Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15
August 25, ls4s.-L50-5t*
observation-disclosures Office,


Proposals will be received at this Office, at II
o'clock, NJ, Of each day, until the 9th day of
September next for building and delivering at its
station, a vessel to be used Floating Light in
Savannah River on the Knoll near Cockspur Is
land of the following materials and Dimensions,
viz: The vessel to he ify-four feet keel, eighteen
feet bean. seven feet hold siXty-four feet ten
inches on deck, making sevenytWO tons or there
about, of Custom H use tonnage: to be built in
frames of live oak, locust, and red cedar timber,
hoI'cd together with iron; the f0or-mhers are to
be of white oak, every other foortimbcr to be
bolted through the keel with copper bolts. The
keeIson 10 be of whitc oak, and I'oTtet1 through
every other foor-timber and keel with copper
bolts, 50 that every foor-timbcr shall he boitcd
through the keel, the bottom plank TO be of two
inch heart yellow pine plank, wales ofthree inch
white oak plank tapcrng down flush with tie
bottom pl nix deck plank to be OF two ard a halt
inch white pine plank, and not to be more than
six inches in breadth, 20 he fastened with copper
spikes, and plugged; beams to he Of heart yellow
pine, or good white oak; to be we'll knced with two
good white oak knees at each end OF each beam
knees to be boited with the best American iron or
English catle 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 he neatly planked with good white pine, one
inch thick. The vessel will have a trunk cabin,
finished with berths lockers, and shelves, for the
accommodation of SIX persons; to have bulk
head forward, forming an oil room sufficiently
large to contain eight double tin oil cansters with
which it is to be furnished; the oil canisters to
contain fifty gallons each, and to be fitted with
covers and oil cocks; to have two masts, forylive
feet long and nine inches square. kept three feet
six inches asunder fore and aitwise, with two
shrouds on each side, and stays from the
head Of the mast<, one to the stem and
the other to the s;crn post, all 10 be of five inch
rope; to have camboose, fitted on a platform
covered with sheet lead, upon deck or in the hold,
as may be most convenient, OF sufficient SIZE to
accommodate six persons; to have two common
pumps a suitable boat and oars, capsain or
windass, a befry, and bell Of two hundred pounds
weight; t. have suitable davts for hosting the
boat, and trysaIl mast properly fitted for the
mansail to have two concave circular moorng
anchors, with proper s>ivels, each anchor to
weigh twelve hundred pounds, a chain cable Of
one and a quarter inch iron, sixty fathoms long,
an extra swivel and large connecting shackIes; a
common anchor to weigh four hundred and fifty
pounds. and cham cable Of three quarters CT an
inch, of inch iron, eighty fathoms long. The
vessel will also be furnished with copper lantern,
| three feet square and four feet high to contain a
copper lamp, of the compass kind, to hold six
quarts of oil, and fitted TO burn twelve wicks, and
| hung with compass motion; the lanterns to be
glazed with white glass; of double thickness, eight
inches by ten; the lantern to travel up and down
between the masts, (Which connected at the
! head by a strong iron frame, through which the
lantern passes) upon frame, watch will be rails
| ed by means of two eadcn weights running in a
groove the fore and aft sides of the masts OF
sufficient weight to keep the lantern and its trav-
cling frame in equipose these weights to be sus-
pended by single rope attached 10 their upper
ends, and running over shleve placed IN the
head of each mast, and passing through groove
in the side Of the travelling frame, and fixed to its
lower end; the frame is drawn down by single
rope attached thereto. The vessel to be furnished
with storm sails, No. l canvass, and awning
TO extend from the stern to the main hatches OF
The best canvass a cast iron pipe to be furnished
to pass through the deck and the fore part of the
vessel, above water, through which the chain ca.
bic is TO pass; to- be furnished with twenty-five
tons of good fasstone ballast, which is to be laid
on battons to keep it two inches above the ceiling
and platform laid over it to be furnished with
: sixty ana thirty ga1lUIIs lIUn puuuu water
casks, buckets, harness casks, &c, and suitable
cast iron stove for the cabin in short, the vessc
with her fixtures and equipments to be complete
and painted with three coats of paint throughout
and to be finished in every particular to the entire
satisfaction of the Collector of the port of Savau
nah or such other person as he may appoint tc
inspect the same, and the vessel to be delivered al
her station on or before the Goth December next
No payment to be made until the vessel shall be
inspected, approved and delivered
W. b. BULLOCK, Collector
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