The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-12
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Filth Auditors Office, April "a, 1871
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PROPOSALS. VIII be received this Office until the

PROPOSALS. Will he received at this Office until the
L 10Th day of May IL O'clock m. for finding ma
eria and building lighthouse and keepers dwelling
Boddy's Island, North Carolina, ageeaby the following
specifications, viz;
The TO be of hard brick. Form round Founda-
fabric secure Height of to be 55 feet sur
face OF the ground to the top Of the deck. Diameter
walls at the base feet, regularly graduated feet the
top where there is to be arch turned which be laid
soapstone deck Ia feet diameter outside inches
thick and inches inside the sases Of the lantern
Through the arch to bea scue the lantern "a by
covered with copper The foundation and the walls to be-
laid solid with the best Rosendae The exterior
ofthe be filled up fee, above the surface
OF the ground then paved oyer with hard brick laid in
doorpo and cap 10 inches square, with abbets
the door and lock. Doos sione 20 inches wide inches
thick, strong hinges and latch Intel the door, mica
slate to through the thickness OF the walls To be three
secured into the brick work The middle one hung with
the ssh sfSs ws keep the
open, viii, .d astenng 70 keep shut WndoW cap and
Circular iron stairs from the paved floor within feet
OF the entrance of the scue nthe arch stairs feet long,
10 inches wide, inches rise, connected with tube
in the centre, ii inches diameter in the hollow for the
eG 5a y 20 ruin e Hm opeHg % one side OF this
An iron hand railing the whole length of the stairs At the
inca OF oa ne s cp 70 fe an on m men thick
stair to run inches into the brick wall On the apex to
one end rail, the other end go the wall An
iron ladder % inches wide steps inches wide, thick
10 go from the platform me !ha fSue OF the arch
On the soapsone deck obe wrought iron octagon Ian
contain six lights IS by %, copper pane
~ by H. Post OF the lantern two inches square,
down four feet into the wall The top be dome formed
by sixteen iron aters concentrating in hoop
top, inches wide, u inches diameter there secured with
and The dome be covered with "copper" 80
to the foot to come down, the hoop of the Ian
tern and rvet on the top Of the sash, which must be
inches wide. On the top of the dome to be iron
framed traversing venlator and ventilaor six
teen inches diameter twenty-our inches high vane 30
inches long, IL inches wde secured the venator In
one of the ocagons to be iron framed door, covered
with copper to shut tight into rabbets inch deep, with
two strong turn buttons and hande abbets Of the ahes
inch deep; bearing of the glass; inch Lantern glazed
with best French plate glass no plate to be less than
with twelve lead pins 10 each pane The y lower tier Of
panes in each sash to be filed in with "a copper with
stud In the centre To rivet the copper secured with
lead pins In four Of the octagons be ventsto in
air and keep out the wet. Around the lantern to
| be an iron railing. Post IA inch square, the foot
| to go two inches into the stone deck, inches
and secured through the anern-post with and
work be painted two coats Lantern white inside black
outside To be copper electrical rod, inch diameter
ton Of the tower, there turmoil four feet secured to the
tower with copper staples.
DWELLING HOUSE
30 by 20 feet foundation hard brick wall thick,
up feet above which is to be laid frame building,
slls inches square posts eleven feet high by g. baced
, ..
teen inches apart bridged chamber floor .iost by 6, If
teen inches apart, be laid that the finish feet
inches roof pitch, raes by inches Sides end, and
boarded by good seasoned pine boards and shngcd
with the best pine cedar shingles, laid not more
| than four inches to the weather the roof
more than five inches the sides and ends house
feetwde chimney in each end of the house, with fire.
place in each parlor with three windows in each, twelve
lights IL by g. The stairs lead from the entry pto the
attic; closet back of the attic divided into cham
bers, with entry between feet wide one of the cham
bers to be subdvided into two luthern window the
entry between the chambers lights by TO- colared
back of the entry, into each paror each chamber
and the closet doors be four panneled inch thick
except the front and back door, which be IL inch
The front with freze lights, with good lock- bolt on back
door hung with good hinges and iatches a win
dow in each chamber IL lights, Shy TO- Parlor chambers
entry below and in the attic, and closet lahed and plaster
front of the house, with trunks to lead off the and
opening in the brick foundation each side the house IL by
inches piazza the front side OF the house feet wide
floor inches below the sill of the door the roof
shnged all the wood work, except the roof painted
all the floors in the house be laid double. At
convenient distance from the dwelling house to be frame
from the ground feet post, boarded and shingled roof
pitch two windows, IL lights, by TO- and one door
a chimney with suitable fireplace for cooking with
crane trainel and hooks the floor laid double attic floor
stairs steps to 90 into the attic
well 10 be dug, nj convenient distance sufficiently
deep obtain supply OF good water, bricked up, with
curb windass chain and bucket.
If good water cannot be procured at reasonable
pense to be brick cstern hold BOO gallons sides and
bottom hard brick inches thick laid cement well
plastered inside with the same.
No payment made to the contractor for the above
work until shall been Completed and the in
sPee,ed and approved by the collector and
appoint for the purpose the whole to be completed, IN
workmanlke manner, or before the LIST day of No
vember next April A-dtl5Nay