The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-20
PROPOSALS ron THE CONSTRUCTION or
r TWO REVENUE CUTTERS


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| February 10, 1888.
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited, and will be
- received, at this Office, until the 18th day OF
April next, for building the hulls and fitting the
sPais Oh Two vessels, TO be employed as Revenue
Cutters, OF the burden Of about 80 tons To be com
Pe'ely caulked, payed with pitch, and delivered in
| the water
Each vessel TO be built agreeably to model and
Prohie DRAFT OF spars TO be furnished upon entering
hto The contract, and Of materials corresponding
] 70 'he following dimensions and specifications, 10
vii
Length, between perpendicuars, eighty eight feet.
hfeadth, moulded, twenty two feet
Hold, eight feet six inches
Dead rise, twenty -four inches To half floor.
heei OF white oak, to be sided ten inches.
Dead wood, forward and att, of live oak locust,
To be sided ten inches 10 be bolted with copper three
quarters oil an inch IL diameter
Sern post knee of live oak, 10 be bolted with cop
per se'cn-eighhs OF an inch in diameter two in the
Dody aud TWO IN the arm, and ryeted under the keel
and ait side OF the stern-post
Inner stern-post of live oak locust 10 be sided
ten inches.
Apron, Of live oak OF locust to be sided one foot
three inches.
Fore dead wood aud apron bolts, to be of copper,
seven-eightbs OF an inch in diameter, foot above
deep ballast mark
Floor t'mbers of live oak futtocks aud top tim
bcs, Oh locust OF red cedar sided six inches mould
ed al foor heads eight inches at the plank sheer five
and hall inches 10 be completely framed the
frame bolts TO be threequarters Of an inch in dame
ter; every fioor timber 10 be boed with one copper
Doll, ~ diameter seveneighths OF inch the alter
nate moor timbers 10 be boIted after the keelson is
fitted with copper-boIts Of the same diameter and
| riyeted under the keel.
! keelson, of white oak, to be sided ten inches.
MAN transom, OF live oak or locust to be boted
with two iron bolts, in diane seven-e ghths 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. 10 be
IN thickness three and half inches about seven
inches WIDE, fairly and gradually diminishing to
'n'ckness OF the bottom plank two and half inches
oi "ho OAK each streak of the wales to be fastened
iron spikes, and iron bolt of 6ve.eigbths Of an
inch IN diameter, driven through and riveed on the
nnsiue unu from thence TO the keel the bottom
p'a"As m,i oc fastened to the frames with six inch
uo"poslion spikes and fve-eghths copper bolts in
Butt and hood-end bolts to be three-ouarter, of an
| men IN diameter OF copper. The wales are to be
plugged.
rank-sheer OF yellow pine three and half inches
III thickness The stancheons to be of locust to lie
placed TO form seven ports on each SIDE with one be-
tween each port and three abreast of the masts, on
side between the forward port and the bows The
buwarks, 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 half to two inches in thickness in narrow
streaks. There are 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 hree-quarters of
an inch in diameter. Clamps of white oak or vel
low 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 half inches TO be kneed al each end with one
lodge, and one lap knee; TO be sided five inches ex-
cePting the mast beams, which are 10 have dagger
knee in lieu of the lap knee, to be bolted with iron
in diameter 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
bulkheads secured from de to deck with iron bolts
seven. eighths Of an inch in diameter. Deck plank
of yellow pine, three inches in thickness not to ex
coed five inches wide amidst ips to be fastened with
iron spikes and plugged
The bowsprt 70 be Of yellow pine. the masts of
yellow pine other smaller spars Of spruce, of the d.
mansions noted on the draft. The mast partners Of
live oak and kDeed.
The cat-heads and stern davis of oak
Salt stops to bc placed where required
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson.
The ceiling plank white oak to the hoor-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 hatches 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
(wenty-f -four feet in length, and sixteen inches high
from the main deck may be directed, with bits
scutlles, hatchways, skyghts esvlls, cleats, Sc,
completed.
The shoe ten inches in thickness amidships. taper
ing the and stern post, Of oak fastened with
copper bolts threequarters 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 service a. the
Secretary Of the Treasury may appoint
The vessels to be completed within ninety days
from the date OF the contract, and the workmanship
to be inspected previous to delivery by two compc-
tent Judges one be chosen by each OF the parties
to the contract who, in the event Of their disagree
ment are to choose third, who are 10 determine
whether ihe work has been executed in all respects
conformaby to the proposal and agreement
The proposals TO be endorsed Proposals for build
lng Revenue Cutters
The Department reserves to itself the right Of al.
tering the mode. as TO increase diminish the
tonnage Of ono both vessels, may be deemrd
pedi,nt. The proposals will therefore state what
deduction will be made from the offers in il may
be determined 10 build one Of l2J tons and what IN
crease in case the other should be Us.
w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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The Madisoniar Republican aud Sun, Baltimore;
American Sentinel and Evening Mercury Phrladel-
pha Union and STANDARD, New York, will copy this
advertisement, and present the account 10 the col.
lcctors Of the respective ports for payment.
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