The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-02
ENNGINEER OFFICE OF FORTS AND SEA
" Walls, Boston Aarbor, 70 state STREET R.,a-

E,NGINEER OFFICE OF FORTS AND SEA
~ WALLS, Boston Aarbor, 70 state Street. Bvs-
ton, Mass, June Y, 1867.
Proposals will be received at this office until noon
Of SATURDAY. July IL, next, tor the delivery
- s'S Sa ueseros Ts' granite 5sa wan facing upon
tween the 10th day Of August and the 18th day or
October next. . .
This is to be OF the following descrip ION and
amount, che offer stating the prize per superficial loot
Lac measure or the mont the WALL anu separate.
~ LOT The lace the coping. The amount VI stone
required 10 Tor the facing coping Of sou linear
ett OF wall. For the facing three cOurses-the low
er course OF loot IL inches rise; the middle course
ieet rise, and the upper course feel inch rise
anu the coping snail Lave rise oil 2 feet-the who e
making 'front.' Of wall feet high. For the facing
the streSches are not to be more than feet long on
the face, and are to average in width equal to the
rise, not varying more than inches rom thar
width. The breadth OF the headers tor Length on tine
iace 10 be not less than the rise OF the course
they are to average at least that breadth. and 10 be
al lease 1t. long. The headers will be uoyetailed
S-4 OF an inch to one loot from the 'front.' the enus OF
the stretchers being beyelled to correspond. The
entire beds OF tie headers and their builds and
joints, for inches from the 'front.' more than the rise
Of the course, also the entire b, lid OF the headers o.
The upper Oh t. III. course and the beds, builds
and 10 nts OF all the stretcners, will be trough ham,
cred straight; that is, out Of wind, true 20 the
square or bevel With goo full JOINTS and tue ARISES
wal OF it. to #. in height. The coping to ue T. .
rise, TO be not less than 1t. deep the 'front.'
least width It. incnes anu to aveisge al least IT,
wue, and tie beds ale 10 be Rough hammered
straight and The joints OF alternate stones Of the
coping are TO be dovetailed as doublv heauers anu
cut fully e inch TO the loot from the 'front.' or at
leeI distance Ifon The front they will b. inches mar
rover THAN the face, the remaining nail in um ell
o. these coping sSones being cut wan loz nge-shaped
joint 10 ID these dvvetaiis.
Also reqI.rei to be delivered upon said Beach at
Joreips Isianu before TIE OF ctvber ext about
5000 u 600J euuic .eet of sJonc anu upon tie
bea cn on the inner size OF Deer Islau, SO about
OOC 10 6OOO cuuic feet hay he leeued of iettee
Stone, 40 Ue OF the following desert prlun:
hese stones may have quarry faces, on upper and
lower. or IA hel inner anu outer bsus and the NV
vary from IL to "A inches in thickness, and even Al
The same stoue, but no more; they must have good
spAt ed3es, not vary ing hloie han one inch the
FOOT Nom lne square VITA the best bet lace; the
ems need not square with The euges but they
nave split ends, ihey ina, vary irvm TO 4 eet in
width, but Lot more than loot ends OF the
saline stone. The Icing b Of the stones hi y vry rom
d 10 ieet. averaging between the two lsngtLs, anu
the dimensions, as they will square with one Cf the
sides anu one euge length breadth and and
the eubic feet to be arked on each stone.
Oners Will be Received tor the cut and for the
Jettee stone either separately together, and ior
.he jettee stone OH either the Islands separately
II desired. Each offer must be accompanied by st
least two accepting suIetes ana to one fourth
The amount bid, AMI Ne certified their suci-
ency by some principal United States ivl ofcer Of
the vicinity.
H. w. BENEAM,
49,. Colonel Of Engineer
JuneZeOdlW ByL. Mai. ten. IL & A