Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-10-13

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DETRoIT, Sept. Ia, 1S47.
| PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until
L the 25th day of October next at II O clock NJ
for the building of two Light Houses and Dwelling
Houses, &c, at the following places; namely, one
at Southport, Wisconsin and one on Tail Point,
| the mouth of Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin, OF
the following materials and descriptions:
! Each Light House to be built Of split stone or
hard bricks, the form TO be round. The foundation
! 10 be sunk three feet or much deeper as may be
necessary to make the fabric secure, TO be built up
solid, aud laid in good lime mortar. The tower to
be IS feet high from the surface of the ground the
diameter OF the base to be IS feet, and that OF the
top y feet the thickness of the walls at the base
TO be 5 feet and to be uniformly graduated to #.
I At the top The top to be arched, which is to
he laid deck OF soap stone, or other stone of 4
proper quality. fourteen and half feet in diameter
and fl, inches thick and joints filled with white
/ lead On one side of the deck to be scuttle door,
to enter the lantern twenty four inches by twenty
inches the scuttle door an iron frame covered with
copper; the outside wall is to be pointed with Ro-
man cement, and white washed twice over; there
are to be six windows in the tower of twelve lights
each OF ten by eight glass, in strong frames. and
door OF five feet by three feet made OF double inch
boards cross nailed, with substantial hinges lock
and latch the ground floor to lie paved with brick
or stone.
sufficient number OF circular steps, to lead from
the ground floor within six feet of the lantern,
connected by centre post the stairs to be made
OF yellow pine clear OF sap and well seasoned-the
stairs and and floor to be two inch plank (planed)
From the top OF the stairs 10 the entrance OF the
scuttle to be an iron ladder with steps - inches
square
On the top of the tower TO be an iron lantern of
octagon form the posts to be two inches square,
to run down five feet into the stone brick work,
and secured with anchors. The height and diane
ter OF the lantern 10 be sufficient to admit an iron
sash in each octagon, TO contain Is lights $ by "a
glass, with a tier OF copper panes at the bottom
the rabbets of the sasbes to be three quarters of
inch deep, and glazed with double plate glass. In
one oil the octagons to be iron framed door COW
cred with copper feet by two in the clear, TO be
shut tight into the rabbets with strong turned but
ton I he top 10 be a dome formed by Is iron raft.
ers concentrating in iron hoop FIVE inches wide,
nine inches diameter, covered with copper thirty
two ounces to the sbuare foot, which is to come
down and rlvet in the place that forms the top of
the sash which Is TO be three inches wide.
On the dome to be a traVerslng ventator two
and a half feet long and fifteen inches diameter TO
which is to be secured copper yaine, three feet
long and twenty inches wide The ventilator and
vaiuc to be Trained with iron covered with copper
and painted black.
Around the lantern to be iron railing the
posts of which to be and three eghs OF an inch
square, connected by three ratings three quarters
OF an inch square, the upper one TO be feet from
the deck. The lantern and wood work OF of the
tower to be painted twice with white leaI. ex-
cept the dome which is to be black lantern white
inside.
The Light House to have complete electrical
conductor made OF copper three-quarters of inch
in diameter with an improved electrical point
10 be substantially secured with proper bolts and
STAYS to base, tower and dome-to extend in height
at least feet above the top Of the ventilator or
yane, and depth at least feet into the earth, form
ing an obtuse angle from the perpendicular of the
foundation OF the house.
The dwelling house TO be OF split stone or hard
brick, 81 feet by 30 from out to out. story Of
feet in the clear; divided into two rooms with an
entry between the stairs TO lead to the chambers
and the cellar 10 be IN the entry. A chimney with
a fireplace in each room, with iron or stone backs
and sides a cellar under the whole OF tue house,
with sufficient walls OF stone TO support the walls
Of the house, which are TO be twenty inches thick
the whole laid Up in lime mortar, and 10 be well
ronted. The roof 10 be rectangular, the boards of
which 10 be iointe and halv ed the roof joints to be
not less than eight inches by three at the ridge and
three inches by at the foot, with collar beams 7
inches By 4; the ioists be placed not over feet
apart TO be well secured, and covered with frs:
quality shingles. there to be three windows in
each room, OF sixteen lights of by 10 glass each,
and one of the same dimensions in each chamber
The doors 10 be four pannelled, with irst..oualty
hinges and thumb latch 10 each, good lock on
the outside door with bolt and thumb latch 10 the
back passage door. A closet in each room with
good lock to il. AL the doors to be doubled and
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