Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-09-29
TO CONTRACTORS.
Office Of Superintendent and Gen Inspector Of Lights
~ W. Lakes

PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until
4 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 Taa Point near
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
to be sunk three feet or as much deeper as may be
necessary to make the fabric secure 10 be built up
solid and laid in good lime mortar. The tower TO
be % feet high from the surface OF the ground the
diameter OF the base TO be % feet and that of the
top u feet; the thickness of the walls at the base
to be feet, and TO be uniformly graduated TO it..
at the top The top to be arched, on which is 10
he laid d deck of soap stone other stone of a
proper quality fourteen and half feet IN diameter
and five inches thick; and Joints filled with white
lead. On one side OF the deck to be a scutte door
to enter the lantern, twenty four inches by twenty
inches. the scutte 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 a
door OF five feet by three feet, made of double inch
boards, cross nailed, with substantial hinges, lock
and latch the ground floor to be paved with brick
or stone.
A sufficient number of circular steps, to lead from
the ground floor TO WITHIN six feet of the lantern,
connected by centre post; the Stairs to be made
OF yellow pine. clear OF sap and well seasoucd-the
stairs and and floor to be two inch plank (paned)
From the t5p OF the stairs to the entrance OF the
scutle to be an iron ladder, with steps - inches
square.
On the top Of the tower TO be an iron lantern Of
octagon form; tue posts 10 lie two inches square.
to down five feet INTO the stone or brick work,
and scared with anchors. The height and diane
ter OF the lantern to lie sufficient 10 admit iron
sash in each octagon, to contain Is lights ) by "a
glass with tier OF copper paues at the bottom :;
the rabbes OF the sashes TO be three quarters oil an
inch deep, and glazed with double plate glass In
one OF the octagons to be an iron framed door coy
cred with copper, 1 feet by two in the clear TO be
shut tight into the rabbes with strong turned but
ton The top to be a dome formed by Is iron raft
ers concentrating in an iron hoop five inches wide,
nine inches diameter, covered with copper thirty
two Gun es % the sbuare foot, which is to come
down and rivct IN the place that forms The top OF
the sash. which is to be three inches wide.
On the dome to be TIA, ers ng Neutlator two
and hall !cct long and fifteen inches diameter to
which is to be secured copper vaiEe, three feet
long and twenty mctes wide. The lentllator and
va,ue TO be Trained with iron, covered with copper
and painted black
Around tie lantern to be an IRON railing the
i"H> % VIM" 10 ~ ' Ga" 'i-'i'' VI an N.Y.
square, connected by three ratings three quarters
o. 'u lhth sfudie' Tue upper one 10 oe rect from
the deck. The lantern and wood work OF OF the
tower to be painted twice over with white lcai eN-
cept the dome which is to be black; lantern white
INSIDE.
The Light House 10 have a complete electrical
toHluc'of mace OF copper 'hIcc quarters % an men
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from tie dwelling. OF stone OF brick, FIVE ie"t by
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walled up with stone or brick; the root To be well
shugied
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curr GOOD water n a cou> enicnt distance from the
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