Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-31
limited STATES ENGINEER OFFICE. FOR
u FORTS AND SEA WALLS,

- STATE STREET,
Proposals will be received at this Off ce till noon
OF the 9Th day OF April next for rebuilding he sea
Dor from 20 to 40 linear feet thereof if the
funds aysil able will permit.
ing foct inches rise laid dry ' with earth bsss
5g and sss9y se =; stone m esvpg in The
the best pure cement mortar, with batter of about
1s iIe % and Win Dsk IN Of,
least eight feet The lower course is not to be
cleaned and nj ed with mortsr-ths concrete back.
ing to be laid behind II al;o in relsyng the stone
good bond as possible, also to select long stones
HhSn practicable, to tie well into the concrete
After putting in the concrete backing, which
must be carefully plastered: the earth must be
gravel being kept next the plastering at the back;
and the heavy shell stone paving is to be relaA
IS inches in depth. Tins paving il to extend from
2 to u feet back from the face of the wall, and
1afng VIII Vide Ee put in back OF this she'll
The walls to lie built in all respects in the best
rebuilt at the Middle and south Heads Of the same
,lanc, and with the stone and other material, slI
bland or obtained there free, such as sand, boul.
ie,s' snd crave ior c9nGTetes &C; The contractor
The offers will be made stating the price per
linear running foot, for the wall finished with
its concrete backing AMI she'll stone and boulder
VayiDg-and the contractor will also make his
offer yer day 3 work each, Of smiths, mssons or
iab, rers, or for one horse teams and driver for
ip included in the above pecihcati1ns ''H 'Anl''
The proposals will also state the price per linear
earth in rear about 80 line ar feet of such wall
for which the trent has been relsid already, and
FOR backing said front with concrete in rear na
d1wn Ia Jude the foundation course and 80 as to
make tie Wall as relald Of the fail average thick
stone ard boulder paving being replaced as on the
| rf rs will alss be made for building one or two
Ietties, II required. at the wall of either head
ssid j,tties to be of character similar to the Jet
.ter island That is tue Jetty 3 to be about fly
feet loI g to be q two rows Of split stone, each
holding a core Of Louders, six feet wide, capped
b, similar stone The outer row Of pile stone to
teeted b an offset Of 'nsTe.e about eighteen teen
iEohes vide an thisk. There jettis. will require
about three thousand cubic feet s this pitt stone
and will be offered for by the cubic yard of con.
| crete and the cusic yard of dry stone ork, inie
pendent o. the cost OF the split sene-the boulders
| The buildings, except an INSPECTORS room. the
slsnk now on hand at the island, will be at the
ssIyise Of the contract2 he taking proper care Of
| except ordinary wear, &c, from careful nsaZe.
snail iS0 sbd sTfh as b ple5ss di
nlent, now ON hand at the island will be furnished
pay D emf for WORK done u der the contract '"''
| PlSns OF the work reqursd " II be r. sdy for ex
hours previous to the closing of the bids above
and the work IS to be completed by the rat day OF
4 next tnO the tulI Satisfaction oil the
| supsrintrpding engineer, or his SUCCESSORS, and
uRccr the ins pectiOn of such assist inspec
| tor Is he or they may appoint whose direct ions
Is 10 toe con.truction of the work to make il cor
| resp nd With that heretofore built, will in all
| cases he complied with.
Each proposal will state whether the bids are on
condition that the whole are taken, IL s1y por-
4 zion msy be accepted without the rest: and each
| sner must he accompanied by at least two &C
| cepting tureiies; and TO cover one-third the
amount bid and be certified to their suffici-ucy
| by some principal United States officer civil OF
| their vicinity.
| The right TO reject any all the bids ofsre 1
4 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. com lefed.
| The bids endorsed Proposals for RebuiIdi ng
Deer Ialsnd Sc avail }" will be sddre.sed 70
| II. w. BENHAM,
Superint4nding Engineer,
| Colonel of Engineers, BIsvet Major General U 8
| Army. NH "a eotd