The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-10

Bids or tho construction Of jetty IN
Grsy's harbor were opened yes1erdA! ~
+. Capt Harry TAYLOR. United States en-
/ gineer. There were competing contractors
from all over the country the lowest DID
/ der being Heldnairr & New. OF tnlcaso,
E or a total estimate az $500 -. \ Portland
firm. Buchner 4 Therkel>en came next
with a bid OF sg>6 20 Any Of the DIGS o.
fered come within the sum appropriated
ny congress 81 unp. other bidders
were: The Columbia Construction TOM
pany. SsS2 ~: Charles + Cotton OF oak-
land. So $40 Hevstis. Savage x Scohtld
OF Olympia. SOL SIS: g a. Warren. Of san
Francisco Sssl *. Tale & Kern Construc-
+ tion Company. s72l 60. ]. V. Hoag, u, OF
TTrtsburg SSs5,SS5
cant. Harry Taylor will forward the es-
Inmates 10 Washington with his recon-
mendation as 10 which shall he accepted
I ard the contract viii re awarded by the
/ secretary Of war. The contractor VIII not
| be required 10 do any work before March
!, ls9S. other than TO maze complete prep
a-afion for carrying oat his contract
Bids were based on the following esu-
mate Of materials necessary in the con-
! struction of the jetty:
Filcs-Two hundred and sixty-two thou
sand linear feet.
Lumber ore million eight hundred and
seventy thousand feet p. NJ. fer narrow
gauge trestle. or eJn0Co feet Il. NJ for
s;andard-gauge trest.e
|. Steel railroad rails-Four hundred ard
fifty-two tons 80 pounds per yarD or sS
tons 40 pounds per yard)
Iron stirrups and bolts ightythree
thousand pounds
Rrush-Forty-five thousand cubic yards.
Stone-Size 4. l25,na net tons; size r.
90 90 net tons. size c. l25on net tons:
size p. 1900 net tons
The work 10 he done under this con-
tract Is the construction of a rubble stone
tetty extending seward an estimated dis
lance OF 1890 feet from the high-tide line
OF Point Hanson. al the south side Of the
entrance 70 Gray's harhor together with
the approaches and all other structures
incidental thereto and the contract in
cludes all material and labor necessary
TO such construction.
\ douhle-track railway will first he con-
structed upon trestle work upon the line
| of the jetty. The bottom VIII hen he
| covered with foundation course Of brush
| mattresses or Of small stones as herein
| after provided Upon this foundation
! coarse stone will be deposited as required
| until the crest of the pile IS brought to
/ the required height and width
FOR the purpose OF preventing SCour
| and consequent settlement If the jetty a
| foundation will he built following up the
| trestle construction as closely as can ad-
| vantageously be done This foundation
| viii he built either with or without brush
according to the direction of the engineer
! officer in charge. A brush mattress con-
/ Structed according 10 the specifications
i will be used from the high water line for
/ distance Of 1000 feet. more or less as
j may be directed Then section of the
| ietty Of such length as may be direct
/ cd will be constructed without any brush
under II.
foundation OF small stone Will he used
/ wherever the brush mattress IS omitted
! The stone used In this foundation will he
! In pieces from one pound 10 twenty
| pounds in weight, and ulll otherwise be.
/ subject 10 the same specifications as the
/ stone for the enrockment
The enroCkn mt Is TO he built IN 10 the
/ required height and when completed IS
! 10 have rs nearly as practicable a cross
! section. the top Of which shall ba six feet
| wide and the side slopes one on one. Up
on the completion of the ietty the height
Of crest of enrockment must be seven
/ feet above the plane Of mean high water
! at the root Of the ietty and he Gecroa sod
| uniformly TO four teet above that pIare
| ar the outer end.