Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-05
PROPOSALS.,
I s. KHGINE8R OFFICE YOR PORrs Ann
- SRA WALLS,

rs STATE STREET, Bo:ron, Nay ~, isB
wall Of the east head q LovsiS isiand 49,. sss
sSs.Sls :'s vii Hp psi@ os 90
The wall e to Be Of courses Of stone, sysrasing
btsl pure cement mortar. backed WITH eosers,s 70
make the hole aver age thickness o. lesst feet
Ss' IA. on batter Ct y issss:
feet thick and feet inches wis, the bottom OF
low the present surface Of the eroand'
The concrete used for the {. andation snd back
properly WITH clean .ass s.s sgrs .as
,nn aI 9opiders The back Of tae wall to be plas-
with SIX inches gravel next the wall. AND on thi:
earth small bou1 and gravel foot thick will
about twelve feet wide In rear Of the covins' Of
bonldeI. from eight 70 twelve isches diam ters
BEING s be = IL:
along the line Of the wall the balance on the shore
tsinsble free the shores Of thsissnd By the con.
terisl needed, AS cement, &c, for collecting the
sane, and for the whole work.
GovsIrment will be at the service Of the csntras-
Tor nile at work there, he to keep them in good
The oilers win state the price per linesl foot for
shs wall flushed with its eoncrste backing, earth
also make his offer per days work each Of smiths,
or iatoTsIs Q. for teams and
Ciuueu III tnese speClncAtl0ns- Onerg will also be
made Tor building one or two jettes, IL required,
at The wall Of the north head Of the said island
said Jettles to be similar to the etty built on
the southeast part OF Great Bre aster Island: that
is the etty to be about 90 feet long to be Of two
rows ofspIt stone, each about feet thick and to
ofeet long holding q core OF boulders feet wide,
capped By similar stone-the outer row OF nile
stone to be set TO feet in the ground and pro-
ected BY an Offset OF concrete about two feet thick
and wide. These Jetties will each require about
5000 cubic feet Of this split stone and they will be
oneTed for BY the cubic yard of concrete, aud the
cubic yard of dry stone work, indie pendent of the
the shore at the nearest safe landing.
Plans OF the work required can be seen at this
ONCE In the usual on hours and the work is to
be CONNIE need by the Goth day of June next and
to be com pleted by the LIST day Of November next,
and TO the full satisfaction Of the experimenting
Engineer or his successor, and under the inspec-
ton OF such Assistants or Inspectors he or they
may appoint, whose directions the construe-
ton Of the work will In all cases be complied with
Each proposal will state explicitly whether the
bids are on condition that the whole taken, or
II any portion may be accepted without the rest
And each offer must he accompanied BY at least
two accepting sureties and to cover one third in
value Of the amount bid and be certified as to their
snfhcieDcy by some principal United States civil
officer of their vicinity.
The right TO reject any or all the bids offered Is
reserved
Payments will be mase as the work progresses.
not oftener than monthly, nor for less than 2Oj
linear feet. 10 per cent of the value of the work
done be ing retained until the whole Is completed
The lids, endorsed Proposals for Building Low
ell Island Sea Wall" will be addressed to
Nv. BENHAM,
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