The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-23
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER
Treasury DEPARTMENT,


CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office, until the 9th December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spa Of vessel 10 be employ
ed asa Revenue Gutter of the burthen Of about one
hundred and fny-one tons TO he completely cauiked
payed with pitch, and delivered in the water.
The vessel 10 be built agreeaby TO model ana pro-
file dra Of spars TO be furnished upon entering INTO
The contract and Of materials corresponding TO the fo
lowing dimensions and specifications to wit
Length, between perpendlculars, eighty weight feet
Breadth, moulded. twenty-five feet
Hold, eight feet six inches.
Dead rise, twenty four inches to half floor
Keel, of white oak, TO be sided ten inches.
Deadwood forward and aft, Of live oak locust, TO
he sided ten inches, 10 be boted with copper, three
quarters If an inch in diameter.
Stern post knee Of live oak TO be bolted with copper
ssven-eghths Of an inch in diameter two In the body,
and two in the arm, and vetted under the keel, and
AFT side Of the stern-post.
Inner stern post Olive oak locust to be sided ten
inches.
Apron, of live oak or locust, to be sided one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts to be of copper
ven-eghths Of an inch in diameter foot above deep
ballast mark
Floor timbers of live oak futtocks and top timbers
oflocust red cedar sided six inches moulded at floor
heads eight inches at the plank sheer five and half
inches 10 be completely framed, the frame bolts TO
be ihreequarters of inch in diameter every other
floor timber to be bottled with one copper bolt in diam
bers to be boted after the keelson is fitted with copper
bolts Of the same diameter, and rvetted 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-eighihs of
inch the remaining transoms to side seven inches,
and to be boled with copper seveneghths Of an inch
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, Of live oak or To-
Gust to be sided nine inches.
Outside plank The wales four in number to be
in thickness three and half inches about inch
cs 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 tmbers, with three iron spikes
and one iron ,olt Of Gvc-eighths Of inch in diam
eier, driven through, and rivetcd the inside and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will be as
tened to the frames with six inch composition spikes
and fve-eghths copper bolts in the same manner
There will not DO any trcenails. Butt, and Hood end
bolts to be ihreequalers Of inch in diameter, Of
copper. The wales are to be plugged.
Plank sheer, OF yellow pine, three and half inches
in thickness. The stancheons to be of locust to be
placed TO form ports each side with one be-
tween each port and three abreast Of the mass, on
each side, TO support the channels and two on each
side between the forward port and the bows. The
Buwaks, from the stem TO the stanchcon Of the for
ward port, to be Of white oak and half inches
half TO two inches in thick ness in narrow streaks.
There to be two stern ports; all the ports to have
shutters
Ths Rails to be Of oak or 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 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 to be sided nine inches, and
moulded seven and half inches, rounded two and
half inches to be knced at each end, with one lodge
and one lap knee; to be sided five inches excepting
the mast beams which to have dagger knee, in
lieu OF the lap knee to be boed with iron, in dame
ter three-quaters of an inch.
The Grub Knees Of the half poop, to be bolted
with iron three quarters of an inch in diameter and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck, with
bolts, seven cighths Of an inch in diameter. Deck
plank Of yellow pine, three inches in thickness, not
exceed five inches wide amidships, to be fastened
with iron spikes andpluggcd
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 at-heads and stern davits, of oak.
Salt Stops to he placed, where required.
Cross steps Of white oak bolled 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
fastened with iron.
Berth Deck of ash OF yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orlop, fixed with matches, raised about
fourteen inches above the running deck, extended
from the fore to the malnmast. Cabin deck, yellow
pine, one and three-quarters of an inch in thick
ness.
ty four feet in length and sixteen inches high, from
The main deck) as may be directed with bits scut-
ties halchways skylights, cavils, cleats &c, com
plete.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amdshps taper
ing to the stem and stern post of oak, fastened with
copper bolts three quarters Of an inch in diameter and
with suitable composition spikes.
The materials used in the construction to be APP
proved by such officer OF the Revenue service as the
Secretary of the 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 to be chosen by each OF the parties 10 the
contract who, in the event Of their disagreement, are
to choose third, who 10 determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conormaby
to the proposal rnd agreement
The Proposals to be endorsed, Proposals for build
w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The New York Joul nal of Commerce, New York
Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer Baltimore American
Baltimore Patriot, National lntelligencer and Mad
sonian, will insert the above notice twice week until
the 9th December aud present their accounts to the
Collector of the Customs where Published, for pay
ment Oct. 81 I'D
C,ABINETS OF MINERALS just received by
~ F. TAYLOR, for sale at an extremely low price,
put up by professional mneralogst-two Cabinets,
one Of 70 the other of IL specimens of minerals
Salts, Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combus'ibes, and
Ores-a numbered and labelled, with localities, &c.
&c. Price 10 and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets of Gems and Precious Stones
And large and valuable collection of the best
works on Geology, Mineraogy, Conchology, Chem
istiy, and all their branches many Of them recently
imported by himself from London-several Of them
entirely new. sept 80
T Avs OF TIE U s. in relation to the Navy