Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01
Custom Observation-Disclosures Office.

SAVANNAH, 22d August, l84S.
Proposals will be received at this Office, at 2
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 near Cockspur Is
land, of the following materials and dimensions,
viz: The vessel to he ftlyfour feet keel, eighteen
feet beam. seven feet hold, sixty-lour feet ten
inches on deck, making sevcny.t two tons or there
about, of Custom House tonnage: to be built IN
frames of live oak. locust, and red cedar timber
boiled together with iron; tie f0or-mbers are to
be of white oak, every other foor-timber 10 be
bolted through the keel with copper bolts. The
keeIson to be of white oak, and hoted through
every other foor-tnber and keel with copper
bolts. so that every foor-:imber shall be boited
through the keel the bottom 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 halt
inch white pine plank, and not to be more than
six inches in breadth, 10 be fastened with copper
spikes, and plugged; beams to be 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 hoed with the best American iron or
English cable iron the vessel to be thoroughly
copper fastened as high the deck frame,
and coppered with twenty -four ounce copper the
wais; of the vessel between the planciug and rail,
to be neatly planked with good white pine, one
inch thick. The vessel will have a truck cabin,
finished with berths, lockers, and shelves, for the
| accommodation OF SIX persons; to have a bulk
! head forward forming oil room sufficiently
large to contain eight double tin oil canisers, with
which it is to be furnished; the oil canls:crs to
contain fifty gallons each, and to be fitted with
covers and oil cocks; to have two masts, forty five
feet long and nine inches square. kept three feet
six inches asunder fore and aftwlse, with two
shrouds On each side, and stays from the
head of the masts, one to the stem and
the other to the Stern post, all to 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. suitable boat and oars, capsaln or
windass, beIfry, and bell Of two hundred pounds
weight; to have suitable davts for hoisting the
boat and trysail mast properly fitted for the
mansail; to have two cOncave circular mo0rng
anchors, with proper s"ivels, each anchor to
weigh twelve hundred pounds, chain cable Of
one and quarter inch iron, sixty fathoms long
an extra swivel and large connecting shackIes a
common anchor 10 weigh four hundred and fifty
pounds, and cham cable of three quarters of 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 held SIX
quarts of oil, and fitted TO burn twelve wcks, 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 are connected at the
head by strong iron frame, through which the
lantern passes,) upon 4 frame, which will be rails
ed Ey meaOs of two leaden weights running in q
groove Oh the fore aud aft sides Of the masts. o.
sufficient weight to keep the lantern and It's trav
cling frame in equipose; these weights to be sus
pended by n sirgle rope attached 10 their upne!
ends, and running over a shleve placed Ia the
head Of each mast, and passing through groove
in the side Of the travelling Frame and fixed TO it.
lower end the frame is drawn down by a 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 matches, .
Inc best canvass; cast iron pipe to be furnished
to pass through the deck and the fore part of lht
vessel, above water, through which the chain ca
bic is to pass to be furnished with twenty -fvt
tons Of good fagstone ballast, which is to be lalt
on battous 10 keep /: two inches above the ceiling
and platform laid over it to be furnished will
2 sixty and thirty gallons iron bound waite
casks, buckets, harness casks, &c, and suitable
cast iron stove for the cabin, in short, the vcsse
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 entl
satisfaction of the Collector of the port of Savan
2 nah or such other person as he may appoint t
inspect the same, and the vessel to he delivered a
her station on or before the Goth December next
No payment to be made until The vessel shall b
, inspected, approved and delivered.
w. B. BULLOCK, Collector.
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