The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-29
DISTRICT or NEWPORT,
cOLLEC TORS OFFICE !
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NdFlA '--lal 1877,
DROPOSALS viii he received at tbi

two light houses ut tile north west point of
Block Island, of the following materials,
Dimensions aud description
The dwelling house to be built of split
undressed stone, forty feet by twenty, one
be twenty four inches thick. A cellar un-
der the whole floor of the house, the walls
of which, TO be twenty four inches thick,
aud To rise from the level of low water mark
to the bottom or floor of the cellar, and I
from the said ccllar-foor TO the said floor
of the house, seven feet the floor of the |
cellar to be well paved with flat stones or
bricks. All the stone work TO he laid IN
the best lime mortar. The roof to be rec /
tangular, sixteen of the rafters TO be eight /
inches square aud framed To the posts of the !
towers hereafter named, the lower ends
trussed TO the beams. The rafters and
beams to be secured with substantial iron
bars to run down into the walls of the house
four feet and secured with anchors, all the
iron work both of the house and lanterns to
be made of first quality American or Swedes
iron. The house to be divided into two
rooms with chimney in the middle and
an entry six feet wide in front ofthe chimney,
IA door into each room and an out door I; IA
fire place IN each room, and closets with
shelves and doors back of the chimney.
Stairs to lead from the entry into the cham
bers which are To be partitioned of, one
door in each, lathed and pastered, and
double floors well nailed. The inside walls
of the rooms, entry and ceilings TO be la,hed
aud plastered, double floors well nailed
three windows in one room and two in the
other, to contain twenty four lights each,
seven by nine glass and one window of the
same size IN each chamber.
There are to be cellar doors with ham
mer dressed stone posts aud cap, and stone
steps to enter the cellar from the outside,
and an entrance To the cellar aud stairs from
one of the rooms inside at each end Of the
cellar to be a small window glazed, with
frames and sashes inside and outside the
wall.
| Attached TO the house to be porch or
kitchen ton feet by twelve feet in the clear,
the walls to be eighteen inches thick, double
floors, the walls and ceiling lathed and
plastered, one window of twenty -four lights
seven by nine glass, two doors, one to lead
into the rooms in the house aud the other
outside chimney with an iron crane,
trammcl aud hooks on one side mn oven
of mldding size, with an iron door, Oh the
other side sink with a gutter to lead
through the wall out of the house; the roofs
of the house and the porch to he covered
with good seasoned boards and shingles, the
boards to be Joined and halved all the
doors to be four panellcd, with substantial
iron hinges and latches, the outside doors t.
have strong locks, and hammer dressed ston
door sills all the windows to have suitubl
shutters, hinges, and iastenings; iron man
tie pieces to the fire places and oven, chin
neys collared with sheet lead cutters OF
both sides of the house, with spouts to lea,
of the water; all the wood work inside ant
out to he painted twice over, including
floors the walls of the house and cellar ia
be well pointed, and thoroughly roughcast
Four cisterns made of plank two inches
thick, to contain two hundred gallons OF
water each, the cistorns to be round and
hoopcd with stout iron, to be placed in The
cellar, fitted with pipes or spouts TO lead IN
the rain water, and provided with means
conveniently to draw II off.
In each end oithc house to be an octagon
tower Of ten feet in diameter to stand on the
beams of the house, to rise six feet above
the ridge of the house and well secured to-
gether by girths and braces the posts to
be ten by twelve inches square, and plancd,
the girhs ten by eight inches, the braces OF
oak, six by four inches, all to be Of sound
TIMBER aud free from sap; the outside of
the towers above the roof of the house to he
boarded, the edges jointed and halyed,
colIared with sheet lead and shlngled. On
the top of each tower TO be deck eleven
and half feet in diameter, OF three inch
planks free from sap, on which is to be laid
tarred shcathiDg-paper and that covered
with copper thirty-two ounces 10 the square
foot, the copper to be well secured to The
decks, and SO brnzed or secured together as
to make the decks tight; IN one side OF the
decks a small scuttle tweniy-fopr inches by
twenty, to enter the lanterns, the scuiil'
doors To be made of double boards ant
. covered with copper same as the decks; th'
. frames and rabbcts asO 10 be covered will
r copper, one window in the upper story o
each tower, twelve lights seven by nine glass
A sufficient number of steps to lead from
the attic chamber of the house to the en-
i trance of tie scuttlcs, with good land rails
Z the stairs, summers, and iloors TO be bar
pine, clear of sap; the stairs and floors 4
be Of two inch plank and plancd scultle
= to enter the towers from the cbambers
On the top of the towers, to be iron Ian
= terms of octagon forms, the posts to he tw
l. inches square, and TO pass through the dec
four feet and secured to the posts with iro
- bolts well riveted, or with nuts, The heigl
and diameter Of the lanterns to I've sui
cient to admit into each octngon nn lro
y sash to contain twenty one lights twelve b
eleven, the sashes to- he iron capped,
be glazed with glass of double thicknei
- from the Boston glass manutactory, Il
lower tier 10 be filed with copper, the raj
bets Of the sashes to be three quarters of Il