The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-05-04
Dutch-island lighthouse

PROPOSALS. will be received at the of.
L. fee of the Collector of the Customs in
Newport, until the twentieth day of May next,
at noon, for building 4 Lighthouse and dwell
ling house on Dutch-IsIand, Narragansett
Bay, of the following materials, dimensions
and description
The lighthouse and dwellirg-hous TO be-
in one light house, fifteen feet long and &c
teen broad; dwelling house, forty-hve feet
long and fifteen broad; cellar six feet deep, three
in the rock, and three above the rock three feet
thick: the whole ofthe iointbulding situated
on rock, which it will cover, leaving only
passage-way to the outside door, to face east
erly. Walls TO be Of undresscc stone: frs;
story, two feet thick; and the same thickness
of lighthouse walls mp to the arch for support
of stone-hoor of lanterns: second story walls of
dwelling house, one and a hall foot thick.
Height of first and second story, each, house
and lighthouse, eight feet; but the height of
the house walls, front and back. only twelve
feet, the roof making half the height of the
second story; sixteen feet being the height OF
both stories at which height an octagonal
story of lighthouse 10 commence, TO be four
teen feet high; whereon to be placed a lantern
six feet high, the top whereof TO be dome
four feet high, with ventllator above. From
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the cellar and TO ascend into the second story,
whence the entrance into second story of
dwelling house. The top Of the octagon TO
be archcd, rcserving an entrance on tho. side
to the lantern; and 20 have stone cornice,
whcreon to be laid a soap.stonc or granite
stone deck, Joints fitted with lead, with scut-
tie, two by two feet, the door of which to be
framed with iron and covered with Copper.
To pass through the scuttle an iron-ladder,
supported by good and sufficient stonc-s,ars
rising from the stonc-stairs which ascend from
| the bottom Of the cellar. Good llme-mortar
to be used in the construction of the building,
aud the outside TO be pointed with Roman ce-
mCnt and white-washed twice There are to
be seven windows, whose frames to be SIX
| lect by 1--we; eight windows, frames four feet
| by five; four cellar-windows, flames two feet
| by five; and two windows, six feet BY two; be-
sides those OF the lantern, the glass of which
to he OF the first quality. The wood used in
the building also TO be of the best kind. A
strong door with good lock, bolts, hinges,
/ and hooks, 10 cnter.thc house; aud the inner
doors, SIX IN number, fitted with latches and
hinges, TO have their upper halves glazed: all
OF them, as all the Ie-window-Slluttcrs, and the
other wood work. 10 be painted faithfully and
! finished. like every other part Of the buildings
/ IN wood, stone, iron, or glass, in strong
and workmanlike manner At each end
Of the house, chimneys, with. firc-paces in
each story; four in the whole, and in ono
of them an iron crane with hooks. The
house TO be divided into two rooms fif
teen feet by eleven within the walls, first anc
SECOND story with an entry way above and be
low stairs often icctby eleven all 10 be lath
ed, plastercd double-hoored. the upper lai,
IN mortar, aud well nailed. The roof of tn,
house to be rectangular, the boards whereof /,
! be jointed and halyed. aud well covered will
cedar shingles, the urderside whereof, lathec
and plastered, will be the ceiling OF the cham
bers with spouts 20 lead off the rain th'
roof, however. 10 be- accommodated % th'
entrance from the second story, and 10 the iou
windows which risc above the walls Of th'
house. On one side of Tie chimney of ih'
south room, lower story, an oven 10 be built
win an IRON door on the other, stone sink
with gutter leading through the wall Of th'
house. Two closets with doors, shelves, an'
locAs to be placed where DIRECTED. On tho
,,op OF the before mentioned octagon there - &
" ~ iron lantern Of an octagonal form th'
posts two inches square, TO run FIVE feet int
the stone w.fk, and secured with anchors
uie diameter, eight feet and the height 81
ieet, With a domo Of four fee, ia height. ans
covered with copper (thirty-two ounces 10 The
sqt-ee iooD formed by sixteen iron raitcrr.