The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-06
PROPOSALS FoR BUILDING A REVENUE
CUTTER
TaEAsuRY DEPARTMENT,

TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT,
10th October, lsii
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received a. tins
- Office, until the 9th December next, for building
the hull and fitting the spars Of vessel TO be employ
cd Revenue Gutter, Of the burihen OF aDou, one
hundred and hfy-one tons; to be compulsory cAu'Aso'
paved with pitch, and delivered in the ~aier.
The vessel to be built agreeahy TO model anu pio
file drat Of spars 10 be furnished upon entering into
the contract and Of materials corresponding 10 'he o
lowing dimensions and specifications TO VII
Length, between perpendeulars, eighty iees'
Breadth, moulded, twenty-five feel
Hold eight feet six inches.
Dead rise twenty four inches to half floor.
Keel Of white oak TO be sided ten inches.
Deadwood forward and afr Of live oak or locust 10
be sided ten inches 10 be boted with copper, three
| quarters Of an inch IN diameter
Sternpos knee of live oak, TO be boied with copper
Gig hths of inch in diameter, two in the body
and two in the arm, and nyetted under the Keel ana
aft side Of the stern post.
Inner sernpost live 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 Sc
veneighths Of inch in diameter one foot above deep
ballast mark.
Floor timbers, of live oak futtocks and top mbers
oflocus red cedar sided sir inches moulded al oor
heads eight inches the plank sheer five and halt
inches To be completely framed, the frame bolts 10
be hreequarters of inch in diameter; every other
ter eighihs of inch the alternate fioor tim-
bers be boted after the keelson fitted with copper
bolts Of the same diameter, and rivetted under the
keel
Keelson of white oak, to be sided ten inches,
Main Transom, of live oak, or locust, To be boled
with two iron bolts in diameter seven-eghth of an
inch; the remaining transoms 10 side seven inches,
and be bolted with copper seveneghths of an inch
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, of live oak or To-
"a a la1 incl
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 TO one
frame comprising timbers, with three iron spikes,
and iron lot Of ive-eighths of an inch IN diam
eier driven through, and ryeed on the inside and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will be fas-
tened to the frames, with sir inch composition spikes,
and fye-eghths copper bolts in the same manner -
There will not be any rcenails Butt, and Hood end
bolts, 10 be ihreequarters of an inch In diameter OF
copper. The wales to be plugged
Pank-sheeE of yellow pine, three and half inches
thickness The stancheons, to be of locust to be
placed 10 form ports each side, with one 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 ne
Bulwaiks from the stem to the stancheon OF the Tor
ward port, TO be of white oak, and a half inches
thick thence to the of yellow pine, from and
half to two inches in thick ness, in narrow streaks
There to be two ports all the ports to have
shutters.
Tbs Rails to be of oak or yellow pine.
Breast Hooks of live oak, two below the deck hook
fastened with copper bolts threequarters 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 lodge,
and one lap knee; be sided FIVE inches, excepting
the mast beams, which to have dagger knee, in
lieu OF the lap knee be boted with iron, in diane
ter hree-quaiters Of an inch.
The Grub Knees of the half poop, To be boted
with iron three-quaters of inch in diameter and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck, with iron
bolts, seven eighths of an inch in diameter. Deck
plank, Of yellow pine, three inches in thickness, not
to exceed five inches wide emdships, 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 di-
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, inch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keclson.
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, 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 Gwen
ty four feet in length and sixteen inches high from
the main deck) as may be directed, with bits, scut-
ties, hatchways, skylighs, cavs, cleats, &c, COM
plete.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amidshps 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 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 conformably
to the proposal end 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 lntelgencer, and Madi-
sonan 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 II It'd
CABINETS OF MINERALS Just received by
~ F. TAYLOR, for sale at an extremely low price,
put up by professional mneralogist-two Cabinets,
one of u, the other of ll2 specimens of minerals
Salts Earthly Salts Earthly Stones, Combus,bles, and
Ores-all numbered and labelled, with localities &c.
&c Price - and 20 dollars each
! Also, two Cabinets of Gems and Precious Stones.
| And a large and valuable collection of the best
works on Geology, Mineralogy Conchology, Chem
stiy and all their branches; many of them recently
imported by himself from London-several of them
entirely new. sept 80