Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-16
CUSTOM iiousE. NORFOLK.
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July Is. 1d23.
59RoPoSAI.s win be received at this Office until III,
loenfieM day Of august naer for taking down the
LIGHT HOUSE ON SMIrH's POINT, at the mouth OF
lie Potomac al The Chesapeake Bay and rebuilding i, in
eonipcte ana workmanke manner Of the follow ing ma
e'ias dimensions aud descriptions the distance pf the n,Y
lite, from the Old 10 the ninety Yards
The Light House oChewn free stone. the form mr.
"So"' me ioun'a ton To be sunk water below the
surface OF the g'ound, whatever greater dep,h NAV be
uh'''en To render the whole fabric perfectly secure
rom tue commencement of the foundation to the bottom
oil tho water table, the wall sin feet tb;ck Tho AS,
meter OF tue base from tic Of the vale, ,ah. n
the top thaEeof where the pctago.-i pa;S w
be twenty FIVE feet. From Tie s"' y,
the earh TO the top of the building the walls be
,yfve feet, and be graduated follows the 6rst &C.
teen feet after leaving the table thcs
the next fourteen feet TO be four thck the
next thirteen feet be- three six thick the
next twelve feet to be two feet inches ,hck and thus
next eleven feet to be two feet thick. At Of tho
stone work wherein the Lantern placed the diam
e'e oil the building Ia be twelve feet. The table
be capped with hewn of eight inches wi1e
sl"pcd to tu'n of the The floor be paved win,
s'one and flight of substantial step, the
to the Lantern, end of each be worked
"a'' the "ther TO plumb. The top Of the building
to be arched which is 10 be laid deck of soap stores
fourteen and half feet in diameter We inches thick the
POINTS hed III with lees" on one side of which tn be
scue twenty four by twenty inches, the Ian
term the cu,ie door iron frame covered with copper.
From the top OF the stairs TO the entrance OF the scue
be iron ladder with ytes and half inches uaa.
On tine top of the tower to be iron Lnnte octo
son form, the posts to be inches square, run dow
i've feet into the stone work, secured with anchors T
ID
mn. an IRON SASH IN each octagon, to contain
lights Of fourteen by twelve glass; the lower tier 10 h.
h'ted with "copper" the rabbits of the sashes to be three
quarters OF an ZACH deep, and glazed with double
from the Boston manufac,ory In one of the oc,arons 4,
DC an iron framed door, covered witt, copper f,urt feet w
two IN the clear, to shut tight into the rabbits with
strong turned button The top TO be dome formed by
SIN 'ee'' iron atters an iron onp five III
chcs wide, nine inches viii, copper thirty
Two OUNCES To the square foot, which come down mi
ri's' IN the piece that otus the top OF the SASH which
tn be three inches wide. On dom. 10 be ,rnversin
veniaio two and half feet long, fifteen inches d.
hetcr, on which Is To DC secured vauc ree fee, lo,
anu twenty Inches wide, :he ven,a and vane 20 b..
framed win IRON covered with copper aud pal black
Aronud the La an non ra,Ijpr the r,.,a ~.
which to be and three -eghhs an ch s1lars con-
nected by three rnings three quarters of an inch
e upper one to be four feet from the deck. Tie f.au
tern and wood work OF the painted twice ovs
WIZ "nte leadexccpf the dome, which is De black
The Light House to be furnished with one comp;.;e .
Tc,rca conductor, three quarters Of inch in dtae.y
with points. " ''e''
Also Stone Wall built round the Ii vbt housa ION
lec IRON the outer wall Of tile foundation. The 4.,n1a
@ 10 De sunk as low as water, and the all .wo
aet above the surface OF the 10 be three feet ,
al Soom and one fuot and half al top and 10 fl, ~
tween Tue said wall and tie Light house with the ebins i
STONE ann rubbish OF the old Light top OF tbs
% w'1 on gradual descent To carry off the raiu.and
sD 10 h up tho Light house floor the same hesbs and
WIN 'Se same materials aud make secure fcunSat tun
10 the Light house and the whole over With tar,
limo and sand ~ 49, - ''
should the materials of (Which are of heyn ften
stone from being injured from any other canse be in
-, e u !un'sh the deficiency, and do rho whole
work for specific
The contract will incluis Dwelling House for che
heepef 20 DO al sofs hard brick thirty four feet bv
twenty, Story OF eight divided Into two rooms
WIN an entry between. The stairs in the entry 90
:" INTO The chambers, which be aied pastere
n CHIMNEY near the middle OF the house, with FIRE place
in each rn0m iron pieces cellar under the
"hoe ct the house, with sufficient walls Of Stone, fai
N lime mortar: the wells OF the house 70 be TWEEN
ty inches thick, laid up with lime mortar. Tire roof
to be rectangular, tie boards Of which To be jone,, and
aFeo ana well secured aud covered with good
table shingles Three undows in each room, of sixteen
lights, Of eight BY glass EACH and one Of the same d-
nensious In each chamber. doors 10 la four pannets
led with good hinges and thumb atches to each, and
gooh lock on the side door Closets ci room back
OF tie chimney All the floors double aud well nail
co. nc Inside walls aud ceilings be lnthcd nd pias-
frs"' ma all tue inside work TO be finished IN plain dc
cent style, with good seasoned lumber.
Also, Porch attached the dwelling house, fourteen
ny twelve eet in the clear The walls Of brick.
eight feet hs the iahed and pIasered with
double floors, two windows, and donr. chimney
with fire place and szcabe oven, with an iron DOOR
crane ira mnei and hooks in the fro place the porch
Hn Que S''e Q, ,he ehihuey SINK VII! spout through
inc wall All live wooden work, inside aud out il be
eu WIZ" TWO good coats of paint, Cutters 10 lead round
Tue hcse with spouts carry of the water An GU, horse
and painted. 'e''"
"eIl,H required, 10 be sunk sufficiently ieeD 70 mo-
@ e'o' water at convenient distance from the Light
mousse to be stoned hricked, and furnished with coth
buckct, o 1851 'iN"
ne whole to be completed in workman IRE manner
ny ne hIst day OF December
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will he rccr4ved n, s,,,r,
up 'he new Light house completed with pa
tent Lamps Reieooss spd all necessary appa raius
III 'be same manner the Light the u States
have oeen fitted up by Mr.. Wmsiow Lewis
me whole 10 be approved by the Superintendent Of the
establishment Payment be made the work shall
'c completed approved and received.
MOSES MYERS,
Superintendent of Lights in Virginia