The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-07
THE UNION.
Fifth Auditors Office. Nov. 10, lo4S.
PROPOSALS. Will bo received this Office until


PROPOSALS. will be received a this office until
the 10th day of December next at IL O'Clock m, Tor
finding materials and building vessel TO be used as float
shoa Derner Tor Las island Louisiana, oil the io
SO feet on deck "a ieet beam and feet inches hold
measuring about 100 tons BURDEN government measure
ment.
The vessel to have pink stern and be built in frames
OF best southern white OAK toted together with iron Of
OF an inch diameter the stem, stern post keel keeisonr
and side III inehes all OF best white OAK Tue
keel 10 be Is Inches below the bottom plank keeons to be
10 inches deep forward and after deadwoods, keeison
post knee post and Gas high as upper
beasthook) all be fastened with copper bolts OF OF
inch in diameer the scaris of the sep keel and stern.
post to be secured with composition dove-iaied plates
floor mber side inches and to be IL inches deep in
the throat and feet asunder from centre 10 centre TO be
fastened (eve other timber through the keel with cop
bolts the keeson be boiled through alternate
floor timber and through the keel with copper bolts the
first and second oohooks and top mbers to side inches
and mould by fair diminishing line, from II Inches
the side of the keel inches at the pancier or deck
height stanchions frame Chat Is atwo feet asun
der) to be OF locust and side 81 inches Ia putting the
fra together the tmbers will be kept two inches
der by pieces OF plank two feet long lane moulding as the
pieces Of plank the bolts which unite The rsine VIII pass,
All the fst foot hooks of the frame will run TO the centre
OF the keel Knight-heads and hawso pieces TO side IL
inches and the moulding size to correspond with the
frame, to the rail, and TO be well boted into and
through the apron with iron bolts of inch diameter.
The wales in number, each side TO be OF the best
the deck eigh-the remainder taperhe hy the thick
of the bottom plank The lower srakes will be fas
each alne when the frame posed of hc kness-
es OF timber, and two spikes when the frame single
is inches deep 10 be astened with iron bolts passing
through the second and third wales bolts in each frame
clamps Beams of yellow pine to be placed five feet
der from to centre, to side II inches and mould
cambre or spring OF 2 inches, and kneed with white
oak knees side inches each beam, fastened through
upper vale with bolts of iron through the beams and
arms with round ron there will also be diagonal or
hanging knees each Of the beams composing the
they run below the upper vale, and iron The beams.
through the bottom plank Combng lodges of aches,
we oa pnees of bsst heart Yellow pine =,
inc hes thick iogee into the inch be
ve low pine TO SIDE and mould inches The deck
blank TO be of best white pine 81 inches thick and not
and well plugged Rails 81 feet above plancers to be of
white oak inches thick and Onch WIDE waist of be Isl
nailed with iron nails and plugged Bottom plank TO be of
white oak or yellow pine "a thick 10 be fastened in each
tyo Inch locust uenails in each blank and hntt bolts
OF inch copper all bolts pass through to the inside or
ia az The case NAV he The ceiling 10 be- Of Yellow
pine or white oak 2nches thick Ballast floor of whiIe or
v,b NEE tI,renJs lie two rst 10 be hawsed in The
bottom to be well payed papered coppcre 10 one
above load water.lne with "a o. COPPER The rudde 10
he hing with pairs decomposition braces aud pin,es TO
have trunk cabin feet long and 10 feet wide furnished
wo and berths ted in the hold for six persons TO
have buk head forward of The foremost formiug an oil
ron, which is 10 he fitted and fu Finished w III te onble lin
oil c,nsers each to contain ty pnIons and TO te fitted
Win nroner locks and covers, and feeders for LAMPS il
have twn donbs nasts for nnernsone pair TO be 15 feet
ony NV n inches SQUARE the other IS feet ony also II inches
snnae The mass To be placed in their poper stations and
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ecu,sd Win s,ono IRON frames houoh bch The lanterns
win ois,J to be made OF bar iron inches by fitted with
$500 ~ wins ,vh .,,hIa avas Tor H.. ro,,Js ,nJ
,ays n nass ilronph. each nair OF mass will have ,nr
shros on each SIDE and one guy from the head of Its re-
dnnhe mass win be each fitted with trisa mast one for
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