Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-22
PROPOSALS.
To CONTRACTORS.
o. 8. ExelxEKR OFFICE,


TO CONTRACTORS.
III GRWwoLD srREsr, DErHoIr, AIcHS
,ss IN
ceiyed by the undersigned for FURNISHING sas mae
sor Of sSsS New YorS until poen Il the sh
November, 1857. Z
Ss ss mt aae inc
RErArRs AND rREsKRvkrIos or SLOPE or oLp
srosE REvErsksT AROUND HAD or SOUTH PIER,
50 round piles "A to d fee. fone u inches disme
ter exclusive Of bark, as middle OF best qus"y Oh
:: water fiIls, s.la, iP lengths from 10 up to %
IS binders ixs in lengths Is to 80 fset-in al SOS
sxa slae end and tie timbers, IexI7 in lengths of
8 up to 81 feet. "a running feet
265 ioists. 2Ax2, in lengths from s TO Is feet
sss planis, 2xl2, in lengths from is to % feet
In this dvision the pieces of timber in length, Of
20 feet sad under will amount 10 s. ~. feet D m
Above 20 to ~ feet, inclusive, viii amount to
Above ,. to . feet, inclusive, Win amount to
And only one IS feet stick the others no, e,ceet
AZ bars. I inch square, srir bolt iron, Is feet
su,s snS :sIsx' yasnst sSt. 4 one il inc, :.
s inch wrought spikes, 81, diameter--l .Osa lbs.
2i9 cords Of rnbbie stone, to ll to bottom of top
100 { srds Of brush in bound bundle. Of u inches
in diameter and to IL feet in length, to be put
In this old south pier there are several places in
| the masonry have been made, in all amounting to
some s,ss cubic yards OF rubble dry and cement
Il viii also require scs cords of rubble stone to I'LL
in behind the sup.rstructure so a. TO bring the re-
ystment Of the slope to top Of superstructure.
| ,5sHi DIVISION IT, H.
| REPAIR AND fREsERvA1IoN--eLp NORTH PIER,
outer extremity 1.-THE old work, % be raised from
na e ns, there Gs
viii probably Be sbOus rs Susic yasds q sand also
and which viii Be paid Tor StsiSes payiDs for
ss 81 e u bead
his pier consisting Of crib p feet long 10 feet
% eoaf Rsi feet vide
/ to stand in hve feet Of water, and TO be fastened
be pSs on
long, feet wide .ant feet high; the cribs and
| perstructure to be filled with stone and the work
| The new head will require for the construction
around piles not less than IL inches, diameter at
middle. "a feet lon y-.best Quality Of white oak.
from sfS 70 70 s = fer si thsss ~ Oh 'ens'
sbottom tinbars + s sd 10 feet i@ngIS
| le boards, lxi2, II feet Iong-I76 feet b: m.
sT en sSe snS smsers
! "A and rs feet-in these 7s5 r. f.
Sishs: s!1s ~ feet feet Snsss feet ssss
10 bars inch square drift bolt irsn, IL feet long
! for cribs ahc superstructure 10 lbs.
/ 6inch wrought spikes, 5l6 inches diameter
/ 5-inch wrought spikes, 5l6inches diameter-ss
10 d. cut nails-21s lbs.
46 cords of stone to fill MP to bottom of top tim
To repair the dry masonry coping Of the old pier,
| those to b. dredged up and TO be replaced,
| coping, in workmanship as formerly, and as now
In this divisisn the timber in lengths Of 20 feet
and under n ', viii amount s to 69n feet b BIN, M
Above "a TO % feet inclusive, to 800 feet b.
DIVISION III.
/ EXTENSION OF SOUTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED
This extension to BE- done by sinking eight cribs
end TO end, in less than il feet OF beow
bed, PRODUCED by dredging sand to the amount Of Of
6s cubic yards each crib in the series to have four
stay piles driven, one in each interior corner and
70 be filled Will, stones. Crib No. to be on one
side = and on the other feet 4 long making one
Nos 3 I, s. TO be 20 feet long, and "a feet wide
To ana s BED w ass fR from
va feet deep below SAID stage and their bottom
MAKING ona end than the Sth@ e that Ss
upper side of said tiwber. shall BE horizontal.
with the centre Of the ght house there + t. be-
superstrncture OF timber rising six feet above
and then to be pIanked over. One aide Of the,
superstruGture as il extends back from the crib
The total s@stS of s19
cribs IS IA feet in length The eight cribs require
s72 side, end, and tie timbers I2xla, in lengths
sT z e S ff aSens .his % rH st TsDs feet
iewed 10 fit slanting bottopi-eo running feet.
los crib bottom pieces, 3xlo, in lengths from Is to
| D. feet-2,5H running feet
| II braces, SIS, . feet loRg-205 r.f.
I sticks 6Sl2, from Is to % feet in length, some
for water slls and some for levelling up the work
ibinders, ixs, in lengths from 10 to 30 feet-7s
n crib bottom boards, lAI2, Of lengths IL and I:
sscismps, asis' II feet long-ss. feet b. m.
81 scantiing, AKA, in lengths L. p, and "a feet
The whole superstructure requires for its con
sSs side, end, and tie timbers. l2xl2 of length,
| from TO 81 feet-in these 8 3E RI
6braoes, sx8, feet long-54rf.
and d fett-in these I4-sls feet .. m;
ia ioists, 3Sl2, 10 feet long-5 20 feet b. m
less than y inches diameter at middle exeiudins
bark of which 20 TO be Il, apd eight q feet long
s.rs and oo1 aEGR 10
NJ round inch iron nut and screw. and two wash
point OF screw-I70 ibs.
inch wrought spikes, nc diameter-lsl lbs.
iod cut naiis"2i lbs
! CSC cords Of rubble stone, for cribs and super
In this division the pieces of timber in lengths
. 90 feet and under. amount to % l1I b m.
Above % to inc ude "A feet, no. 5i feet b.
Above "a to include y feet, Isl ,yG feet b. m.
$500 DIVISION ".
DREDGING FOR CHANNEL.
After the work in Divisions i, III, III shall hav
! been done, it may become Necessary to dredgc tn
/ space between the extension Of the south and tn
prolongation of the line of north pier TO obtain
depth Of channel of IL to Is feet below the low stage
! This will be estimated In cubic yards, and tia
, J price for dredging and dumping the SAME out @
1 the way in deep water tn be bid Tor. Onr survey
! pow show about Il 40 cubic yards Of this deposi
! requiring removal
: ! t-.. DIVISION V . b
! BRR. KwATER TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING HAR 30
AND TO AFFORD REFuGE.
This is desi gned TO be { 90 feet long, to stand
straight line which the average depth Of wate
below low stage is q feet; to consist of cubs 30 fee
| long placed end to end, made Of square timber,
The sides OF the cribs to rise from the bot tom wit
batter of 81 l00ths, the cribs shall be Is Zee
wide at the low water surface. and thence the face
of the superstrpcture tn Else vertically Stect abov
), said snrface. The widths OF the cribs at bottoi
n will be from 3a to 81 feet according to the depth
II which the stand, the hole work e. be file
;, with rubbie stones to bottom of top tmbers an
n | planked over - ~ -
The cribs, eighty in number, will require for tle
y | construction:
H6IO side, cross and brace tinhers, lsxls,
D. lengths from IL to IS feet, amounting to 1850: