Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-04
PROPOSALS.
r. S EEGINEEROFF FOR FoRTs AND
u. SRA WALLS

- STAFF STIEET, BOSTON, May 81, 1851
Proposals will he re 5siye1 at this sfice Till w
OF ,he 18th day Of june neat, for building the Sea
Vail OF tine east head Of LOve.is Island, Boston
much hereof as the funds available will permit
The wsll Is TO be of courses of stone, averaging
feet Tis., headers aud stretchers, LAID with I'M,
lee pu rnent mo. tar, BAG ked with concrete 70
make - v pole average thickness at least feet
incbe-, the front having batter of II, inches u
foot And II IS q he laid on a concrete founds ion
'eet Thick AID iset inches wi ie the bottom OF
low The present suIf.oe Of the ground.
TIE concrete qsed for the t'dadstion asd back
r-olt, properly xed WITH clean sand, gravel aud
,trs G,slnIs The baIk OF t1s ali to be plss
with s'A inches gravel next the wall And on this
sms eoul iers and gravel one foot thick will
aeort twelve feet vide in rear of the co ping of
The stora :! 70 we lsGhss d,sneteT
more than ore half of II being now distributed
4 ahout Z, ,oy feet from the site Il the wall
The sand, gravel bOalaers. SC necessary are OBJ.
tractor, who will furnish labor and all other ma
ttrisi needed. rs cenesf. g. for collecting the
same and for the whole work
The dwellings on the island belonging to the
GoysrLment viii be At tn servcs of the ceutra,
Ior Shile Al work there. b. to keep the N in good
tn gne-s will state the price per line. foot for
Milling and boulder paving; ana the contractor will
also make his offer per DAYS work each of smi. ms
drivers. or for on teams and drivers for the eve
luton Of any work eluired which cannot be in
maze for building one two Jetties. If lui red
IT he wall of thu north head of the said island
said Jettes TO he similar to the Jetty built on
the southeast part of Great Bre ws.er Islanu that
L., the Jetty TO lie about 90 feet long to of two
rows ofspllt stone each about feet thick and b
Steetl long holding q core of bouiders feet wide,
capped by similar stOup-the outer row of nile
sfon- to be set {" feet in the ground, and pro-
teCted by offset 81 concrete about two feet thick
2eJ cubic feet of this split stone and they will lie
offered for by the cubic yard of concrete and the
Gu bic yard of dry stone work DEPENDENT of the
cost of the split stone, which will be furnish on
The shore At the nearest safe landing.
Plans OF the work required can be at this
CthCe in the usual off &c hours and the work is 10
e commenced by the Goth day of June next. and
to te completed by the l-t day of November next,
and To- the full Satisfaction of the experimenting
Engineer OF his successor, and under the inspec-
n n of 81 Assistants or Inspectors he or they
ton f The work viii in all cases BE- complied with
Zach proposal will state explicitly whether the
bids are ON condition that the " hole taken or
II any portion may - accepted without the resi-
And each offer must he accompanied by a; least
two accepting suTeties and to cover one thirl in
value Of the amount bid and be certified as to their
suthCienoy by some principal United States civil
officer Of their vicinity.
The right 10 REJECT any all the bids offered is
reserved.
Payments will be made As the work progresses.
not ofIeUer fnan monthly. nor for less than POO
linear feet. ID per cent Of the value of the work
done being retained until the whole Is mpleted
The bids. endorsed Proposals Tor Building Low
ell = Island Sea " all )" will be addressed to
Nv BENHAM,
Je3 OF Bvt. MAJOR General U. A.