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oe ee Sees ee & Moore Lumber Co. Texas, have just | put out a n dar, the pictorial part of which view from. their own forest. | Ss "reproduction of a photograph in bas et a the: great pine trees Seok. ve and eae ae Saal hence me when viewed in reasonable perspective. The Baltimore Oakum Works is en--- -larging: its plant nearly double its ca- pacity. 1 he darge marine oakum busi- | ness necessitated this and they are in shape to take care of the trade bet- ter. than ever. $690,396.50 *Contract awarded to Dravo Contracting Co. Dravo Contracting Co., ; Pittsburg, Pa.* oe : : Total. "Grubbing and clearing ...... crew ~ 600.00 'Common excavation ~<......3......3 39,200.00 PRO: = OXCAVATION (00000 5 oe i nos ve 2145550.00 peStone filing. sd. ek Bi etieins 529,225.00 " Comerete: 2. hea cs: SURG Coes + 223:875.00 - Riprap, hand Siaced ws we elon ee 5,670.00 S inten Sule. ose. Se. Ge Se ee 360.00 Framed timber, square edged, sound. 5,960.50 ebaramec timber, Heart.) > 1. oo: 6,328.00 Coflerdam timber 66.643 vee oe 25,905.00 Beenie i ec ae 1,000.00 Placing valves and special irons. "850. 00 _ Contingencies, 5 per cent. ......% Meena Wotaley foes ea ee Poe eee ees $330,223.50 : FOR Lock no. 15, (Grabbing. and: cléarine ....25. 0.2. $ 300.00 Common) excavation <2 ...0. 6208. 32,410.00 Rock excavation ..... Pe eee oa 2 95750,00 | Stone Hine... i.e eo ee as Oe 9,725.00 GConcréte: 2.00 keen oe aes Perens 265,485.00 Ripsap, hand. plated "css. o.ee es 6,150.00 NINES SUS se oe ei os eS 360.00 Framed timber, square edged, sound. 6,695.00 eiramen tintber heart 2162. 7.5. 0. 6,328.00 Cofterdam timber 326 oon ee oe 21,120.00 Sheathing co cee ie sisie o's 1,000.00 Placing valves and special irons... 850.00 CONUMSENCIES ee ce ci is ces ices rece at ' Ota ie ie es ise he oak eae ae $360,173.00 Lock tender's house at No. 14....$ 3,000.00 Lock tender's house at No. 15.... 3,000.00 RECAPITULATION: Total for Lock No. 14e ee. $330,223.50 otal tor ock No, 019.2... 5.52.6. 360,173.00 14 and 15, Black Warrior river, -- "LOCKS AND DAMS, BLACK WARRIOR RIVER. 'Abateart of proposals for building locks and dams, Nos. _ and lock-tenders' houses, received in response to newspaper advertisement, and opene ne United: States Engineer Office, Maj. H. Jervey, at Mobile, Ala., on Nov. 25, 1907 FOR LOCK NO, 14, © Lane Brothers Co., Lynchburg, Total. $ 300.00 31,360.00 9,570.00 - 10,701.00 Va. 247.755.00 -- 5,670.00 450.00 4,126.50 4,520.00 21, 195.00 "900.00 3,400.00 eceeree $339,947.50 $ 300.00 25,928.00 7,540.00 11,281.00 281,575.00 6,150.00 450.00 4,738.00 4,610.40 16,192.00 920.00 3,400.00 eee rere es $363,084.40 $ 2,525.00 3,000.00 $339,947.50 363,084.40 _--_-------__ $703,031.90 dain. 5 Estimated. Total. $ 150.00 22,400.00 13,200.00 5,535.00 208.950.00 3,780.00 270.00 2.751.00 3,164.00 | 14,130.00 - $00.00 1,275.00 13,805.00 $289,910.00 $ 150.00 18,520.00 10,400.00 5,835.00 225,260.00 4,100.00 270.00 3,090.00 3,164.00 10,560.00 500.00 1,275.00 14,156.00 $297,280.00 $289,910.00 297,280.00 --_____., $587,190.00 es ae > RBstcact of proposals for dredging ii in Hon , in response to adver- | tan Bay, N. J. received tisement dated March 10, 1908, opened at the © Army building, New York City, on April 10,0 1908, by Col. D. W. Lockwood, corps of engi- | Price bid neers. No. of bid. foi: Name and address of bidder. R. G. Packard Co., 130 Pearl Street, New York City.. 2. The W. H. Beard Dredging Co., "3. Washington City, "Recommended for acceptance. 