The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-09
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER


TREAsURY DEPARTMENT
10Th ctober, icsi.
CsEALED PROPOSALS will be iecrised AZ this
- Office, until the 6th December n~ri, fer building
the hull and fitting the spsrs Of 20 be employ
Ell Revenue Cutter, u the bur.h OF about one
hundred and hy-one tons 10 be cor iefeiy cAuiAea,
paved with pitch, and delivered 10 TIA safer
The vessel be built agreeebly 70 model and pro-
file dra OF spare to be furnished up entering INTO
the contract and Of materials corresponding to inc io-
lowing dimensions and specifications, wit
Length between perpendicular eia nty -eighs 'ess-
Breadth moulded, tweniy-t two feet
Hold, eight feet az inches
Dead rise twenty four inches 20 bal door
Keel Of white oak TO be sided ten ehes-
Deaj~ood, forward and an, Of live Ak or locust, TO
be sided ten inches 10 be bolted with copper three
quarters NJ an inch IN diameter.
Stern post knee OF live oak TO be Dol with copper
-eighths Of inch in diameter q DIN theo Sy
and two in the arm, and nveiied undei the Keel, ana
aft side OF the stern post.
Inner stern.uo.t OF live oak or locust be sided ten
inches.
Apron, OF live oak or locust, t. be 81 3D. one foo,
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts, to be copper Sc
ven Gig hlhs Of inch ia diameter foc above deep
ballast mark.
Floor timbers of live oak futtocks and op thinkers
ofocust on red cedar sided inches mou jed al Moor
heads eight inches at the plank sheer q, and nan
inches TO he completely framed, The fran bolts 70
be three quarters Of inch IN diameter very other
floor timber be boted with copper be- IN diam
ter sew en- ghhs Of inch the alternate door TIM
bers TO be bolied after the keeIson is fitted copper
bolts, OF the same diameter, and risetted 'der the
keel
Keelson Of white oak, 10 be sided ten inc
Main Transom, OF live oak, locust, TO e bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eigh oil an
inch; the remaining ransoms 10 side sese' inches,
and to be bo,ed with copper sesen'eighths oil an men
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, OF live or To-
Gust, to be sided nine inches
Outside plank The wales four in numb to be
in thickness three and half inches about sevn inch
es wide fairly and gradually diminishing To tn kness
Of the bottom plank, two and a half inches, 0 white
oak each streak Of the wales to be fastened 10 one
frame comprising two tmbers, with three iron pixies,
and one iron lolt Of fve-eighths Of an inch IN ham
eter driven through and risetted on the insid. and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will fas-
tened the frames with six inch compositions kes,
and fye-eighths copper bolts in the same man CT
There will not be any treenails. Butt, and 10 END
bolts 10 be hree-q ualters Of inch diane u OF
copper. The wales TO be plugged.
Plank sheer, OF yellow pine, three and halfi hes
IN thickness. The stancbeons, TO be of locust, be
placed TO form ports each side, with on be-
tween each port and three abreast OF the mast, on
each side, support the channels, and two on ach
side between the forward port and the bows. The
Bulwaks from The stem 10 the stancheon Of the for
ward port to be of white oak, and half ~ hes
thick thence To the stern of yellow pine from ono md
half 10 two inches in thickness, in narrow str ks
There be two stern ports all the ports TO have
shutters.
This Rails TO be OF oak OF yellow pine.
Breast Hooks of live oak, two below the deck ok,
fastened with copper bolts three quarters of iuch
in diameter Clamps of white oak or yellow PIN, in
thickness at the upper edge three inches. lower igo
two and half inches extending from stem TO ST rn
Beams, Of yellow pine To be sided nine inches, nd
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two an
half inches to be knced at each end, with one oige,
and one lap knee; TO be sided five inches eIcep ng
the mast beams, which TO have dagger knee, 10
lieu of the lap knee to be boted with non, IN dia G.
ter three-quaiiers of inch
The Grub Knees of the half poop, u be ho|cd
with iron three quarters OF inch in diameter, md
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck with h,n
bolts, seven-eIghths Of an inch in diameter. OK
plank, Of yellow pine, three inches in thickness, 40,
to exceed FIVE inches wide amidshps to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Bowsprit, to be Of yellow pine the masts Of
yellow pine other smaller spars Of spruce of the IL
mansions noted on the draft. The mast partner of
live oak and kneed.
The Cat heads and stern dsvts, OF OAK.
Salt Stops to be placed, where required.
Cross steps Of white oak boiied with iron, one III
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson
The Ceiling plank white oak TO the floor hea g,
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 or fixed with matches, raised al",t
fourteen inches above the running deck, extended
from the fore TO the mainmast. Cabin deck, yell "
pine, one and three-quaIters Of inch in th X
ness.
The arrangement of the decks and half poop (tw n
ty -four feet in length, and sixteen inches high, fl
the main deck) may be directed with bits, Sc,
ties ha,chways, skylights, cavils, ceats, &c, n
plete.
The Shoe ten inches in thick ness amidships, tai
ing TO the stem and post of oak, fastened IN
copper bolts, three quarters of inch in diameter, I'd
with suitable composition spikes.
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proved by such officer Of the Revenue service as The
Secretary ofthe 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 mt
Judges be chosen by each OF the parties to he
contract who in the event Of their disagreement are
TO choose a third, who TO determine whether he
work has been executed in all respects conform lily
to the proposal md agreement.
The Proposals 10 be endorsed, Proposals for Blu d.
ing Revenue Gutter"
- : - w. FORWARD,
Secretary the Treasurt.
The New York journal of Commerce New Y TX
Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National Intelligencer, and MNii-
sonian will insert the above notice twice week It'll
the 9th December, and present their accounts to the
Collector Of the Customs where published, for ay-
ment. Oct 2l-tl
CABINETS OF MINERALS just received by
~ F. TAYLOR for sale at extremely low pi ce,
put up by professional mineraogist-two Cabin, Is,
one Of r. the other Of liz specimens Of minerals :
Salts, Earthly Salts, Earthly Stones Combustibles, md
Ores-s 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 lest
works on Geology, Mineralogy, Conchology, Chem
istiy and all their branches; many of them ty
imported by himself fron London-seyeral of /, EN-
entirely new, sept ~