The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-07-03
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DROPOSALS will be received at the
Il Office OF the Collector the Customs
at the port Of Newport, until the l2,h day
ofJuly instant, at noon, for building Light
House aud dwelling house at Nayat Point
IN Narragansett Bay, of the following ma.
| teriaIs, dimensions, and description
The Dwelling House to be built Of brio k
| or stone, thirty four feet long and twenty
wide one story of eight feet high, divided
into two rooms, with an entry between, the
stairs 10 be On the entry to 90 into the
chambers, which are to be lathed and plas-
| tered, chimney in each end of the house,
with fireplace in each room, iron or stone
| mantlepieces, cellar under the whole ofthe
house, with sufficient walls Of stone laid in
lime mortar, twenty inches thick six feet
deep; the walls of the house to be twenty
inches thick If Of stone, and twelve inches
thick if of brick, laid up in lime mortar !:
he roofto be rectangular, the boards Of
which to be well jointed and halved, and
well secured and covered with good mer
chantabe shingles; three windows in each
room, Of sixteen lights of eight by ten glass
each, and one Of the same dimensions IN
each chamber; the doors to be four pan
nelled, with good hinges and thumb latch
es to each. and good lock on the outsid
door closets in each room all the floors
to be double and well nailed the insido
walls and ceilings to be la'hed and plaster.
ed and all the inside work to be finished
in plain decent style, with good seasoned
lumber.
Attached to the Dwelling House. there
must be a porch fourteen by twelve feet in
the clear the walls if of stone twenty inch
es thick, and if Of brick, twelve inches
lathed and plas,ered, with double floors.
one window and one outside door, and one
to communicate with the house a chin.
ney with a6repace and sizesble oven with
an iron door crane, trammels and hooks
IN the fireplace in the porch one side of
the chimney sink with spout leading
through the wall; all the wood work inside
and out to be painted with two good coats
Of paint; cutters TO lead round the house,
with spouts to carry off the water an out
house five feet by four, shingled and paint
ed; well sufficiently deep TO procure good
water, stoned or bricked up, with a good
curb or windlass, with an iron chain and
strong iron ho0pcd bucket stairs to 90 in
10 the cellar: outside cellar doors and plank
steps into the cellar; two windows in each
cellar, with graiings and sashes contain.
ing two paDes Of by 10 glass.
The Light House TO be- OF brick or stone,
The form octagon, the foundation 10 be of
stone, laid a. deep as may be necessary 10
make the fabric perfectly secure. and TO
be carried up one foot above the surface
/ of the earth. from the commencement OF
the foundation To the bottom Of the water
table, the wall to be three feet thch the
diameter Of the base from the bottom Of the
~ ter table 10 the top thereof. where the
octagonal pyramid Is to commence, 60 be
seventeen feet, snd the diemeier tw elve
feet al ihe top or floor ofihe laniern.w hich
floor TO project six inches beyond the wall
of the building the water table TO be Of
hcvn stone, at least six inches vide. and
sloped to turn of the water from the sur
face TO the top Of the building the walls
to be twenty three fee, high, aud gradual
ed from two and half feet thick st the
base 10 twenty inches at the'top. the top
of the building to be srehed. deserving m
entrance on the side 10 the liant ets, and to
have cornice on which 10 be lsid sonp
sione or red Connecticut free store deck.
twelve feet diameter, five inches thiek. Oh
one side of which is to be scu;ile tao
feet square n enter the lantern ,i o scpi
pflc door 10 be framed with ron art COW
cd with copper; the Joints OF The stone DC '
TO be fitted with lead g. clsmped with iron;
! me grsuss 9osy 10 BE- paved with brIck OF