Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-05
Custom House Norfolk, \
July Is, 1928.

tfDRoPoSALS will be reeeivd at ,h, ,ce until he co.s
HOUSE smli. Point, at the mouth Of The Potomac, IN
lay, aud r'aadng At IN complete aud
ana descriptions the distance SITE
The Light House he OF bewn free stone, IN. form oc,a
sou The foundation TO be below
we uod or whatever greater depth may be sufficient
render The whole fabric perfectly From the
ent OF The iSundaton, the notion the
tn. wall to be eject thick The diameter of base
bottom OF the water table To the top is.oi whore tn.
ocfssons Pyramid is to commence, be IS Fon
@ ,, the earth TO the Of the huids the wall, be
leaving the table, be thiek Is
che. thick; ur1 - feet to be LED, nehes mel and
nen.M festo he feet thick Al the, top the
he hniidns he ~ The water liable be esypcd win
IT tee.i ncs wiis soped totorn sd tn.
'tsniia stone from 8ovr the Lsnt.rr
Zach step To he worked the wahe go up plumb
eek oi stone - and halt feet inches
Thick the JOINTS filed with lead,
do" an iron frame covered with copper FROM the ofih
'tt TO the entrance OF toe seuule, to be ladder
steps, Two aud hall inches On the tip OF the tower
10 be m Lantern VI FORM the posts be
inches square, stone work. aud
cured with TIL. height aud diameter Of the Lantern
TO tie suftcent to a5nt sash each
81 lights - by - gla. th. lower tier TO be fitted with
copper; the rabbit. If .a,e three quarter, of an
inch deep, and glazed with double ga.
ufaetory In of the oclasons door,
cover ed with copper 4e.thy the clear ght
the rabbits with strong turned The top dome
formed ny i6 iron raeI,, rating hoop,
inches vide inches diameieI copper 81
ounces TO the square foot, which
inches wide. On the be raytIs,ng ventia, aud
half feet long, and Is inches diameter which b.
cured van fee, long and 20 inches wide the venaor
vane to he framed with with "copper" and painted
black Around the Lantern 10 he railing the OF
which To be aud three eights Of inch square
by ans' quarters OF an inch 'quare the one to
tower TO be painted twice with white lead except the
dome, which to be black.
The Light House furnished with ore complete elee
cal conductor quarters Of an inch IN damster with
M,
10 h.. sunk low the wall
Tool AMI halt ATOP aud TO I'LL between the
the Lign, House with tn. chips rubbish
seent to carry on the aud also oil IL. Lsh House
floor TO the height, and with ihe
make secure foundation ioibe Light House. and
whole over with tar, ftDe and sand.
Should materials of.the old (Which are of h.wn h
one from hebg injured from other be insult
een erect tue building, tn. Contractor will be i.un
ed the dec'ency aud TO do the whole work Ter
The contract will include Dwelling House for the
Of lee, high, divided into with eriry Lewe.
The starr: To he IN the entry, 10 tie chsme., whic
are TO he iathed aud p,s.,eed. CHIMNEY
OF the house, with 6re place each roo
mantle cellar undvr whole the house
house 10 be 20 thick up with lime mortar. The
ro3 70 be sesnsnlaI the boards Of which he joined ni
shingles; Three windows IN each Of i6 lights OF s
chamber The doors TO he four Psunelled, with so"d hinse
and thumb iaiehes to each, and good lock uhe
door Clo;ets each back OF the chimney All the
aoois to he double and well nailed The wall. and
n5' ohe aed aud plaesed, and all the INSIDE w0k b,
I'm shed IN PLAIN d.cen style with sojd lumber.
Also, Porch attached TO The dw,iins house, by
'n tie clear The wall. q OF brick Lsh
room 10 he Iathed and paercd, noors
d.~', and me door CHIMNEY with h,e place,
nv ~ with a"ifn door, tIamne aud no Ks the
% pace "a the pIeh On side Of the sink,
wth spout leading ihra'the wsl All the
siie and out, 60 he painted with good paint
cutters TO lead round the house, with pouls
wa'e AN cut house, of stone bIck feet hy inside; The
roof shiDg led aud painted.
Well to he en- IN nror,r.
good WATER at convenient distance from the Agb House,
he stoned brieked and ufoished with curb india
an IRON cham, and strong iIOn-hooped bucket.
The whole 10 he completed IN wofknspiike manner by
| the i:t day uf Dec
the new Light House IL IS eompised with
Lamps and all the apparatus The
the Light Of the u STATES have been
up by nj Win.iow Lewis.
The whole 10 be approved by the Superiuie Of the
estabrhmsn Payment made when tb. work shall b,
completed, approved, and received. MOSES MYERS,
Superintendent oil Lights IN Va.
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