The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-14

PILES.-The Piles to be of white oak chestnut, not
less than six inches long inside the back at small end
They to be thoroughly driven to the satisfaction of
the County Commissioners These piles in each bent
except the bcnts either side of the channe-thcy
to have four piles in each bent. Six h-nts in the deep
est water to he supplied with spur shores, well driven
and strongly bolted to the outside piles of each bent
with seveneghth % bolts Eight bents to have
braces The caps, cords, floor beams and in general
all other parts of the bridge where oak is specially
ordered in the bill of merchandise to be of the best
quality of white pine.
ton Of the either side of the channel which
to lie y feet long; all but two to be 10 II inches and
they to be II II inches, to be mortised to
lemons made in heads of piles inches long inches
high, inches broad, to which they to he pinned.
The Stringers the bridge be laid to break
joint. Where the ends of the strngers meet on cap
they TO lap by each other inches. except the
outside rows where they to extend to end in centre
of cap. The outside strngers be bolte every cap
with vc-eghth "a inch rag bolt. The inside string
ers to be bsltel to every second cap
The PIanking on Bridge to be of two and ahalf (2)
inch white pine not exceeding foot in Width spiked
down securely to the sringers, with two sixnch cut
spikes at each end of each plank and the every
second intermediate stringcr.
The Posts of the railing he 1 inches extending
feet inches above the roadway Of bridge and haved
the outside >tringers secured To the with five
eighth (fs) inch holt, with cast head and wa hcr An
inch pine board twelve inches wide to he let into the
posts the inside midway between the roadway and
top tho posts inch rail To top of posts
All details particularly specified here. TO be
carried out in similar manner. and in al'respects
equally well i'll the Bohemia Bridge the
Bohemia river.
The Ahutments TO he of Port Deposit Stone. The
the south end of the bridge to rest foundation of
twcntyseyen piling driven to hard bottom; the at
the north end of the bridge to rest earth found
ton Each abutmcnt to have face wall 16 feet long
~ feet thick the base: at the top to he 10 feet long
feet thick Wing walls TO be IL feet long feet thick
Guard walls to be- II feet long, IS inches thick and
feet above the roadway, covered with inch white pine
boards ploughcd and grooved. One foot of the face
of the wall he laid in cement: the remainder to be
laid with mortar, and the whole pointed with cement.
There is he bank Of earth gravel at each end Of
the bridge about 10 feet in length 20 feet wide top
and brought SIX inches above the level ct the roadway to
allow settling The depth of 1t is tn lie feet The
o,r.h OF gravel fer both embankments is To be taken
from thc ,.uth si'ir Of the creek.
The niles when driven in the mud shall he driven until
they 20 not more six inches at the last blow OF the
b.nn,rr When they are driven in hard bottom they
shall be driv until they go not more than three inches
nj tLc last blow The hammer TO be used to be of the
ordinary used for driving such iis ami To be cie-
Nntnl 10 the ordinary HEIGHT.