Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-08
Office.

SAvASN>H 22d August, lS48.
Proposals will he received at this office at IL
o'clock, NJ, of each day, until the Goth day of
September next, for building and delivering at its
station, vessel to be used as Floating Light IN
Savannah River on the Knoll lear Cockspur Is
Iand. of the following materials and dimensions,
viz: The vessel to be fifty-four feet keel eighteen
feet beam. seven feet hold, sixty-four feet ten
inches on deck, making seventy.two tons or there
about, of Custoni-House tonnage: to be built in
frames of live oak, locust and red cedar timber,
boiled together with ron the fioor-;lmbcrs are TO
be of white oak, every other hooTtimber to be
boted through the keel with copper bolts. The
kcelson to be of white oak, and hoIted through
every other floortimber and keel with copper
bolts. so that every foor-timbcr shall be boiled
through the keel the -kottom- plank TO be of two
inch heart yellow pine plank, wales of three inch
white oak plank. tapering down flush with the
bottom pink; deck plank to be of two and a half
inch white pine plank, and not to be more than
| six inches in breadth, to be fastened with copper
spikes, and plugged; beams to he of heart yellow
pine, good white oak; to be well kneed with two
good white Cak knees at each end OF each beam
knees to be bolted with the best American iron or
English cable iron the vessel to be thoroughly
copper fastened as high as the deck frame,
and coppered with twenty -four ounce copper the
wais: of the vessel, between the plancing and rail-
to be neatly planked with good white pine, one
inch thick. The vessel will have trunk cabin,
finished with berths lockers, and shelves, for the
accommodation of six persons to have a bulk
head forward, forming an oil room sufficiently
large to contain eight double tin oil canistcrs, with
which it is to be furnished; the oil canisers TO
contain fifty gallons each, and to be fitted with
covers and oil cocks; to have two masts, fory-fve
feet long and nine inches square. kept three feet
six inches aSunder fore and aftwlse, with two
shrouds each side, and stays from the
head OF the masts, one to the stem and
the other to the stern post, all 10 be OF tive inch
rope; to have camboo>t, fitted on a platform
covered with sheet lead, upon deck or in the hold.
as may he most convenient, Of suiC ient size to
accommodate six persons; to have two common
pumps. suitable boat and oars, capsain or
wnda>s, beIfry, and bell of two hundred pounds
! weight; t. have suitable davs for h"stIng the
boat, and rysall mast properly fitted tor the
mansail: to have two concave circular moorlng
anchors, with proper s'ivcIs, each anchor to
weigh twelve hundred pounds, chain cable of
one and a quarter inch iron, sixty fathoms long,
an extra swivel and large connecting shacklcs; a
common anchor 10 weigh four hundred and fifty
pounds, and cham cable Of thee quarters of an
inch of inch iron, eighty m,homs long. The
vessel will also be furnished with copper lantern,
three feet square and four feet high, to contain
copper lamp, of the compass kind, 10 hold six
quarts Of OIL and fitted to burn twelve wIcks, and
hung with a compass motion; the lanterns TO he
glazed with white glass, of double thickness. eight
inches by ten; the lantern TO travel up and down
between the ma>ts, (Which are connected at the
head by strong iron FRAME through which the
lantern passes, upon Il Frame watch Will be rails
ed Ey means of two Ieaden weights running in
groove on the fore and aft sides of the ma>t5 OF
sufficient weight to keep the lantern and It's trav-
cling frame in cquipose; these weights to I've sus-
pended 10y siugle rope attached TO their upper
/ ends, and running over a shieve paced IN the
head of each mast, and passing through groove
in The side of the travelling frame, and fixed to IT.
/ lower end /; tho frame is drawn down by single
rope attached thereto. The vessel 10 De furnished
with storm sails, No. canvass, and an awning.
| 10 extend from the stern to the main Matches Of
he best canvass a cast iron pipe to be furnished,
to pass through the deck aud the fore part of The
vessel, above water, through which the chain ca
| bic is 10 pass; to I've furnished with TWENTY five
tons If good fiagstOne ballast, which IS 10 he laid
on battOns TO keep it two inches above the ceiling,
and platform laid over 1t !; TO be furnished with
| . sixty and thirty gallons iron bound wafer
casks, buckets, harness casks, &c. and suitable
cast iron stove for tie cabin, in short, the vessel
with her fixtures and equipments to be completes
and painted with three coats of paint Throughout,
aud be finished in every particular to tbs entire
satisfaction of the Collector of the port OF SSNah-
nah or SUCH other person as he may sPpoIht 10
inspect the same, and the vessel to b oci'ered al
her station on or before the 2Otb Oecenoer next
| No payment to be made unit the Fessel snaIl Dc
| inspected, approved and dedVcIeu.
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