The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-19
.aIs for building SIX Schooner. for the United
A'-' States Revenue Service.

- FIR Revenue vessels ana h!ufcsseu 10 lHe
ock noon Of 10Th day OF October next for furnish
lng g aaoaf r seooners Tor the United repnue
,ypice The materials and dimensions as follows
Four topsa schooners of less Than hundred and
e6v nor more Than hundred and ffy-bve each,
custom house measurement
hed by this department. and the vessels TO be completed
within four months ater the delivery OF the building plans
The keels of white oak, TO side inches, and to be
,eye inches deep below the rabbet The whole OF the
soor brs be of white oak, and their shape TO be of
KsOas OF same materials by twelve inches Every
alternate floor timber be bolted with copper bolts three
quarters of inch thck The remaining floor tmbers 10
he fastened through the keel and keeson with copper bolts
seyen.eghths of one inch thick.
Dadmood OF white oak apron, Knight hsads, and tran
SONS live oak and both TO be fully and securely fastened
with copper bolts eighths oil one inch thick.
flames of white-o oak, be placed two feet apart from
centre 10 CENTRE mould twelve inches at the heel and
of same materials floors the shape to be Of natural
growth and scarf less than four feet TOP tnb1s TO
om aft the poopdeck extends, and forward from
The fore rigging B,acqrks be solid forward of the fore
rigging and be planked l. side and out with wo-inch
whteoak plank The remaining portion of the Lulwarks
to be single, and of twoneh whe-pne plank. and the
whole ofthe deck buwarks wales, &c to be plugged.
Saneons to be OF locust perfectly clean and sound and
TO side seven inches
three inches thick Wales of like materials, four inches
thick and diminish the thickness Of the bottom The
bottom to be fastened with composition spikes, seven
inches long, and two locust eenais in each frame and TO
be butboed throughout with copper bolts hve-eghhs OF
one inch thick and four srakes the bge 10 be fastened
copper bolts hreequarters OF one inch thick, and not
The c,il,ng of yellow pine inches thick except
four bge srake which be oak four inches thick,
and TO be fastened with two spikes IN each frame
thick and twelve inches wide and each strake 10 scarf six
each side with two bolts three of one
inch hick in each frame and strake.
Deck frame TO be of yellow pine beams to mould six
inches the ends and nine inches in the centres and to
side than inches, with carnes proper inter
walls To be thoroughly secured with lodge and bosom
and hanging knees under each alternate BEAM The
be thoroughly Knees VIII be
admitted. Waterways to be OF white pne nine by thir
teen inches and be- thoroughly fastened the beams and
side
The deck to be Of white pine free from knots and
shakes three inches thick and six inches wide except three
stakes each side the waterways, which will be
of the materials and width, but four inches in thick
ness, which three sakes will be let into the beams and
canes and boed through the side and waterways with
bolts ve-egh!h of one inch thick and not less than four
spikes in each beam and STAKE and one In each car
line.
Hatch and conbings to be of mahogany. covered
with composition plates on the top and corners.
Plank shear and main rail of oak or yellow pine, four
Hammock rail and meftings 10 be finished in the usual
manner. Full poop deck, flush with the main rail- and
with cockpit aft. Beams OF poop deck OF white pine,
and deck of like materials two and one-hai inches r
thickness and the whole to be securely kneed anc aster
Faste deck extend to the bowspr bits. Berth deck
to be OF white ash and laid in haches and furnished Wi'
all necessary iasenngs The copper astenings of the bot
be carried foot above the load line The whole to
planed and all the wood and iron work to be
cred with three coats OF bes, paint The bottom to be rs
sheahing copper properly distributed from eighteen
owenty-eght ounces to the square loot 10 furnish al
s or 1Ssy fhe or to be Of White
pine and the residue of the of spruce, free from
To furnish all the ron brass, and plumbers work. (nclu
ding patent waer-cosets in any way connected with
anchors, chains, water tanks and armament To furnish
and hit on board of each vessel two copper pump" sm
lar to those manufactured by J. Allare CO. OF New
York, complete of gear. and boxes To
nnisl all the blocks. with iron work complete All blocks
blocks and provided with friction rollers and all of less
size, with iron pins and bushes. To furnish a capsan
description To furnish the materials iastenings, &c,
usual on board of vessels and execute every de-
connected with the vessels, except that Of
the cabin, wardroom, and Storage below the deck In
furnish all the materials execute all the
before. mentioned work in faithful manner and to the
satisfaction of the superintendent aad deliver the vessels
aroat safe habor the Atlantic; fully finished, fur
nshed and equipped, with the exception OF SAILS rigging
chains anchors, water tanks armament canbo0se nau.l
cal cabin and ward room furniture boats, and
oner's work OF cabin ward room, and steerage,
sons engaged IN ship building And be
companed by the signatures OF two responsible persons as
sureiles for the faithful fulflnent Of the contract
One halt of the OF contract will be paid on pre-
eniaion of satisfactory evidence that the vessels are
panked up ceiled and decks laid and the balance on
the delivery the vessels completed
Tpo topsa ontreboard shoonrs, of not less than one
hundred than hundred and fifteen tons meas
urement, be delvered-one Lake Erie, and one on
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as the Others with the exception
the astenngs which will be of iron, and mould OF frames
which will be inches the heel and five at the head,
and The vessels coppered, and with the addition OF
JoINER,s WORK
To furnish all the materials fastenings &c., of the very
best description and all the Joiners work connect
ed with the cabin wardoom, and steera8e below the deck
TIE berths to be open fronts drawers underneath
The berth and fronts. pasters, &c, in cabin
and wardroom be of black walnut, and the residue 10
be of white pine well seasoned, and perfectly Tree from
knots All the pine woodw OF the cabin nd wardoom
to be covered with three coats OF best English Whitehead
the two last be well pumced down, and all the
work covered with three coats OF copal vanish he STEER
age be painted with three coats of white lead Two
oeIths IN the cabin four III the wardoo and ee IN the
Storage To furnish a mahogany extension table for the
cabin and for the wadroom. 10 provide all such
pane lockers Nc, usual on board OF revehuesves'
sells Also com panion ladders OF mahogany.
Payment will be made when satisfactory evidence sha
have been produced that all the materials astenlnss NC,
nave been furnished, the work completed and the spna
tons OF the fully complied With No bids VIII be
entertained except from shiploiners, accompanied by SUI
The whole be finished within four months after the
plans are delivered.
BOATS.
10 furnish the materials, construct and deliver at such
or or the Atlantic coast four New London whale
boats wentyou feet long, and four square stern cutters
same length and on Lake Erie or Ontario, two OF each
Inscription SAID boats must be built OF the very pes
e OAK and cedar the gunwales without scarf ana 'e
hloers OF natural crook bent be copper fastened
throughout and furnished with sets OF oars fitted com
Pee two boathooks, yoke, and rowlocks OF brass
Ire whole to be finished in the best manner and cover
WIN three coats OF lead color paint, and IN all respects
satisfactory to the superintendent. Payment will be made
ondelveIy
SAlLMAKER'S WORK.
10 furnish the best materials of bolt twne compo-
uon hlmbles, reef points, &c. In fact furnish all the
materials except the CLOTH and make all the sails usual
ou OF revenue vessel carrying oreopsail and top
sauant san with hatch tarpauns, quarter, main, and
me- mscasue deck awnings Awnln for two quarter boats
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