The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-30

~ for Revenue Vessels and addressed the Secretary
o'clock noon Of the 10Th day Of October next for furnish
nS the % and certain sa a
s0pies The materials and dimensions as fo'lows'
-Four opsal shooners Of less than one hundred and
The models plans. and building instructions u1. TO be iur
within four months after The dslysIy q the building plans
twelve inches deep below the rabbe The whole of the
floor DO of white oak, and their shape to be Of
Kssi.oa. Of materials by twelve inches. Every
quarters inch thick The remaining floor tmbers to
be fastened through the keel and keeson with copper bolts
Dsad.sood of white oak apro~ kmgh heads, and tran
ss c
Frames Of whte-oak % be placed two feet apart from
inches at the head and side eight inches Each tfoe
of same materials as floors the shape 10 be Of natural
be Olive oak, locust. and cedar and the frame be solid
from aft as far as the poop deck extends and forward from
rigging ana g be Rsnisd Inside and out Of With %U"Is
whole oft6s deck, bulwarks, wales &c. to Be plugged
Maneons to be Of locust perfectly clean and sound ana
The bottom be panked with the best whi'e,oak plank
hree-inches thick Wales of like materials Tour inches
thick and 10 diminish to the thickness of the bottom The
bottom be fastened with two composition spikes seven
be buitboed throughout with copper bolts fye-eghihs Of
inch thick, and four srakes on The be 20 be aenea
The e.mr to be Of yellow pine two ncbe, thick except
four blge sake which be oak four inches thck
and 10 be fastened with two spikes in each frame.
hcI and Twelve inches WIDE and each straEe to scarf six
feet each side, with two bolts three'quarters OF one
Inch thick in each frame and strake.
inches the ends and nine inches in the centres, and TO
side less than ten inches, with carnes at proper Inter
walls To be thoroughly secured with lodge and bosom
knees and hanging knees under each alternate beam Inc
admitted IVdeIcays be of white pine, nine by thir
side
The main deck be Of white pine, free from knots and
aes three inches thick and six inches wde except three
sakes each side the waterways, which will be
Of the materials and width, but four inches in thick
canes, and boed through the side and waterways with
bolts Of one inch hSs and mot less s an
iron spikes in each beam and sake and one in each car
Hutch and con.bings be of mahogany, covered
with composition plates on The top and corners n,1 c
Plank shear and mai" rail- OF oak or yellow PINE four
HammoeE rail and nettsgs to be finished in the usual
with cocEpi, ait Beams Of poopde Of white pine,
and deck Of like materials two and onehalf inches in
thickness and the whole be securely kneed anC aseE
Forecae deck to extend to the bowsprit Berth deck
obe Of white ash and laid in haches and furnished with
all necessary astcnings The copper iastenngs Of tbs bot
be paned and all the wood and iron work to be
covered with paten, e and coppeed to the load line with
sa%s Pr M oo 10 al
the spar. Of every description iuy fitted and a. PLACED in
pe. and The residue of The spars Of spruce tree from
knots and Of such dimensions as may be hereafter given
ding patent ier,cosss any way connected with
the hull, spars blocks. and rigging, with the exception Of
and 1t up on board Of each VESSEL TWO copper pump, SINH
lar those manufactured by J. Alaire 4 Co, Of New
furnish ali The b0eks with iron complete An blocks
Of a ha eo and % al al
size with iron pins and bushes To furnish ca pstan
Description 70 furnish the materials. iasssnnsa &c
usual on board Of revenue vessels and every de-
in any connected with the vessels except that OF
the cabin wardroom, and Storage below the deck In
aforementioned work in faithful manner, and to the
aoss IN safe or the An fully finished
nshed and equipped, with the exception OF sails rigging
cal Instruments cabin and wardroom furniture, boats and
joiner's work Of cabin ward room, and steerage.
sons engaged ship building And each offer must be
companed by the OF two responsible persons us
sureties for tho faithful fulfment Of the contract
One half Of the amount OF contract win be paid on pre-
o. aaa e snse as
the delivery Of the vessels completed
hundred nor more than hundred and fifteen
uemen TO be delivered-one ON Lake Erie and one on
the others, with the exception of
the sstsnings which win be Of iron and mould Of
and the vessels not coPPered and with the addition OF
oen're-b0aId to each torNER,s WORK.
To furnish all the materials, iasenngs &c, OF the very
best description and all the loners work
ed with the cabin, wadroon, and below the deck
The berths be open fronts with drawers underneath
and wardroom to be OF black walnut the residue to
be of white pine well seasoned and perfectly free from
knots All the pine wood work of the cabin and wardoonl
covered with three OF best English whitehead
the last to be well pumced down, and all the
work with three coats Of copa vanish. The steer
age TO be painted with three coats OF white lead Two
behs in the cabin tour in the wardroom and three in the
seerage To furnish mahogany extension table for the
cabin and for the wardroom To provide all such
panes lockers &c., usual on board OF revenue
sells. Also companion ladders OF mahogany.
Payment will be made when satisfactory evidence shall
have been produced that oil the Materials astenings, c.,
been furnished the work completed, and tho spua-
lions fully complied with. No bids will be
entertained, except from shpoiners, accompanied by SUIT
fcicnt SuTees.
The whole to be finished within four months after the
plans delivered.
To furnish the materials construct and deliver such
port ports the Atlantic coast four New London whale
boats twenty feet long, and four square stern cutters
of length and Lake Erie Ontario, Two OF each
description Said boats be built OF the very best
wheoak and cedar the gunwacs without scarf, and the
mbers OF natural crook bent to be copper fastened
throughout and furnished with sets Of fitted
plete two boathooks yoke, and rowlocks oil brass
ed with three lead paint and in all respects
satisfactory to the superintendent Payment will be made
on delivery
SAlLMAKER'S WORK.
To furnish the best materials of bolt rope, twine compo
thimblcs reef points, NC. In furnish all
materials except the cloth, and make ali the usual on
board Of vessel carrying toretopsaii and
gallant sail, with hatch tarpauns, quarter main, and
oe-cas,c deck awnings Awnin2s for quarter boats
coats forty hammocks and twenty clothes bags bin