Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-21
WORK on The HARBOR
Government Will Advertise for
Bids 10 Be Opened Ian. 3rd.
IMPROVEMENT. OF The RIVER.
Removal of Distractions From tbs
Channel.
Bids to Be Opened Ian. Bird.
IMPROVEMENT OF The RIVER.
Of obs.ructions FROM chs
AMOUNT OF WORK, TO BE DOVE.

AMOUNT OF WORK, TO BE DOVE.
Excavation 10 Re Begun Within
Thirty Days After the Date of APP
provnI Of Contract, and Dixie Con-
struction, DEITY Construction and
Jetty Repairs To Be Begun On
Thirty Days Notice-SiS Months
Time TO Be Allowed For Perform
ing Work On bikes. and Jetties-
Estimated Quantities OF Material
Required For All Purposes.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. December 10.
(Special.)-Under the appropriation for
the Improvement of the Richmond naf
Dor and the James~river, S. Il. Younge.
acting for the War Department and as
sistant engineer tn- Lieutenant-Colon
Charles J. Allen, tl.e, engineer in charge
will advertise3for bids for the performance
OF the work [uhese bids viii be opened
January Sd
The work to be dors by contract in ac~
sist OF removing obstructions from =
part OF the improved channel of Jane.
river. Va; excavating and removing mas
terial from portions OF the channel: de-
grading parts OF several .jetties. recon
strlcting parts OF other iettIes; cone
structins pile dixie and iatties and re.
vetting dixie and iettias with exeavatad
material the object OF this contract being
to secure channel between the Jane
river and K;tna!aila canal ship lock a.,
Richmond. Va. and the. lower end OF
Warwick Reach, about +a-l miles below
Richmond. with q depth OF IS feet az
mean low water and widths of from IS
to 200 feet. .,gsc ~
The length Of channel: to- be cleared of
distractions IS about 1850 feet. It extenf,g
from Jetty s 60 Jetty ~ The otstrue
tons consists OF rocks, sand. reefs, and
possibly few srags or stumps. The oh.
structions are to &c removed so as to
give q depth of Is feet at mean low wate,
for the improved channel which. bs.
tween the limits above indica ted has q
width Of about 100 feet. No extensive
blasting is expected TO be required for
removing the Instructions. The material
eScavated in removing the ohstructton,
is to be disposed Of BY tbs contracto,
in the same n,annerSas the ma terial e1.
cavated from the channel. as iserinafte1
described.
Channel Excavation
Channel excavation is to be carried on
over the five following sections in all
OF which it is proposed to attain
depth of IS feet below mean low water
First Section-About $500 feet long
From the James river and kanawna
canal ship lock 10 the lower city line OF
Richmond, Va. The improved channel TO
have a width of . 1eet or more.
Second Section-About $3.50 feet. long.
From JettX s 10 Tetty ID. abouE opposits
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway wharf.
an average distance of about lo.5 mile
below Richmond Tna work TO comprise
widening to lilo feet>t present channel.
whose width is 100 feet.
Third Section-About 500 feet long.
from about opposite the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway wharf to Jetty IS. and ave
rage distance of IL miles below Richmond
The existing channel, whose width is
Is feet TO Be widened 70 $50 feet.
Fourth Section-About 1,125 feet long.
from Jetty 70 to Jetry 80. on Good Rocks
section, an average distance of about
II miles below Richmond The channel
TO be enlarged by. Increasing .trs present.
width OF 100 feet 70 80 feet by removing
q deposit of sand
Fifth Section-About s. 400 feet long.
from opposite Jetty ~ TO opposite Jettyf
lance of abouta3.9 miles below Richmond
The excavation to produce a channel %,
feet wide.
In addition to the foregoing an area
Of about $3.50 square feet will be dre6s
ed TO the depths Of TO s feet below
mean low water IN front of and contiguous
to the United States Engineer wharf. op-
pcsite Richmond. Va
Amount OF Work.
mate quantities Of work required TO bs
done:
Earth excavation, mud. sand clay. AMI
gravel. 1870 cuoic Yards.
Co5hle stones. 3,tS9 cubic yards.
Soft rock, 5.,71s cubic yards
Hard rock, 8. t31 cubic yards,
Estimated quantities OF material re-
autred for repairing Jetties ard construct.
ing dixie and jetties-quantities in olacs
IN the work
Round pine piles 22ae linear +aat. from
12 TO 60 feet long, driven and cuts Off
Round oak piles. 2.4s1 linear feet. from
IS to % feet long: driven enascut OF
Round oak piles. Less linear feet. from
90 to 50 feet long. driven. cut OF. aud
capped.
six-inch by s-tnch white oak wales. g.
- feet 3. NJ: framed and boitsr In piacs
Three-inch by 6-inch white oak strings.
400 feet B. M; framed and bol.ed in
place.
Tnrse-fnch nerchantable pine sheet
pIling % Ssi feet 5. Mo 20 2+-fast long.
driven, spiked. and sawed OFF.
Thres-tnch white oak sheer piling. 10
ECO feet 8. IT; y TO y feet long, driven.
spiked. and sawed OF
Tie estimated quantities TO be exca-
waited from the channel and in dceds.ng
jetties. and their classification may vary
10 a greater or less extent. from thosa
given above. The estimated quantities
10 be conveyed from scows 70 place Of
deposit and quantities TO be transported
and deposited within Or beyond the six
and three-fourths miles may also vary
as well as the quantities and lengths OF
lumber and pi!iug given as being required
Tor repairs to Jetties and constructing
dixie and jetties.
Time of Work.
Channel excavation will be begun within
thirty calendar days after the date OF 49,
prevail OF contract by the Chief OF Eng
neers OF United States army. Dixie s-r-
struction. jstty construction. and ia,ty
repairs are to be begun on thirty dayg
notice. to be given a: any time suhas-
quent TO the approval Of contract by
the Chief of Engineers United STATES
army. before the -ternsina ton OF the con-
tract. six months time 70 be arlowea for
performing the .werk oa the dikes and
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