Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-09-22
TO CONTRACTORS.
Office Of Superintendent and Gen Inspector of Lights
~ " LAKES

~ W. Lakes
DETRoIT, Sept H. 1S47.
| PROPOSALS will be received at this Office until
l. thes25th day of October next, at IL 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 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 much deeper as may be
necessary to make the fabric secure to be built up
solid, ard laid in good lime mortar The tower 10
be IS feet high from the surface of the ground the
diameter of the base to be % feet and that of the
top II feet; tie thickness of the walls at the base
to be feet, and to be uniformly graduated to 2 #.
at the top. The top 70 be arched on which is to
| be laid a deck of soap stone, other stone of
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 scuttle door,
to enter the lantern twenty four inches by twenty
inches the scuttle door iron frame covered with
copper; the outside wall is to be ro.nted with Ro-
man cement, and white washed twice over; there
are to be six windows in the tower ottwege lights
each, OF ten by eight glass, in strong frames, and
door oil 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 seasoned-the
stairs and and floor to be two inch plank (planed)
From tie top Of the stairs to the entrance OF the
scutile to be iron ladder, with steps II inches
square
On the top of the tower 10 be an iron lantern of an
octacon form the posts TO lie two inches square,
n q ms fN q fpaft pfo - Or
and sceued with anchors. The height and dame
tcr OF The lantern TO be suite ent to admit iron
sash in each octagcn, TO contain Is lights by 24
glass, with a ter o. copper pancs at the bottom
the rabbets OF the sazhes be three quarters OF an
inch deep, and glazed with double plate glass. In
of tie octaGous 10 he an iron framed door,
eied with copper, feet By two in the clear to be
shut tight into the rabaes with strong turned but
ton lie top to be a dome formed by 10 iron raft
e. concentrating in an IRON hoop FIVE inches wide,
nre inches diameter, covered with copper thirty
two ounces tie sbuaie foot, which IS to come
down AID rIyet IN tie place that forms the top OF
tie sash, which is 70 be Il rec inches wide
On the dome to lie t. }eTsng yentllator two
and half feet long and sleen inches diameter, to
which is to lie secmeI a copper vaine, three sect
long ard twenty inches wide. The veutator ana
Vainc 10 be Trained With iron, covered with copper
and painted black.
posts Of which to be ard three eghts OF an inch
square, connected by three ratings three quarters
OF an inch square, tie UPPER ore l. be feet from
the deck The lantern and wood work OF of the
tower to he panied twice over with white lead eX-
ccrt the dome which is to be black; lantern white
INSIDE.
The Light House to have a complete electrical
conduc o., made OF copper threequareTs OF an inca
IN diameter, with an improved c.cc:g;c~! point
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stays 10 base, tower and doILe--to extend in height
tt e,st .cet above the top cf the [enulator or
ajre, and Cep IA at least eet into the earth form
ug an obuse angle i.om tie Pecfead.c ular Of the
ouHdIton OF the house.
sue dHe,lu. house TO lie of split store or hard
J..c,. II lcet BY - nom out TO out. oGe story OF
.,el in tie clear. divided INTO two rooms, with an
oa'TJ LCtWten the stairs 10 lead to tie chambers
nd tc cellar, to he in the entry. a chimney with
. .Heylce IN each room, with non or stone backs
-lI s.acs \ cellar under Tie whole OF tue ho0se
lisa sufficient walls OIL stone 10 support the walls
J.r Hau.c winch aje to lie tW envy inches thick;
tae Whole lad up in lime mortar a.I to be well
pointed The rooi 10 be rectangular, the boards oil
which 20 lie jointe3 and hall cj the roof joints to be
not less than eight inches by three at tie ridge, and
three Mcae- Jy 7 at tie loot with collar beams 7
uy4ei by d tie joists 10 be placed not over .cet
apart, 10 be Wei secured aud covered with first
"a --ty shingles. tIelc 'c ID Lc tdttC WINDOWS IN
each ioot3 OF sixteen lights Of by 10 glass each,
and one Of lie same dimensions in each chamber
he doo,s to lie Jour panneled, with Grst'quality
a1Hgc. and a thumb Latch to each, good lock on
HE Outs de door, with bolt and thumb latch 10 the
DacA passage door. y closet in each room with
good t1tl ,' IT, All the ioo'5 to be doubled and
'~I "'' " ''1,''e ols's % 'Ac His' moor 10 DC Il
- .'''..- ...- o. E9 SECOND 10 ne ~ ~ lhcAeS
..Hrr. tF .e lad ..-t rNcce..lg TWO ect apart.
Afro "'r.el a5..c.ej 10 lie dwelling house,
on.,.. oct ~ u.e.e Ia tae clear thcWail5 OF
..r "r ...s- c-tt .eet " -at with double floors,
ac .....s o.. Size a,s, D9's 10 he II by inches and
.|n second }" by q inches square. windows and
d. ar Besides a d.o. - canmun.c2te with tie
.dnc.Ua. house, Gimme, t IA, a fire place. and
..zelb.t oven ul.4 an iron door iron crane, tram
.,n aai it5.sat tue rr .cerI on, one SIDE ortEe
r..rracy q sink. vita = s,oar LEADING tbrouob the
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