The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-29
Treasury DEPARTMENT.,
Fifth Auditors Office April ~, 1917.
DROE,OSALS VIII be received this ofiicc until tn

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Fifth Auditors Office, April n, 1917.
DROPOsALS will be received at this Office until the
ea s an day Il MAY next At u scoef & for ndng
boddys Island North Carolina, agreeaby TO the following
spec ihcations, vizi
The tower TO be of hard brick. Form round. Founda-
lion 10 be sunk as low be required make the whole
ce OF he ground TO the top ct The stone deck Diameter
Mt the base 70 feet the top IL feet The thickness Of
walls at the base feet regularly graduated to feet the
top where there is to be arch turned which is be laid
soapstone deck ii feet diameter outside inches
thick and TO run two inches inside the sases of the lantern
The arch to bea scute to enter the lantern "a by
20 inches Scnte door, an iron frame to shut ntoabbels
covered with copper The foundation and the walls 10 be
laid solid with the best Rosendae The exterior
be well plasered with the same and whtewashed. The
ofthe ground paved with hard brick laid in ce-
menr. To be door fee6 inches high by feet Stone
the door and lock- Doorsl sione 20 wide inches
thick Door, strong iron frame, covered with inch
slate through the thickness OF the walls To be
windows the tower, IL lights by 10, glazed with
secured INTO the brick work The middle one hung viii
hinges Stone jambs inches square, with rabbss to
open, with astenings to keep shut Window cap and
sil mica slate, through the thickness walls
Circular iron stairs from the paved floor within feet
of the entrance OF the scue in the ach stairs feet long,
10 inches wide, inches rise connected with lube
in the centre. III inches diameter in the hollow, for the
clock weight to down An opening side of this
tube y inches Vide feet long feet from the bottom
head of the stairs to be iron platform inch thick form
quarter circle the apex the centre tube and upper
be iron standard feet high, which be secured
end of rail- the other end go into the wall An
iron ladder % inches wide steps inches wide, thick
To go from the platform into the scutte OF the arch.
LANTERN
On the soap-stone deck tobe wrought iron ocagon lam
term sufficient height diameter for the sash in each oc-
tagon contain lights, % by o. and copper pane
% by H. Post of the lantern inches square,
down four the wall The top to be dome formed
by sixteen iron raers concentrating in an iron hoop at the
top inches wde IL inches diameter there secured with
nuts and The dome TO be covered with copper 81
tern, and vet on the top OF the sash, which must be
framed traversng ventlator and vane; ventiator
teen inches diameter, twenty four inches higl vane 80
one of the octagons be ron-iamed door, covered
with copper to shut tight into abbets inch deep, with
strong buttons and handles rabbes of snshes
inch deep; bearing Of the glass, inch Lantern glazed
viii best French plate glass no plate to be less than
ea u pins to each pane the ower e
in each sash to be filled in with Fl copper, with
lead pins In four of octagons to be venator in one
Of the copper panes made 50 as TO regulate the draugh Of
| be an iron railing Post IA inch square, the foot
to 90 two inches into the stone deck, two inches
from the outer edge; up five feet then in
and secured through the lanter,-post with and
o o be t, two s inch aod iron All the on and
outside To- be copper electrical rod inch diameter to
ton {" Of the tower there turno four feet secured to the
tower with copper staples
| DWELLING HOUSE.
IS by 20 feet; foundation hard brick; wall foot thick
laid Is inches below the surface Of the ground and carried
sis niche, square posts eleven foot high by g. brnesd
s inches apart & s oof ps
inches apart, to be laid so that the rooms finish feet
roof boarded by good pine boards and snged
with the best pine cedar shingles, laid not more
more than five inches the sides and ends; house
to be divided into two rooms, with entry between
place in each parlo with three windows in each, twelve
fights IL by9 The stairs to lead from the entry into the
eIp bor lnt the ptp
bers, with entry between feet wide; of the cham
bers to be subdvided into two luhem window in the
entry between the chambers, ten lights by TO- colared
with lead, well as both the chimnes; doors in front and
back Of the entry one into each paro to each chamber
except the front and back door, which TO be u inch
door the doors hung With good hinges and aehes W
dow in each chamber IL Lights Shy TO- Paors, chambers
ed finished plain decent manners cutters back and
front of the house, with trunks to lead off the and
nches piazza the front side Of the house feet WIDE
floor be six inches below the sill of the door, the roo
COATS all the floors in the house to be laid double. AT
convenient distance from the dwelling house be frame
kitchen, Is feet by u, to stand six brick pillars feet
from the ground feet post boarded and shingled roof
pitch two windows, u lights, by TO- and door
crane, trane and hooks the floor laid double attic floor
single and matched window in the attic compact
stairs steps to 80 into the attic
A well to be dug, convenient distance, sufficiently
deep obtain asupPy of good water bricked up, with
a curb windIass, chain and bucket.
II good water cannot be procured at reasonable ex
pense be brick hold 1000 gallons, sides and
bottom hard brick IL inches thick laid in cement and well
plasered inside with the
No payment to be made to the contractor for the above
work until il shall have been completed, and the
pected and approved by the collector and superintendent
of lights Washington ~ O., or such person he shall
appoint for the purpose the whole to be completed in
workmanke manner, or before the 1st day of No
vember next April 2f-du5May
NEW GOODs.-The subscribers are now receiving a
IN large supply of goods, purchased lately in New
York very reduced prices and they will offer them
small advance the cost We have now open in dress
materials
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