Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-04
LIMITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE. FOR
y FORTS AND SEA WALLS,
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BosroN, Mass March 26 1873
Of the 9Th day Of April next for rebniiins the sea
vail Of north head of Deer leland, Boston Har-
funds available will permit. - WV
The wall. now built, is of ten courses, averse-
ing, and heavy ''shellT stone paving in rear The
nine hyper courses to be taken n and relaii in
one inch 70 foot, and with packing of concrete
to abe The total ayerage thickness of the Eall at
moved, but its vertical joints are to be carefully
cleaned and flled with mortar-the concrete back.
saT~ must be taken break the joints and maze as
good bond as possible as also to select long stones
backing. '''0
AFTER putting in the concrete backing, which
must he carefully Ilastered. the earth mus: be
gravel being kent next the plssterng at the basS;
sfoupdation of small bouIdsrs or grayej for Is 10
j. nahes inds2th This paying is to extend from
boulder raving will be put in back of this shell
The walls - be built IN all respects in the best
ar ner, and to correspond with the walls already
rebuilt at the Middle and South Heads Of the same
e when, except cement are now ON hand at the
!, land or obtained there free, such as sand boul
i to furnish labor and all other materials needed
TIE offers viii be made, stating the price Der
linear or running foot, Tor the wall finished with
It's concrete backing and Shell stone and DO ulder
PaVDg-3nd the contractor Will also make his
offer Ter day 5 work, each. OF smiths, masons or
iso' rers or for one horse teams and driver, for
he iucl ndel in the above specifications nv
The proposals ill also state the price per linear
foot for removing. If reluired. the paving and
earth ia lear Oi about SOo line feet of such wall
for which the front has been relsd already and
Tor lacking said front with concrete in rear, ana
VII 20 lude the foundation course ana 80 a. TO
make the wall a. relaid Of the fnil average thick
ness OF eight feet, the earth backing and the shell
Stone and boulder paving being replaced a the
en-, rs will slss be made for building one or two
yetties, u Required. al the wall OF either head
said Jettles to be OF character similar to the jet
str Island That - the Jetty y To be about fifty
about two feet thick ana six TO eight feet long.
holdIpg core of bouldsrs, six feet wide, capped
% similar stons The outer row Of pile stone to
teeted by an Offset of c ,n-re,e about eighteen
about three thousand cubc feet Of this split stone
and viii be offered for by the cubic yard of CON
pendent Of the cost of the split stene-the bouders
being on the island.
derricks. carts conerete boSes' and %hseI ine
plank now ON hand at the island, will be at the
them and returning the same in good condition
excep: ordinary WEAR, &c. from careful usage
iron, &c, and about two hundred barrel, of ee
me 1T, hand at the island, will be furnished
pay nent for WORK done under the contract
Plsns of the work required W II be ready for ex-
To the Closing Of the BIDS hia as See
ana the work is TO be completed by the first day Of
De- -inber next, and TO the full satisfaction of the
suptrinte nding engineer, or his successors, and
under the inspection Of such assist ants inspec
tors IS he or they may appoint, whose directions
a. TO the construction of the work. TO make il
resp|I I'd with that heretofore built, will in all
cases be complied with.
Each proposal will stste whethe the bids are on
coDGitlCn that the " hole are taken If any por-
ZION may be accepted without the rest; and each
efrr nlust be ACCOMPANIED by at least two ac-
cepiing tureties. and TO cover one third the
amount BIC and be certified as to their sufieency
: y some principal United States officer civil OF
I. their vicinity.
The right to reject any all the bids offered
IL reserved
Payments will be made As the work progresses,
not oitener than monthly. 10 per cent of the
value Of the work done being retained until the
whole l. completes
Tie bids. endorsed Proposals for Rebuild n
Deer i land SeawaN ~ ill be adore ssed to
II. W BENHAA,
Experimenting ngineer,
Colonel of Engineers, Bievet Major General L. 8.
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