The national Republican., 1867-11-22
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undasignsd ior lurnnhisg the materials ana doing
Ycrt, until noon Of the ao,h Of Noveuber, 1887,
For easy reference aud undsr.tauding, the in.
proVsmsns srs put under the following diVi'ion'i
| DIVISION I.
| sErAiRs AsD PRESERVATION OF sLoPE or OLD sroxn
Rnvkrrxrr AROUND nrAp op aovru PIRR, re-
SO round piles "a to 20 feet long IL inebe, diane
et exclusive Of bark, At middle, Of best quality Of
% water .iIis, s.la, in length. from 10 up :, SO
| feet-in all Cal running feet.
rs biBdsrs AIS, in lengths IS to 80 fostin all 5,s
SIt .ids end and tie timb.r., IaxI1, in length. Of
0 up to 30 teet.7, ts7 Iunnias feet,
5s lois,., 2'Ssia, in lengths from to IS feet
$50 Pi.ai., AHA, in lengths from Is to IS feet
| II, CO., feet b. m.
20 i.st and under viii snouat to 81 So feet b. m.
Above % to "a feet, inclusive, will amount to 1855
Above aiss IS feet. inclusive, will amount to s,oco
And osy Oss IS fee, stick. IN. other. no. exceed.
h2 bars, l inch square. dr!n Dol. iron, 10 feel,
ifs. nat. ssd screws. . w.,hsr bolts, on. inch
| end Of screw, leo lbs
8 inch wrought spikes, b.ls di.mst.r-l,os lbs.
aie cords Of fubbo stone, 10 All to bottom Of top
100 cords Of bru,h Ia bouad bundles Of II inches
diameter and to II feet In length to BE- Put un-
In this old south pier hero are several places In
which breaches through tie out,r wall or crust Of
.eas sos sSsis % :n yards Of f.ssl. ary and sss.s
m.,oary; These to be r'p,irsd BY masonry'siuiis
Il viii Al o require $40 cords o rubbl. stone to
hn In behind the supsr.trusturs, 30 As to bring the
rsvstmeut Of the slope 70 tsg Of supsrstrueturs
RErAIR AND PREslRvAIIoS-oLp soRrH rIKR, r.
ouiRtNg
90 cords Of stones, which have fallen out Of the
outer extremity Of The old work. to be raised from
under water ~ dredging .nd piled on norih or south
| pier, or on both. Among these stones there will
probably b ssou. iss sus' y.IS; Of ..ns also to >:
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
the stones; all this dredging to depth Of Il feet o.
son..Ins Of srib Is feet iors 10 fsst wide g 5.
sunk along side Of old pier "a feet Of water, AID
voi., and superstrueturs Of wood and stone 10 be
pat on those new erbs Is feet lons n feet wide and
with stone and The work pissEsd over 'N
The new head viii reqairs for the sonstruetion Of
round piles not lass than II Inches diameter At
% .id. .as .ss iis sinS. }ssli q i.Ssti. S from
10 70 Is fslt-ln these l, ,4s2I T.
bottom umbers, sIio, 10 feet iong-s0rL
! 4scantiing, sxt, 10 feet lons-et feet b. m
10 boards, ixi2, IL feat lons-l7e fest b. m.
And for the superstrueturs above water:
30 side end, and tie timbers, i2xl2 In lengths Of "a
| and 26 fset-in these Ts5 7,
~. saia s. iSss-i ISast cs f: s..
20 bars, inch square drift bolt iron, I6 feet long
for cribs and supsr,trueturs-2,l2ol lbs.
e.ineh wrought spikes. e-ls inches diamster-a
6.ineh wrOugh. spikes, S-ls inches dismstsr-e5
10 d. cut naiis-2Is lbs.
4s cords Of stone 70 All up bottom Of top timber
To repair the dry masonry coping Of the old per
those to be dredssd up and 70 be replaced coping
in workmanship .s formsrly, and as now to be seen
/ on the unimpairsd part Of this pier.
In this division the timber In Of % feet and
| under, will amount 10 e,9l7 feet b. m.
1Abovs ~ to rs feet inelusive 10 l6 800 feet b.
DIVISION III
| EXTENSION OF SOUTH rIER, COMMONLY CALLED "LIdHr
| HOUSE. rIKk. ~
.ui to end noSs ia les. than Il feet Of wstsi b.io.
the low stage, and postnR six Of them level bed
produced BY dredging sand u the AmouUt Of eio
eubIe yards, each crib in the asries t. have four
stay plies driven, in each iaeror corner and to
be hilsd with stones. Orb No. to be on one side
oSiiSas ~ to IL. SIDES sides. sad n feet vide triS. Nos.
