The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-22
pIsTRICT OF EI.MPORT.
COLLECTORS OfFIcE1
MarcI a,Ai. lS.l1 (

Diock Island, Of tie hllow wing materials,
dimensions and description:
The dwelling house TO be built of split
undressed stone, forty feet by twenty, one
story, eight feet in The clear; the walls 10
be twenty four inches thick. A cellar un-
der the whole floor of the house, the walls
oi winch, 10 be twenty four inches thick,
ahd 10 rise from the level of low water mark
to the bottom or floor of the cellar, and
from the said cellar-ioor u the said floor
."i the house, seven feet the floor of the
cellar 10 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 ot the rafters To be eich, |
inches square and framed To the posts of the |
towers hereafter named. the lower ends |
lrusscd To the beams. The raiters and
beams 10 be secured with substantial iron
bars to run down into the walls ofthe house
four feet and secured with anchors, all the
iron work both Of The house aud lanterns TO
he made Of .,rst quality American ar Swcdes
iron. The house 10 be divided into two
rooms with II chimney in ,he middle aud
an entry six feet wide in front of,he chimney
"A door into each room and an out door: u
fire place in each room, and closets with
shelves and doors back of lhe chimney
Stairs Ia lead from the entry into the cham
bers which are to be parttioued off one
door IN each lnthed and plastered, and
double floors well nailed. The inside walls
of the rooms, entry and ceilings To be lathed
and plasiered. double floors well nailed !;
three windows in one room aud two in the
other, 10 contain twenyfoUr lights each,
seven by nine glass and Que window Of the
same size IN each chamber
There are to bc cellar doors with ham
| Der dressed stone posts and cap, aud stone
steps 10 enter the cellar from the outside,
and an entrance 10 the cellar and stairs from
one Of the rooms inside at each end Of the
cellar TO be spall window glazed, with
frames and sashcs inside and outside the
wall.
Attached To the house to be u porch or
Kitchen ten feet by twelve fec, in the cleur,
the walls to be eighteen inches thick, double
floors, the walls and ceiling lathed and
plastered, ono window of twenty -four lights
seven by nine glass, two doors, one to lead
into the rooms in The house and the other
outside; chimney with an iron crane,
trammel aud hooks on one side nn oven
Of mlddlIng size, with an iron door, on the
other side sink with gutter TO lead
through the wall out Of the house the roofs
of the house and the porch 10 be covered
with good seasoned boards aud shingles, the
boards To be joined and halved all the
doors 10 be four panelled, with substantial
iron hinges and latches, the outside doors TO
have strong locks, and hammer dressed stone
door sills all the windows to have suitable
shutters, hinges, and fastenings !, iron rnau-
tic pieces to the fire places and oven, chin.
neys collared with sheet lead cutters on
boli sides Of the house, with spouts 10 lead
OF the water; all The wood work inside and
out to he painted twice over, including
doors the walls Of the house and cellar TO
be well pointed and thoroughly roughcast
Four cistlrns made of plank two inches
thick, 70 contain two hundred gallons Of
water each, the clslerns To- be round and
hooped with stout iron, To be placed IN the
cellar, fitted with pipes or spous to lead M
the rain-water, and provided with means
conveniently 10 draw it off,.
/ In each end ofihc house to be an octagon
tower of ten feet in diameter 10 stand on the
DtHt1S Oh lIlt nNhsti W flst S'A f'tt hbbft
, the ridge of the house and well secured to-
gether by gir,hs and braces the posts To
be ten by twelve inches square, and plsncd,
the girlh. ten by eight inches, the braces of
Dak, six bv four inches, all 10 be of sound
timber and free from sap; The outside of
] the towers above the roof of the house to he
boarded, the edges join,ed and halved,
colIared with sheet lead and shinyied. On
The top of each tower To be a deck eleven
and half feet in diameter, of three inch
plnnks free from sap, on which is TO be laid
tarrcd shcaihing-pnper and that covered
with copper tbirty-two ounces 10 the square
foot, the copper To be well secured to The
deck, and so brazed or secured together as
to make the deck tign; IN one side OF the
decks u small scuttle twenty-foaf inches by
twenty, to enter the lanterns, the scuii'e
doors To- be made cf double boards and
covered with copper same ms the decks; the
frames and rabbets also TO be covered with
copper, one window in the upper story of
each tower, twelve lights seven by nine glass.
sufficient number Of steps To lead from
the attic chamber OF the house 10 The en-
trance of the scuttles, with good hand rails
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pine, clear Of sap; the stairs aud floors to-
be Of two inch plank aud planed; 'cu'tlea
to enter the towers from the Chamber.
On the top of the towers, To be IRON Ian
tern. Of octsgon forms, the posts to be two
inches square, aud TO pass through the deck
four ieet and secured to The posts wiih iron
bolts well riyeted, or with mus. The height
and diameter Of The lanterns to be sufi-
cient to admit iato each octngon an iron
sash TO contain twenty or. lights twelve by
eleven, tbs sas,es to lie iron coppcred, to
be glazed with glass of double thickness
from the Boston glass manufac,ory, tie
lower tier TO be filed with copper, the rsb-
bets Of the sashes to be three quarters Of an
iuch deep; in one Of the octaeons OF each
lantern To be an iron framed door covered
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