The national Republican., 1867-11-12
PIt tOPO5ALS.
TNO CON IRA CTo IS
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Ill GRiawoLp srREEr. DEIRoIT. MIcH.

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Sealed proposals, Ia duplicate, written Out in the
form bereiuaftr described will be received By the
undersigned for furnishing the materials and doing
York, until noon of the 25th Of November, 1857. -.
For easy reference and understanding, the inns
provemeats are put under the following divisions:
DIVISION I.
RErAiRs AND PRESERVATION OF SLOPE OF OLD STONE
REvErxESr AROUND HEAD OF sorrs riKR, RE-
SO round piies to 20 feet long IL inches diamc:
ter, exclusive Of bark, at middle, Of best quality Of
90 water snls, Gxl2, In lengths from 10 up Ia IS
| feet-in all CAL running feet.
25 binders AIS in lengths Is to 80 fott-in all 500
running feet ,,
2S5 joi,ts, 2,Ixi2, in lengths from to IS feet
So pisaE,, axI9, in lesgths from IS to IS feet
In this division the pieces Of timber in lengths Of
% feet aad under will amount to 81 6si feet m
Above 20 to "a feet inclusive will amount TO Toso
Above "a . IS feet, inclusive, will arount to 5000
And only one IS feet sick, the others no, exceed
fis bars, inch square. dr'ft bolt iron, 10 feat
lie nuts snd screws, 2 washer bolts, one ineh
round, from 20 inches long from inside Of head to
ipeb Wf,ugbt ,piIes, s .ls dIametsr-l, ,os4 lbs.
2l0 cords Of rubbie store, to I'll to bottom Of TOP
| side timbers.
diameter aud to Il feet In length 70 be pu' un-
| der water. 4,
which breaches through tie out'r wall or crust Of
the maso 5ry have been made, In all amounting TO
| some S,90s cubic yards Of rsbble diy and cement
masonry: These to be repaired BY masonry sinil'r
II viii al o require $40 cords o. rubbls stone to
all In behind the suPsrstrueturs, 80 as 70 bring the
| reyetmeat OF the slope to top OF supsTs'ruetute.
| DIVISION II.
| REPAIR AND PREsxRvArIos-oLD NORTH PIER, RB'
"a cord. 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 north or south
probably be about l23 cable yards Of sand also to be
| raised and dumped where II will do NO harm, 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 new head to this pier
consisting Of crib IS feet loug, 10 feet wide, to be
smother crib Is feet long iifsst wide, to stand in
fest Of water aod to be fastened upon the old crib
work, and superstrueture OF wood and stone TO be
pot on these new eribs Is feet long "A feet and
feet high; the cribs and auperstrueure to bs allied
/ with stone And the work plAnked over.
The new head will require for the construction oi
round piles not Les. than I2 inches diameter al
middle 2Ifsst long, best quality Of shite oak
| 10 to 2 fS't-.n these !, 4s2r {.
bottom tlmhers, sxlo, 10 feet long-sOEt
| iteantliug, sx4. 10 feet loag-s4 feet b. m.
| 10 boards, lxl2, IL fsot long-l76 feet b m.
| And for the Superstructurs above water:
80 side oHd and tie timbers, l2xl2, in lengths Of "a
| and 20 fset-ln thess 1855 ri
I2 jOists, 2xi2, lls4 feet lOug-294 feet b, m.
| % plAuks 21i2, IL feet long-l, ,lO4 feet b. m.
40 bars, ZACH square drift bolt iron. l6 feet long
| for cribs aud dsuperstrueture-2,l2O lbs.
6.ineh wrought spikss, 6.lS inches dIsmet'r 4
lbs
lbs.
| 10 d. cut uAIls-2iS lbs.
A. cords Of stone to nll up to bottom Of TO- timber
uI rsauIrs PIr ' bout a cable ysTd. q Old stoneo
those to be dredged up and to be replaced, SeoPI
in work orkmaashiP as formerly and a. now to be seen
| on the uaimpAired part Of this pier
In this division tie timber in lengths Of 20 feet and
| under, will amount to 6,9l7 feet b. m.
Above 20 to g feet inclusive, to 4sac 2 fSst b. m
| DIVISION Ill
| EXTENSION OF SOUTH PIER, coxsosLT CALLED "LtGnl
| HousB PIER. "
| This extension to be done by sinking eight crib
end to end, In less than II feet Of water below
the low stage, and posing six OF them on level bed
% eaSIe yards, each CRIB ia the series T. have fCu
stay piles driven one In each Interior corner, and
be filled with stones. CRIB No. to be on one sid
- and on the OlhsT 50 feet long, making one enc
obllque to the sides aud "a feet wide. Cribs Nos
as I, 3, 8, to be 80 feet long, ard "a feet wide
to stand on natural BID in water from "a to 1871 Zee
deep, below said stage, Rad their bottom side tim
bers TO be 80 shaped as 70 At the 6ed by m.tG
!, | Of said timbors shall be horizontal.
over the cribs and extending back quite even wit
l. the centre OF The 10
struciure OF timber rising six feet above water flls
with stones to bottom Of top timber, and then to b
pauksd over. One side Of the superstrueture as
extends back from the crib No. ], - rest upon tn
0 old close Of piles now standing and the othe
side to rest upon the old stone rsvetmeBt The tota
length Of the supersructure is SIS feet Tho portio
resting on The cribs 10 "a feet In length. The egh
cribs require for construction:
672 side, end and tie tmbers, l2xl2, In length
from % to SO fett-in these Is, ,246 running feet.
2lsvellng timbers, l0xl2, 80 feet long to be howe
: to at slanting bottou-6O runuing feet.
los crib bottom pieces, sxlO, In lengthA from 10
| 2s feet. 627 running feet
| l2bTaces, SKIS, feet losg-loS
7st!cks, 6xl2, from Is TO 2o feet In length, son
for water Sllls, and some for leveing up the work
10 ibinders, AIS, In lengss from 10 to 80 tee-73r
{. 27l crib bottom boards, lxls Of lengths IL and
feet, 79I feet, b. m.
Of 81 seaDtiDg 3xI in lengths H. a. and 81 fest-6
n feet b. m.
The whole suporstrueture requires for Its cor
structiOn:
sos side end and tie mbers l2zl2 Of lengths fro
D. 8 to 80 feet-in these 6,S97r
1. braces, sKs, Q feet lvng-Ir.f
a, Sl4 joist. and plank-, 2xla, In lengths TO- 22
- and 26 feet-.n these IA, SIC feet b. m.
ia joist,, SIl2, 10 feet longs, go feet b m
25 white oak round piles for staying cribs, not lie
a. than IL inches diameter at middle, excluding bark,
=. which 90 to be "a, and eight % feet long.
33O bars lineh square drift boltir 10 feet Ion
n for cribs and suptTstrueturt-l76 6l6 lbs.
sd II Tound.inch iron nut and screw, and "
ed washers bolts 70 inches long from inside " head
'I' 6.ineh wrought spikes, ole diamot.r-l8l lbs.
r. 6.inch wrong spikes, $40 characteristic lbs.
10 d. cut nRils-2 lbs.
$50 cords Of rubble stone for cribs and supsrstTC
. ture.
. In this division the pieces Of timber In lengths
90 feet and under amount to So, III b. m.
Above 20 to include "a feet. Ito, 9s4 feat b. m.
Abo ye "a to Include SO feet. @3l, ,e07 feet b. IN.
DIVISION Nv,