The contracts made under authority of the War Department during the

year 1853.

FEBRUARY 24, 1854.-Ordered to lie on the table and be printed.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, February 23, 1854.

SIR: In compliance with the requirements of the acts of April 20, 1808, and March 3, 1809, I have the honor to transmit herewith statements showing what contracts have been made, under the authority of this department, during the year 1853.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,

Hon. D. R. ATCHISON,

President of the Senate.

Secretary of War.

Statement of contracts made during the year 1853, for works under the charge of the Bureau of Topographical Engineers.

No.

Place and date.

Parties.

1 New Buffalo, Michigan, R. L. Phillips, with Colonel

January 13, 1853.

J. J. Abert.

Sureties.

2 Louisville, Kentucky, January 14, 1853.

W. H. Grainger, with
Joshua Barney, agent.

F. Fosdick.

3 Albany, New York, Janu- Daniel Wormer, with Col. ary 19, 1853.

J. J. Abert.

4 Louisville, Kentucky, Jan- A. Vandeventer, with J. uary 19, 1853.

Barney, agent.

Article or thing contracted for.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor of
New Buffalo, Michigan, on or before the 30th day of June, 1853,
the following materials, viz:

150 pieces hewn white oak, 30 feet long, 14 inches square, for the
sum of $517 50.

150 pieces hewn white oak, 40 feet long, 14 inches square, for the
sum of $1,012 50.

100 pieces hewn white oak, 60 feet long, 14 inches square, for the
sum of $1,680.

10 pieces hewn white oak, 60 feet long, 16 inches square, for the
sum of $240.

100 white oak piles, 30 feet long, for the sum of $270.
9,000 pounds bolt iron, for the sum of $427 50.

300 cords stone, for the sum of $3,000.

Steam Engine, &c.-For furnishing the necessary materials and
constructing for the United States a double steam engine, for a
dredge boat, with fixtures and fastenings complete; to be deliv-
ered on or before the 15th day of April, 1853, for the sum of
$5,000.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor of
Sodus bay, Cayuga county, New York, on or before the 30th
day of June, 1853, the following materials, viz:

280 pieces hewn timber, each 30 feet long, 14 inches square; 400
pieces hewn timber, each 30 feet long, 12 inches square, and
80,000 feet, board measure, 3-inch pine plank, 6 inches wide, for
the sum of $4,789 33.

9,000 pounds bolt iron, for the sum of $357 75.

650 cords stone, for the sum of $2,112 50.
Machinery for dredge boat.-For furnishing the necessary materials,
and constructing for the United States the links, key bolts, and
buckets, required in the construction of a dredge boat now being
built at Louisville, at the following prices, viz: For the links
and key bolts, 16 cents per pound, and for the buckets, 15 cents

5 Jeffersonville, Indiana, Jan- D. & S. Howard, with J. uary 19, 1853.

Barney, agent.

6 Albion, New York, Janu- Philetus Bumpus and O.
ary 20, 1853.
Tousley, with Colonel
J. J. Abert.

7 Fulton, New York, Janu- Charles J. and Henry Deary 20, 1853. graw, with Colonel J. J. Abert.

8 Waukegan, Illinois, January 21, 1853.

Calvin C. Parks, with Col.
J. J. Abert.

9 Burlington, Vermont, Feb- Henry B. Stacy, with Col. ruary 22, 1853.

J. J. Abert.

per pound.

of April, 1853.
The whole to be delivered on or before the first day
Dredge boat.-For furnishing the necessary materials and con-
structing, for the United States, the hull of a steam dredge
boat, to be completed on or before the 15th day of March, 1853,
for the sum of $4,700.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor of
Oak Orchard creek, New York, on or before the 30th day of
June, 1853, the following materials, viz:

280 pieces hewn timber, each 30 feet long, 14 inches square, 400
pieces hewn timber, each 30 feet long, 12 inches square, and
80,000 feet, board measure, 3-inch pine plank, 6 inches wide,
for the sum of $3,848 18.

900 pounds bolt iron, for the sum of $405.

650 cords stone, for the sum of $2,112 50.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor of
Sodus bay, Wayne county, New York, on or before the 30th
day of June, 1853, the following materials, viz:

280 pieces hewn timber, each 30 feet long, to square 14 inches, for
the sum of $1,620 20.

400 pieces hewn timber, each 30 feet long, to square 12 inches, for
the sum of $1,719 30.

900 pounds bolt iron, for the sum of $450.

650 cords of stone, for the sum of $1,300.

80,000 feet pine plank, 3 by 6 inches, for the sum of $1,040.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor
of Racine, Wisconsin, on or before the 30th day of June, 1853,
the following materials, viz:

360 pieces hewn white oak, 32 feet long, 12 inches square, for the
sum of $1,382 20.

