The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-09-18
Government Bids opened.

On the 18th of September Gen. Thorn opeD-
ed the following bids for the improvement of
rivers and harbors in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts:
M me.
1-Lubec channel. For about IS coo cubic
Moore q Wright, Portland, at 80 cents per
cubic yard in scows Geo. c. Fobes, Baltl-
more, Md, at "a cents in scows.
Contract awarded to Moore & Wright.
2-Moose-a-bec Bar at Jonesport Me. For
about n 900 cubic yards of dredging
Geo. 9. Fobes & Co., at A cents per cubic
yard in scows.
Moore . Wright at "a cents per cubic yard
in scows.
Bids rejected being deemed too high.
3-kockland harbor, Me. For about $4,000
tons of rubble stone.
JOHN h. Hamilton, agent, Portland, Me-,
at 81 II per ton.
William s. White, Rocklaud. Me-. at s1.2o
per ton.
Bodwell Granite Company, Rockland, Me-,
at $125 per ton.
Mount Waldo Granite Works, Frankfort,
Me-, at $1.S7 per ton of 2240 pounds
Contract awarded to John + Hamilton.
4-Richmond harbor, Kennebec river, Me.
For about "a 900 cubic yards of dredging
Ksnnebec Dredging Company, Hallowell,
Me-, at 40 cents per cubic yard in sta, or 45
cents in Scows.
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Contract for $4,000 cubic yardf awarded to
the Kennebec Dredging Company at 40 cents
in sta.
5-Cathanoe river, Me. For about 10000
cubic yard of dredging.
Kennebec Dredging Company at 80 cents
per cubic yards in scows.
Augustus R. Wright Portland, Me-, at a
cents in scows.
Bids rejected being deemed too high
6-POFbland h0TbOr. Me- EOro 000 OD0
cubic yards of dredging,
Moore q Wright at 10 3-8 cents per cubic
yard in scows
Geo. G.. Fobes & Co.. at IA $40 cents per
cubic yard in scows.
Robert Hamilton OF Cumberland, Me-, at
cents per 16 IL cents per cubic yard in scows
Solomon Sawyer of Yarmouth, Me-, at 16 IL
cubic yard in scows
Contract not yet awarded.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
7-Lamprey river, N. III. For about 10000
cubic yards of dredging.
Geo. @, Dow, Epping, N. HI.
In New Market $4,000 cubic yards at 70 cents
IN sta.
Mouth of river 5000 cubic yards at "a cents
an stu.
Thomas Symonds, Everett, Mass.
In New Market at So cents In stu.
Mouth of river at 60 cents in sta.
Augustus r. Wright for the whole so cents
an sta or 55 cents in scows
Bids rejected being deemed to high.
MASSACHUSETTS.
S-Merrimec river, Massachusetts, For
breaking up and removing about IA cubic yards
OF South Badger Ledge, aud about 100 cubic
yards of North Rocks i'll Newburyport harbor,
Mass.
Geo. W. Townsend, Boston, Mass, at $35
per cubic yard IN stu.
Isaac A. Sylvester, Newton, Mass, at $37-
9O-lO0 per cubic yard IN sta
Gardner Floyd and Isaac Hamilton, Port
For South Badger Ledge at $1lo per cubic
yard an sta.
For North Rocks at $40 per cubic yard IN
sta.
Contract awarded to Geo. W. Townsend.
9-Malden river, Mass. For about 10000
cubic yards of dredging.
Boynton Bros. of Boston, Mass, at so cents
IN stu.
Thomas Symonds at 65 cents in sta.
John McDermott Cohoes, N. Y, at 70 cents
an stu or 10 cents in scows.
Bids rejeeted being deemed too high
10 Boston harbor, Mass. For about 20 600
CUBIC yards of dredging at Upper Middle Bar;
about 100000 cubic yards Of dredging in
Charles river, and about 10000 cubic yards of
dredging in the channel leading to Nautasket
Beach; also for the removal OF about 80 cubic
yards OF sunken ledge from Nantasket Beach
channel.
Upper Middle Bar, Augustus R. Wright, rs
cents per cubic yard in scows.
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Charl 8 River, from Western Avenue bridge
M to near Market Street bridge.
Moore q Wright. 80 cents per cubic yard
IN sta or so in scows; Thomas Symonds, 70
cents in sta.
From near Market Street bridge up to near
WATERFOWL bridge.
Moore Il Wright, 70 cents IN stu or As cents
In scows; Thomas symonds, $3.50 in stu.
Contract not yet awarded
Nantasket Beach channel, dredging-Au-
10 n
yard In scews; Robert hamilton aud Solomon
Sawyer 80 cents in scows; Boynton Brothers,
40 cents in scows.
Removal of Sunken Ledge-George W.
Townsend, at $35 per cubic yard IN stu; Isaac
Hamilton AID Gardiner Floyd, $50 per cubic
yard an stu.
Contract for dredging awarded to Augustus
Il. Wright; and for removal of about so cubic
yards OF sunken ledge to George W. Townsend
1l-Scituate Harbor, Mass. For about o.
O0O tons OF ru0ble stone. 1st-- Between Cedar
Point liz hthouse and inner end of present
breakwater, about $500 tons granite groot;
2d-From inner end Of the present work, out
ward, about 2 800 tons granite grout.
Charles FL. Edwards, Quincy, Mass, $500
per ton for the frs 81 70 per ton for the sec
ond, and $l50 per ton for small rounded
powders; George B. Sargent, Quincy Point,
Mass, 1928 per ton for the first; 80 "a per ton
for the second; 2240 pounds per ton.
Contract awarded to Charles II. Edwards
IL. Plymouth Harbor, Mass. For about
600 tons OF rubble stone for the balkhead on
Long Beach.
Charles II. Edwards. $1.97 per ton for large
stone; Sl.70 per ton for small stone placed IN
the work, $l.50 per ton for small stone landed
on the beach; Joseph Ell. White, Hyde Park
Mass, at ~ 10 per ton; Mount Waldo Granite
Works, at $3.50 per ton; 2240 pounds per ton.
Contract awarded to Charles II. Edwards.
I3-Provincetown Harbor, Mass For ABOUT
2,5O0 tons of rubbfe stone for the bulkhead on
Lobg Point.
Jonn g. Thompson, Truro, Mass, aud Har-
vey 5. Cook, Proyincetown, Mass, $1.93 per
ton; Joseph ii. Wnite 81 81 per ton, II stone
is rehandied 1872 per ton; Charles III. Ed
wards, 50 40 per ton; Mount Waldo Granite
Works, 1888 per ton; 2340 pounds per ton.
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