The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-09
RIVER AND HARBOR.
Bids for Government Work Made and
Contracts Awarded.

On the lotu Oh MAY, OeneraI InOm opened
the following bids for dredging about 100000
cubic yards on the "Middle Ground" Portland
Harbor: George G. Fobes & Co., of Baltimore,
Md, at II cents per cubic yard, and William
W. Wright, of Geneva, N. Y, at % cents per
cubic yard; both in scows. Contract made
May IA, 1881, with George G. Fobes & Co.
for 100000 cubic yards, measured in scows.
On the 18th of May the following bids were
opened for about 10000 tons of rubble-s tone
for the jetties at the entrance to Newburyport
Harbor: Charles II. Bragdon, of Bidde-
ford, Me-, 5000 tons for "shore extension at
$40 per ton of 2240 pounds, aud for the main
work at $1.33 per ton; Isaac A. Sylvester, of
Newton, Mass, 10000 tons at 81 &c per ton, or
$4,000 tons at $1.52 per ton. These bids were
rejected, being deemed too high Proposals
will be again received for 1000 tons of rubble-
stone for this work on the 21st OF June, 1881.
On the Goth Of May the following bids were
opened for about At 900 cubic yards of dredging
in Exeter river, N. H: Thomas Symonds, of
Everett Mass, from Fernald's wharf up to
Gilman's wharf, about 5000 cubic yards, at
$1.06 IN sta; cut off at the Oxbow, about 25,
600 cubic yards at 46 cents in sta; South New
Market and below, about II 900 cubic yards at
Al cents in sta or Al cents in scows; William
W. Wright, of Geneva, N. Y, Fernald's
wharf to Gilman's wharf $1.23 per cubic yard
IN stu or 9S cents in scows; cutoff at the Ok
bow, 60 cents IN stu or 4S cents in scows;
South New Market and below, 4S cents
IN sta; Robert Hamilton, Jr., of Chebeague
Island, Me-, cutoff at the Oxbow, IS cents
per cubic yard IN sta; South New Market and
below, 80 cents IN stu. Contract made May
will, ,Ic 1f
Mass.
On the 18th of May, bids were opened for
about $4,000 tons of rubble-stone for break
water in Scituate Harbor, Mass. one bid only
received: Charles f. Edwards. of Quincy,
Mass, $1.56 per tons of 2240 pounds for
granite quarry grout'' and $1.25 for powders
On May q, 1881 contract was made with
Mr.. Edwards for furnishing 10000 tons, more
or less, of rubble stone.
On the 9th of June bids were opened for the
following works, viz:
1. Saint Croix river, Maine. Building crib
work breakwater, on 'sthe LEDGE" near CAL
ais. Alfredo Tower, of Calais, Me-, $4,21S.6O.
Bid rejected as being too high and also in ex-
cess of the appropriation for the work. Pro-
posals will be again invited
2. "Gut" opposite Bath Maine. For re-
moval of about 100 cubic yards of sunken
lodges. Geo. W. Townsend of Boston, Mass,
at $50 per cubic yard IN stu: Isaac Hamilton
and Gardner Floyd of Portland, Me-, at S3S. so
yard for ledge &C." and $40 per day for ledge
"E." Contract awarded to George W. Town
send.
3. Cathance River, Maine About 5000
cubic yards of dredging. Eastern Dredging
Co. of Portland, Me-, at 81 cents per cubic
yard in scows; Samuel F. Purinton Of Bruins
wick, Me-, at q cents per cubic yard; and Rob-
ert Hamilton of Chebeague Island, Me-, at 80
cents per cubic yard. Contract awarded to
Eastern Dredging Co., iwork to commence July
Goth.
a. Richmond Harbor, Kennebec River, Me.
About 10000 cubic yards of dredging and
about $500 tons of rubble-stone for wing
DAM For dredging-Samuel f. Purinton of
Brunswick, Me-, 20 cents per cubic yard, in
stu; Eastern Dredging Co., 81 cents, IN stu;
Robert Hamilton, Jr. of Chebeague Island,
81 cents IN sta, or 80 cents in scows. Contract
awarded to Samuel f. Purinton of Brunswick
For rubble- stone, per ton of 2240 pounds, Jas.
