Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-06-21
CoLLKcTeRs 0TRIcE,
wilmington, Del. June 7th, 1884.
PROPOSALS

the Northern OK reuiy OF bombay Hook Island IN the
ate Of Delaware, Of tho following aaiotias dimensions
Tho Building to be Of hard brick, thirty sovsn feet long
and twenty wide. Tho foundation TO DO laid deep
the nature of the ground may require to makehe fabric
secure laid in meflar. Should the ground which the
building il 10 be erected be found not Of oient sold
~ to support the building, piles IL inchea o
be driven solid bottom, the heads Of which TO be
cut off even, foot below the surface Of tho ground
which timber ~ by nohos 10 be laid, and this the
foundation to commsnce. The walls 10 commence 80
inches thick and 10 be carried this III cknoss TO seven
feet here the beams for the first floor Of the building
ire he laid. The walls then TO be carried up nino feet
one foot thick, which the plates aud beams for the
upper floor TO be laid. The first story or cellar is 10
be sunk low the ground will admit 10 insure its
being dry, and the bottom covered with inch pnnk
laid timbers not less than six inches square. The
roof 10 be rectangular framed with five sets Of raers
and girths three Of be inches the
middle be eight feet apart n the clear and the
timber gh inches squars Roof covered with good me
sd so S o sds Than FIVE INCHES se
dows and lights by 10. door 10 enter from the ont
side with hinges and latch and steps 10 60 down IL the
depth should require them.
Attached TO tho building to be kitchen fourteen by
sixteen feet. The foundation to be laid 10 make il
Piles 10 DO driven the same as for tho main
building f required 10 make the foundation secure, The
walls TO DO carried up high the walls Of The main
building and the foor to DO laid wi the floors Of
the house, and the roof covered the To be CHM
ney in each end Of tho house and in the kitchen. On
side of that in the kitchen TO be oven with
door, the other side sink with gutter lending
out through tho brick wall. The foundations of the
chimneys to DO made secure. The house 10 be divided
into rooms, with en- entry between eight feet wide.
Stairs TO lead from the entry 10 the other story Back Of
the stairs be closet with shelves. Doors with iezo
panel open from outside at both ends Of tho entry
The other story 10 be divided into two chambers, feet
space between them. Chambers TO 90 lathed and pas
tered. To be windows in each room 6 lights by 10
each, in chamber and Two in tho kitchen IL
lights and by 10 glass door from Of the
rooms lead into the cellar under story and
lead 10 IN 4
All tho doors 10 be four panneed except the outer doors
oft entity, with good hinges and atches good lock
athed aud plasered and furnished off in plain decent
style. All tho floors 10 be laid down double and we'll nail
ed All the brick work 10 DO laid in god lime and
tar made with fresh water On the oonre of the building
to be octagon TO feet high above tho walls Of
tho house, foot diameor The posts 10 DO 8 inches
square ienno cd into tho beams Of the house (Which
10 be nine inches square) well secured with girlhs and
braces the former TO be inches by inches. To 90 brick
pla foot square under the beams of tho lower or
and ost four inches square framed in from the beams Of
the lower floor to those Of tho upper 10 support The
Tie outside of the above tho roofo bs we'll boarded
and singled To BIO in it one windo@ nine lights 0 by
glass On the top of ths tower 10 be frame deck ten
ieet square, Of timber inches squars secured 10 the top
the posts with mortccs and lemons The frame of the
on which is 10 be laid tared sheAthng paper and that
covered with copper, well nailed with copper nails On
one side Of the deck 10 DO seus enter the lantern
by is inches The scUttle door and rabbit to be CO.
veTed with copper same the deck. Stairs to lead
from the attic story Of the house to the entrance Of
the sculle Round the tower where it connects with
The roof ofthe house to be well coared with lead and
also round the chmneys On the deck to be on iron
lantern Of an octagon form, the posts to be IL inch
square and to pass through the deck feet and bolted
IN TO the posts ofthe tower. The height and diane.
ter to be sufficient TO admit iron sash IN each oca-
gon to contain 18 lights by IT, The lower tier 10 be
filled with copper the rebbets Of the sashes to be oil
an inch deep and to be glazed with the best double
glass from the Boston Mandatory. In one Of the
octsgons an iron framed door, covered with copper
two feet by four, 10 shut light into rabbets with Two
strong turn buttons The top TO be dome formed by
10 lion rsers concentrating into iron hoop inches
wide and inches diameter, covered with thirty ounce
copper. which must come dUwn and riyet on the piece
hat orms the top ofthe sash, which is TO be INCHES
wide. On the top uaversing ventiator "a feet lone
and is inches diameter, on which must be secured /
copper vnne feet long and 90 inches wide. The
lantern TO be guarded by an iron railing, the posts to
be II inches square, the upper one to be feet above
The deck. The house to have one electrical conduc
Tor made OF copper inch in diOmeer pointed at each
end and to enter the ground two feet and to run up
one loot above the vane on he lantern.
All the wood work Of the building and lantern In he
painted with two good coats of paint. All the outside
u the brick will to be pestered with best London
Roman cement and wltew ashed twice over. A well
% be sunk sufficiently deep to procure good fresh wa
er OF convenient, distance from the lighthouse 10 be
'rcked or stoned up with curb, windass bucket and
'haln. iigood water cannot be had at a reasonable
Expense, there must be brick cistern TO hold 1900
yaons, bottom and walls foot thick, well paslered
inside with Rotnan Cement, with pump In il. Gut
ers all around the house and kitchen with trunks to
cad into the cistern. To be an ont house feet by4
boarded, shinged and painted. The whole TO be COM
'eied IN workmaGike manner by the lst day oil Oc-
ober next
Separate proposals will be received for fitting up the
e hheSse within IS day9 ens' IL is completed win ~
atent lamps und 10, IA inch feHeciors to have
% each SIX ounces pure silver, and each lamp
'ied with the patent oil heater. A stone and fun
el htted to the frame Of The lamps and TO furnish
pare lamps double ten oil butts with every other
r'lce and in the same manner the United States
lghl houses have been fitted up by Winslow Lewis.
he whole to be approved by the Collector Of VIII
ninglon Delaware. No payment to be made until the
work shall be completed and approved
Ilclry Whiteley,
June 9Th Super. oftbe Del. L, 'Honso Es,
The Philadelphia American Sentinel and Boston
statesman, will please publish he above adv ertisemenl
'heF papers, until the 25th inst. and forward their
cGonns with 3papers couaining the first insertion to
he Collector at Wilmington, or this Office