The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-02
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER

| TRslsuaY DEPlsrNgSr,
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/ CsEALED PROPOSALS will be received =, an's
! - Office until the e,h December next COZ oeialns
the hu and fitting the spArs Of vessel 20 he esnt4es
ed asa Revenue Gutter Of the burthen o. aeas , III
hundred and ty-one tons 10 he eomfae'eis s-1
pas ed with patch and delivered 70 the save.
The vessel 10 be huil, sgreeAeiy 20 s....a, mt
file drait OF spars TO be furnished upon en'snns
the contract and Of materials corresponding 70 'he
| lowing dimensions and specifications 70 v" e.,
Length between peroendsculars, eighty -e'gn' w.
Breadth, moulded twenty-five iee'-
i Hold eight feet sir inches
1 Dad, twenty four inches 10 half hoor
/ Keel Of white oak, 10 be sided Yen ineues- .
Deaduoj forward and AT, Of hive oak or loeus', 20
he sided ten inches 10 he bolied Win copper, 'hie
1 quarters II an inch IN diameter.
Stern nost knee Of hive OAK 10 be bolted with copper
eiehths of an inch in diameter two the oous
and two in The arm and rseited under the Keel ano
| AFT side of the stern post
Inner stern post Of live oak or locust 10 DC soeu zen
| inches
Apron Of live oak or locust, to be sided one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wool and apron bolts to be Of copper se-
Of inch in diameter one foot above deep
ballast mark.
Floor limbers of live oak futocks and top timbers
of locust On red cedar sided inches moulded at floor
heads eight inches, al the plank sheer hse and nail
inches be completely framed, the frame bolts 10
be three-quarers Of inch in diameter every other
floor timber TO be boted with one copper bolt IN diam
ter eighths Of inch the alternate hoor TIM
bers 10 boej after the keelson is fitted with copper
bolts of the diameter, and ryetted under the
keel
Keelson of white oak to be sided ten inches.
Main Transom, of live oak, or locust to be bolied
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eighhs OF an
inch the remaining transoms 10 side seven inches,
and to be boted with copper seveneighhs OF an men
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, of live oak or To-
cusf Tn be sided nine inches.
Outside plank. The wales, four in number to be
in thickness three and half inches about seven inch
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 10 one
frame comprising two tmbers, with three iron spikes,
and one iron Lo of fve-eghths of an inch in diam
eier driven through and risetted The inside and
from thence to the Keel the bottom lanks Will be las
tened to the frames, with six inch composition spikes,
and fve-eghths copper bolts in the manner -
There will not be any trcenas. Butt, and Hood end
bolts TO be three quarters of inch in diameter, OF
copper. The wales TO be plugged.
Plank sheer of yellow pine three and half inches
thickness The stancheons, to be of locust, TO be
placed to form seven ports on each side with 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
Buwaks, from the stem to the stancheon OF the for
ward port TO be of white oak, one and half inches
thick thence to the stern Of yellow pine, from one and
a half to two inches in thickness in narrow sreaks
There to be two stern ports all the ports to have
shutters
The Rails to be Of oak or 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 a
half inches to be kneed at each end, with one lodge
| and one 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-quaIters of an inch
The Grub Knees of the half poop, to be bolted
with iron hree-quaters Of an inch in diameter, and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck with IRON
bolts, sevene igh.hs of an inch in diameter Deck
plank, of yellow pine three inches in thickness, no,
10 exceed five inches wide amidships to be fastened
with iron spikes andpugged.
| The Bowsprit, TO be of yellow pine, the masts OF
yellow pine; other smaller spars OF spruce, oil 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 10 the clamps of yellow pine two inches In
| thickness, fastened with IRON
| Berth Deck of ash yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orlop, fixed with matches, raised about
| fourteen inches above the running deck, extended
pine one and three quarters of 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, scu-
ties, hatchways, skylighls, cavils, ceas, &C., com
| plete
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness 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
\ - nr.n1. tInn IN ha
proved by such officer Of the Revenue service the
Secretary fthe 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 a third, who to determine whether the
work has been executed in all respects conformably
to the proposal End agreement.
The Proposals to be endorsed Proposals for build
! ing Revenue Gutter.
w FORWARD
Secretary Qfhe Treasury.
The New York journal Of Commerce, New York
Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore American,
Baltimore Patriot National In,elligencer and Madi-
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. LTD
| ItABINETS OF MINERALS Just received by
" F. TAYLOR, for sale a, an extremely low price
put up by professional mineralogst-two Cabinets
one Of ~ the other Of l IL specimens of minerals
Salts, Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combustlbes, and
| Ores--a numbered and labelled, with localities sc
SC Price ~ and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets OF Gems and Precious Stones.
| And large and valuable collection of the bes
works on Geology, Mneralogy, Conchology, Chem
istiy, and all their branches many Of them recently
imported by himself from London-several of them
entirely new. sept 80
Il Avs OF THE u. 5. in relation to the Navy
4 4 and Marine Corps just published by authority o.