Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-06-21
CoLLEeToR's OFPIeE, I
.Ts WilRingion. Del. June 10, 1881. 5
PROPOSALS


terials, dimensions nnd description.
The building TO beof hard brick 35 by co. For the
foundation, row Of ges to be driven to form on
oblong square IS feel by 20. The piles to be ~ in
ches over, and not more thnn two feet apart. To be
driven down until they come to solid bottom, or far
as they can be drove with of l400 lbs falling 80
feet Another row Of plles of the size, and TO be
driven down in the same manner within the outer row,
and as close TO II possible. The heads ofthe piles
10 bo sawed even, and with the eyelufthe marsh On
The heads Of the piles 10 be laid two sticks Of Timber
2 inches wide and inches deep. On this the walls
OF brick commence % inches thick to be carried
up this thickness feet where he beams ufhe first -four
are TO be laid. The walls then to be carried up 10
inches thick to sufficient heigh: for story "a feet
the clear where thu plate is TO be laid The roof to
be rectangular framed with four sels of ratters in
ches square with girihs covered with good seasoned
boards and shinged with good merchanable shngle
laid not more than 5lnehes to the her. Attacked
TO the house 10 be kitchen 10 by ID feet. The foun-
dalton and brick walls to BIO IN every way decrbed
bE wo 70 Sc VS. Fq od IL good lime mortar MADE
from fresh water Two piles II inches over to be dri
sen TO solid bottom for the support of each chimney
There is to be one chimney in ach end of the house,
and one in the kitchen with ola middling size
on one side of It with iron door, and sink on
the other side wRh spout 10 lead away the
water through the brick wall, The house to be
divided into rooms, with an entry between 0
feet wde Stairs TO lead from the entry TO the cham
bers To be chambers which to be athed add
pastered Back oihe stairs in the entry to be an oil
ROOM To be windows in each room of 10 lights
each by TO- two othe size in the kitchen, one
in each chamber and one in the oil room. A door TO
lead from of the into the kitchen and ano.
Their into the cellar and duor Of the kitchen on
to the platform back of the house. All the doors be
panneed, with good hinges and atches good lock
the outside front door. The and Kitchen to
be lalhed and paslcd and finished in plain decent
style. All the floors to DO double and well nailed.
Strong wooden shutters with good hinges and fstpn |
ngs to all the windows, except those in the chambers |
Under the kitchen 10 be brick cistern to hold 1000 |
gallons resting four piles which are 20 be drove
down sufficient depth 10 support the cistern, on those
10 be laid timber inches squire, covered with inch
plank. The bottom aud walls Of the csietn to be IN
ches thick, inside course laid in London Roman Cement
and the inside of the csern well plasterd with the
The top nrched with brick with hole in the 20
inches diameter A pump to be hI'ed into the cslern
so as TO discharge the water the sink. Cutters all
around the house and Kitchen with trunks lead the
water into he cslern. a fire place in each room with
iron mnntie pieces that 10 the kitchen to nave crane,
trammels and hooks. In The wullundcr the oDr or the
house to be door and aperture feet square on
the opposite side. On the centre of The house TO be
an ocIegon tower 10 feet high above the walls of the
house, 8 feet diameter The posts to be inches
square, the posts tennoned into the beams othe house
and well secured with grihs and braces The former
to be inches by The outside oboye the roof to be
boarded and shingled. and 20 be in it one window
lights, by 10. On the top of the tower to he a
framed deck 10 feet in diameter secured the top of
the posts with lemons and morlces. The frame OF
the deckto be covered with plank inches thick, on
which is TO be laid red shea hing paper and that
covered with copper well nailed with copper nails
On one side Of The deck to be sculllp 10 The
lantern "a inches by 10. The scuttle door and rab-
bits TO be covered with copper the deck
stairs to lead from the attic chamber of the house to
the entrance of the scutte. Round the tower where
i is connected with the roof Of the house to be well
eadcd, also round the chimneys.
On the decE to be an iron lantern Of an octagon form,
he posts to be IL inches square and ia pass through
he deck feet and boted IL the posts of the tower
q he "a ripuf tn rlnaff |
ron sash IN each octagon to contain 10 lights by
2 the lower tier to be filed with copper the rabbets
the sashes to be inch deep and to be glazed with
he best double glass from the Boston Manufacturv i'm
me of the octagos iron framed door covered with
opper feet by 4, to shut tight into rabbets, with
wo strong turn buttons the top TO be dome formed
y 10 iron raters concentrating into iron hoop o
DcheS wide and nine inches diameter covered with thin Ii
ounce copper, which must come down and riyet on .
he piece that FORMS the topof the SASH which is to be
inches wide on the top traversing ventilator two
nd an ha feet long and Is inches diameter, which
ust DC secured copper Vane feet long and 90 ill
mes wlde the lantern to be guarded by iron railing
he posts TO be one and quarter inches square, the
PIPER one to be feet above the deck the house to
ave one complete electrical conductor made of COP
er inch in diameter, pointed at each end and to
inter- the ground feet. J.
"a feet in front Of the house row of piles a;nches
Ver, 10 feet long, TO be driven down 10 feet feet
part the length the house. Another row of niles
be driven the same, u feet from the house cap
u to be tennoned OIL the head of those piles inches
quare by 4ioists feet apart are to be laid from
he outer capsil to the inner and from that into the
walls OF the houses which is be laid plank in
hes thick, well spiked down. Around this platform C
be fence, the posts of which secured with iron
races on which there is to be ratings inches thick
nd inches wide spiked to the posts and gnte q
'ith hinges and latch, Steps of inch plank to lead
rom the platform on to the marsh Piles are to be
ven IN the same manner the back of the house as
hose IN 'front.' from the corner Of the house Ia feet
en IN right angle to the corner fthe kitchen can
US 70 be tennoned on to the piles oist laid and cover
q with plank, fence round it with gate and stems
lead from the platform to the marsh IN the same
tanner as in front. The door ofthe kitchen to omen
y the platform. All the wood work of the honse IL
ltchen and lantern to be painted twice over. The
!, round the platforms to be well whtewashed
III the outside walls ofthe house and kitchen to be las
ared with the best London Roman Cement and white al
'ashed twice over. The whole to be completed in a h
orkmanke mannerby the LIST day of svember next b,
he lantern to be fitted up with 10 Patent lamps III
ma ~ Patent Ia inch reecters stove and funnel &C
ach reflector to have on it six ounces of pure silver
nd each lamp to be fitted with Patent oil heaters and
FURNISH two spare lamps, five double tin oil butts 10
old 30 gallons each, with all and every other nece
cry apparatus in the manner as the light honses
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