The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-25
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER

/ SEALED PROPOSALS will be received ut this
- Office, until the 9th December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spars Of vessel to be employ
cd Revenue Cutter, OF the burthen of about one
hundred and fay-one tons To he completely caulked,
paved with pitch, and delivered in the water
The vessel TO be built agreeaby 20 model and pro-
file dram Of spars 10 be furnished upon entering into
the contract and Of materials corresponding 10 the fol
lowing dimensions and specifications, TO wit;
Length, between perpendlculars, lightweight feet
Breadth, moulded, twenty two 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 to
be sided ten inches, 10 be boted with copper, three
quarters Of an inch in diameter.
Stern post knee of live oak TO he bolted with COPPER
seven-eghths of inch ia diameter two in the body
and two in the arm and rivetted under the keel, and
at side Of the stern post
Inner sternPost Olive 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
venegh ths of an inch in diameter, foot above deep
ballast mark
Floor timbers of live oak futocks and top timbers
Of locust red cedar sided sx inches moulded at floor
heads eight inches, at the plank sheer five and half
inches TO be completely framed, the frame bolts to
be three-quarters OF an inch in dameter every other
floor timber TO be bolted with copper bolt in diam
ter seyen.eghths of inch the alternate floor tim
beers TO be holted after the keeson 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-eghths OF
inch; the remaining transoms 10 side seven inches
and to be boled 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 inches about seven inch
cs wide, fairly and gradually diminishing To ihickne
of the bottom plank, two and half inches Of white
oak, each streak of the wales TO be fastened to one
frame comprising two mbers, with three iron spikes
and iron oIt of fiye-eighths of inch in diam
eter driven through, and rlse,ted on the inside and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will be tas-
tened TO the frames with six inch composition spikes
and fve-eighths copper bolts in the same manner
There will not lie any ireenails Butt and Hood end
bolts 10 be ihree-qualers OF inch IN diameter, OF
copper The wales are TO be plugged.
Plank sheer, of yellow pine three and atinches
IN thickness. The stancheons, to be of locust TO be
placed form ports each side, with one be-
tween 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
BulwaIks from the stem TO the slanchcon of the for
| ward port, to be of white oak, and half inches
thick thence to the stern Of yellow pine from and
half 10 two inches in thickness in narrow streaks
There to be two stern ports all the ports TO have
shutters.
Tbs Rails TO be of oak or yellow pine
Breas-Hooks, oflve oak, two below the deck hook,
fastened with copper bolts, three quarters Of an inch
in diameter. Clamps, Of white oak or yellow pine in
thickness al the upper edge three inches lower edge
two and half inches, extending from stem to stern.
Beams Of yellow pine, 10 he sided nine inches, and
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two and
halt inches to be knced at each end, with one lodge,
and one lap knee To be sided five inches excepting
ihe mast beams, which are to have dagger knee, in
lieu Of the lap knee, to be boted with iron, in dame
ter three-quatters Of an inch
The Grub Knees OF the half poop, to be boed
with iron three quarters Of an inch in diameter and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck, with iron
bolts, seyeneighths Of an inch in diameter. Deck
plank, Of yellow pine, three inches in thickness, not
to exceed five inches wide smidships, 10 be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Rowsprit, to lie of yellow pine, the mass of
yellow pine other smaller spars of spruce, of the d.
mansions noted 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, inch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson.
The Ceiling plank white oak to the floor heads
thence 10 the clamps Of yellow pine, two inches in
thickness fastened with iron.
Berth Deck of ash yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, oror, or fixed with ha,ches 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
The arrangement of the decks and half poop GIVEN
iy.four feet length and sixteen inches high from
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, scut
ties, hatchways, skyhghs, cavs, cleats, Sc, com
plee.
The Shoe ten inches in thick ness amidshps taper
ing to the stem and 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 ap-
proved by such officer of the Revenue service 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 event of their disagreement are
work has been executed in all respects conformably
to the proposal rnd agreement.
The Proposals TO be endorsed, Proposals for build
ing Revenue Gutter"
w. FORWARD
Secretary Of The Treasury
The New York Journal of Commerce, New York
Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National ln,elligencer, and Medi-
sonian, will insert tile above notice twice week until
the 9th December and present their accounts TO the
Collector of the Customs where published, for pay
ment Oct. 2l-td
CABINETS OF MINERALS.-J Just received by
~ +. TAYLOR, for sale at extremely low price,
put up by professional mineralogst-two Cabinets,
one of ~, the other of III specimens of minerals
Salts, Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combusbles, and
Ores--o numbered and labelled, with localities &c
&c. Price IL and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets of Gems and Precious Stones.
And large and valuable collection Of the best
works Geology, Mineralogy, Conchology, Chem
isty and all their branches; many of them recently
imported by himself from London--several OF them
entirely new. sept 30
T Avs OF THE u. 5. in relation to the Navy
IL and Marine Corps, just published by authority of