Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-03-30

was obligated to do by his contract; As one
ltcm winch cost over twenty dollars, would
name the cut free-sto scutile-way to the
lantern. The deck is decidedly the best in
the State, and 7 doubt if there Is betterW
the United States.
=. ALEXANDER MURRAY.
NEWPORT, March 20, 1897.
NEWPORT, sc. Sworn to before me
WM. GiLrIN, Just. Peace.
Affidavit Of Uiliam Giipin.
!, William Gilpn, Justice Of the Peace
for the county of Newport, in tue State OF
Rhode Island. duly appointed and sworn ue-
cording to law, do hereby certify that have
at the request Of David Mcvili, Esq. Of said
Newport, carefully examined copy from the
Journal, kept and forwarded to the Treasury
Department, by the late Capt. John CahOone,
of the United States Revenue Gutter Nigl-
lant-I examined the journal above named
from May 18th to July 2Stli, 1899, within
which period it is stated by said Mclvill. tho
Bell House built by him near the Beaver Tail
light House was commenced, and completed.
find the journal Of Capt. Calioone to be very
particular in stating every transaction which
occurred on board the Gutter da,ly-his crui-
ses-thc names Of the vessels he boarded
his visits to the different light houses within
THIS DlStriCt, WHICH were uIlucT tnc SuPciiH-
tendencc of Christopher Ellery, ESQ. late
Collector,-his object in visiting ihcm-or-
ders given by the Collector IN relation to re-
pairs, &c. &c. 1t does not appear by the
Journal, that the Cutter, or Capt. Cahoonc
visited Beaver Tail during the whole time the
said Bell house was being built. 1t mentions
particularly his visits within that period to
Dutch Island Light house, Warwick neck,
Point Judith, s. Watch Hill, but not word
is said of any visit to Beaver Tail lig Int house
between the 18th Of May, and Goth of July,
1929, when mr.. Melvill states the Bell house
was finished, and the Collector notified of
the fact, and that il was ready for his eXainln-
alton. The journal tor that day is in the fol-
lowing words and figures:
"Sunday, July 26th,"
"Wind ot NJ, cool and pleasant.-At9 o, A.
\ NJ. underway for the light house at Beaver
Tail, the Collector on board-At 10, hove To
off the light, to hear the clock strike, but the
surge Of the sea on the rocks prevented our
hearing it ut $50 yards distance, the Collec-
tor landed and examined the works. At 2 +.
i NJ. he returned on board--we then run up
the west passage and beat down the east, ut
5 p. Nj. anchored at Newport, and landed tho
Colector-latter part wind N. N. f."
Newport, Tuesday, July 2Slh, 1929.
Il w IHu - -. w. CIoucy III " "a W. ubuCI-
way; beat out to try the Bell again; hove to
off the light two hours while they Oh shore
| tried the bell in different ways with the ham
mer but all to no purpose, the surge Of the
sea browns the sound.-At 2 u. NJ. rain, at 3
we made sail and returned to Newport--re-
ported to the Collector latter part calm"
! WM. GlLPlN, Justice Peace.
.?Glara Of Henry H. IHwsion.
! I, Henry II. Thurston, of Newport, Rhode
/ Island, do dcposc and say, that worked for
David Melvil at Beaver Tai, during tho
whole time the Bell House was building, in
I 1929, from the Sth of June until the last of
! lJuly-and have no recollection of the Rev
enuc Cutters stopping there during the whole
/ time the works were putting up, and ani
positive that Capt John Cahoone did not visit
there during that tim. in the Cutter or other.
wise. Further the drponcnt saith not.
/ " HENRY II. TIlURSTON.
NEWPORT, March 25, 1886.
NEWPORT, SC.
Sworn to before nc
, WV. GlLPIN, Justice Peace.
/ .?Ghri Of Joseph Lyon.
. ], Joseph Lyon, of Newport, Rhode Island,
! Copper smith, do hereby certify on oath, that
while was in partnership with Otis Clattc,
in the above business, we worked for David
! MeIvill when he was the contractor for low
! erng the light House at Beaver Tad and
putting on a larger lantern-and made the
lantern for said light house for hin,-and also
the lantern for the light house on Goat Island
when he, the said Mrlvill, was building that
under contract with the United Statos.-Wc
also made the tables and lamps for fitting the
lighthouse at b. aver Tail-lhat at Gutter
! Ilunk-thc two lighthouses OH the High
lands Of Navcsink and the one at Sonth Bay,
Staten lsland-when he was fitting them un-
der contract with the United States. That
in all the work we did for him, we did by his
direction do it with the best materials, ,agrccn-
} bly, to his contracts, and finished the work in
) the best manner and he never ask d us or
! intimated to us, that we might use stock of
; an inferior quality to that required by his
) contracts, or do the work slightly to save cx
pcnse, but was always fair, honorable and
! punctnal with us in his contracts, mud paid us
! our full prices for the best stock and work
, manshp.
JOSEPH LYON.
Newport, March q, 1887.
; NEWPORT, SC. Sworn To before me
WV. GILpIN, Just. Peace.
r Affidavit of UHiiam L. .ll,lriN.
], William l.. Melvill, Of Newport Rhode
Island, Tin Plate Worker, do hereby certify
on oath, that made for David Melvill, of this
place, the tin oil butts and other tin work for
several lighthouses, when he was fitting
them under contract with the United States,
and he always required of me to make all
said work Of double tin, according To his con.
tracts and finish it in the best manner; and
I he always paid me an extra price for the best