The national Republican., 1867-11-21
II OPOSAL6
ITO JON IRA TORS.
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York, until noon Of tho 25th Of November, 1867.
For easy reference and under.tAnding. ne I'm
provements are put under the following divisions:
DIVISION l.
REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION OF sLoPE OF OLD STONE
ERvErnEST AEousD HAD OF sourH riKR, re-
SO round piles, "a to 20 fee, long, l2 inches dame
ter, exclusive Of bark, at middle, Of best quality Of
% water .,II.. sxla, in lengths from 10 up /, IS
feet.in all cal running feet, u,s
Is binders AXIS, In lengths IS to 80 foetin all S'o
sIi side, end, and tie umbsrs, l2xl2 In lengths Of
up to 30 feet, 4s7 running feet.
266 Joists, 2Ifsi2, in lengths from to Is foti-
So pisnts, 9xl2, in le,gths from Is to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths Of
20 feet and under will amount TO 80 6si feet b. m
Above 20 to "a feet inclusive, will amount to 1855
Above ato Ss feOt inclusive, will amount to 5000
Ina csly one IS feet slick, the other. not exceed.
f42 bars, inch square. drlft bolt iron, 10 feet
ifs mats SSd screws, 2 washer bolts, one inch
round, from 20 inches long from inside Of head 10
8 inch wrought spikes, 6.ls dlamstsr-l, ,Os4 lbs.
2io cord, OF Tubbie S,Ous, to hl to bottom Of top
100 cords Of brush Ia b,und bundles Of IL inehes
In diameter and to l2 feet in length, to be put un-
In his old south pier here are several places In
which breaches through tie out,r wall or crust Of
the masonry have been made, in all amounting to
some s,9os cubic yards Of rubble dry and cement
masonry: These to be r-PAirod BY masonry similar
Il will sio require $40 cords Of rubbis stone to
all in behind the superstrueturs, 40 as to bring the
Of the 'SR; SiysfSS Il tSg d
REPAIR AND rRBsEKvArioS-oLD NORTH PIER, ne.
90 cords Of stones, which have fallen out Of the
outer extremity OF the old work, to be raised from
under water By dredging and piled on norh or south
probably Be about l2s cubic yard. Of sand also to be
raised and dumped where Il will do no hsrm, and
which will be paid for besides paying for dredging
the stones all this dredging to depth Of Il feet Of
water, to allow Of putting in head to this pier,
consisting OF crib Is feet long, 10 feet wide, to be
sunk alosg aide Of old pier ia "A fee. Of water and
fee. Of water, and 10 be fastened upon the old crib
work, and superstrueture Of wood and stone TO be
feet high tho cribs and superstrueturs to be filled
with stone and the work planked over.
The new head will require for the construction Of
round piles not less than l2 2inchss diameter at
middle "a feet long, best quality Of hits oak
% side, end and tie timber. i2xi2, Of lengths from
bottom timbers, ,sxlO, 10 feet lopg-sor.L
4scantling, sxt, is feet iOns-6i feet b. m.
10 boards, lxl2, II feet long-l7e feet m.
And for the superstrueture above water:
80 side end and tie timbers, l2xl2 in lengths Of "a
and rs fset-in thess 7S5 ri
IL joists, 2xl2, llA feet long-294 feet b m.
23 pisnfs. axi2, IL feet long-l, ,lO4 feet b. m.
40 bars inch square drift bolt iron 10 feet long,
for cribs and supsrstrueture-2,leol lbs.
8.inch wrought spikes, 5.l6 inches diameter .
6.ineh wrought spikes, 5.ls inches diamster-GG
lbs.
10 d. cut nails-2l5 lbs.
40 cords Of stone 70 nll up to bottom Of top nher
| To repair the dry masonry coping Of the old = -
those to be dredged up and to be replaced as coping,
In work kmAuship as formerly, and as to be seen
| on the unimpAired part Of this pier.
In this division the timber in epgths VI % feet aud
| under, will amount to 6,9l7 feet b. m.
Above 20 to "a feet, inclusive, to 800 feet b.
BAbove "a to % feet, ineu, to l6 5cO feet b.
DIVISION III
| EXTENSION OF sorTH PIER, COMMONLY CALLED "LIOHI
HousE PIER -
This extension to be done by sinking eight cribs
end TO end In less than II feet Of water below
the low stage and posing six Of them on level bed
produced by dredging sand to the amount Of eli
cubic yards, each crib in the series - have -four
stay piles driven in each interior corner and to
be filled with stones. Crib No. l to be one aide
% and on the other 50 feet long, making one end
obHque to the sides, and "a feet wide. Cribs Nos.
as AS, 8, to be so feet long, and "a feet wide.
