The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-02
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER.

TREAsuRY DEPA sTMESr,
10Th ctober loil.
CEALED PROPOSALS viii be received at this
- Office, until the 9th December 1t, for building
tho hull and fitting the spars Of vess to be employ
ed asa Revenue Cutter, Of the burlh OF aoou. one
hundred and fty-one tons to be cor ,e'ey cauikedi
payed with pitch. and delivered ia ih, Saier.
The vessel TO be built agreealy TO model ana pro
file dran Of spars To be furnished up entering in,o
The contract, and Of materials co.IssP Jung - ''
Length, between per oendculas, eli MY -eight ies''
Breadth, moulded, twenty-five feet
Hold, eight feet SIX inches.
Dead rise twenty four inches To bal door,
Keel Of white oak, TO be sided tent ches
Dcadwood forward and aft, Of live Ak or locust 10
Re sided ten inches to be boed with sopper, three
quarters Of an inch in diameter,
Stern post knee of live oak, be Dol with COPPER
seven eighlhs of an inch in diameter, t. DIN the body
and two in the arm, and nvetted under he keel, and
AFT side of The stern. post.
Inner stern post, live oak or locus be sided ten
inches
Apron, Of live oak or locust, /, be 81 ID, one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts to her copper, Sc
cighths Of inch in diameter, foc above deer
ballast mark
Floor timbers, Of live oak fnuocks and op timhers
Of locust red cedar sided sx inches Jed at floor
heads eight inches, at the plank sheer b, and hall
inches 10 be completely framed, the fra bolts 10
I've thrre-quartrrs of inch in diameter cry other
door ,imher 10 be boiled with one copper be in diam
ter even-cghihs Of an inch the alternate Hoor TIM
beers 10 be iled, after the keelson Is fitted COPPER
holls of the diameter, and rivetted ,der the
keel
Keelson, of white oak TO be sided ten inc IS.
Main Transom of 1--we oak, or locust, TO e holied
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eisb sof an
inch; The renal ing ransoms 10 side seve inches,
and 10 lie boiled with copper seven eiyhhs OIL an inch
in diameter
knight Heads and Hause pieces, Of live o, or To-
Gust, To be sided nine inches.
Outside plank The wales, four 10 numb :, to be
in thickness three and halfinches about sevr inch
wide fairly and gradually diminishing 10 III kness
Of the bottom plank, two and half inches white
oak, each streak OF the wales To be fastened 10 one
frame comprising two tmbers, with three iron pixies,
and one iron olt Of lve-eghihs Of an inch IN Ham
eier, driven through and iivetted the inside and
from thence to the keel the bottom lanks will fas-
tened to the frames with six inch composition, likes,
and fve-eighhs copper bolts in the same man 81 =
There will not he any ireenals. Butt, and Hoo end
bolts TO be three quarters of inch in diane T, OF
copper. The wales to be plugged.
lank-sheer, of yellow pine three and hafi ines
In thickness. The stancheons, to be of locust , be
placed TO form seven ports on each SIDE with on be-
tween each port, and three abreast OF the mas, on
each side, to support the channels, and two on ach
side between the forward port and the bows. The
BulwaIks, from the The stancheon Of thr for
war'l port 10 be Of white oak, one and half IN hes
thick thence TO the stern of yellow pnc from onn md
naI 10 TWO inches IN tnlckntss, IN HdIToW
There to be two stern ports all The ports to lave
shutters.
This Rails to be Of oak or yellow pine.
Breast Hooks, Of live oak, two below the deck h ok,
fastened with copper bo,- three quarters of nm ch
in diameter. Clamps, of white oak or yellow pin in
Two and half inches, extending from steln tost sn
Beams, Of yellow pine, to be sided nine inches nd
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two an a
half inches to be knced at each end, with one To- Ie
Il. t,.~ ,l. n.hr
the mast beams, which are to have dagger knee in
lieu of the lap knee, to be bolted with ron in da O.
ter three-quarters of an inch.
The Grub Knees Of the half poop to be DO ed
with iron three quarters of an inch in diameter 'id
tho bulk heals secured from deck to deck, with IN
bolts, seven sighths Of an inch in diameter. ok
plank Of yellow pine three inches in thickness, lot
to exceed five inches wide amidships to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Rowsprit, TO be of yellow pine the maste of
yellow pine; other smaller spars OF spruce, OF the "
mensions 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 ron one II III
in diameter, and properly secured on the keeson.
The Ceiling plank white oak 10 the floor hea g,
thence 10 the clamps of yellow pine, two inches IN
thickness fastened with iron.
Berth Deck Of ash yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orop or 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 three-quaIiers of an inch in thu Il
ness.
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop (tw n
ty four feet in length and sixteen inches high, f.
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, Sc T.
ties, hatchways, skylghls, cavlls, ceots, &c. c. y.
pletc.
The Shoe ten inches in thick ami1ships, tar r
ing to the stem and stern post of yak, fastened IN
copper bolts three quarters Of an inch in diameter I'd
with suitable composition spikes.
The materials used in the construction to be p
proved by such officer of the Revenue service as he
Secretary Of the 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 be chosen by each OF the parties TO ne
contract who, in the event of their disagreement fe
TO choose third, who to determine whether he
work has been executed in all respects conform 4 ly
to the proposal rnd agreement
The Proposals TO be endorsed, Proposals for BIZ d.
ing Revenue Gutter"
w FORWARD,
Secretary fne Treasur..
The New York Journal Of Commerce, New Y TX
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Amer n,
Baltimore Patriot, National In,egencer, and NJ IL
sonan will insert the above notice twice week Ill
the 9th December and present their accounts TO the
Collector Of the Customs where published for ay-
ment Oct 81 II
NABINETS OF MINERALS > just receiver by
~ F. TAYLOR, for sale at extremely low p' &c,
put up by professional mneralogisl--lwo Cabin Is,
one Of 70, the Other of IL specimens of minern :
Salts, Earthly Salts, Earthly Stones, Combushles, md
Ores-all numbered and labelled, with localities, c.
&C. Price ~ and 20 dollars each
Also, two Cabinets of Gems and Precious Ston, y.
| And large and valuable collection of the ! &c,
works on Geology, Mineraogy, Conchology, Oh, m
istiy, and all their branches: many Of them rece ty
imported by himself from -ondon-several of 4 enl
entirely new. sept ~