top Of suPerstracture.
DIVISION ii.
! REPAIR AND PREsERvATIoS-OID NORTH PIER,
+ ..- REQUIRING:
Moor IA of at MI hlN tal Ont pf a
outer extremity Of the old woi to be raised from
gndGF D Mater by absdbhs and on IF!h
wiz probably b about l23 cubic aEdS 4 sand also
and which will be raid tor be- sides paying or
dredging the stones; All this dredging depth 1g
this per SonsSng y" drS Is ea lone 10
wide, to sunk along side of old pier in feet OF
water and another crib = feet lOpg.it ieet vile,
upon the old CRIB work ;ana asuperstructure wood
long p feel vide ard feet hi "a; the cribs anisR
perstructure to be filled with stone ana the work
The new head viii require for the construction
middle, p feet t. g-bcst quality of white OAK
81 side, end. ald tie timbers, I2xl2, of lengths
4scaniIing, SKY 10 feet lonr-6i feet b. m.
10 boards, lxI2. IL feet long--l76 feet b. IN.
And for the superstructure above water:
80 side end. and tie tnbers, l2xl2, in lengths Of
81 and - feet-in these 735 T. 1.
l2JCists, 2Xl2, ia feet long-29i feet b; m.
y plauEs, HNl2. "A feet lOug-l 100 feet b.
40 bars, inch square drift bolt iron, 10 feet long
for cribs and superstTucture- =, llO lbs.
6-incA wrought spikes, 10 inches diameter
5-inch wrought spikes, 5-l6 inches diameter-56
10 d. cut nais-21k lbs
46 cords Of stone to fill up to bottom of top tim
Der.
To repair the dry masonry coping of the old piar
Will require about - cubic yards fold stones from
coping, in workmanship as formerly, and as now
to he seen on the unimPaired part Of this pier.
In this division the timber in lengths of - feet
and under, will amount to 6 :9T7 feet b. m.
Above 20 to I feet, inclusive, to $50 feet h m
Above II to Is feet, inclusive TO Il 800 feet D. II.
DIVISION III.
EXTENSION OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED
Ills extension to be dane b. sinking eight cribs
end to end. in less than II feet OF water below
| the low . age. and posing six of them level
6I6 cubic yards each crib in the series to have n
stay piles dTve in each interior corner ana
sde e q and Hn fh 0s q fS long 70 sg or one
end oblique TO the sides and p feet wide. crias
| Cribs Nos Z and to he - feet long aud p fa.t
wide. 10 ;tand on natural bed in water from J 20
ia feet deep below said stage, and their bottom
side tirnbers to be so shaped to "A the hc1 81.
makng one end de- per than The other, go hat ne
Over the cribs ard extending back quite even
with the centre Of the light house. there is . b.
water, filled with stones to bottom OF top timber
superstruUture as il extends back from the crit
No ], to rest upon the old close row OF piles now
standing, and the OtEsr side To rest urou the
| stone reyetment. The total length of the super
sris q. feet in length The eight cribs D require S
:ids sna ana tic timber ,esl1, in len sts
2IevelIine timbers, IoxI2 30 feet long. II ba
| hewcd to III slanting bottom-6O running feet W
le5 crl6 lotion Pieces sXio' IN lengths from u to
| Il braces, sxs, feet loag-?Os r. f.
sticks, 6XI2, from Is to - feet in length. some
for water slis and some for leyolling W the work
| ibinders, AXIS, in lengths from 10 to 30 fect-7s
"a crib bottom boards, lxl2, of len sths IL and Is
23clamps 2xi2 Il feet Iong-6i4 feet b. m.
81 scantling, Sxi, in lengths Il, p, and "a feet
The whole superstructure requires for its con-
sos side end, and tie timSssrs. l2xl2, of lengths
! 6braoes. sxS, feet long-54r. {.
and fs f these s5 feet H. t ne 1ehs'h' TO- e. a.
oak fonns pss of ss
less than u inches diameter at middle, excluding
sso1s bars finch square drift bolt iron, ID feet
| long. for cribs and superstructure-E-5 sic lbs
er bolts p inches long from inside Of ~" hesd to
point Of screw-l10 lbs. r..
Snch Sro%sht spikes IS dianeter-s lbs lbs
IOd. cut naiis-24 lbs
! e69 cords Of rubbie stone, for cribs and super
Ip ts division the pieces of timber in lengths of
! 70 feet and under amount to Is l77 b m.
Above ~ TO include q feet, asa feet b. m.
Above "A to include 30 feet, I3l go feet b. M
! DIVISION ".
DREDGING FOR CHANNEL.
After the work in Divisions 1. III, LII 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 a
depth OF channel Of u to II feet below the low
This will be estimated in cubic yards, and the
I price for dredging and dumping the same out of
the way in deep water to b. bid for. Our SURVEYS
now show about II 90 cubic yards Of this depost
! requiring removal.
DIVISION v.
BRYAKWATER TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING HARBOR
/ AND TO AFFORD REFUGE.
This IL designed TO he Go feet long, to stand I'm
straight line which the average depth of water
below low stage is feet to consist OF cribs % feet
iong placed end 20 end. made Of square timbers
he sides OF the cribs TO rise from the bottom with
batter OF 81 1UOths SO the cribs shall he IS feet
wide at the low water surface and thence the faces
OF the superstructure to rise vertically feet Above
said surface The widths of the cribs at bottom
Will We from Sla 10 30 feet, according to the this
which they are 10 stand, the whole work t. be filled
With ru6ble stones up to bottom of tep timbers and
planked over. -
The cribs eighty in number will require for their
| construction: ~ =
! II $40 side, cross and brace timhers, I9xIs, of