The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-30

PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING | REVENUE
CUTTER


PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING REVENUE
CUTTER.
TREAsuRY Der trmENr,
10Th ctober, l6fi.
CsEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office until the 9th December II, for building
the hull and fitting the spars Of TO be employ
ed asa Revenue Gutter, of the burh Of about one
hundred and fiiy-one tons 10 be cor ieely cauiked
payed with pitch, and delivered in Oh. water
The vessel TO be built agreeably 10 model and pro-
file drat off pars TO be furnished up entering into
the contract and Of materials coresp ding to the to-
lowing dimensions and specifications, owit
Length between perpendIculars, eil my eight feet
Breadth, moulded. tweniy-two feet
Hold eight feet six inches.
Dead rise twenty four inches to hal door.
Keel, of white oak, TO be sided ten ches.
Deadwood forward and aft Of live * or locust, to
be sided ten inches TO be boed with copper, three
quarters Of an inch in diameter,
Stern post knee OF live oak, to be Dol with COPPER
sesen-eighhs Of inch in diameter q DIN the body,
and two in the arm, and nve,ted under The keel and
aft side Of the stern post.
Inner sternrost, Olive oak or locust be sided ten
inches
Apron, Of live oak or locust, to be 81 I'd foot
three inches
Fore dead wood and apron bolts, to bee copper,
ven eighhs Of inch in diameter, foe above deep
ballast mark.
Floor tmbers, of live oak futocks and op timbers
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heads eight inches at the plank sheer nv and hall
inches TO be completely framed, the fran bolts TO
be threequarters of inch in diameter cry other
floor timber TO be bolted with one copper be in diam
ter cighths of inch the alternate ioor tim
bers to be bolted after the keelson is fitted copper
bolts, Of the diameter, and riveted der the
keel.
Keelson, of white oak, to be sided ten inc IS,
Main Transom, of live oak, or locust, TO bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eigh of an
ha min tran In sid sey
and to be boed with copper seven-eighths oil an inch
in diameter.
knight Heads and Hause pieces, of live o. lor To-
Gust 10 be sided nine inches
Outside plank. The wales, four in numb to be
in thickness three and half inches about inch
wide fairly and gradually diminishing to tn kness
Of the bottom plank, two and a half inches o white
oak each streak Of the wales TO be fastener, 10 one
frame comprising two timbers, with three iron pixies,
and iron Lott Of 6ve-eght Of an inch in liam
eler, driven through and rivetted the inside and
from thence to the keel the bottom tanks will fas-
tened 10 the frames, with six inch compositions ikes,
and fve-eighths copper bolts in the same man er-
There will not be any treenas Butt, and Ho" lend
bolts, TO be threequarters of an inch in diane Il OF
copper. The wales are to be plugged.
Plank-sheer, Of yellow pine three and ham .hes
IN thickness The stancheons, to be OF locust, y be
placed TO form ports each side with ON be-
tween each port, and three abreast of the mass, on
each side TO support the channels, and two ach
side between the forward port and the bows. The
Bulwaiks from the stem to the stancheon of the for
ward port, to be of white oak, and half in hes
thick thence to the stern Of yellow plnc from ono md
half to two inches in thickness, in narrow STR ks.
shutters.
The Rails TO be of oak yellow pine.
Breast Hooks, of live oak, two below the deck ok,
fastened with copper bolts, three quarters of an nch
in diameter Clamps of white oak or yellow pin IN
thickness at the upper edge three inches lower ige
two and half inches, extending from stem to st
Beams Of yellow pine, to be sided nine inches, nd
moulded seven and half inches; rounded two an
half nches to be kneed at each end with one o'Se,
and one lap knee; to be sided five inches, excep ng
the mast beams, which to have dagger knee, in
lieu of the lap knee to be boted with iron, dia
ter three-quaters Of an inch.
The Grub Knees Of the half poop, to be bo''ed
with iron three quarters of an inch in diameter, and
the bulk heals secured from deck to deck with iDn
bolts seven-eghths of an inch in diameter. Il ok
plank, Of yellow pine, three inches in thickness. ot
to exceed FIVE inches wide amdshps 70 10 fastened
with iron spikes and plugged.
The Bowspit to be q yellow pine, the mast7 Of
mansions ncs.d on the urait. Inc mast partners OF
liye osL and kneed
The Cat-heads, and stern davits, of oak.
Salt Stops to he placed, where required
Cross steps Of white oak, boed with iron, one II Oh
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson.
The Ceiling plank, white oak to the floor hea .,
thence 10 the clamps Of yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, fastened with iron.
Berth Deck of ash or yellow pine, two inches in
thickness, orop, fixed with matches, raised all at
fourteen inches above the running deck, EXTENDED
from the fore to the mainmast. Cabin deck, yell W
pine, one and three-quaIters Of an inch IN Thu k
ness.
The arrangement of the decks and half poop (tw n
ty four feet inlength, and sixteen inches high, f.
the main deck) may be directed, with bits, SC /
ties, hatchways skylighs, cavils, ceats, &C., c.
plete.
The Shoe, ten inches in thickness amidships, tap
ing to the stem and stern post, of oak, fastened IN
copper bolts three quarters Of nm inch in diameter, I'D
with suitable composition spikes
The materials used in the constr uction to be p
proved by such officer of the Revenue service as he
Secretary ofthe Treasury may appoint.
The vessel to be completed within ninety daysf
the date Of the contract, and the workmanship to be
inspected previous to delivery, by two compe ut
Judges one TO be chosen by each of the parties 10 ne
contract who in the event Of their disagreement, fe
10 choose third who to determine whether The
work has been executed in all respects conform ~
10 the proposal md agreement.
The Proposals be endorsed, Proposals for bn d.
. w. FORWARD,
Sssreeafygc me Treasure.
The New York journal of Commerce, New Y rk
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Ameri, n,
Baltimore Patriot National Intellgencer, and NJ Ii
soniaD will insert the above notice twice week I'll
the 9TH December, ana present their accounts 10 lne
Collector of the Customs where published for w.
ment. Oct Ut
CABINETS OF MINERALS just receives by
~ +. TAYLOR, for sale a, an extremely low p. &c,
put up by professional mineraogist-two Cabin Is,
one of -, the other of liz specimens of minera
Salts Earthly Salts Earthly Stones Combustibles, nd
Ores-all numbered and labelled with localities, &c.
&c. Price ~ and 20 dollars each.
Also, two Cabinets Of Gems and Precious Stone.
And large and valuable collection of the est
works on Geology, Mneralogy, Conchoogy, Oh m
stiy, and all their branches; many of them rece y
imported by himself from London-seyeral Of 4 EN-
entirely new. sept3J
r Avs OF TIE U. 5. in relation TO the Navy