Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-03-30
CoLLECTon's OFFICE,
District cC .NeuDort, .7p,iI 20M, 1899.


/, CoLLECToR's OFFICE,
District cf .Ntrport, .4p,ll 20h, 1899
, Proposals will be received Mt this office ni,-
Ill noon Of the sixteenth day of May next. t~
erect and complete, for the United States, n
tower, with bell and clock machinery with
IN 1t, near the light house at Beaver Tail, to
be built and constructed of the following ma
terlals, dimensions, aud descriptions, viz:
The foundation, thirteen feet square, 10 be
Of stone, well laid in best lime mortar, to the
height of three feet, whereon to be built the
lower part or story Of the bnldlng, to the
height oftwelve feet perpendicular, Of hard
bricks; also well laid in the best lime mortsr.
twelve feet square at the base, and ten feet.
three inches square at the top, from out to
out; the thickness of the walls, at the base,to.
he twenty seven inches, and to be uniformly
graduated 70 eighteen inches at the top. A
floor or deck, four inches thick. to be laid o.
yer this story, with suitable joists, properly
fitted, Highest at the centre, to project four
inches beyond the walls, of southern hard
pine; the seams to be well cnlkcd and contod
with pitch or turpentine, and covered with
sheet copper Of at least thirty ounces to the
square foot, and secured with copper or COM
position nails. TO have one door, of one and
a half inch in thickness, six feet by three made
also of southern hard pine the frame of which
to be of proportonate dimensions and mate
rials, and the cap and sill whereof to be of
stone, and Of the whole thickness the wall;
to be hung with good and sufficient hinges,
and to have first rate lock aud iastenings;
also to have window in the upper part, Of
twelve lights of eight by ten best glass, in
! two sashes, set in strong frame, with out
side window shutters having proper and suf-'
| fcient hangings and fastenings.. All the
wood work to be well seasoned, and painted
with two coats of white lead; all the brick
/ work to be twice "n,,ewa-nea.' SaS water
sand not to be used in making the mortar
Tie floor of the lower part to be well paved
with best paving bricks, OH edge.
On the top of this tower to be an iron bei,-
fry formed Of eight wrought iron two,nch
sqiarc posts, to be inserted in the brick work:
Iour ;--., and well secured with anchors; and
to extend pcrpendiculary from, the deckstc
the height Of six feet, although following the
inclination Of line drawn from the base
through the centre of the walls, and thence.
with sweep to centre, forinihI !,."- me
ribs ora dome or roof of two feet perpendicu-
arahe base of which to be n strong iron hoop
or band, as also to be another strong iron
hoop or band, two feet from the deck, of suf-
hcient dimensions to secure the posts per-
mahently in their position. Under and at
tachcd to the centre Of this arch or dome, to
be swivel ring or hook by which to suspend
the bell The dome or arch to be covered
with sheet copper of thirty ounces to the
square foot, well soldered together at the
joints, and to be riveted to the ribs forming
the arch or roof ard to project six inches OILS
every side. The belfry and dome to be paint
ed black.
The bell TO be of the best bell metal, to-
weigh six hundred pounds, and be suspended
from the centre of TIE dome or arch, by n
swivel hook or ring, as before prescribed. ln
the lower story of the building, to be u we'll
constructed machinery, made and composed
of suitable materials for ringing or striking
the bell, and which shall regularly ring or
strike the bell ten times at least in each mln-.
ute, and be so constructed as to run at least
sixteen hours with one winding up.
The said building, bell, and machinery, to-
be built, made, constructed and finished, in q
faithful and workmanlike manner, on or be-
fore the first day Of September next, to tho
satisfaction Of the collector Of this district
and superintendent Of light houses, or his a
gent or agcnts.
Payment to be made when the whole shalA
be completed and approved.
CHRIST. ELLERY,
Collector and superintendent efHghi-houses.
.4Gdura Of X. Hazard
!, Sylvester II. Hazard, Of jamestown, r.
Island, on solemn oath, depose and say
Some time during the season Of 1884, Lieu
tenant Tracy, commanding the cutter Vigi-
lant called at my house, for the purpose oT
rscertainiug the number Of bricks the bell
house contained. ] then gave Lieutenant
Tracy information, that ! received from one
ofthe workmcn that was employed by Da-
vid Melvll of Newport, contractor for erect
ing said building, that when the cutter came
Ia sight, commanded by captain john Ca
hoone, he (Melvill ordered bis workmen to
cover immediately the face Of the work with
bricks, instead of stone; and, as soon AZ cap
tain Cahoone loft, he (Melvill) ordered the
workmcn To put stone in the room ol brick,as
contracted for, leaving only one thickness cf
bricks inside aud outside. And 7 further
state that was requested by mr.. Ellery, 'he
collector, aud Lieutenant Tracy, to examine
the walls of said building, as It was taken
down; which service helped toperform, and