Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-15
PROPOSALS.
>, OTIss TO CONTRACTORS FOE HARMON
WORK


Sealed PrcFcsais win be received, addressed to
t,t unse-:s'gnsd uniil noon 9Th Of prii isSs for
CLASS A.
Item > To take of from the works put In by Vim
crEt hing, With as little injury possible, the
r lnks .Oists, aid upper timbsrs from the north
Per. rev extension, for an extern. pierwise Of
Item ? To take out from the nsrth sid. of tia
per bais.t stehe say u cords, more or le 81. aud
Fui the same oyeTboara along that face, placing
TIE stone thus taken out on the natural bed n
vide bottom and asiusy rising from no 81 ,r
o. the north edge to height Of i've feet nsxt TO
t1s per Ire leIgth ofthis "rip-rsp," pierwise,
Item g. To dredse a trench in tbs sand elosa nm
q the bottom OF the pier the south side thereof
for len q o. 70 iest and width OF 20 feet and to
VII re anIut ~ cubic yards of sand to be thus
Item =. 10 pull up as many OF the piles that may
D Judscd TO have been driven effectively As may
Item To drive a. may piles in and for s,y
1; ~, ,s 40 , ss NAY be TeGuired say to the mum
y ot Sso t is tnsiT polHfs asy not be less than
Sha . hna Put IN the pier
CURED; say 10 cords, more or less.
Item 10 frame: NJ; iS,t.n in place In the su
th work OF the inner feet ef the said extension
o. he north pier
eILng plank upon this portion Of the work in the
same manner as before their removal.
tn c9Ltractor MAJ elect, to uniform depth OF IA
ct below low stage Of water, all the outer 2iO
=
ard perfectly that there shall be a genera! Iaysl
b.. IN which bed there shall nothing be left risi ne
or sticking higher than the horizontal plane Il
feet below said low stage OF water; the stone that
msy be dredged here 20 De put into the ri rap or
pier in proper shape, amt all the other material
that Is TO be raised to effect the removal to be de-
y gted Were the engineer may direct for the use
Of the United STAT
hing SIS cords OF stone op cubic feet or $50 cords
OF pine timber, bOlt~d With inch iron bolts from "A
fo y inches cong. hut this work has unk much
that probably not more than one third one half
lie Or1ginaI amount will have q ha or
raised before coming to the required depth. There
IL ample depth Of water 10 work any achinery on
sccwssl around that portion TO be raised.
AL the work under tlass 10 be ed A
soon s. the legal papers can be executed with the
contractor. and cOnp leted before the LIST day
OF August, 1913.
Item To dredge, tow away. and dump the earth
raised at such place the engineer in charge NAV
direct-thc present interior channel of this bar-
t0r-at such place, In such direction, to such an
extent. width. depth, and manner the engineer
IN CbaTI shall direct, 20 the amount of Is ubc
PTIsted shall justify The messurems. { Of the
dredging to be made by the en- ri in charge in
tt- natural bed before dredging upon the asta
furnished by the survey, under the direction of
The Lake Survey in 1850, and the Contractor
L. he paid upon this estimate. The dredging to be
COMMENCED as sOen a. the legal papers can be
executed with the contractor, and all to be com
pleted on before the I.t of September newt and
- much sooner as the engineer in charre.Iaay
direct.
The bidder will forward his proposal in dupli
Gates 10 be written IN the following form. flling
the blanks with his prices
t. BTevet Major General 7. J. Cram, Colonel
Cops of Engineers, Detroit, Michigan:
Ths undeTsisned proposes 20 do the work at Erie
HaTbOT As follows
CLASS A.
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