The Portland daily press., 1867-07-01
LrNGIAEER OFFICE OF FORTS AND SEA
II WALLS, Boston harbor, 70 State Street. Bos-

ktNGlAE EEK OFFICE Of FORTS AND SEA
~ WALLS, Boston harbor, 70 State Street. Bos-
ton, Mass, june Y, 1857. y = p RI y 4 ~
Proposals will be received at this office until noon
10 lowing describe cut granite sea wall facing upon
the beach OF L0ve.l's Island, Bostun Harbor be-
tween the 10Th day Of August and the 18th day vi
October next. 81 ~ 49, +. 4 = >
This stone is to be OF the following descrip Ion and
amount the offer stating the price per superficial
" ior The lace o. the coping. The amount of stone
required is for the facing and coping COZ 800 linear
feel OF wall For the facing tiireo cOursesthe low
course OF loot II inches rise; the middle eourse
,eet rise, and the upper course feet inch rise;
and the coping shall have rise ieet-the who
making front Of wall feet hugh. For the facing
the >treteheis not to be more than feet long on
the face and are to average IN width equal to the
rise, not varying more than 8 Inches rom that
width The breadth OF the headers for length on the
face to be not less than the rise OF the course. aud
they are to average at least that breadth. and b.
"a OF inch t. loot from the 'front.' the ends Of
the stretchers being beyelled to correspond. The
entire beds OF tie headers, and their builds and
JOINTS for inches from the 'front.' than the rise
OF tie course also the entire lid OF the headers
the upper or IT, in. Course, and the beds, builds
and 10 nts of all tn sretchers will be trough ham
cred straight; that is, out Of wind, true 20 tie
square or bevel with goou full JOINTS and the ARISES
shall be Strengthened according TO batter on the
rise, to be not less than It. deep from the front,
least width #. ncIes anu average least IT,
anu and dne ba eeH ;nn are 70 DC nousn
coping are to be dovetaied as dUubl4 heaosrs AND
cut fully 10 inch to the loot from the 'front.'
ieet distance from the front they will be inches uar-
rover than on the face, the remaining half in
o. these coping stones being cut with oz ,nge-shapea
| joint 10 nj these dovetails ~ E- a. - 2 i
Also reQu,re'i to be dei,vered-upon said Beach at
LovelPs island before tue urst OF october about
5000 t. 600J cubic ieet of et.ee stone; upon the
BEECH en- the inner size OF Deer Isano, Also about
5000 TO 5000 cuec feet may be needed, of jettee
| stone, of the following description
These stones may have quarry ilces, OH upper and
lover. her inner anu outer beds and they
vary from IL "A inches in thickness, and even IL.
III, same stone, but no more they must have good
split edges, not varying more han one inch to the
foot nom the square W IN the best bed face; the
ens need IO. square wit the eges but they should
| have spit ends. They NAV vary from to ieet III
width, but not more than Tot the ends OF the
stone. The length of the ston-s may vary rom
~ iest. averaging betw The two lengths anu
the dimensions, as tn, Will square with OF the
sides anu one e4ge iengtn breauth and thickness
the cubic feet 10 be arAed on each stone. M
Offers will be received tur the and for the
etiec stone, either separately together and ioI
The jettee stone OIL either the Islands separately,
| ifcesirec. Each offer must be accompanied by ut
least two aceepting surees, ana TO cover tourtL
The amount bid, aud De certified 10 their sutici-
ency by principal Uni,eo States ivil ofcer OF
| the vicinity. lz-i4s e
II. W. BENHAM,
june27eod1w i3iiiG Ssvr. Maj. Gen. y. S. A.