Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-22
WHOLE NO. 223.
COALECTOR'S OFFICE
NILMINCTON NJ n

VIII I've received at this Office
until the 10th day OF January, at IL O'clock NJ
for finding materials. AID building two I;ah,
Houses, TO range with the channel on Oak Islona
/ and dwelling House, of the following materials
dimensions and description, viz:
lst. A Light House to be 20 feet high, 70 h,
built of hard bricks, the form round, foundatio,
Ito be laid as deep as necessary to make the fabric
ssecure, TO be laid in Rosendale cement The diam
Seter of the hase to be II feet and that o
the top nine feet. The thickn, IS of tn
Swas at the base to be three feet, to b
uniformly graduated to two feet at the top
where an arch is to be turned, on which is {,
be laid soap stone deck, eleven feet inches di
Sametar, four inches thick in which is to be scut
! tile door, and rabbets to he covered with copper
5to be two windows in the tower, twelve light
Eeach, 8 by II glass, and door, six feet nv three
smade of double inch board, cross nailed with sub
staEtial hinges, late and lock; the door posts ca
Sand sill to be addressed stone ten inches souare tn
gground floor paved with brick circular stairs l.
lead from the floor to within six feet of the lantern
connected by a centre post from the top of tn
&stalrs 10 tue entrance to the scutte 10 be an iroI
BLADDER, with steps two inches wide, one half incl
Sthlck; on the top fbe tower to he an iron Lantern
of the octagon form; post to be one and half inch
ses square. to run down into the brick work fou
steet; the height and diameter of the lantern to
asufficicnt to admit in each octagon six lights 2
aby IA inches of best French plate glass, to be a>
stened with strong iron pins and well putted ex
gcept the lower tier, which is to he fitted with cor
Aper; in one of the octagUns 10 be an non frame
Adoor, four feet by two, covered with copper
ITO shut tight into the rabhets, secured witt
8two turned buttons; the top of the dome to b.
Sformed with sixteen iron raftcrs, concentrate
a N irOn hos 10 NJ, h.
in diameter, covered with copper, thirty ounces t
& the square foot, which is TO come dow
s and rivet to the hoop of the lantern. Or
athe dome to be a travcrsng ventator fit
steen inches high and twelve inches diameter
lin which is to be secured a vane cover ed with COP
zper, feet long, one foot wide; round the Lantern
Ito be an iron railing, the post Of which TO be one
land quarter inch square; two ratings three
quarters OF an inch square; the lantern and Woo
swork OF the tower to be painted twice over; tn,
flight house tC have one complete electrical cor,
sductor, made of copper three quarters of an iucl
sdlameter; well to be sunk sufficiently dcep f
Sprocure good fresh water at convenient distanc
sfrom the dwelling house, bricFed or stoned up
( with curb, windlass, chain and bucket or if wa
ster cannot be had by well, then suitable sizet
zcistern to be built.
I'd. A Light House to be built in all respect
like the above, except that it is TO be carried NJ
athlr feet instead of 70, and to be placed suita
/ ble distance from it, and with the latter TO rang,
s with the channel in entering Cape Fear River.
& The Dwelling House, to be p aced convent
Sent distance from the two towers, is to be built o.
abrick, as follows:
The Dwelling House to be ofhard brick, thirty
ktour feet by twenty, one story, of eight feet high
Sdlvded into two rooms, with an entry between
the stairs to be In the entry, to go into the cham
bers, which are to be lathed and plastered-a chin
Sney near the middle of the house, with fire. place
Gin each room. iron stone pieces, c,er under th
swhoe of the house, with sufficient walls of brcl
alad up in lime mortel. The roof 10 be rectangu
lar, the boards of which TO be jocted and haIved
land well secured and covered with good merchan
stable shingles-three windows in each room O.
sixteen lights of s by 10 glass each, and one Of
sthe same dimensions in each chamber. The
doors to be four pannelled, with good hinges an,
sthumb latches to each, and good lock on the out
sde door. Closets in each room back ofthe chimney
all ofthe floors to be double, and well nailed the
inside walls and ceilings to be lathcd and plaster.
fed, and all the inside work to be finished in
splain decent style, and with good seasoned
climber. Also porch or kitchen. attached to the
dwelling house, fourteen by twelve feet in tht
sclear, eight feet high-thG room to be lathed ant
4 plasered, with double foors two windows and
zone door-a chimney, with fire place and sizea
sble oven with an iron door-crane, trammels anC
Shocks in the fire place in the porch or kitchen
I lone side of the chimney sink, with spout lead
aing through the stone wall. All the wood work in
4 side and out, to be painted with two coats of good
apaint-gutters to lead round the house, with spouts
Ito carry off the water-an out house Of brick, feel
sby 4, the roof shingled and painted.
The two towers and dwelling house to be com
] pleted in a workmanlke manner Oh or before tn,
/ LIST day of September next.
No payment to be made until the buildings ar,
scompleted, inspected and approved.
WIN. G. BETTENCUURT, Col.
] Dec. Is, 1915 l4-5t