CRIBS Nos and to be 80 feet long and % feet wide
to stand nstural bid in water from Il to 10 feel
berS TO be so shaped rs to ht the bed, by max z
cad deeper than the other so that the upper side
Of said timbers shall be horizontal
over the cribs and extending back quite even with
the centre Of the light house. there Is to be super
structure OF timber, rising six fee! above water hlisd
with stones TO bottom Of top timber, and then to be
pianked over one side Of the superstrueture as II
extends back from the crib No !, t. res! upon the
old close Of piles now standing, and the other
side to rest upon the old stous rsyetmsu The total
length Of the superstructurs ia SIS feet The portion
resting on the cribs Is 2i feet Ia length. The eight
cribs require for construction:
672 side, end, and tie tubers, l2xI2, in lengths
from % to 80 fest-in these Is, 24s running feet
2leyelling tmbers l0xl2 80 feet long. to be hewed
to ht Hlanttng bJttom-e0 running feet.
l0j crib bottom pieces, sKio, In lengths from 10 10
% f'et-2 527 runbing feet
| u braces, SIS 0 feet loug-loSr T.
| 7 7stlcks. Exl9 from Ii 20 feet In length some
for water si', aud some for evollipg up the work
lHrf
al CRIB bottom boards, lxl2 Of lsBgthS II and II
feet, 7si feet, b N
% clamps, 2xl2 Il feet loug-6i4 feet IN
81 seantliDg, 3x4 lsngths 70, a. and "a foet-6s
feet b. IN.
The whole suPsr.tructurO requires for Its con
sos SIDE end, and tie tmbers l2El2 Of lengths from
TO 80 feet-in these 6,397 r I.
braces, sxs, 9 feet ,nR-5ir.f
Sl4 joists and planks, 2xla, in lengths 10, %, "a
and 26 feet-!n these IA, ,3l6 feet b. m.
ia Joists, ska, 10 feet 'ong-5, go feet b IN.
?s white oak round piles tGs staying cribs no! lee
which 20 to be "a, and eight % feet long.
33Ol bars inch square drit bolt iron, feet long
for cribs and supsrstfueturs-l7 6l6 lbs
II round.inch iron nut and screw, and tw
washers bolts % inches long from inside Of mead l.
> pJnl Of screw-l7O lbs
h 6.iaeh wroU ght spikes, 6.lO dlametsr-lel lbs.
d S:iIeh wrough' spikes. sic characteristics lbs
q 81 ttOue lOr etlpb anu bupeftHnC
ture.
+, Ia this division the pieces Of timber in lengths
20 feet aud under amount to 80, 1T b. m.
Il Above 20 to include "a feet, ITO, es4 feet IN.
Abo 20 "a to include S3 feet, lSl, s07 feet b. IN.
Q DIVISION ~.
;, DRBDGISG FOR CHANNEL.
k After the work In Divisions !, II, III shall haS
o been doGe 1t may bee jme necessary to dredge Il
Q space between the extension Of the south and Il
prulous alton OF the line Of north pier to obtain
depth Of channel Of IA to 10 feet below the low
This will be estimated In cubic yards, and the pr,
d for dredging and dumping the same out of tho wa
| In deep water to be bid for. Our surveys now sho
about 2 900 cubic yards Of thiI deposit requiring
" moyal. -
j. BREAKWATER TO IMPRoYB The EXISTING HARBOR An
d TO AFFORD RBFrGE
This Ia desg ed to be 900 feet long, TO stand In
IT straight line on which the average depth Of wat
below low Is 27 feet to consist Of cribs so To-
long placed end to end made Of square timbeTs. III
sides OF the cribs to rise from he bottom with bA
ter Of 81 l00lhs the cribs shall be IS fact at Il
low water surf ce aud thence the faces Of the supe
structure to rise vertically feet above said surfac
rhe widths Of the cribs at the bOttcm will be fro
81 to s6 feet according to the depths which they
to sand the whole work to be filed with Tubb
stones to bottom Of top tmbeTs aud planked owe
T. The cribs, eighty in Number Will require for the
= construction.
II, $40 side cross aud brace tlmbers, l2sl2
lengths from ~ 10 IS feet amounting to 4j3 9B r I
4,272 end timber, lll4kl2, lengths lSl1 to 3S foe
amounting to llG735r,
100 bottom cross tes. lOxl2, leugths 3ll5 10 SO
= feet, amounting to 6,4l6r T.
100 bottom cross 90, l0xl2, lengths 3llS TO 81
% feet, amounting to b,il6rk