The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER


Treasury DEPARTMENT,
10th October, 1911.
CFAIFD PROPOSALS will he received at this
- Office, until the 9th December next iof building
the hull and fitting the spars OF vessel to DC epos
ed Revenue Gutter, Of the burhen OF apou, ~.
hundred and fhy -one tons 10 he coInpie'e'y e-a'
paved with pitch, and delivered in the water.
The vessel TO be built agreeabiy 70 iho'' ~
file drat of spars 10 be furnished upon entering in,o
the contract and of materials corresponding 70 the
lowing dimensions and specifications, 70 wa e.,
Length, between perpendiculars, eghiy-e'gh' iee''
Breadth, moulded, twenty-five feel
Hold, eight feet six inches
Dead rise twepty. four inches TO half floor
Keel of white oak To be sided Ten inches.
Deadwood forward and aft, Of live oak OF locust 70
he sided ten inches, To be boed with copper 'hfee
quarters of an inch in diameter
Stern post knee of live oak, TO be boiled Win eoPPe
seven eighths Of an inch in diameter two IN the pouy
and two in the arm and nvetted anier the keel ana
aft side Of the siern-p post.
Inner sternPost Olive oak or locust to be sided ten
inches.
Apron, of live oak or locust, TO be sided one loot
three inches.
Fore dead wood and apron bolts to be Of copper Sc
eghths of inch in diameter, one foot above deep
ballast mark.
Floor tmbers, of live oak futocks and top timbers
Of locust red cedar sided six inches moulded al Moor
heads eight inches al the plank sheer five and halt
inches to be completely framed, the frame bolts 70
be three quarters of inch in diameter every other
floor timber to be boed with one copper bolt IN diam
ter eneighihs Of inch the alternate Moor UNI
beers be boed after the keeson is fitted with copper
bolts of the same diameter, and riyetied under the
keel
Keelson, Of white oak TO be sided ten inches
Main Transom, Of live oak OF locust, to be bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seveneishths Of an
inch the remaining transoms To side seven inches,
and to be bolted with copper seveneghhs 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
cs WIDE fairly and gradually diminishing to thickness
of the bottom plank two and half inches, OF white
oak each streak Of the wales to be fastened to one
frame comprising two timbers with three iron spikes,
and iron Iot Of Gve-eghths of an inch in diam
eier driven through and rivetted the inside and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will be las
tened TO the frames with six inch composition spikes,
and fve-eghihs copper bolts in the same manner ~
There will not be any trcenais Butt, and Hood end
bolts, TO be theequarters of inch In diameter OF
copper. The wales are TO be plugged.
Plank sheer of yellow pine three and half inches
thick ness The stancheons to be OF locust, TO be
placed to form ports each side, with ono 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 The
Bulwaks from the stem TO the stancheon OF the Tor
ward port to be of white oak, and half inches
thick thence to the stern of yellow pine from one and
half TO two inches in thickness in narrow streaks
There TO be two stern ports all the ports TO have
| shutters.
The Rails to be of oak OF yellow pine.
Breast Hooks, oflive 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 atthe upper edge three inches, lower edge
two and half inches extending from stem to stern
Beams, of yellow pine 10 be sided nine inches, and
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two and Q
half inches to be knced at each end, with one lodge
and lap knee; to be sided five inches, excepting
the mast beams, which are to have dagger knee in
lieu of the lap knee TO be bolted with iron, in diane
ter three quarters of an inch
The Grub Knees of the half poop to be bolted
with iron three-quarters Of an inch in diameter, and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck with iron
bolts seven ighths of an inch in diameter Deck
plank, of yellow pine, three inches in thickness moi
to exceed five inches wide amidshps, to be fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Rowsprit, TO be of yellow pine, the masts Of
yellow pine; other smaller spars of spruce, of the d
mansions noted on the draft The 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 TO the clamps of yellow pine two inches in
thickness, fastened with iron.
Berth Deck Of ash or yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orlop or fixed with matches, 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
ness.
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop Given
ty four feet in length and sixteen inches high from
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, scut-
ties hatchways skylighs, cavils, ceats, Sc, com
plete.
The Shoe ten inches in thicknes 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 as 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 to be chosen by each of the parties to the
contract who in the event of their disagreement, are
to choose third who are to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conformaby
to the proposal md agreement.
The Proposals to be endorsed Proposals for build
ing Revenue Gutter"
w FORWARD,
Secretary Of The Treasury
The New York Jou nal of Commerce, New York
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American
Baltimore Patriot, National lntelligencer, and Mad
sonian, will insert the above notice twice week unit
the 9th December and present their accounts to The
Collector of the Customs where published, for pay
ment. Oct. II I'D
CABINETS OF MINERALS just received by
~ F. TAYLOR, for sale at an extremely low price
put up by professional mineralogist-two Cabinets
one of r. the other of ! II specimens of minerals
Salts Earthly Salts, Earthly Stones, Combustbes, and
Oresall 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 bes
works ON Geology, Mineraogy Conchology, Chem
isty and all their branches; many of them recently
imported by himself from London-several of then
entirely new. sept 80
Avs OF THE U S. in relation to the Navy
IL and Marine Corps, just published by authority o
the Navy Department, vol.
Laws of the u S. in relation To the Army and Nil.