The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-25
PROPOSALS ron THE CONSTRUCTION or
TWO REVENUE CUTTERS


- received, at this Office, until the 18th day Of
April next for building the hulls aud fitting the
spars OF two vessels, TO be employed as Revenue
Cutters, of the burden Of about $50 tons be com
pe'eiy cauked pased with pitch, and delivered IA
the water
Zach vessel to be built agreesby 10 model and
pfohie DRAFT OF spars, TO be furnished upon entering
INTO the contract, and of materials corresponding
TO the following dimensions aud specific atoms 10
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Length, between Perpendicular eighty eight feet.
Breadth, moulded, twenty two feet
Hold, eight feet six inches.
Dead rise, twenty -four inches 10 half floor
Keel OF White oak, TO be sided ten inches.
Dead wood, forward and aft, Of live oak or locust,
to be sided ten inches 10 be boed with copper three
quarters OF an inch IL diameter
Sern post knee of live oak. 10 be bolted with COP
per sesen-eighths Of inch IN diameter two in the
body and two in the arm, and rvetcd under tho keel
and an side Of the stcrn-post.
Inner stern-post, Of 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, 10 DO of copper.
seven-eghths Of inch in diameter one foot above
deep ballast mark
Floor tmbers, of live oak futtocks and ton tim
beers, Of locust red CEDAR sided six inches, mould
cd al moor heads eight inches, at the plank sheer Eve
and hall inches; to be completely framed, the
frame bolts to be hree-quarers OF an inch in diane
teri every hoor timber 10 be bolted with ono copper
bolt in diameter seven-eghths of an inch the alter
nate floor timbers to be bolted after the keelson "
htted with copper-bolts OF the same diameter and
rvetcd under the keel.
keeson, OF white oak TO be sided ton inches
Main transom, of live oak locust to be bolted
with two iron bolts, in diameter seven-eishths OF an
| inch; the remaining transoms to be sided seven
inches, and to be boed with copper cighths 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 w'de fairly and gradually diminishing TO
thickness of the bottom plank two ami half nchos
of white oak, each streak Of the wales to be fastened
to one frame comprising two timbers, with three
iron spikes, and one iron bolt Of fve-ei shths of an
inch in dameter driven through and rivoted on the
inside; and from thence to the keel, the bottom
panks will be fastened to the frames with six inch
composition spikes, and fye-eighths copper bolts In
the same manner There will not be any treenails
Butt, and hood-end bolts, to be three-quarers of an
inch 10 diameter, of copper. The wales arc to DO
plugged.
Plank ofyellow pine, three and half inches
IN thickness The stancheons to be Of locust 70 be
placed to form ports each side with one be-
tween each port and three abreast Of the masts on
each side, to support the channels, ard two on each
| side between the forward port and the bows Tho
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 tho
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 quarter 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
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and half inches; to be kneed at each end with one
lodge, and one lap knee TO be sided five inches, OK
cepting the mast beams, which TO 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 boltcd with
iron thrce-quarters Of an inch in diameter and the
bulkhcads secured from deck TO deck with iron bolts
eveneighths Of an inch in diameter Deck plank,
of yellow pine, three inches in thickness not to OK
coed five inches wide amidships, to be fastened with
iron spikes and plugged.
The bowsprt to 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 kneed
The catheads and stern davits of oak
Salt stops to be placed where required
Cross-steps OF white oak, bocd with iron one inch
in diameter, and properly secured on the keelson
The ceiling plank white oak to the Aoor-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 one and three-quarters OF an inch in thickness
The arrangement Of the decks and half poop
wentyfour feet in length, and sixteen inches high
from the main deck) as may be directed, with bits
scuttes, hatchways, skylghts, cavils, clests, &c.
completed
The shoe, ten inches in thickness amidships taper-
ing to the stem and stern post, of oak fastened with
copper bolts three-quarters Of inch in diameter
and with suitable composition spikes.
The materials used in the construction TO be ap-
proved by such officer Of the revenue service as 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 compe-
tent judges, TO be chosen by each of the parties
the contract, who, in the event of their disagree
ment, are TO choose third, who to determine
whether the work has been executed in all respects
conformably to the proposal and agreement
The proposals to be endorsed Proposals for build
ing Revenue Cutters"
The Department reserves TO itself the right of al
terng the mode. as to increase or diminish the
tonnage Of one both vessels, as may be deemrd rx
pedtnt. The proposals will therefore state wha,
deduction will be made from the offers in case II may
be determined 10 build Of l25 TONS and what In
crease in case the other should be lis.
w. FORWARD,
Secretary Of the Treasury
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The MadisoniaL Republican and Sun. Baltimore,
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phia Union and Standard, New York will copy hi,
advertisement, and present the account 10 the col.
lectors Of the respective ports for payment.
PATENT OrpIcE, 10Th February Is45
ON the petition of Calvin Emmops, executor Of
~ UrI Emmons, of New York CITY wing far m.