The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-20
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER
TREAsuRY DRPARr,lENr,

| TREASURY DEPARTMENT
10th October, lo1l:
| CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office, until the 9TH December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spars of vessel 60 be employ
ed asa Revenue Cutter Of the burhen OF aooo, one
hundred and ffy-one tons 10 he completely cau'Asu'
paved with pitch and delivered in the water,
The vessel 10 be built agreeably 10 model ana pro-
file draft Of spars 10 be furnished upon entering into
The contract and Of materials corresponding TO the ioi-
lowing dimensions and specifications, to W.T.
Length between perpendiculars eighty eight ieet
Breadth, moulded, twenty-five feet.
Hold, eight feet sax inches.
Dead rise twenty four inches to half floor.
Keel of white OAK, TO be sided ten inches.
Deajwood forward and ah Of live oak or locust, to
be sided ten inches be bolted with copper, three
quarters If an inch in diameter.
Stern post knee of live oak to be boed with copper
seveneghths of inch in diameter, two IN the body
and two in the arm and riyetted under the Keel and
aft side Of the siern-post
Inner post of live oak locust to be sided ten
inches.
Apron of live oak or locust, be sided, one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts to be Of copper Sc
veneghths Of an inch in diameter one foot above deep
ballast mark
Floor timbers of live oak futtocks and top tmbers
oflocust red cedar sided six inches moulded at floor
heads eight inches, at the plank sheer five and halt
inches 10 be completely framed the frame bolts TO
be three-quaIters Of inch in diameter every other
floor timber to be boIted with copper bolt in diam
ter -eghths Of an inch; the alternate floor TIM
bers to be boed after the keeson is fitted with copper
bolts, of the diameter, and rivetted under the
keel
Keelson, Of white oak, to be sided ten inches.
Main Transom, of live oak or locust, to be bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eighhs OF an
inch the remaining transoms to side seven inches,
and to be boted with copper seveneghhs OF an men
in diameter
knight Heads and Hause pieces, of live oak or To-
Gust 10 be sided nine inches.
Outside plank. The wales, four in number, to be
in thickness three and half inches about seven inch
wide, fairly and gradually diminishing TO thickness
of the bottom plank two and half inches OF white
oak each streak of the wales to be fastened to one
frame comprising two timbers with three iron spikes
and iron LQlt Of fveeighths Of an inch in diam
eer, driven through, and riseted the inside and
from thence the keel, the bottom tanks will be as-
tened the frames with six inch composition spikes
and five-eighths copper bolts in the same manner
There will be any treenails. Butt, and Hood end
bolts, TO be lhreequaters of an inch in diameter, OF
copper The wales are to be plugged
Plank sheer, of yellow pine, three and half inches
thickness. The stancheons to be of locust, TO be
placed TO form ports each sde with one be-
tween each port and three abreast Of the masts,
each side, to support the channels and two each
side between the forward port and the bows The
Buwaiks from the stem TO the stancheon Of the for
ward port, to be Of white oak one and half inches
thick thence TO the stern of yellow PINE from one and
a half 10 two inches in thick in narrow streaks
There to be two stern ports all the ports to have
shutters.
The Rails to be Of oak OF yellow pine
Breast Hooks of live oak two below the deck hook,
fastened with copper bolts, three-quarters of inch
in diameter. Clamps, of white oak or yellow pine in
thickness at the upper edge three inches, lower edge
two and half inches, extending from stem to stern.
Beams of yellow pine, 10 be sided nine inches and
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two and a
half inches to be kneed at each end with lodge,
and lap knee to be sided five inches, excepting
the mast beams, which to have dagger knee, in
lieu Of the lap knee, be bolted with iron in diane
ter three quarters of inch.
The Grub Knees of the half poop, To be boted
with iron three quarters Of inch in diameter and
the bulk heads secured from deck to deck, with iron
bolts, seven-eighths of an inch in diameter. Deck
plank of yellow pine three inches In thickness, not
to exceed five inches wide enidships to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Bowsprit, to be Of yellow pine, the masts Of
yellow pine other smaller spars of spruce of the d.
mansions noted on the draft. The mast partners of
live oak and kneed.
The Cat heads, and stern davits, Of oak.
Salt Stops to he placed where required
Cross steps Of white oak bolted with iron, one inch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson.
The Ceiling plank, white oak to the floor heads,
thence TO the clamps of yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, fastened with iron.
Berth Deck of ash yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orlop, fixed with haiches raised about
fourteen inches above the running deck, extended
from tHe lore 10 the fHdlIUldst Chpu utSh, yeuoW
pine, and three-quaTers of an inch in thick
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop GIVEN
ty.fouT feet in length and sixteen inches high from
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, scu
ties, hatchways, skyghts, cavils cleats, &c, COM
plete.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amidshps, taper
ing to the stem and stern post of oak fastened with
copper bolts three quarters of inch in diameter and
with suitable composition spikes.
no used
proved by such officer of the Revenue service the
Secretary fthe Treasury may appoint.
The vessel to be completed within ninety days from
the date Of the contract and the workmanship to be
inspected previous to delivery, by two competent
Judges 10 be chosen by each OF the parties to the
contract who in the event of their disagreement are
to choose a third, who TO determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conformably
to the proposal md agreement
The Proposals to be endorsed, Proposals for build
- w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The New York journal Of Commerce, New York
Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National Intehgencer, and Madi-
sonian will insert the above notice twice week until
the 9th December and present their accounts TO the
Collector Of the Customs where published, for pay
ment. Oct. 2l-td
CABlNETS OF MINERALS just received by
~ F. TAYLOR, for sale a, an extremely low price,
put up by professional mlneralogist-wo Cabinets,
one Of ~, the other of III specimens of minerals
Salts Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combus,ibIes and
Ores-all numbered and labelled with localities, &c.
&c. Price IL and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets of Gems and Precious Stones
And large and valuable collection of the best
works on Geology, Mneralogy, Conchology, Chem
stiy, and all their branches many of them recently
imported by himself from London-several of them
entirely new. sept 80
T Avs OF THE u S. in relation to the NAVY