CHM Of Bath, Me, S100 per ton for stone OBJ
tanned along the shore; John +. Hamilton of
Portland, and Joseph F. Curt of Cumberland,
Me-, $1.25 for granite grout, and ST. 10 for Ken
nebec granite, quarried near Bath Halowell
Granite Co. of Hallowell, Me-, $1.58 for gran
lite quarry grout. The contract will probably
be awarded to James CHM if the stone offered
is satisfactory.
5. Richmond's Island Harbor, Me. About
$500 tons of "granite quarry grout." Charles
III. Bragdon of Biddeford, Me-, at $1.2S per
ton of 224o pounds; John f. Hamilton and
cooOPa OuiAo1 az plsct dHu OOuu ~ IldIll-
ilton of Great Chebeague, Me-, at $780, Con-
tract awarded to Mr.. Bragdon for furnishing
1000 tons, more or less, of ''granite quarry
grout."
g.. Winnepissiogee Lake, N Fl. A bout $500
cubic yards of dredging Only one bid receiv-
3D. and contract awarded to the Winnepissio-
gee Lake Cotton and Wooden Manufacturing
Co., by lothian P. Hutchinson, agent of Lake
Village, N. H., at $1.00 per cubic yard, as
measured by survey, IN sttu.
Mnrr psyyN~ 1,N,,k
yards of sunken ledge to be removed, viz:
South Badger Ledge, about so cubic yards, and
North Rock Spur about ID cubic yards, meas
ured an stu; Trumbull q Cheney of Boston,
Mass, at $44.O0 per cubic yard; Geo. w. Town
send of Boston, Mass, SAY, and Isaac Hamilton
and Gardner Floyd at $43. Contract awarded
to Trumbull & Cheney.
Removal of South Gangway Rock in New
buryport Harbor Mass, about 100 cubic yards,
measured IN stu, Geo. w. Townsend of Bos-
Hamilton and Gardner Floyd at S37 and Chas
A. Trumbull and Ethan r. Cheney of Bos-
ton, Mass, at S38. Contract awarded to Geo.
W. Townsend.
8. Boston Harbor, Mass, about $4,000 cubic
yards of dredging at Mystic River Shoal; and
about 100000 cubic yards of dredging in
Charles river.
Mystic River Shoal-Eastern Dredging Co.
of Portland, Me-, at % cents per cubic yard in
scows; and New England Dredging Company
Contract awarded to the Eastern Dredging
Company for $4,000 cubic yards, more or less,
of dredging.
Charles River Eastern Dredging Company
at 81 cents per cubic yard, IN sta; New Eng
land Dredging Company at 35 cents per cubic
yard, in scows; and Aug. B. Martin of Boston,
Mass, at 50 cents per cubic yard in scows for
dredging below Brookline Bridge and 81 cents
Tor that above Brookline Bridge. Contract
awarded to Eastern Dredging Company for
$4,000 cubic yards, more or less of dredging.
8. Plymouth Harbor, Mass, about $4,000
cubic yards of dredging. Eastern Dredging
Company at % cents Der cubic yard in scows
Contract awarded to the Eastern Dredging
Company.
TO- Provincetown Harbor, Mass, about
$500 tons of rubble-stone for the Bulkhead on
Long Point. Chas. FL. Edwards of Boston,
Mass, SLIGO per ton for large and $1.70 for
small; Isaac Hamilton OF Portland, Me-, $1.67
per ton for all required; Joseph Ell. White of
Hyde Park, Mass, Sill for large and $193
for small: Isaac A. Sylvester of Newton,
Mass, STA for large and S1.99 for small; C.
7. Derry & Co., of Boston, Mass, $1.79 for
large and 500 for small; James CHM of
Bath, Me-. S210 for large and $3.50 for small:
Large is granite quarry grout and ''small"
is small rounded bowlders-all per ton of 2240