The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-27
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER


| TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
| 10Th October, 1871.
| CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office, until the 9th December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spars of vessel, 10 be employ
ell Revenue Cutter, Of the burihen OF abou, one
hundred and iity-one tons; to be completely eauiAeu
payed with pitch, and delivered in the water.
The vessel TO be built agreeaby TO model and pro-
file draf Of spare be furnished upon entering in,o
the contract and of materials corresponding TO the io'
| lowing dimensions and specifications TO VII
! Length, between perpendlculars, eghy-egn' 'o1''
| Breadth, moulded, twenty feet
| Hold, eight feet six inches.
Dead rise twenty four inches TO halfhoor
Keel of white oak TO be sided ten inches
Deadwood forward and aft, Of live oak or locust, 70
be sided ten inches To be boed with copper, three
| quarters Of an inch in diameter.
Stern post knee OF live oak to be bolted with copper
neighths of an inch In diameter two IN the oouy
and two in the arm and rivetted under the Keel anu
| aft side of the stern post.
Inner lost of live oak or locust 10 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
Of inch in diameter foot above deep
! ballast mark.
Floor timbers Of live oak futtocks and top timbers
oflocust red cedar sided six inches moulded al moor
heads eight inches at the plank sheer hse ana hai'
inches 10 be completely framed, the frame Dolls 70
be threequarte Of inch in diameter every other
floor timber to be bolted with copper bolt in diam
ter en-eighhs Of an inch; the alternate moor nm
beers be bolted 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 iron bolts in diameter seyen-eishths OF an
inch the remaining transoms TO side seven inches,
and to be boed with copper seven-eighhs 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 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 10 be fastened to one
frame comprising two timbers with three iron spikes,
and one iron Lot Of fve-eghths of inch in diam
eter driven through and rvetted on the inside; and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will be ias-
tened TO the frames, with six inch composition spikes,
and fve-eghihs copper bolts in the same manner.-
There will not be any treenas Butt, and Hood end
bolts To be three quarters of inch IN diameter oil
copper. The wales are to be plugged.
Plank sheer of yellow pine three and halt inches
IN thickness The sancheons, 10 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 he
Bulwaiks from the stem 10 the stancheon OF the for
ward port TO be of white oak, and half inches
thick thence TO the stern of yellow pine from one and
half 10 two inches in thickness, in narrow streaks
fN-r~i
shutters.
This Rails 10 be Of oak OF yellow pine
Breast Hooks, of live oak two below the deck hook
fastened with copper bolts threequarters Of inch
in diameter. Clamps, of white oak yellow pine, in
thickness the upper edge three inches, lower edge
two and half inches, extending from stem to stern
Beams oil yellow pine, 10 be sided nine inches, and
mou.dea seven and half inches rounded two and a
half inches 10 he kneed at each end with one lodge
ard one lap knee; TO he sided FIVE inches, excepting
she zsnsa selzs. which to have dagger knee IN
.psg IL the lap knee, 10 I've bolted with iron IN diane
Ter shf+s-qpsrters Of an inch.
The Grub Knees Of the half poop, 10 be bolted
with iron three quarters of an inch in diameter, and
the bulk heals secured from deck deck, with iron
bolts, sesen-eightbs VI inch in diamaer Deck
plank of yellow pine, three inches in thickness not
To exceed five inches wide amidshps, to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Bowsprt 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 ion 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 fore to the mainmast Cabin deck yellow
The arrangement of the decks and half poop TWEEN
IT, four feet length and sixteen inches high from
the main deck) as may be directed, with bits, scut
ties, hatchways, skylights, cavis, ceats, &C., com
pletc.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amidships 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 the
Secretary of the Treasury may appoint. i,
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 to the
contract who in the of their disagreement, are
TO choose third, who are to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conformably
TO the proposal end agreement.
The Proposals to be endorsed Proposals for build
ing Revenue Gutter"
w. FORWARD,
Secretaryof The Treasury.
The New York journal Of Commerce, New York
Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National lntelligencer, and Madl-
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. II Id
| GtABINETS OF MINERALS Just received by
| ~ f. TAYLOR, for sale extremely low price,
put up by professional mineralogist-two Cabinets,
one of ~, the other of J IL specimens of minerals
Salts Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combusbles, and
Ores-all numbered and labelled with localities, sc.
&c. Price II 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
| Avs OF THE III y in relation To the Navy