The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-09
PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
TWO REVENUE CUTTERS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

CEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will he
~ received, at this office, until the 18th day OF
April next, for building the hulls and fitting the
spars OF two vessels, to be employed as Revenue
Cutters OF the burden Of about $50 tons 10 be
petely caulkcd, payed with pitch, and delivered in
the water.
Each vessel to be built agreeably to a model and
profile draft Of spars, TO be Furnished upon entering
into the contract and Of materials corresponding
to the following dimensions and specifications, 10
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Length, between perpendiculars, eighty eight feet
Breadth, moulded, twenty two feet
Hold, eight feet six inches.
Dead rise, twenty -four inches to half floor
Keel Of white oak, 10 be sided ten inches.
Dead wood forward and aft, of live oak or locust,
to be sided ten nches to be bolted with copper three
quarters of an inch IT. diameter.
Sern post knee of live oak, TO be bolted with cop
per seveneighths of an inch in diameter, two in the
body and two in the arm, and rveted under the keel
| and aft side of the stern-post
Inner stern-post, Of live oak locust to be sided
ten inches.
Apron, of live oak locust, to be sided one foo,
three inches
Fore dead wood and apron bolts TO be Of copper
seven-eghths of an inch in diameter one foot above
deep ballast mark.
Floor tnbers, Of live oak futtocks and top tim
bers, OF locust red CEDAR sided six inches mould
ed at floor heads eight inches at the plank sheer five
eiu iidif 'uCneo W NC COHlpictcIy framed, The
frame bolts to be threequarters of an inch in dame
ter; every floor timber 10 be bolted with copper
bolt IN diameter seyen-eighths of inch the alter
nate floor timbers to be boted after the keelson is
fitted, with copper-bots, Of the diameter, and
rveted under The keel
keelson, Of white oak to be sided ten inches
Main traDsom of live oak locust to be boted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eiehths of an
| inch the remaining transoms TO be sided seven
inches and to be bolted with copper seveneghths 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
inches 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 bolt of hveeiehths Of an
inch in diameter, driven through and riveted on the
| inside; and from thence to the keel, the bottom
planks will be fastened to the frames, with six inch
composition Spikes and ive-cighths copper bolts in
! the same manner. There will not be any treenails
Butt, and hoodend bolts to be thrce-quartcrs of an
inch IN diameter, of copper The wales are TO be
, plugged
Plank-shcer OF yellow pine, three and half inches
in thickness The stancheons, to be Of locust to lie
placed to form seven ports each side, with one be-
tween each port, and three abreast Of the mass on
each side, to support the channels, ard two on each
side between the forward port and the bows The
buwarks, from the stem 10 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 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 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 or vel
low pine, in thickness at the upper edge three inches
tpuf. redgc fun and half ipoka
stem 10 stern.
Beams, Of yellow pine, to be sided nine inches
and moulded seven and half inches rounded two
and half inches TO be kneed at each end with one
lodge and one lap knee; 10 be sided FIVE inches ex-
cepting the mast beams, which TO have a dagger
knee IN lieu of the lap knee, 10 be boted with iron
in diameter three-qusrters Of an inch.
The grub knees of the half poop TO be bolted with
iron three-quar,ers OF an inch in diameter, and the
bulkheads secured from de- deck with iron bolts
seven eigbths Of an inch in diameter Deck plank
Of yellow pine, three inches ia thickness, not to
coed five inches wide amidst ps to be fastened with
iron spikes and plugged
The bowsprit TO be Of yellow pine the rnasts of
yellow pine other smaller spars Of spruce OF the d.
mansions noted on the draft The mast partners of
live oak and knecd.
The cat-hesds and stern davits Of oak
Salt stops TO be placed where required
Crosssteps Of white oak, bolted with IRON one inch
IN diameter, and properly secured on the keelson
The ceiling plank, white oak TO the Aoor-heads
thence 10 the clamps Of yellow pine two inches in
thickness, listened 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 and three quarters Of an inch in thickness
The arrangement OF the decks and half poop
(t~enty -four feet in length, and sixteen inches high
from the main deck as may be directed with bits |
scuttles, hatchwsys, skyghts, cavis, cleats, Sc,
completed.
The shoe, ten inches in thickness amidshps taper
ing 10 the stem ard stern post Of oak fastened with
copper bolts threequar,ers Of an inch In diameter
and with suitable composition spikes.
The materials used in the construction TO be ap-
proved by such officer Of the service as the
Secretary Of the Treasury may appoint.
The vessels 10 be completed within ninety days 4
from the date Of the contract and the workmanship
to be inspected previous TO delivery by two compe-
tent Judges, one to be chosen by each Of the parte.
to the contract who, in the event Of their disagree
ment TO choose third, who are to determine |
whether the work has been executed in all respects
comfortably TO the proposal and agreement.
The proposals To be endorsed Proposals for build
ing Revenue Cutors.n
The Department reserves 10 itself the right OF al
erug the mode, 10 increase or diminish the |
tonnage Of or both vessels as may be dcemrd ex-
pedi nj. The proposals will therefore state what
deduction will be made from the offers in case ma,
be determined TO build Of I25 tons aud VIA, q.
crease in case the other should be us
w. FORWARD
Secretary Of the Treasury
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