The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-04
Dl@rSfFicck. MAY %, 1928.
PROPOSALS..

WILL be received at the Office of the Collector Of
the Customs at the port of Newport, for buld'
,nB .nght house and Dwelling house on Goa, Is.
,era,s, dimensio4Rso OF newport. OF the '0"o""s MA
t 'Se H'nnason to be Of stone, the form octagon.
necesssr, TO make the fabric ,ectf ep .s may DC
an he carried up one loot above the surfacee ""' |
e,,,h from the commencement OF the foundation 10
the bottom of the water table, the wall 70 pe V'ee
and i. half feet thick. e., The diameter OF the base
from the bottom Of the water table 10 the 'op here
oF where the octagonsi pyramid is to commence 10
he fourteen feet, and the diameter seven anu ia"
C.et a, the top, or foor Of the lantern Inc water
table 10 be capped wrh hewn stone, o, 'eaSS sh
inches vide and slopsd TO turn ott the water irom
h snrface 10 the top Of the building, the walls to be
twenty feet high, and graduated as follows the n's,
nine lee, from the Foundation wall, 70 be two het
and half thick. the next ten feet to be twenty one
| ;nchc, thick The top otthe building to he src"eo,
,eseyng an entrance on tho side 10 tue 'shtefn' Au
! 70 have etone cornice, on which 70 De ia'u sp
,on. or yrane stone deck nine feet diameter. tour
| ;ncbes thick ON one side Of which TO be scutue,
90 enter the lantern, the scu,tle door TO be amed
| yh iron and covered with c,pper, the JOINS V,
| the s,one deck to be fi,el with lead, the g,ou"d
| Noor TO be paved with brick or stone, su"'S'e"'
n,,r,h.r of strong wooden stairs with hand rsilhS
., ,ad from the ground fjor. to within SIX 'eet OF
,h i'm ard an iron ladder from the top OF the s'as
IN the entrance of the scutte, with steps TWO 'ncnes
wide. substAn,iai plank floors to be hxed 70 'ne
stairs on the joists OF each story Ibe L'Sh'ooust
70 have three windows, each TO have egh' pN"es "
,,..s seven by nine inches, in strong frames win
shurers and proper fss,enings, painted WITH TWO
oo.s az pant and q substantial pannei door, 'hfee
Gee, wide and FIVE and halt feet high. iron hinges
Iock and latch complete on the lower hJor
A complete iron lantern in the octsgon torn 70
.st on the platform Of the pyramid, to be TOUR ee'
! - ;oohes in diameter and four feet and ten inches
L;h the eight corner pieces Of which 70 be one anu
,h..rour,h inches square above the pls'foru'' sno
Two inches square below H. TO ran fouf ice' n'o WY
). | atone work and to be there secured WIN shehofs
. The space between the posts At the angles 70 oe
& srnied by the .asles, Which are 10 be OF on oe'n
r cd on tue inside, struck solid and OF sunicen
,.no,b 80 ss not TO work with the Wind each sts'
10 be Glazed with strong double gisss ten by t~eN
inches Of the FIRST quality, Boston manufacture eh
!. cen,1g on one side where so muc,i OF the space
r roud otherwise be flied with sashes Is TO be occu
| "a hv an iron frsn 4 door covered With coppei
,.en,y inches vide, and four and hs't teet b'g'
N Th. ION oc the lantern 10 to he dome two eet foo
,r ;nches high and covered with coppe'' th''Vt"
:. oune,. TO the square foot, formed oy sixteen ro
D, | r.f,ers concentrating IN an IRON Loop ~ pe ",
b;eb for,. the funnel for the smoke TO psss o"
,b. lantern into the yen,istor in the torn o' Dc
.icien, ,o CONTAIN thirty cations. and large enoug
"a secure the funne, against rain. The ven-'o. 70
N ,n,n.d by a esne, 50 that tho bo'e Tor venting "
10 .rok. may always be to the leevmd. ne 'an,e
m ., \. surround.d by an iron ballusirsce Two w
Lh e,ch rail or rod 60 be three quarters ol an m'
10 .,,,,,. inserted IN the brace, between the eig
,,.,, The lantern and bsllustrsde 10 DC cove"
si,h three coats OF good pant
- The door, sashes window frames, ste 70 oe
- n,int.d and the building whhe-wsshed and 'u'n'
.. ~ with Two complete elee,res, conductors oe e
. with po,n,s.