21 State Street, York City New P. Sanford Ross, Street, Pe. o 277 Inc. 'Jersey per cu. yd. ScOW meas, 28%4c. Zoe. - 209/10c. BUILDING PIER AT WAUKEGAN. Abstract of proposals for building pile pier, removing old pier, and dredging, at Waukegan received in response to advertise- 'harbor, Iil., ment dated March 20, 20, Engineers, Driving per Making sheet Items. round piles, furnished by the U. S.--13,400 lin. ft.-- FOOU iss and driving plank linear piles, furnished by the U. 55,000. ft, 1908, and opened April 1908, by Major W. V. Judson, 'Corps of at Milwaukee, Wis. ' Number of Proposal. Name and Residence of Bidder. 2. 3: | Greiling Great Adolph Bros., Lakes Green, Green Dredge & Green 19% cts. Bi M--per M. ft. B. M. timber plank furnished by U. S. for pile pier --150,000 ft. --per M. fet. 2,500 tons stone, Framing ton of 2,000 pier--520 per lineal foot. Dredging Ave yds., per cu. Total eee tease lin. *Lowest_ bid. B. Ee and M. M. per Ths.s. Removing part of old ft.-- eeee Bay, Dock Co., Wis. Chicago, Ill. $19.50 $21.50 $ 1.75. -$ $22.00 30 cts. 22, Cts: $20.00 $32.00 $24.00 29 cts. .. 210, 50 $35,978.00 *$28,965.25 Bay, Wis. 18 cts. $19 25 $24.50 1:70 $ 1.68 $14 60 28 cts. in response to adver WIDENING ST. MARYS FALLS CANAL. Abstract of proposals for widening St. Marys Falls Canal, received Excavation Excavation vertisement dated Feb. 24, 1908, by Colonel oS a 0 OD a4 ao > oO Ba on HW a 3 & q3 Be u do 2 ao oO ee b. aP Name and address of bidder-- 5 Burk, Smith & Nelson, Muskegon, Mich.$ 500.00 Nelson J. Gaylord, Ludington, Mich..... 1300.00 Columbian Cons. Co., Muskegon, Mich. 900.00 Robert Love, Muskegon, Mich Coie eae | 2500.00 100 Per cu. yd. yds. Dredging for crib foundation, cu. din. ft. 1,118 piles, Per lin: ft Foundation Concrete. 7,000 yds. $4.00 4.40 4.60 6.00 cu. & Special Concrete. 9, cu. 500 yds. $5.00 6.40 5.80 8.00 tiseme nt dated Feb. 4, 1908, and opened March 5, 1908. Total of bid. $664,250.00 691,550.00 704,100.00 779,950.00 Channeling Framing Fillin Class A. Class...B, Rock. . Name and address of bidders-- 135,000 360,000 85,000 leek ies or oo cu. yds. u. yds. ; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Chicago, Ill. $0.55 "$1.30 : $0 "30 fy "$0 a. P. B. McNaughton, Buffalo, N. Y............. 0.52 1.30 0.35 0.16 ee Macatinur Bros: Co. Chicago: Ml... 3.26.2: 0.58 1.30 0.30 0.20 noe Mason & Hanger Co., Richmond, Ky.......... 0.89 133... #040 0.10 a 6 REPAIRS OF PIER AT FRANKFORT, MICH, Abstract of bids for extension and repair of South pier at Frankfort, Mich. M. B. Adams, Corps of Engineers, in accordance with ad- , received and opened March 25, 1908, To furnish the following material and to secure it in the work 2 2 g 3 S o a . Ores S, Pa ae : o 6 Ee 8 ee Ae a g ey ee ee Py 4 8 ' a: Fo ' an G a Oo . & a 5 Ope ae. S o os $ = ad 56s 5 5 y ee os en w Sos Soe z = vu nN Osu aes of om S : a Te ee te ee ell 8 eS 1 id Caw fe eo 2 a 5 a - oe Bee Ay & 9 wt - Qa oD . O° > we a Sea eS oS vo 5 a une Bi 3 ow 8 = D = ss AY oa ¢ GEG o re % s 'E od Ao bAg 3 a 6 vo bo 3 8 ae = = . < ve ey = "a, 3 "< a Cc te = = i 6 6 tr = Ss A B ee eer ee a . a 36.25 4 4 4 8.50 ac G80 aan asaya : 4 ae : : 2.00 4c Se Se 8.90 40c 65,00 32.00 43.00 40.00 4c 4c a 8.50 Approximate total. $15,713.26 16,363.76 16,455.42 17,745.67 basi Ge aaa