The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-24
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
PROPOSALS Will be received Mt this Office until the

| Is. Fifth Auditors Office, April II, 4o47,
PROPOSALS. will be a Office until the
18th day of May next at IL O'Clock, m, for finding ma
erials and building lighthouse and keepers dwelling
Boddys Island North Carolina agreeably to the following
The tower to be of hard brick Form, round. Founda-
ton be sunk as low be required to make the winds
fabric Height of to be 55 feet from the
face Of the ground to the top Of the stone deck Diameter
walls at the base feet regularly graduated to feet at the
where there is to be an arch turned which is to be laid
thick, and inches inside the sashes of the lantern
Through the arch to be scuttle the lantern by
26 inches scutte door, iron frame shut ntosrabbet
covered with copper The foundation and the walls TO be
be well pastered with the same, and whitewashed The
the to be filled feet above the surface
ment To be door feet inches high, by Stone
dooposs and 10 inches square, with abbets receive
thick. Door, strong iron frame, covered with iron inch
thick, strong hinges and latch Intel the door,
windows in the tower, IL Lights by TO- each glazed with
as ash bac w %s H and 6 %
IS e shut s
ss mica slate, through the thickness of the walls
Of the entrance Of the scue in the arch stairs feet long
TO inches wide inches rise connected with iron tube
clock weight to run down An opening on one side Of this
tube IL inches wide, feet long,, feet from the bottom
head of the stairs to be AN iron platform inch thick form
ing quarter circle the apex the tube and upper
inches into the back wall. On the apex
be an standard feet high, which be secured
end of iron rail- the other end go into the wall An
iron ladder ~ inches wide; steps inches wide, thick
To from the platform into the scuttle of the arch.
| LANTERN.
On the soap-stone deck toll wrought iron ocagon lam
sufficient height and diameter for the sash in each
tagon contain six light % by e. and copper pane
down four feet into the wall The top to be dome formed
by sixteen iron raier concentrating in iron hobp at the
nuts and screws The be covered with copper 80
the foot to come down, turn the hoop of the Ian
term and rlvet on the top oil the sash, which must be
| O be ron
framed traversing ventator and ventilaor six
inches long, II inches wde secured the venlaor. In
of the ocagons to be iron framed door, covered
with copper, shut tight into rabbets inch Deep with
strong buttons and handle; abbets of the shes
inch deep; bearing of the glass, inch. Lantern glazed
iS!hs Of inch thick well bedded putty, secured in
with twelve n lead pins to 6 zach pane , The lower tier Of
stud in the centre rvet the copper secured in with
lead pins In four of the octagons to be venato
air, and keep out the wet Around the lantern to
be s wo on ne sag into PQ he d inch sgp the foot
from the outer edges to up five feet, then in
To be two rulings inch ron All the iron and copper
work to be painted two coats Lantern white inside, black
run up one above the vane and down to the FONDA.
ton of the tower, then turmoil four feet, secured
tower with copper staples
DWELLING HOUSE.
35 by 20 foundation hard brick one foot thick
laid Is inches below the surface of the ground carried
up feet above which is to be laid frame building,
q. Drdced
above and below lower flooring oist inches by 8, egh-
inches apart, bdged; chamber floor jost by g. if
teen inches apart be laid that the finish feet;
inches roof pitch raters by inches; Sides end, and
root boarded by good seasoned boards and shngled
i with the best pine cedar shingles, laid
than four inches TO the weather the roof, or
more Than five inches at the sides and ends; house
to be divided into rooms, with entry betw
feet wide; chimney in each end of the house, with fire.
place IN each paror, with three windows IN EACH twelve
lights IL by The stairs to lead from the entry into the
atic closet back of the attic divided into two cham
bers, with entry between feet wde of the cham
ID
with lead well both the chimnes doors in front and
back the entry into each parlor to each chamber,
and the closet doors to be four panneed inch thick
except the front and back door, which be u inch
The front with freze lights with good lock- bolt back
door; the doors hung with good hinges and atches
dow in each chamber IL lights Shy TO- P&ors chambers,
entry below and in the attic, and closet athed and plaster
ed, finished in plain decent manners cutters back and
front of the house. with trunks to lead off the water and
opening the brick foundation each side of the house IL by
inches piazz the front side of the house feet wide
floor be six inches below the sill of the door, the
shnged all the wood work, except the roof painted two
coats all the floors in the house to be laid double. At
convenient distance from the dwelling house be frame
frame kitchen, Is by H. stand six brick pillars feet
from the ground feet posts boarded and shingled
chimney with suitable eplace for cooking with
crane, tamel, and hooks the floor laid double attic oo
single and matched window in the attic compac
stairs or steps 90 into the attic.
well TO be dug, ut convenient distance, sufficiently
deep to obtain obtain supply OF good water, bcked up
with curb windass chain and bucket.
/ If good water be procured reasonable ex
pense, to be brick ciste hold 200 gallons, sides
bottom hard brick IL sches thick laid in and wei
pastered inside with the same.
No payment be made the contractor for the above
work until it shall have been completed, and the in
speced and approved by the collector and superintendent
oil lights at Washington N Co. such person as he shat
appoint for the purpose the whole be completed, in
workmanlike manner, before the LIST day Of No
yember next April 2t-dl5May