The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-05-25

next, at noon, for building lAcht- House
|, and Dwelling House on Warwick.nCck, of
the following materials, dimcnsions, aud
description
The light house and dwelling house To
be conJoiht, tortyhvc fee, long and fifteen
broad, and built of undressed stone; with
n cellar, six feet deep, under the whole.
the walls of which TO be two feet thick, in.
GLIDING the cross walls for dividing il into
three equal parts and for supporting that
part of il intended for the light. house. The
first story to be parttioned, like the cellar,
into three equal parts, the middle one of
which for lighthouse purposes, and the
other two for dwelling rooms; walls of the
latter, (eight feet high,) one g. half foot
thick, of the former, two feet; which thick
ness of two feet to be continued to the
commencement of the arch, about eight
feet below the stone floor of the lantern,
which floor will be fixed at the height of
thirty feet from the bottom of the cellar;
whereirom also, at the height Of twenty
) two feet TO commence an octagon of eight
feet high, diameter thereof eleven feet
within its walls; whcrcon to be placed the
lantern, six feet high, the top whereof a
dome, four feet high, with ventilator n
bovc. All the walls of the building to BE-
well laid i'll good lime mortar, well plaster
ed on the inside, and on the outside point
cd with Roman cement and whtcwashed
twice. Through the arched octagon an
entrance on the side to the lantern to be
reserved, two feet by two, through the
deck, OF soap-stone or granite, joints filled
with lead, by scuttlo, the door of which
TO be framed with iron aud covered with
copper; to pass through which an iron
ladder, of about eight feet in length, made
as for other lighthouses, to rise from a
flooring of about ten feet by four, fitted at
the bottom of the octagon, and to which
flooring stairs of plank, with proper ratings,
to ascend from the lower floor ofthe light
house; the stairs to be three feet wide and
placed, with tread often inches and rise
Of eight, as will be, likewise, stairs Of like
kind, descending, with railing into the eel
lar, according TO directions hereafter TO be
given to the builder. A flooring of eleven
! feet by four to be erected ut the height Of
six feet from the lower floor; floor to be
fitted TO the southerly division of the cell
lar, which 10 to be lmhed and plastered
over head; this and the northerly division
to have, each, door, the upper half where
Of to be glazed. The wood used in what
ever part of the building to be in every re-
spect suitable, and 10 be well painted in
such parts as may be required. There
are to be, exclusive Of the lantern, eight
windows, whose frames TO be six feet by
three; seven, with frames one and half
foot by three feet; and one, four by threc
all having strong sashes filled with good
glass, and provided with shutters. Besides
the doors before mentioned, there are TO
be an out door, east front, six feet by three,
and four inner doors, all to have proper
hinges, latches, locks, or bolts. At each
end of the house "A chimney, with fire.
place in each; and in one, an iron crane
with hooks An oven also to be built, and
a stone sink with gutter, leading through
the walls of the house: And closet to
be constructed at the corner opposite each
chimney. Dwelling rooms TO be well plas-
tered and whitewashed throughout; dou
BILE -foored, as also the middle room; and
well nailed the roofs Of the dwelling
rooms hipped, the boards whereof jointcd
and halved and well covered with cedar
shingles, with spouts to carry off the rain.
Every part of the building, whether IN
stone, wood, lead, iron, glass, or whatever
other material, to be faithfully done and
finished III strong and workmanlike man
ner. On the top of the before mentioned
octagon there is TO be all iron lantern OF an
octagonal form; the posts, one and half
inch square, 10 run five feet into the stone
work, and To be secured with anchors; the
diameter, eight feet; and the height six
! IL nff cot IN hn,
and covered with copper, (32 ounces to the
square FOOT formed by sixteen iron raft
ers, concentrating in an iron hoop at the
top, which fonns the funnel for the smoke
10 pass out Of the lantern into the ventila-
tor, in the shape OF a ball sufficient to con-
tain thirty gallons, and large enough to
secure the funnel against rain; the yentIa-
| tor TO be turned by a vane, so thai the
hole for venting the smoke may be ever to
leeward. The space between the posts OF
the lantern ut the angles 10 be occupied
BY sashes, OF iron, and 50 strong as not to
work with the wind; each sash OF eighteen
lights, 10 be glazed with double glass,
twelve by twelve inches, the lower tier on
ly fitted with copper wherein to be air
posts; excepting on one side, where so
much Of the space as would otherwise be
filed with sasbes is to be occupied by an
iron framed door covered with copper. a.
round the lantern 70 be carried an iron
railing ,,thc posts Of which to be ono and
tyo eigbths of an inch square, connected
al braces with the lantern, and properly
secured to the deck; three rails Of three
quarters Of an inch square, the upper one
four feet from the deck, to be inserted in
the braces. The lantern and railing to be