The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-04
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER.

10th { ctober, 1s4l.
| SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at tins
| ~ office, until the 9th December mkt for buiaing
the hull and fitting the spas Of 10 be employ
| ed asa Revenue Gutter Of the burth Of about one
hundred and iy-one tonsi 10 be COZ r'e'e'y ea"A''
payed with pitch, and delivered IN The water,
The vessel TO be built agreeably TO model ano p'o
file DRAFT ofspars, to be furnished up I" en'.'s 81
the contract and of materials corresponding 10 the o'
| lowing dimensions and specifications, owit
Length between perpendicular, Oh nty-elght iee'
| Breadth moulded. twenty-five feet
| Hold, eight feet six inches
| Dead rise twenty four inches 10 hal floor
| Keel Of white oak, TO be sided ten 'ches.
DeadwooJ forward and aft, of live TX or locust, TO
be sided ten inches TO be bolted with copper three
! quarters If an inch in diameter.
Stern. post knee of live oak 10 be Dol dwth copper
seven -eghths of an inch in diameter u DIN the body
and two in the arm and rivetted under the Keel and
an side Of the stern post
Inner sternpost, Olive oak OF locust be sided ten
| inches.
Apron, of live oak locust, - be u I'd one 1901
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts, to bee copper Sc
ven-eghths Of inch in diameter, one foo above deep
ballast mark. ss
Floor ,imbers OF live oak futocks and op timbers
ofocust red cedar sided six inches, mott ded at oor
heads eight inches, at the plank sheer m and nall
inches TO be completely framed, the fran bolts 10
be three-quaters Of an inch in diameter tery ohef
floor timber to be boed with copper bc't IN diam
bers to be hoed after the keelson is tedw copper
bolts Of the same diameter, and rvetted 'der the
keel
Keelson, of white oak to be sided ten inc -.
Main Transom, OF live oak, or locust, 10 bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eigh sof an
inch the remaining transoms TO side seve' inches,
and to be boted with copper eveneghths OF an men
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, Of live a. or To-
Gust 10 be sided nine inches.
0uts de nj nh ha wal 1T
in thickness three and half inches about sevr inch
wide, fairly and gradually diminishing TO IN kness
Of the bottom plank, two and half inches o white
oak each streak of the wales to be fastened TO one
frame comprising iimbers, with three iron pixies,
and iron lolt Of fiveeighhs of an inch in liam
eier driven through, and rivetted on the inside and
from thence to the keel, the bottom tanks will fas-
tened TO the frames with six inch compositions likes,
and iye-eighths copper bolts in the same man err
There will be any treenails. Butt, and Honie end
bolts, TO be threequaIters of inch in dlaine r OF
copper The wales TO be plugged. ii
Plank sheer of yellow pine, three and half .hes
thickness. The stancheons, to be OF locust, - be
placed TO form ports each side, with on be-
tween each port and three abreast of the mas's, on
each side, to support the channels, and two ach
side between the forward port and the bows. The
BuwaIks from the stem to the stancheon of tho for
ward port to be Of white oak one and half in hes
thick thence to the stern of yellow pine from ono md
half to two inches in hickness, in narrow str ks.
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 ok,
fastened with copper bolts three quarters of an uch
in diameter. Clamps, of white oak yellow PIN, IN
thickness at the upper edge three inches lower ige
two and half inches extending from stem to st rn
Beams, Of yellow pine TO be sided nine inches, nd
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two an
half inches to be knecd at each end, with one oIe,
and one lap knee; to be sided five inches, excep ng
the mast beams, which to have dagger knee, in
lieu of the lap knee, to be boted with iron, In dia e.
ter three quarters of an inch
The Grub Knees Of the half poop, to be bo ed
with iron three-q quarters Of inch in diameter, md
the bulk heals secured from deck deck with ion
bolts, seven-eighths Of an inch in diameter. L ok
plank, of yellow pine, three inches in thickness, not
to exceed five inches wide amdshps to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Bowsprit, to be of yellow pine, the mas,1 OF
yellow pine other smaller spars Of spruce, of tho IL
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 IL IN
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson.
The Ceiling plank, white oak to the floor hea e,
thence to the clamps of yellow pine two inches IN
thickness, fastened with iron.
Berth Deck of ash or yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orop, fixed with matches, raised all at
fourteen inches above the running deck, EXTENDED
from the fore to the mainmast. Cabin deck, yell
pine, one and threequaIters of an inch in Thu X
ness.
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop (tw
ty-four feet in length and sixteen inches high, fl
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, SC. t
ties, hatchways, skylights, cavils, ceas, &C. c. n
plete.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amidships, tar
ing to the stem and stern post of oak, fastened In
copper bolts three quarters of inch In diameter, d
with suitable composition spikes.
The materials used in the construction to be p
-, .t,, 0Tt hop ava lla
Secretary ofihe Treasury may appoint.
The vessel to be completed within ninety daysfi m
the date Of the contract and the workmanship to be
inspected previous to delivery, by two compe' ut
judges TO be chosen by each of the parties to ne
contract who in the event Of their disagreement, are
to choose third, who to determine whether he
work has been executed in all respects conform j y
TO the proposal md agreement.
The Proposals to be endorsed, " Proposals for bu d.
ing Revenue Cutter"
e w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the TREASURY.
The New York journal Of Commerce, New rk
Tribune PhiladePhi Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National Intelligencer and M u
sonian will insert the above notice twice week It'll
the 9th December and present their accounts TO the
Collector Of the Customs where published, for ay-
ment Oct. 1T
(tABlNETS OF MINERALS just receive, by
~ F. TAYLOR for sale at an extremely low pi ce,
put up by professional mineralogst-two Cabin is,
one Of ~, the other of ~ specimens of minerals :
Salts Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combuslibes, nd
Ores-all numbered and labelled, with localities &C.
&c. Price ~ and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets of Gems and Precious Ston,s.
And large and valuable collection of the est
works on Geology, Mneralogy, Conchology, Chem
stiy and all their branches many of them tly
imported by himself from 4ondon--several Of Y EN-
entirely new. sept ~
Avs OF THE u. s. relation to the Navy
IL and Marine Corps, just published by authori', Of
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