The Portland daily press., 1867-06-29
ENGINEER oErIcR or Eonrs nm m,

ENGINEER OFFICE or FORTS AND SEA
~ Walls, Boston hartor, 10 stato Street BOs-
ton, Mass, June ~, 1857.
Proposals viii DO received at this ONCE until noon
II SATURDAY. July Is, xt, for tho delivery OF me
following describe cut granite soa wall facing upo,,
The beacu OF Loveps Island, b st.n Hal Dor, be-
tween the 10Th DAY VI August ami the 18th DAY OF
October next.
Tis stonc rs to be OF the following descrip ion and
amount che offer stating tho pr yer superficial loot
lace measure the front tie WALL anu separale.
~ lor the nce O. the coping. The amount Vi stoue
required 10 Tor the facing and coping OF GU 10 $40 linear
icct OF wall. For tue iaclng three ses-ihe
CT course OIL lot IL inches rise Tho middle course
leet rise, ana the upper course ieel inch rise;
anu tne eopin. shall lave rise 81 2 set-tbe who
making o ront Vt wall ieet nigh For the facing
The stetche are not 10 bo more than feot long on
the lace and are To average In width equal to the
rise, not varying more than inches rom that
Wild h. The breadth the headers lor lengl ON tue
taco ~ be not less than the rise tie course and
they are to average at least that breaah 20 b.
Al least t. long. The headers Will be uovetaileu
81 OF an inch u one loot from the 'front.' the enus OF
the stretchers being beveilod to correspond. The
entire beds OF tEo headors, and their builds anu
JOINTS or iuches from mont. more than the Use
" TIE COURSE also the eDuro b iu OF the headers
the upper or IL. Ia. Course, the beds buiIus
ana Jo hts OF all the sro;cers, will 10 trough ham
efeu strnsht that 10, out Of wind, true 10 tie
square or Jewel with gooJ full johns, and the ARISES
sinai 10 Strengthened according 10 u batter on the
wall OF 1t. to t. In height The coping 10 he T.
rise, to be not less than 1t. deep tho 'front.'
easJ width II. nci4es avel aye al least Il.
VIDE, anu Tue beds arc 10 DO rousn hamInere"
coping arc 10 be uovetalsd as doubl. headers anu
cut ia ly &c inch " the loot from tie 'front.' or ~
eet distance fon the front they will be inches nnr-
rover Than on the face, the remaining man III
O. these coping sson,s being cut with loz nge-shapea
joint " nj these dJvetaiis.
Also required TO he del.verod upon said Beach Mt
Loveis island tue uist OF otobor Iext, about
3U00 cuUic Get OF jot.ee srone; anu upun the
beach on the inner size OF Deer island, so about
oOOO to 6OU0 cno'c teet may lie needed, Of jottee
stone, 10 W OF the following Description:
Iht 50 stones may have quarry faces, on upper and
lower. or "a her inner anu outer beus and they may
vary from IL 10 "A inches in thick mess, and even III
the same slone, Lst no more; they must have good
split edges, not vary ing more han inch the
loot from the square W tn the best bod face; the
ends need not with The edges but they should
have split ends They NAV vary from z to Ieet liz
wiutL but not more Than fool the ends VI the
SINE stone. 1he leng b OF the may vary rom
q 10 ieel. ave raging between he two lsngths, anu
the dimensions, as thu Will square with one vi the
sides anu one e0ge length breadth and thickness and
Offers will be receiver cut stone and for the
Jeuee stone, either sepa ately together, aud ior
the Jcttee stone either the Islands separately,
il desired. Each offer must be accompanied by al
least two act epting surees ana one fourth
The amount bid. aAd 10 certified 10 their sutici-
ency by some principal Uniteu Sites ivii nieer
the vicaie5.
Colonel Of Engineer,
JuneHeodlW Bvt. MAJ. Gen. U. 8. A.