The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-30
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Fifth Auditors Office, April p, 1877.
PROPOSALS. bio received this Office until the

PROPOSALS. will be received at this Office until the
18th day Of May next at IL o'clock, M, for finding
terals and building lighthouse and keepers dwelling
Boddy Island North Carolina agreeaby to the following
The tower to be of hard brick Form, round Founda-
lion to be sunk asow be required make the whole
fabric secure Height of tower to be So feet from the sur
base 20 feet the top IL feet The thickness of the
oe on which ee d
soapstone deck IA feet diameter outside inches
thick and inches inside the ases of the lantern
Through the arch be scutte the lantern "a by
rs inches Scutte door, an iron frame to shut rabbets,
laid solid with the best Rosendale The
be well pastcred with the same, and witewashed The
the ground then paved with hard brick laid in
ment To be door feet inches high, by feet Stone
the lock- Door-sll sone 20 inches wide inches
thick Door, strong iron irame covered with iron inch
thick, strong hinges and latch Intel the door, mica
sate through thickness the walls To
windows The tower, IL lights by 10, each glazed with
the The Middle aoa %ng %
spsss ao H Is eshsl with tn aS0ss TO
open with astenings to keep shut Wmdow cap and
Circular iron stairs from the paved floor to within feet
of he of the scute in the arch; stairs feet long,
in the centre ii inches diameter in the hollow for the
clock weight TO down. An opening side Of this
An iron hand railing the whole length Of the stairs At the
head of the stairs to be an iron platform inch thick form
stair to inches brick wall On the apex TO
be AN iron standard feet high, which is to be secured
cnd
iron ladder ~ inches wide; steps inches wide, thick
To go from the platform n MT The sSate Of the arch
On the soapstone deck tobe wrought iron ocagon Ian
term sufficient height and diameter for the sash in each
p by r. Post o, the rnien two inches square, to run
down four feet into the wall The top be dome formed
top inches wde IL inches diameter there secured with
nuts and The dome be covered with copper 30
term and ve the top of the sash, which be 3
inches, wide On the top of the come to be iron
mad truua nd civ
inches diameter, wentyou ircaes high vane 30
inches long, IL inches wide secured the yentlaor In
of the octagons to be ron-famed door, covered
with "copper" TO shut tight into rabbets inch deep, with
two strong turn buttons and handles rabbes of the sashes
inch deep bearing OF the glass, inch Lantern glazed
With best French plate glass no plate TO be less than
iShs OF an inch thick well bedded in Pny secured in
panes in each sash be filed in with "a copper, with
lead pins In four of the octagons venlator
OF the copper panes made so as to regulate the draugh OF
be iron railing. Post II inch square, the foot
to go two inches into the deck, two inches
and secured through the tern % with nut and @
To be two rnilings inch iron All the iron and copper
outside TO be copper electrical rod inch diameter, to
foot above the Sane and down the founda
tion oil the tower, there turmoil four feet secured the
tower with copper staples
DWELLING HOUSE.
SO by 20 feet; foundation hard brick wal foot thick
laid IL inches below the surface of the ground and carried
up feet above which is to be laid frame building
sils inches square posts eleven feet high by g. baced
above and below lower flooring Joist inches by 8, egh
teen inches apart to be laid that the finish feet
inches roof pitch, raes by 4jnches; Sides end, and
ROOT boarded by good seasoned pine boards and shned
with the best pine or cedar shingles laid not more
| than four inches TO the weather the roof or
more than five inches at the sides and ends house
to be divided into two rooms, with entry between,
ieetwde; chimney in each end of the house, with fire.
place in each paror, with three windows in EACH twelve
lights IL by9 The stairs lead from the entry into the
attic; closet back of the stairs attic divided into two cham
ber with entry between feet wdc one Of the cham
bers to be subdivded into uilern window in the
entry between the chambers lights by TO- colaed
with lead well as both the chinies doors front and
back OF the entry, into each paor, TO each chamber
and the closet the doors be four pannced, thick
except the front and back door, which be u inch
The front with reze lights 18th good lock; bolt back
dow in each chamber IL lights Shy 10. ParIo chambers
entry below and in the ac and closet aed and plaster
ed, finished in plain decent manner cutters back and
front OF the house, with trunks TO lead off the waters and
opening in the brick foundation each side oft by
ncles piazza the front side of the house wide
floor be six inches below the sill of the door, the ROOF
shingled all the wood work. except the roof painted two
oil the floors in the house be laid double. AT
convenient distance from the dwelling be frame
Kitchen 10 feet by ~ TO stand on six brick pillars feet
pitch two windows IL lights, by 10; and one door
a chimney, with n suitable fireplace for cooking with
crane, irane and hooks; the floor laid double attic floor
stairs steps 10 60 into the attic. t V
"A well to be dug, at convenient distance, sufficiently
deep 10 obtain supply q good water brcked up with
II good water cannot be procured NJ reasonable
pensc be brick cisfe hold 200 gallons sides and
bottom hard brick II inches thick laid in cement and well
No payment to be made the contractor for the above
work until Il shall have been completed, and the in
spcced and approved by the collector and superintendent
appoint for the purpose the whole TO be completed in
workmanlike manner, OF before the LIST day Of No
' vember next April 24-dtI6May