The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-07
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER


| CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at TINS
- office, until the 9th December 1t, for building
the hull and fitting the spars OF vess 10 be employ
ed Revenue Gutter, of the burth Of aoou, one
hundred and 6ny-one tons; 10 be cor peieiy eauiAe''
paved with pitch, and delivered in ths Saier
The vessel TO be built agreeaby TO model ana pro-
file DRAFT of spars 10 be furnished up entering INTO
the contract and Of materials corresponding to the io
lowing dimensions and specifications, own
Length between perpendculars, "a, my -egh' 'oe''
Breadth, moulded. twenty-five feet.
Hold, eight feet six inches.
| Dead rise twenty four inches 10 hal floor.
| Keel of white oak TO be sided tent ches.
Deadwood forward and aft, of live Ak or locust 10
be sided ten inches 10 be boted with copper, three
quarters Of an inch in diameter.
Stern post knee of live oak, TO be Dol dwith copper
hths of an inch in diameter ~ DIN the body
and two in the arm, and rvetted under the Keel ana
| aft side of the stern post.
Inner stern post olive oak or locust,i he sided ten
inches.
Apron of live oak or locust, l., be 81 ed, one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts, to beo copper, Sc
.eghths of inch in diameter one fool above deep
ballast mark.
Floor timbers, of live oak futtocks and op tmbers
locust red cedar sided six inches, mot ded at moor
heads eight inches, at the plank sheer Il, and hall
inches TO he completely framed, the fran bolts to
be three-quarers of inch in diameter sery other
floor timber to be boed with copper be- in diam
seven-eghths of an inch the alternate Moor TIM
beers TO be boed after the keelson ID fitted copper
bolts Of the same diameter, and rivetted der the
keel
Keelson, of white oak to be sided ten inc IS.
Main Transom, of live oak, locust, 10 &c boted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eish g OF an
inch the remaining transoms TO side sese' inches,
and to be boed with copper seven-eghths Of an men
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, Of live o. lor To-
Gust, to be sided nine inches.
Outside plank The wales, four in numb I, to be
sr.sk ,Iv ~ half ehAaa hAn h
wide fairly and gradually diminishing To tn kness
of the bottom plank, two and half inches, o. white
oak, each streak of the wales to be fastened 10 one
frame comprising two timbers with three iron pixies,
and one iron Lot Of fve-eighths Of an inch in liam
eler, driven through and Iyetted the inside and
from thence to the keel, the bottom tanks will efas-
tened TO the frames, with six inch compositions likes,
and fve-eighths copper bolts in the same man er-
There will not be any treenails Butt, and Hooi end
bolts to be threequarters of an inch in dianet r OF
copper. The wales are TO be plugged
Pank-sheer of yellow pine, three and half .hes
IN thickness. The sancheons, TO be OF locust, p be
placed TO form ports each side, with on be-
tween each port and three abreast of the masts, on
each side, to support the channels and two on ach
side between the forward port and the bows. The
Buwaks, from the stem TO the sancheon of thc for
ward port TO be of white oak one and half ~ hes
thick thence to the of yellow pine, from Ind
half 10 two inches in hickness in narrow STR Ks
There to be two stern ports all the ports TO have
shutters.
The Rails to be of oak OF yellow pine.
Breast Hooks, Of live oak two below the deck b ok,
fastened with copper bolts three quarters OF an inch
in diameter. Clamps Of white oak or yellow plnr, in
thickness at the upper edge three inches lower ge
two and half inches, extending from stem to 81 m
Beams Of yellow pine, TO be sided nine inches md
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two an
half inches TO be kneed at each end with one lodIe
and one lap knee to be sided five inches, excep ng
the mast beams, which are to have dagger knee, in
lieu Of the lap knee, to be boted with iron, in da, e.
ter three quarters Of an inch
The Grub Knees of the half poop, to be bo''cd
with iron three quarters Of inch in diameter and
the bulk heals secured from deck TO deck, with hon
bolts, seyen-eighths Of an inch in diameter L OK
plank, of yellow pine, three inches in thickness o
to exceed five inches wide amidships, to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Rowsprit, TO be of yellow pine, the mast4 of
yellow pine; other smaller spars of spruce, of the il
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, il ch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson.
The Ceiling plank, white oak TO the floor heo Z,
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, or fixed with matches, raised al"t
fourteen inches above the running deck, extended
from the fore to the mainmast Cabin deck yell W
pine, one and three-quarters of an inch in thi X
ness.
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop (tw n
tyfour feet in length and sixteen inches high fi,m
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, SC, +
ties, hatchways, skyhghts, cavs, ceats, &c, c, NJ
plee.
The Shoe ten inches in thick ness amidshps tar r
ing to the stem and stern post, of oak, fastened tn
copper bolts three quarters Of inch in diameter hd
with suitable composition spikes
The materials used in the construction to be p
proved by such officer Of the Revenue service as he
Secretary of the Treasury may appoint.
The vessel to be completed within ninety daysfi m
the date of the contract and the workmanship to be
inspected previous to delivery, by two compe' ut
Judges to be chosen by each OF the parties to ne
contract who in the event of their disagreement afe
to choose a third who are to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conform lily
TO the proposal rnd agreement.
The Proposals 10 be endorsed, Proposals for bu d.
ing Revenue Cutter"
w FORWARD,
Secretary Of The Treasury.
The New York journal Of Commerce, New rk
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National lntelhgencer, and NJ IL
sonian, will insert the above notice twice week y III
the 9th December and present their accounts TO the
Collector of the Customs where published, for n.y.
meni Oct. 2l-t.i
NABlNETS OF MINERALS just received by
~ f. TAYLOR, for sale at an extremely low pi ce,
pu, up by professional mineralogst-two CABIN, Is,
of 70, the other of ~ specimens of mineral =
Ores--a numbered and labelled, with localities, NC.
&c. Price 10 and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabiuets of Gems and Precious Stones.
And a large and valuable collection of the lest
works on Geology, Mineralogy, Conchology, Chm
istiy and all their branches many OF them rece fly
imported by himself from london several OF y em
entirely new. sept ~