The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-03
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Fifth Auditors Office, April 81 1917
PROPOSALS. VIII be received MT this Office unti the

PROPOSALS. Will n this Office until the
L 18th day of May II O'Clock, m. for finding ma
terias and building lighthouse and keepers dwelling on
Boddys Island North Carolina, agrceaby 10 the following
The tower be of hard brick. Form round Founda-
lion TO be sunk slow be required TO make the whole
the base 20 feet, the top IL feet The thickness the
top where be arch turned which is to be laid
soapstone deck Ii feet diameter outside inches
thick, and TO inches inside the sases OF the lantern
Through the arch 10 bea scule enter the lantern p by
70 inches Seute DOOR an iron frame to shut ntorabbes
covered with copper The foundation and the walls be
laid solid the Rosendae cement The exterior to
be well pastered with the same and whitewashed The
ofthe TO be filed up feet above the surface
of the ground then paved over with hard brick laid in
nsn' TO be d9 20 6se6 inches high by feet Stone
the door and lock- Doorsl stone 20 inches wide inches
thick, strong hinges latch Intel the door, mica
slate to run through the thickness Of the walls To be three
strong glass sashes wrought iron upper and lower ones
secured the brick work The middle hung with
ceive the sash Hook Is inches long to keep the sash
open, with astenings to keep it shut Window cap and
Circular iron stairs from the paved floor within
of the OF the scue the arch; feet long,
in the centre, III inches diameter in the hollow, for the
clock weight to down An opening side of this
tube IL inches wide, feet long, feet from the bottom
An iron hand railing the whole length of the At the
head OF The stairs to be an iron platform inch thick form
quarter circle; the apex the tube and upper
inches into the brick wall On the pex
end of rail- the other end the wall An
iron ladder % inches wide steps inches wide, thick
10 go from the platform A RS sha sSu'e OF the arch
On the soap-Stone deck tobe wrought iron ocagon Ian
term sufficient height and diameter for the sash in each
agon contain six lights, Is by D. and copper pane
by IL Post of the lantern two inches square,
by sixteen iron raers, concentrating in an hoop at the
top inches wde u inches diameter there secured with
and The dome be covered with copper 80
or to the foot to come down, the hoop of the Ian
tern, and rve on the top of the sash, which be
inches wide On the top of the dome be an iron
framed traversng ventilator and ventiator
teen inches diameter, wenty-ou inches high vane 30
inches long, II inches wide secured the ventlaor In
one OF the octagons TO be ron-famed door, covered
with copper shut tight into rabbets inch deep, with
two strong turn buttons and handle rabbes of the sashes
men deep bearing OF the glass, inch Lantern glazed
Y,h be French plate glass no plate 10 be less than
with twelve lead pins to each pane. The lower tier of
panes in each sash to be filled in with "a copper, with
lead pins In four of the ocagons to be venlaor in
OF the o1pPer Pane made SO as to regnse the draugh Of
be an iron railing Post II inch square, the foot
to go two inches into the deck, inches
and secured through the lanernpos, with and screw.
work to be painted two Lantern white inside black
outside To be copper electrical rod inch diameter to
ton of the tower there turmoil four feet secured
tower with copper staples.
DWELLING HOUSE.
35 by 20 feet; foundation hard brick; wall foot thick,
laid IL inches below the surface of the ground and carried
up feet above; which is to be laid frame building,
stills inches square posts eleven feet high by s. baced
y,
teen inches apart, bridged chamber floor ios by 6, f
inches apart be laid that the finish feet
inches roof pitch, rafter by inches; Sides end, and
boarded by good pine boards and singled
with the best pine cedar shingles, laid more
than four inches TO the weather the roof or
more than five inches the sides and cnds house
to be divided into two rooms, with an entry between,
ieewde chimney in each end OF the house, with fire
place in each parlo with three windows In each, twelve
lights IL by g. The stairs lead from the entry the
attic closet back Of the attic divided into cham
bers TO be subdvided into two; uthern window in the
chambers. 4
with lead well both the cbimnies doors in front and
back OF the entry into each paror TO each chamber,
and the closet the doors be four panneed inch thick
except the and back door, which be inch
The front with frieze lights, with good lock- bolt on back
door; the doors hung with good hinges and atches
dow in each chamber IL lights by 10 Parors chambers,
entry below and in the attic and closet ated and plaster
ed, finished in plain decent manner; CUTTERS back and
front of the house, with trunks to lead of the water; and
opening the brick foundation each side of the house IL by
nche piazza the front side of the house wide,
floor be six inches below the sill OF the door, the ROOF
shngled all the wood work. except the roof painted
coats all the floors in the house be laid double At
convenient distance from the dwelling house be frame
kitchen, 10 feet by H. TO stand on sax brick pillars feet
from ground feet post boarded and snged root
pitch Windows IL lights, by 10; and one door
a chimney, with suitable replace for cooking, with
crane trane and hooks the floor laid double attic floor
single and matched; window in the attic compact
stairs steps go into the attic
well 10 be dug, convenient distance, sufficiently
deep to obtain supply OF good water brcked uP with
a curb windlass, chain and bucket
If good water cannot be procured at reasonable ex-
pense to be brick cisem to hold LOO gallons, sides and
bottom hard brick II inches thick laid in and well
No payment be made the for the above
work until it shah have been completed, and the in
pected and approved by the collector and superintendent
OF lights at Washington ". c. or such person he shall
appont for the purpose the whole be completed, in
workmanike manner, on or before the lst day OF No
vember next April 24-dtI5May