The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-28
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER

TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,
/ 10th October 1911.
| CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office, until the 9TH December next, for oaii1ing
The hull and fitting the spars of vessel be employ
eli asa Revenue Gutter, of the burhen OF aDou, ons
hundred and ftyo tons 10 be compulsory cauAeo'
paved with pitch and delivered in the water,
The vessel to be built agreeahly to moael anu Pr,
file draft Of spars 10 be furnished upon entering no
the contract and Of materials corresponding 10 the o
| lowing dimensions and specifications, 10 WI
Length between perpendlculars, eighty-eight ieet
Breadth, moulded, twenty-five feet
Hold eight feet six inches.
Dead rise, twenty four inches TO hall noor
Keel Of white oak, 10 be sided ten inches.
| Deadwood forward and aft of live oak or locust 10
be sided ten inches to be bolted with copper three
| quarters nf an inch in diameter.
Stern post knee OF live oak, TO be bolted with copper
seven-eghths Of inch in diameter two IN the body
and two in the arm and rIvetted under the Keel ana
aft side Of the stern-post
Inner stern POST Of live oak or 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 Sc
hths of inch in diameter one loot above deep
ballast mark.
Floor timbers OF live oak futtocks and top timbers
OF locust red cedar sided inches moulded at hoor
heads eight inches, a, the plank sheer five and halt
inches 10 be completely framed the frame bolts 10
be three-quarters OF inch IN diameter every other
uOOI thinner TO De DoIeu with one copper III
ter seven-eighihs Of inch; the alternate floor tim
beers be bolted after the keeson Is fitted with copper
bolts, Of the same diameter and rlvetted under the
| keel
| Keelson of white oak to be sided ten inches.
| Main Transom, OF live oak, locust, To be holied
with two iron bolts, in diameter seyeneishths OF an
4 inch the remaining transoms 10 side seven inches
and 70 be bol,ed with copper seveneishths OF an inch
/ in diameter
| knight Heads and Hause pieces, of live oak or lo
1 ~ he sided nj inches.
Outside plank. The wales four in number to be
in thickness three and half inches about seven inch
es 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 lolt Of iiveeighths Of an inch in diam
e'er driven through, and riyeed on the inside and
| from thence To the keel, the bottom tanks will be fas
tened to the frames, with six inch composition spikes,
and fve-eighths copper bolts in the same manner
There will not be any treenalls Butt, and Hood end
bolts to be three-quaters of inch in diameter, OF
copper. The wales are to be plugged
Plank sheer, of yellow pine, three and halfinches
in thickness The stancheons to be OF locust, TO be
placed form ports each side, with one be-
tween each port and three abreast of the masts on
each side, to support the channels, and Two on each
side between the forward port and the bows The
Bulwaks from the stem the stancheon of the for
ward port to be of wh,e oak, and half inches
thick thence the of yellow pine from one and
half 10 two inches in thickness, IN narrow streaks
There to be two stern pors all the ports to have
shutters.
The Rails to be of oak 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 the upper edge three inches, lower edge
two and a 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 a
half inches to be kneed at each end with one lodge
and lap knee; to be sided five inches, excepting
the mast beams, which are to have dagger knee in
lieu of the lap knee, to be boed with iron, in diane
ter three quarters of an inch
The Grub Knees OF the half poop, to be bolted
with iron threequaters of an inch in diameter, and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck, with IRON
bolts, seven ghths of inch in diameter Deck
plank, Of yellow pine three inches in thickness not
to exceed five inches wide amdships, to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Rowsprit, to he 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 be 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 or yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orop fixed with matches, raised about
fourteen inches above the running deck extended
from the fore to the mainmast. Cabin deck, yellow
pine, one and three-quarters of an inch in thick
ness.
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop GIVEN
ty four feet in length and sixteen inches high, from
the main deck) may be directed with bits scut-
ties, hatchways, skylighs, cavls cleats &c, com
1 plete.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amdships 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.
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 be chosen by each OF the parties to the
contract who in the of their disagreement,
to choose third who to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects contormably
to the proposal end agreement
The Proposals to be endorsed, Proposals. for build
| ing Revenue Cutter"
w. FORWARD,
/ SecretaryQf The Treasury
i The New York journal of Commerce New York
/ Tribune, Philadelphia inquirer Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot, National Intelligenccr and Madi-
sonan, 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. lid
i (tABINETS OF MINERALS Just received by
j ~ F. TAYLOR for sale at an extremely low price,
put up by professional mineralogst-two Cabinets
one of - the other of III specimens Of minerals
Salts, Earthly Salts, Earthly Stones, Combushles, and
Ores-all numbered and labelled, with localities, &c.
&c. Price ~ and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets OF Gems and Precious Stones.
And a large and valuable collection of the best
works on Geology, Mineralogy, Conchology, Chem
istIy and all their branches many of them recently
imported by himself from London--several of them
entirely new. sept 30