Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-10
~ s ENGINEER OFFICE FOB FORTS AND
u. SEA WALLS.


10 STATE STREET, Boston, May 80, 1883
Proposals will be received this srice till noon
Wall OF the east head of Lovel's Island. Boston
HsrboI, said wall to be about so feet long or so
The all l. TO be of courses Of stone, averaging
feet rise, headers and stretehers, LAID with the
make the whole average thickness at least feet s
inches, the front having batter Of Ia inches to
2feet thick and feetS inches wide, the bottom of
said concrete foundation averaging about feel be-
low the present surface Of the ground
The concrete used for the foundation and back
Ing must Re nade In the best manner, Of pure ce.
small boHlders. The back Of the w&ll to be plas-
with SIX inches gravel next the wall And on hi,
earth sma oou 1ers and gravel one foot thick will
about twelve feet wide in rear OF the coping of
bo1lder- from eight to twelve isches diameter.
more than ore half OF il being now distributed
along the line of the wall the balance the shore
bs ssns Isx y lee. IRON the site 81 the wall
tainsble free the shores OF the island by the
terisl needed, cement, &c, for collecting the
sane, and for the whole work.
Govsrpmen Mt will be at the service of the centrac
tor While a. work there, he to keep them in good
The offers viii state the price per linesI foot for
The wall finished, With its concrete backing, earth
also make his offer per day work each, Of smiths
msssns, or latorers, OF for one horse teams and
trtion Of any work re- uired which cannot be in
ClUced IL tEes- Offers will also be
made for building two Jetties, If required
at the wall of the north head of the said island
said Jette- to he similar 90 the Jetty built on
is, the JettN 70 be about 60 feet long h. Of two
rows Of split stone each about feet thick AMI 10
oieet long holding a core OF boulders feet wide,
capped BY similar stOne-the outer rOx OF pile
stone 70 lie set 10 feet in the ground, and pro
tected By offset OF concrete about two feet THO
and Wlte. These Jetties will each require about
g cul &c feet OF this split stone and they will be
offered for BY the cubic yard of concrets. and the
cubic ard of dry stone work, independent Of the
cost q the srlit stone, which will be furnishes or
the shore al the nearest safe landing.
CfCe in the usual on ZEE hours aud the work is
he eOmmeEcei by the 10Th day Of June next, and
TO lie Completed by the LIST day Of Novemt or next,
ard C. the ful satisfaction of the euperlnteuding
EngiEevT or hts successor, and under the inspec-
uCu OF such Assstants or Inspectors az he or they
may appoint, whose directions 10 the construe-
tiOn q the WORK VIII in all cases b. complied with.
Zach proposal will stats explicitly whether the
lids are on condition that the whole taken, or
Ard each offer must he accompanied b. at least
two accepting sureties, and To one tn ri in
value % tie amount bid and be certified TO their
srtciency by some princi pal United States CT vil
Officer Of their vicinity.
The right 10 REJECT any or sl the bids offered Is
reserved
Payment. will be made the work progresses,
not ofIeuer than monthly, nor for less than tO)
linear feet ~ per cent Of the value Of the work
done bsirz retained until the whole Is com ieted.
TIE I ids endorsed Proposals. for Building Low
eli Islsnt ses W ali ;" will Be addressed 20
II. W. BENHAM,
les 6, BVt. Ma Tor General L. 3 A.