Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-13

Bids for improving IL Opened nj &c
ilf4 sh,ttbss ttfics N onduy Afternoon.

propriated S305, S46, was marked at the
office OF United States Engineer Smith
Monday afternoon, when bids were
opened. The figures Of the several bid
,lors for dredging were Us follows:
/ American Dredging Go. of Philadel-
phia--l7 lilo cents per cubic yard,
measured in place; the material to DO
deposited behind the dikes along the
banks Of the Christiana !; work to be
Commenced within 90 days after the
award of contract and completed on or
before August 31st, 1899. The plant is
capable Of removing 5000 cubic yards
per day
Rittenhopse- Moore Co. of Mobile,
Aa.-518l cents per cubic yard, tho ma
terial to'be thrown ashore; work to be
commenced within 60 days and com
pleted on OF before June 30th, 1880.
Tho plant is cabable of removing 5000
cubic Yards per day.
international Contracting Co, of
Syracuse, N. Y.--14 90 100 cents per
cubic yard; material to be deposited on
the banks of the Christiana; work to
be commenced within IS days and com
peted on or before October LIST, 1890.
The plant is capable Of removing 1000
yards daily.
Atlas Dredging Co. of this city--l7
$40 cents per cubic yard; material to
be deposited back of the banks of the
Christina; work to be commenced
within 80 days and completed by Octo-
Der LIST, 1899. The plant is capable of
removing 1000 yards per day.
New York Dredging Co.. of New York
kCity--12 $40 cents per cubic yard
material to be deposited on the Chris
-aI IL -. 10 <,a1
within go days, but no time given for
the capacity of the several dredges is
given and the length of time required
can easily be ascertained. The plant
his capable of removing $500 cubic
yards daily.
Baltimore Dredging Co. Of Balti-
more, Md --1S cents per cubic yard ;
the material to be deposited behind
bikes along the Christiana; work to be
commenced within so days and COM
pleted on or before October LIST, 1899.
The plant is capable Of removing 1000
yards daily.
Sanford g. Brooks Co. Of Baltimore,
Md. --19H cents per cubic yard; the
material to be deposited on the adj
jacent lowlands or towed away; work
to be commenced within 60 days and
completed on or before June 30th, 1899.
| Simon Hess of New York City-14
2S-100 cents per cubic yard; the ma
| terial to be placed behind the bikes i;
work to TO commenced In 30 days and
completed by November LIST. 1899. The
| plant Is capable Of removing $500
cubic yards FOR day. @
| Tho bids for removing rock were as
| follows:
Charles W. johnson of Lewes- s13. As
| per cubic yard; work to be commenced
within 30 days and completed by Sep
temher 30th, 1899.
| Simon Hess of New York City-s20
per cubic yard; work to be commenced
within GO days and completed by July
LIST, 1890. The plant is capable of re-
moving 25 cubic yards per day.
/ Harris Il. Dunbar q Co. of Philadel-
phia--s11. So per cubic yard, or $40. SO,
II depth of 1915 feot is reached; work
to be commenced within 10 days and
completed by July LIST, 1880. The plant
is capable of removing 30 cubic yards
per day. a
P. Sanford Ross, Incorporated, Of Jer-
sey City, N. j. -S1l.T0 per cubic yard :
work to be commenced within 30 days
and completed by September 18th, 1899.
Isaac 7. Brown of New York S13. As
per cubic yard; work TO be commenced
in 80 days and completed by November
LIST, 1899. The plant is capable of re-
moving l5 to % cubic yards per day. !.
4 International Contracting Co. Of
Syracuse, N. Y.--Sl9 per cubic yard ;
work to be commenced within 80 days
and completed by July LIST, 1899. Tho
plant is capable Of removing % cubic
yards per day. $50 IN
John j. Fitzpatrick OF Plattsburg,
N. Y.--S7. ID per cubic yard; work to
be commenced within 80 days and COM
| pleted by July LIST, 1893. u
The New York Dredging Co. g bid
for dredging, II 6-10 cents per cubic
yard, is the lowest, while for removing
the rock John j. Fitzpatrick of Platts-
burg, N. Y, who agrees to do the work
for 81. ID per cubic yard, is the lowest.
| According to the specifications, it is
proposed to apply the available funds
to dredging o channel 18 feet deep al
mean low water, and $50 feet wide from
the 18-foot curve in the Delaware
River, to the upper line of the pulp
works; also, as far MS available funds
will permit, to then dredge from the
lpulp works to the draw pier Of the
iShellpot branch bridge No. 4, of the
p, W. b. railroad, so as to give q
depth which gradually diminishes be.
tween tho points named to 10 feet al
mean low water at the latter named
place; and thence to remove shoals
having less than 7 feet of water oven
them as far as Newport. The widt,
to be dredged above the pulp works
4 will be determined by the engineer in
charge, and is dependent upon the
amount Of money available at thai
time. The work must begin as soon ~
| possible after award of contract ano
II prosecuted with sufficient plant to in
sure the removal and redeposit of mo-
less than 3, 500 cubic yards daily, en-
ploying three dredging machines fol
that purpose, These are to be located
at the points in the harhos and worked
in the direction indicated by the engi
.neer in charge. Ii the material is tt
he deposited above high water, the con
tractor must also have q machine o.
machines of sufficient capacity to throw
it over. The depth Of cutting will b,
j from 0 to 10 feet. The material re
, moved Is to be deposited at such point.
, as may be indicated or approved b,
the engineer in charge.
Il II is proposed to remove to a depth
, | of Is feet at mean low water so mucf
of two lodges Of rock, one immediatel,
! above Third street bridge and the othel
! just below, as lies within the limits o
! | the channel of the Christiana River
, The estimated quantity of rock to b
removed is 1,845 cubic yards. The
, depth OF rock removal required variel
from nothing to eight feet Boil
i | lodges were excavated to an approx
| 70 al - Zoe hal