450 pieces hewn white oak, 30 feet long, 12 inches square, for the
sum of $1.620.

640 pieces hewn white oak, 25 feet long, 12 inches square, for the
sum of $1,920.

90,000 feet, board measure, 3-inch pine plank, for the sum of $1,080
9,000 pounds bolt iron, for the sum of $540.

350 cords stone, for the sum of $2,537 50.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor of
Burlington, Vermont, on or before the 31st day of May, 1853,
the following materials, viz:

9 Burlington, Vermont, Feb- Henry B. Stacy, with Col. ruary 22, 1853.

J. J. Abert.

10 Baldwinsville, New York, February 28, 1853.

C. Hulbert Toll, with Col.
J. J. Abert.

Timber, stone, &c.-Continued.

270 pieces hemlock timber, from 46 to 50 feet in length, at ten cents per lineal foot.

71 pieces hemlock timber, from 40 to 44 feet in length, at 91⁄2 cents per lineal foot.

397 pieces hemlock timber, from 34 to 38 feet in length, at 9 cents per lineal foot.

210 pieces white pine, 35 feet long, at 12 cents per lineal foot.

70 pieces square white pine, 35 feet long, 15 inches square, at 17% cents per lineal foot.

170 pieces white oak plank, 11 feet long, 12 inches wide, and 3 inches thick, at $29 per thousand.

100 white oak treenails, at 7 cents each.

500 pounds wrought iron spike, at 9 cents per pound.

8,000 perches stone, at 39 cents per perch.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor of
Erie, Pennsylvania, on or before the first day of May, 1853, the
following materials, viz:

110 pieces hewed white oak, 30 feet long, 12 inches square, 305
pieces hewed white oak, of 14, 16, and 20 feet in length, and 6
by 10 inches square, at $20 per thousand feet, board measure.
235 white oak piles, 24 feet long, 14 inches square at the large end,
at $6 each.

545 pieces cucumber or black ash, of 16 and 30 feet in length, 12
inches square, 630 pieces cucumber or black ash, of 16 and 20
feet in length, 8 inches square, and 100 pieces 14 feet long, 6 by
10 inches square, at $14 per thousand feet, board measure.
425 pieces of hemlock, of 16 and 30 feet in length, 12 inches square,
and 400 pieces of hemlock 22 feet long, 3 by 8 inches square, at
$10 per thousand feet, board measure.

16,800 pounds bolt iron, at 7 cents per pound. 2,000 cords stone, at $3 25 per cord.

11 Baldwinsville, New York, C. Hulbert Toll, with Col. February 28, 1853.

J. J. Abert.

12 Lyonsdale, New York, D. S. Howard, with Col. March 8, 1853.

J. J. Abert.

Sweet, Ives & Hawley, with
Colonel J. J. Abert.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor
of Dunkirk, New York, on or before the 31st day of May, 1853,
the following materials, viz:

110 pieces hewed white oak, 30 feet long, 12 inches square, and
305 pieces hewed white oak, of 14, 16, and 20 feet in length, 6
by 10 inches square, at $20 per thousand feet, board measure."
235 white oak piles, 14 inches square at the large end, at $6 each.
545 pieces cucumber or black ash, of 16 and 30 feet in length, 12
inches square, 630 pieces 16 and 20 feet in length, 8 inches
square, and 100 pieces 14 feet long, 6 by 10 inches square, at
$14 per thousand feet, board measure.

425 pieces of hemlock, of 16 and 30 feet in length, 12 inches square,
and 400 pieces 20 feet long, 8 inches square, at $10 per thousand
feet, board measure.

13,800 pounds bolt iron, at 7 cents per pound.

2,000 cords stone, at $3 25 per cord.

Dredge boats. For furnishing the necessary materials and con-
structing, for the United States, four steam dredge boats, and
sixteen discharging scows, to be delivered on or before the 31st
day of May, 1853, at the following named places, and at the
following prices, viz:
One dredge boat and four discharging scows at Whitehall harbor,
on Lake Champlain, for the sum of $19,000.

One dredge boat and four discharging scows at the harbor of
Oswego, on Lake Ontario, for the sum of $19,000.

One dredge boat and four discharging scows at Erie, on Lake Erie,
Pennsylvania, for the sum of $18,900.

One dredge boat and four discharging scows, at Chicago, on Lake
Michigan, for the sum of $18,800.

Timber, stone, &c.-For furnishing and delivering at the harbor
of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on or before the 30th day of June,
1853, the following materials, viz:

900 pieces hewn white oak, of 25, 30, and 32 feet in length, 12 inches square, for the sum of $4,570.

60,000 feet, board measure, 3-inch pine plank, 6 inches wide, for the sum of $720.

6,000 pounds bolt iron, for the sum of $300.

300 cords stone, for the sum of $3,000.