Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-26
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nSoPoSALS win be received at. this udice
u until the 10Th of July next, for building a
Light House and Dwelling at or near Back River
Point on the Chesapeake Bay, of the following ma
terais dimensions and descriptions
The Light House 10 be built of brick, the form
round. The foundation 10 be sunk three feet, oras
deep as may be necessary 10 make tho fabric &C.
cure, 10 be iaid In good lime mortar. The height,
OF the tower to be thirty feet from the SUFFICE
OF the ground. The diameter Of the base 10 be
eighteen feet, and that of the top niue feet Tie
thickness of the wall III the base to be three feet
and TO be uniformly graduated TO twenty inches .,
INC top The topic be archcd, on which is TO lie
liid deck Of soap stone, eleven feet in datne,cr
four inches thick the Joints filed in with lead. on
one side OF which 10 be n scuttle 10 enter the lar
'erh' ule scu'uc door an iron frame covered with
copper. The outside wall 10 be well white washed
twice over. There are 10 he three windows inthe
'o"er OF Twelve lights each, of ten bv eight glass
IN strong frames, and door six feet by three made
OF double inch boards, cross nailed, with siIbs}ayi-
tia hinges, lock and latch; the door posts cen and
stool, TO be Of dressed stone at least ten inches
square-the ground floor to be paved with brick or
stonea sufficient number of circular stairs tolead
from the ground floor TO within six feet of the lan
term connected by centre post, guarded by good
hand railing, with good floors the iost Of each
story From the top of the stairs TO the entrance
OF the seutle, to be an iron ladder with steps two
inches square
on the top OF the tower TO be au itoI lantern OF
the octagon form, the posts 10 be one and HALF
inches square, 10 run down into the stone work
tive feet, and secured with anchors. The hcigh,
and diameter OF the lantern, Ia be sufficient 10 ad
INIT an iron sash In each octaSon TO contain cightec
lights, eleven by fiiric glass the lower tier 10 lie
hllcd with copper; the rabbits of the sashcs 10 be
thrcc quarters OF an inch deep. and glazed with
the best double glass from the Boston factory
In one of the octagons, to be On iron framed door
covered with copper four feet by two tn shut tight
INTO the rabbits. with two strong turned butiofis-
The top OF the dome, foredb by sixteen iron tatters
concentrating in iron hoop four inches wide and
nine inches IN diameter, covered with copper thirty
inches 10 the square foot which is dow r,and
riyit on the piece that forms the top of the sash
which Is to be three inches wide. On the dome.
10 DC a travcrsing ventiiaor, two and half feet
long and fifteen inches in diameter on which is 10 b,
secured copper vanc, three feet long and twenty
inches wide around the lantern 80 bc an iron rail
ing, the posts of which 10 be one and q duartcr
inches square; the upper one TO be four feet from
the deck. The lantern and wood work of the tower
TO be painted twice with white lead, cxceptthc
dome, which is to be black.
me Light House to have one complete elcctri-
cal conductor, made OF "copper" three quarters .,
an inca in diameter with point.
Aweli TO be sunk sufficiently deep 10 procure
good water, at convenient distance from the
Light House 10 be stoned and furnished with q.
curb, windlass and an iron chain, with slfon,
iron hoped bucket.
The dwelling house 10 be of brick, thrty-l6ys
feet by twenty, one story, of eighteen feet high,
divided into two rooms with AN entry bctwfeh-
the stairs 10 be in the entry, 20 into the cham
hers, which are TO be latcd and plastered; CHM
ney near the middle OF the house with fire
place i'll each room. iron or stone pieces ccllapiI
der the whole Of the house, with sufficient walls
OF brick, laid up i'll lime mortar. The roof 10 be
rectangular, the boards of which TO be ointcd and
haved, and well secured and covered with good
shingles-thrcc windows in each
room, OF sixteen lights of eight by ten glass each
and one oil the same dimensions in each chamber
The doors TO be four pannellcd, with good hinges
and thumb catches to each and good lock on tic
outside door. Closets in each roOm back of the
chimney-all Of the floors to be double and well
nailed-the inside walls and ceilings 10 he lathed
and pastered, and ali the ms lie work TO be finish
ed IN plain decent style, and with good seasoned
timber. Also porch or kitchen attached totho
dwelling house, fourteen by twelve feet in the
clear-the walls of stone, eight feet hgit-the
room TO be Iathed and pastered with double floors
two windows and one door-a chimney with fire
place, and siZeable oven, with an iron door
crane, francis and hooks, in the fire place
IN the porch or kitchen; one side of the chin
ney asnk with aspoutleading through tie stone WALL
All the wood work inside and out, 10 he paintccS
with two coats of good paint, cutters TO lead FOUND
the house, with spouts to carry off the watets-an
out house OF brick five feet by four the Root.
shngled or painted
The whole 10 be completed IN a worEnianlitc
manner, by the LIST November next
Separate proposals will be received for fitting un
the said light house. within month after il shall
o"'i'; WIN PaSbt ramps anu uttCG
with clock work to cause the same TO reyolve 0he
rehectors to be IA inches and 10 have six offices
oil pure silver i'll cach,) tin butts for keeping The
oil, and all the necessary apparatus, in the Same
manner as the light houses have been fitted up bv
MIR. Wnslow Lewis"-the whole to be apnoveo
by the superintendent. Payment 10 be made when
the work shall he completed and approved
MOSES MYERS
Superintendent of Lights
June 20. Tt-2awtiOJ
AI iRGiNIA: In Chancery.-At Superior Govt
y OF Chancery holden at the Capitol in the CT.
ty of Richmond, on Tuesday March 9th 1920
Woodson Knight and Patscy his wife, Pitts
against