IS g. 70 be so feet long. and q feet wide.
Cribs Nos and to be 80 feet long and % fset vida
deep, below said stage, and their bottom sids tim.
bers TO be so shaped as to At the bed, BY making
end deeper than the other that the upper side
OF said timbers shall be horizontal.
Over the cribs and srending back quite even with
the centre Of the .house there 10 to be super
structure OF timber, rising sx feet above water allied
with stones to bottom Of top timber and then to be
p'aIksd over one side Of the superstrueturs, as II
old close row Of piles now standing, and the other
side to rest upon the old stone reyetmept Tho total
length Of tbs s1Psrstrueturs Is SIS feet ras portion
resting on the cribs IA feet 10 length The eight
cribs require for eonstruetios:
67a side. end, and tie tlmbsrs, l2xla in lengths
from "a 70 IS fest-in these 6,24o ru uning fact.
2lsyeiiing tlmbsr, loIl2 50 feet long to be hswsd
: to At sianting bottom-So runnipg feet.
los crib bottom pieces, sziO, IN lengths from Is to
10 feet-2 627 running feet.
II braces, sIs. feet loug-l0sr.f
sticks. okla, from 10 TO 70 feet in length. some
for water sills and some for isvsilins up the work
lbindsrs, AS. In lengths from 10 to 80 f.st-7sr T.
III crib bottom boards lxia. Of lspgths II and ls
9 clamps, aIii i feet lops-stt fee. b m 49,
81 seantDg, sIt, In lengths Il. a. and % fest-sss
The whole sursr.trueturs requires for its con.
sos side end and tie timbsr, l2rl2 Of len g,hs from
8 to 80 feet-in these 6,S97r T.
6brAees, SKS, feet l.ng-ar.f
sl4 Joists and pisnk., 2xla. In lengths 10, 22 a.
and Is fest-in these n, ,3l6 feet b. m.
l74 joi,ts, SIl2 10 feet ons-5, 40 feet b m.
. Whit. oak round piles f9I staying cribs, not es
| which % to be "A and eight 2s feet long.
S3o bars Inch square drft bolt iron 10 feet Ion
n for cribs and supsIstrusturs-l7 6le lbs
washers. bolt. "a lasSs. long from Inside Of head {
point Of sersw-i7o lbs
sinss wTo0sSs spikes: Sis di.%.t.I-iSl lS.
$50 cord. Of rubbis stone for cribs and ,upsrstrue
ture.
In this division the pieces Of timber In lengths
'e 20 feet and under amount to SO, 1T b, m.
Above 20 to includs "a feet. ITO, as4 feet IN.
z Abs, o,e "a to include S3 feet, ISL, ,f07 feet b. IN.
70 DIVISION ".
l. DREDGING FOR cHAsNEL
Af:sr the work IN Divisions |. II, III shall hAy
been d0us, 1t may bto)me necessary to dredge III
ID space between the sItsusion Of the south and th
prolons alton OF the line Of north pier to obtain
depth OF channel Of u to is feet below the low
Of This will bo estimated In cubic yards and the Pre-
for dredging and dumping the sane out Of the wa
In deep water to be bid for. Our surveys shoy
about 70 900 cubic yards C this deposit requiring
moNal,
,r DIvIsI0NV.
ia BREAKwATRR TO IMPROVE IHK ExIsTIs0 HLRBoR Az
TO AFFORD RERuaB.
This IL desg ed to be 1000 tset long to stand in
straight line on which the average depth Of wats
below low stage Is q feet to consist Of cribs 90 fee
long placed end to end made Of square tlmbsrs. Tn
sides Of the cribs 10 rise from The bottom with bat
ter OF 81 l0Ohs the cribs shall be is feet at tn
low water surface aud thence the faces Of the
structure to rise vertically feet above said suTfae,
GO The widths OF the cribs At the bottom will be froI
~ to 80 feet according to the depths which thsy or
to stand, the whole work 10 be hllsd with Tubbl
stones up to bottom Of top tmbsTsAnd plAnked over
The cribs, eighty In number, will require for thsi
oOnstTuetion:
II, 6lO side cross aud brae, tlmbers, l2Hl2, {
lengths from IL TO 81 fset hting 10 469 efs
ANA end timbers, lllIEl2 lengths lS7& to 50 feel
amounting to ll6,7jr.L