Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-23
CrsroM HousE. NORFOLK,

Custom House, NORFOLK,
July Is, 1925.
E1KoposhT.S vii ts received a, this Office until the
hrenftoH, d,y OF .4UgwS; EeIi Tor taking down the
|'HHi HOUSE ON SMIrn's POINT, ,l.r mouth of
'hr Potomac, IA the Chesapeake Bay reSu;idHe IL ia
d complete aud w".kmamlike man"er ri the following
traS' dne'S'"nS aud descriptions the tic
ste, ho'm III. old, In the ninety yuds
rc Light House be nfhryn fro. S,on.. the E,,n Nc.
'aSon. me foundation - he sunk vvairr below the
snl'te @! the ground, Whatever greater depth may he
sufficient to euder the whole E5c pc. tectiy secuc.
rom tue cunmcTCemsn oil tie foundation Ia the bottom
OF Che water table, the wall to be trick The
meter Oh tins base from the bottom the water table TO
the top thereof wie'e the oe,ugnnal Pyramid
commence, to he twenty five feet F,un ia. fnnarr OF
Tie carh 10 Tie top of the building to Le
Iyse feet and 10 Lc graduated follows: the FIRST III
teeniret alter leaving the table i've feet thc
the next fourteen feet To be four six inches thick the
next Thirteen feet, t" he 'hrcc feet inches ,ck; e
nest feet, to DC two feet six thick ami The
next e!e'rn ieei to bc tw feet thick. Al top
stone work Wherein the Lantern be placed the
cicr oil he building ~ b. twelve feet The water table To
be capped with hrwn least ech; incs vi,,
S"peo 10 turn "ii the water. The floor paved with
stone, and fight nf substantial steps cm me Aoor
To me Laote" on" end OF each step be worked the
walls the other :" up plumb Tie ton Of the hiIdinc
." De a'che' "u winch is IL be laid deck nf soap stone
fourteen an na feet in Ola meter, five inches .,ck the
il"inS ii1d III with lead side OF which 4, tie
sru;'lc twenty -four by twenty inches 10 enter the lam,
tf"' ue Sc"fue door an non frame covered with rorer.
From the "p ri the stairs the entrance of iie sc,tt n
w an IRON ladder with steps, two aud hail inches square
On t.' Top of the tower be IRON Lantern of a ccln
S"n "n ' posts to be two inches square, to ru Go,y
hve feet into the STONE work, secured with anchors Tn.
rE"' anu "'n"tcr o. the Lantern be sufficient To adj
"'t an iron sash in each oca.on, to contain
ne''S o. fourteen by twelve glass; the lower tier to b.,
h''e "h COPPER; the rabbits of the to be r,nee
quarters al q" INCH deep aud gla2vi with double glass
from the Boston nianufactory Ia one of die oc,,gn,,s -
nc an mon FAMED door, covered with copper four, fee, bv
TWO in iG clear, shut tight into the raIbi,s ,r;.I .
S'onG turned button The top tn be dome formed by
sixteen IRON rcrs concentrating in an iron hocn iva -;
ches vice. nhe inches d!aecs covered with copper
Two oh"ces I" the square ioct, which is cuhr downs ana
te IA tie piece that forms tho top the sas which, i
{" be itreo inches wide On dome to be a ,,avcrspr
Ven'ldtor, two and half og and 6feen inches ii
airr'er, on which is be vanp, thee fee, lone
ana twenty UrEcs wide, the veutiaior aud va,e ~ I.
framed with non covered with copper painted black
Around the Lantern to he iron railing the most, 6
"' !" o ono and 'eghths Of an incl! square con-
"ected by three ratings three quarters of an inch sou,r,
DC upper to he four feet ftom The deck TIE 90.
tcrm a" wood work of be be painted L, ca ,
Win white icadrXcc7 tie dome, which to he ,,lack
The Light House 10 be furnished with one co1rls 70 -
l'c,r''Hi conductor three quarters Of inch diameter
with prints.
also Si"nc Wall to be bull: the Lich, house or
feet hor the cutter wall Of the foundation IN Ga
no" l" oe sunk as low rs water and wall io rise two
i'' above the surface Of the earth; to be ,ec rc,
az "o''"n asa eng foot and hall top, and To- I'll be-
tween the said wall and the .!, house with tho chino r
snn' and rubbish Of the old Light house 10 tie ton Of the
said wall, gradual descent cary off the rain ami
also I" III! up the Light house floor same height,
win hc same caIs; aud make secure foun,a
I" TIC Light house aud cement the Whole over with
lime and ard. " '''
Should the materials of the old (Which arr of lswn free
rom oe'nS injured or from any other cause, 10 In
suic''n' to erect the buildng the Contractor viii he
required TO furnish tie deficiency and 10 do The v.hol
worl; for 4 specific sum- ~
The contract will include pow DWELLING }Iors for ~.
keeper {" be 81 stone hard BRICK irjv forr r., 90,
twenty, one story of eight feet nigh divided iao .yo ro
WI" al th'y between The stairs in rive cntrv to
" '' ''H chambers, which 10 be aihcd aud rasered
= '"''y near the middle Of the otisc, with fire pIa RE
eo" tn7 IRON or stonc nile pieces cellar undo the
Whole OF the house, with sufficient walls Of stone Ia III
!" i''fc mortar: the walls Of the housc TO be TWEEN
~ inches thick, laid up with lime mo.ar The roof
10 ne rcrtanguaT the boards Of which +, he ;cuei and
CO. ana well secured and covered wiki; good merclan-
'aUi' shingles. Three windows in roctn OF sixteen
Sh'S OF eight BY ten glass each and one Of the sa me i
mcnSn's ~ each chamber. The doors to be four :nncI
eo' WIN GOOD hinges and thumb la;ccs to each! and
GOOD iock on the out side door Closets each room back
o. the cnimncy MI the floors be double aud well m IL
cd he INSIDE walls and ceilings be alIicd and olos
terro nd all the inside work be finished In plain de-
cent style, with good seasoned lumber
N!so Porch attached DWELLING l,c,ee fnr-to,r
ny twelve feet in the gac walls Of Stone or ~
's' i'et high; the room to he iara piasterr win
ou''1 i''oFs' two windows, and door. : chimney
WIN iT2 place and SjEeaL;c cv"n with an iron dor,
''aG'nci and Lo"ks, in the IRE pIa:c il, the porch!
gn ore side Of tho chimney sink with spou, ,hroun1
NE wal All the wooden work. inside and ou to he main
~" with two good coats of pant Cutters &C. lead r,rd
he house, with srlu;s carry cff lp wa ter An ou f,
and panied. ~ "''''o'''
, 49,, - - ~ i'"'"' 70 Or SUNK sufficiently deep pro
'"e good water al convenient distance from the Tirf,
rouse to be stoned b,chcd and furnished with crb
uchpt. '- '""P pc
The whole to be completed in wosln,aute r,s,,o
y the first day Of December mkt ''
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will te received for 6i,in,
- % ne" ''Ehi house as soon rs it is con1pc,r,i wiki! IA
en- Lamps, Re'cctors and all the necessary apparatus
I'VE same manner the Light houses Of the T. state
ave oeen nt;ed up h. MIR. Wirslow Lewis.
ne Whole to he approved by the Supcrnen4rr; Of ,c
tn hc
e completed, approved and received.
MOSES MYERS
Superintendent Of Lights in Virginia,
i,oT'hu"'6criGnd County Court, il ,E,i,,. 1895 /
gorge l. Hushlett, iH against yya,ncr Hurst a5.