Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-16
PROPOSALS.
NOTICE TO CONTAGIOUS FOR HARBos


sessed PToPosals viii be received, addressed to
S ar tbe foIIoSnTn ,l noon 9th of April lss for
S''AE ''e - At Erie, Pennsylvania.
Item J. o take OIL from the works mt in nv Vim
I1rSs Isl. ana na ,ie ,inIury az possible, the
ger, ne. s extension for an extent pierwise of
Item 2 To take out from the nsrth side ~ tho
per taa-I stene, say = cords, more or lie ss AMI
!ui the sane oyeTboard along that face placing
NE stone Ihns taken out on the natural bad OF
SAND IN the shape all along of ~ riprap ~ IS tast
" tb 81 nSytS "a ana grsdusy Isng from nothing
IL ne 81, 5epgte OF this riprap" pierwise
Item g. To dredge a trench in the sand. close ND
othg lotion OF The pier, the south side thereof
49, ssIage ~ q ~ and width OF 20 feet, and to
$3.50 .s aSut ~ cubic yards Of sand TO be thus
Item 4 To pull up many Of the piles that may
- !u,Se. - nave been driven effectively may
Item 5. To drive many piles in, and for ssay-
i ing NE So as may be required; say to the mum
J. feet below the iOw stage of water '"
Item 8 To furnish and put properly in the pier
CURED say 30 cords, more or less.
itsm T. 70 frame ht, i4sten in place in the SUI
tfe work 81 the inner go feet Of the said extension
Item 8 To rel place and fasten the joists and COW.
eng plans upon tins portion of the work in the
Item 3 Remove, BY dredging or otherwise. AZ
re Tor may elect to uniform depth of "A
feet Ct pier extension Of said north p.er aIeaD
and perfectly that there shall he a general Ievei
oec IN which bed there shall nothing be left risi
or SUCKING up higher than the horizontal plane n
feet below said low stage Of water the stone that
per IN proper shape, and all the other material
THAT Is 10 lie raised 70 effect the removal to be de-
posited where the engineer may direct for the use
of the United States.
In this 24o feet there we're put in by Vincent 4
OF pine timber bOlted with inch iron bolts from "a
10 j inches long, but this work has sunk so much
that probably not more than third or one half
raised before coming TO the required depth There
Is ample depth Of water TO work any machinery on
see VS. all around tnat portion TO be raised
All the work under Glass to be commenced az
soon ss the legal papers can be executed with the
contractor and completed on or before the lst day
OF August, ISIS.
CLASS Il.
Item ]. To dTedge, tow away. and dump the earth
raised az such place as the engineer in charge rlay
d1Tect-tEe present interior channel of this bar
t"r-at such place, Ia such direction, to such an
extent, width, depth, and manner the engineer
yards more "r less, as the funds already appro-
P-isted shall Justify. The measurement I of the
Dredging To- be made by the engineer in Oh srge in
the natural bed before dredging, upon the data
The Lake Survey in lsij-66, aud the contractor
"a be paid upon this estimate. The dredging TO he
cculmeuced as sOen a the legal pa pers can be
e1ecuted with the contractor, and all to be com
pleied on or before the st of September next, aud
- much sooner as the engineer in chsrge,may
direct.
The bidder will forward his proposal in dunIi
Gates. 20 - written in the following form flIino
the blanks with his prices
To BTev-t MAJOR General T. J. Cram. Colonel
Ths under signed proposes 10 90 the work at Erie
HaTb"T a. follows: