Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-07
CoLLrcroR's 0rrrcH.
.N0r/ofk J,,nc uaxh 1900

Norfolk, juno 18th, 1899 +
HDROPOSAI.S will be received at this Office Until
the 10th Of July next. for building Light House
and Dwelling at or Back River Point on the Chcs-
peake Bay, OF the following materials, dimensions and
The Light House to be built Of brick the form round
Inc foundation to be sunk three feet, deep as may
be necessary 70 make the fabric secure, be laid In
good lime mortar The height. of the tower to be-
'r'y ieet from the Surface Of the ground The diam
eter Of the base to be eighteen feet and that Of the
top nine feet. The thickness of the wall al the base
70 .. three oss and TO be uniformly graduated TO TWEEN
Is to be laid deck OF soap sone eleven feet in diam
eter four inches thick, the joints filled in with lead on
side OF which be scuttle to enter the lantern.
The scutle door an iron frame covered with "copper".
The outside wall to be well white washed twice over
There are 10 be three windows in the tower, of twelve
lights EACH Of ten by eight glass, in strong frances and
door six feet by three, made Of double inch boards,
cross naed with substantial hinges lock and latch;
the door posts, cap and STOOL to be of dressed sone
least ten inches squarethe ground floor to be paved
with brick stonc-a sufficient number Of circular
stairs to lead from the ground floor within six feet of
the lantern, connected by centre post guarded by
good hand railing, with good floors the oist of each
story: From the top of the stairs TO the entrance Of
The scute, TO be an iron ladder with steps two inches
square.
On the top of the to be an iron lantern of The
octagon form, the posts TO be and half inches
square, TO run down into the work, five feet and
secured with anchors The height and diameter Of the
lantern, TO be sufficient to admit iron sash each
agon 10 contain eighteen lights eleven by nine glass
he lower tier TO be filled with "copper" the rabbits Of
glazed with the best double glass from the Boston man
utsctoy In of the octagons to be an iron framed
door covered with copper four feet by two, tosut tight
INTO the rabbits, with strong turned buttons The
top OF the dome formed by sixteen iron racrs concen.
rang In an iron hoop four inches wide nine inches
In diameter, covered with copper, thirty inches TO tho
square loot, which sto down and riv on the piece
that forms the top of the SASH which is TO be three
inches WIDE On the DOME 10 be travcrsinc venila-
'or, TWO and half eetlong and fifteen inches in diam
eter on which is be secured copper vanc three feet
long and twenty inches wide; around the lantern to be an
iron railing, the posts of which TO be one and quar-
Ter inches square; the upper to be four feet from
me deck The lantern and wood work of the tower to be
painted twice over with white lead except the DOME
which, TO be black.
The Light House to have complete electrical con-
ducto made OF copper, three quarters of inch in
diameter with point.
well to be sunk sufficiently deep to procure good
water, at convenient distance from the Light House
TO be stoned and furnished with a curb windass and
an iron chain, with strong IRON hooped bucket
The dwelling house to be of brick, thirty four feet
by twenty, one story of eighteen feet high, divided In
TO two rooms, with AN entry betweenthe stairs bc
IN the entry TO go into the chambers which are to be
iathed and pasered chimney the middle of the
mouse with a lire place in each room, iron or stone
pieces cellar under the whole of the house, with su-
cent walls of brick, laid up in lime mortar The roof
70 DC rectangular the boards OF which be ointed and
haived, and well secured and covered with good mer
chanable shnSles--threc windows in each room, Of
sixteen lights OF eight by ten glass EACH and of the
same dimensions in each chamber. The doors to be
Tour panneed, with good hinges and thumb atches q,
each, and good lock on the outside door. Closets In
each room, back of the chiinneyall of the floors To
be double and well nailed-the inside walls and CELL
ngs to be athed and pastered, and all the inside worn
TO be finished in plain decent style, and with good 500
sonea timber Also, porch, kitchen attached to the
dwelling house, fourteen by twelve feet in the clear
the walls OF stone, eight feet high-the room to be
iathed and plastered, with double floors two windows
and one door-a chimney with fire place, and sizea-
ne oven, with an iron door-crane francis and hooks
IN the fire place, in the porch kitchens one sid,
Oh the chimney asink with aspout leading through the
stone wall All the wood work inside and out, to tx.
painted with two coats OF good paint, cutters lead
round the house, with spouts carry off the waeran
out house OF BRICK five feet by FOUR the roof shinged
painted.
The whole to be completed in workman-like man.
ner, by the LIST November next.
Separate proposals will he received for fitting UP the
said light house, within month after il shall be built
with patent lamps and renectors, fitted with clock
work to cause the TO revove (e reectors to be
Ii inches, and to have six of pure silver In
each tin butts for keeping the OIL and all the neces-
sary apparatus, in the same the light hous-
es have been fitted up by Mr. Winslow Lewis'-The
whole 10 he approved by the superintendent Payment
TO be made when the work shall be completed and ap
proved MOSES MYERS
June 70 i4-ZawtlOJ Superintendent of Lights