The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-26
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

Treasury DEPARTMENT,
4 10Th October, 1871.
- Office, until the 9th December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spars Of vessel to be employ
ed Revenue Cutter, Of the burihen OF about one
hundred and hhy-one tons to be completely eAuiAsu'
pay ed with pitch, and delivered in the waller
The vessel TO be built agreeaby to modei anu pro
file drah Of spars 10 be furnished upon entering INTO
The contract and Of materials corresponding 10 the o'-
| lowing dimensions and specifications, TO VII
Length, between perpendculars, eighty eight iee'
I Breadth, moulded, tweniytwo feet
Hold eight feet SIX inches.
| Dead rise twenty four inches 10 half ii0or.
Keel of white oak, 10 he sided ten inches
DeadwooJ forward and aft, Of live oak or locust 10
be sided inches To be bolted with copper three
| quarters Of an inch in diameter
Stern post knee Of live oak be bolted with copper
seven-eghths Of inch in diameter, two IN the body
and two in the arm, and riveed under the Keel anu
aft side Of the stern post.
Inner sternpos Olive oak or locust 10 be sided ten
inches.
Apron OF live oak locust, to be sided, one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts be OF copper, Sc
ven.eghihs of inch in diameter one foot above dee
ballast mark
Floor timbers Of live oak fu,tocks and top tmbers
oflocus red cedar sided six inches moulded al oor
heads eight inches, the plank sheer five and halt
inches TO be completely framed The frame bolts 10
be threequarters of inch in diameter every oiher
Ter seven eighihs of inch the alternate floor tim
beers be boed after the keelson is fitted with copper
bolts, Of the diameter, and nvetted 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-eish,hs Of an
inch; the remaining transoms 10 side seven inches
and to be bolted with copper seveneshhs OF an inch
in diameter
knight Heads and Hause pieces, of live oak or To-
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Outside plank The wales, four in number, to be
in thick three and half inches about seven inch
es wide fairly and gradually diminishing 70 thickness
OF the bottom plank two and hall inches, 81 whue
oak, each streak Of the wales 10 be fastened to one
frame comprising two tmbers with three iron spikes,
and iron olt Of fiveeIghths Of an inch IN diam,
eier, driven through, and uveted on the inside and
from thence the keel the bottom tanks will be fas-
tened the frames with six inch composition spikes,
and ive-eighths copper bolts in the same manner -
There will not be any ueenalls Butt, and Hood end
bolts, 10 be ihreequaters of an inch in diameter oil
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 he
placed TO form ports each side, with one be-
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. L he
Bulwaks from the stem 10 the stancheon OF the for
wari port TO be of white oak, and half inches
thick thence TO the stern Of yellow pine, from and
half to inches in thick ness, in narrow sreaks.
There to be two stern ports 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 an 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 kneed at each end with one lodge,
and one lap knee; be sided five inches excepting
the mast beams, which to have dagger knee, IN
lieu Of the lap knee to be BOXED with iron, in diane.
ter ihree-q quarters Of an inch.
The Grub Knees OF the half poop, to be boed
with iron threequaIers Of inch in diameter, and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck with IRON
bolts, seven eighths of an inch in diameter. Deck
plank, of yellow pine three inches thickness, not
to exceed five inches wide amdshps to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Bowspfit, 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 iron one inch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keeson.
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 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 mainmast CABIN deck, yellow
pine, snd three-quarters of an inch in thick
The arrangement of the decks and half poop Gwen
ty. four feet in length and sixteen inches high from
the main deck) as may be directed, with bits, scut-
ties hatchways, skylighs, cavis, ceats, &c. com
pete.
The Shoe ten inches in thick ness amidships taper
ing to the stem and 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 tue
Secretary of the Treasury may appoint.
The vessel to be completed within ninety days from
the date of tho 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 event Of their disagreement are
TO choose a third, who to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects comfortably
to the proposal End agreement.
The Proposals to be endorsed, " Proposals for build
ing Revenue Gutter"
W. FORWARD,
Secretary he Treasury.
The New York journal Of Commerce. New York
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American
Baltimore Patriot National Inelligencer, and Mad
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. Il Id
ltABlNETS OF MINERALS Just received by
~ F. TAYLOR, for sale at extremely low price,
put up by professional mineraogist-two Cabinets,
one Of 70, the other of IL specimens Of minerals
Salts, Earthly Salts, Earthly Stones Combus'ibles and
Ores--a numbered and labelled with localities, &c.
&c. Price ~ and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets Of Gems and Precious Stones.
And large and valuable collection Of the best
works on Geology, Mineralogy, Conchoogy, Chem
is,iy and all their branches; many of them recently
imported by himself from London-sevcral Of them
entirely new. sept 81
+ Avs OF THE U. S. IN relation to the Navy