The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-04
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
fifth AuHitOr's Office nril 81 1Sf7


PROPOSALS will be received Mt this Office until the
10Th day Of May next'a IL O'Clock, m for finding
soy e Ys aud m e
The tower to be of hard brick Form round Founda-
ton be sunk low be required make the whole
fabric Height of be IS feet from the
at the base 20 feet top The thickness Of the
walls at the base feet regularly graduated eet the
soapstone deck IA feet diameter outside inches
thick, and inches inside the sashe Of the lantern
Through the arch be scutte the lantern ~ by
rs inches. Scute door, iron frame shut ino-rabbets
covered with copper. The foundation and the walls be
be well plastered with the same, and whitewahed The
the be filed UP feet above the
nent To be door 6ect6 inches high, by feet Stone
do, and with bbs 70 receive
thick Door, strong iron trane covered with iron inch
thick strong hinges and latch Intel the door,
windows in the tower, II lights by 10, each glazed with
s s aa
hinges Stone a Ho rs n abbe , to
open with fastenings keep it shut Window cap and
stills, mica slate through the thickness of the walls
Circular iron stairs from tho paved floor within feet
of the of the scuttle the arch long,
10 inches wde inches rise connected with iron tube
clock weight to down. An opening side of this
tube IL inches wide, 8 feet long, from the bottom
head of the stairs be iron platform inch thick form
ing quarter circles the on the centre tube and upper
stair to inches into the brick wall On the apex
be iron standard feet high, which be
end OF an iron rail- the other end into the wall An
iron ladder % inches wide steps inches wide, thick
TO go from the platform n Nr The ssut'e of the arch
On the soapstone deck to be wrought iron octagon Ian
tern, sufficient height and diameter for the sash
IS ~ Post the lantern Two inches ens s to p e
down four feet into the wall. The top be dome formed
top inches WIDE II inches diameter there secured with
nuts and screws The dome TO be covered with copper, 81
term and rivet the top of the sash, which must be
inches wide On the top OF the dome to be iron
teen inches diameter, twentyfour inches high 30
inches long, IL inches wide secured the ventator In
with copper, shut tight into rabbets inch deep, with
two strong turn buttons and handler rabbe OF the snshes
inch thick Veil bedded in putty secured in
II be d in W "a os copper With
stud in the centre to ryet the copper TO- secured in with
OF the copper panes, made regulate the draught
air, and keep out the wet. Around the lantern to
to 80 two inches into the stone deck, two inches
an om e he up w then
40 pc TWO alngs men IRON All The iron and copper
outside II be- copper ne ia
run up one foot above the and down TO the ounda
ton of the tower there un-o four feet secured to the
tower with copper staples
DWELLING HOUSE
35 by 20 feet foundation brick wall one foot thick
t - inches below the surface of the ground and carried
ss inches square posts eleven feet high by 8 braced
above and below lower flooring io inches BY g. eigh
teen inches apart, bdged chamber floor oist by g. E
inches root, PITCH raers by nches sides, end and
roof boarded by good seasoned pine boards and shnged
with the best pine or cedar shingles, laid more
than four inches to the weather on the roof,
more than five inches at the sides and ends: house
to be divided into two rooms with entry between,
feet wide; chimney in each end of the house. with fire.
place i'm each paror, with three windows in each twelve
lights II by9 The stairs to lead from the entry into the
attic closet back of the stars; divided into two cham
bers with an entry between feet wide; of the cham
beers to be subdiyed into two; luhern window in the
entry between the chambers, lights by TO- colared
with lead, well both the chimnes; doors and
back OF the entry one into each parlo each chamber
except the front and back door, which be IL inch.
The front with reze lights with good lock- bolt back
door the doors hung with good hinges and atches win
dow in each chamber, IL lights, Paors chambers
entry below and in the attic, closet athed and plaster
ed finished in plain decent manner cutters back and
front OF the house. with trunks lead off the water and
opening IN the brick foundation each side the
inches piazza the front side of the house feet wide
floor to be six inches below the sill of door the ROOF
shnged all the wood work. except the roof painted two
all the floors in the house o be laid doube At
kitchen, 10 feet by IL, to stand brick pillars
from the ground feet post, boarded and shnged roof
chimney, with suitable fireplace for cooking with
ramel and hooks; the floor laid double auto
single and matched one window in tho attic compact
o steps go into the attic.
well to be dug Mt convenient distance, sufficiently
deep obtain a supply of good water, brcked up with
curb windlass, chain and bucket
If good water cannot be procured at a reasonable
pense be brick cisem to hold 300 gallons sides and
bottom hard brick IL inches thick laid cement and well
plasered inside with the
No be made TO the contractor for the above
work until it shall have been completed, and the
speced and approved by the collector and superintendent
of lights at Washington N. c. such person he shall
appoint for the purpose the whole 10 be completed, in
workmanlike manner, before the LIST day of No