Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-29
TERMS: 90 so in advance.
WHOLE NO. 224.
COLLECTORS OFFICE.
WILMINGTON, N. G.

fhofooAl.S VIII be received at this Office
until the 18th day of January, at IL o'cIoc, NJ
for finding materials, AID building two I;,r,
Houses, 10 range with the channel on Oak Island
and dwelling House, Of the following materials,
dimensions, and description, viz:
LIST. A Light House to be 90 feet hich, TO be
built of bard bricks, the form round, foundation
to be laid as deep as accessory to make the fabric
secure, 10 DC laid in PosenGae cemeut. The diam
eter of the base to be IL feet and that of
the top nine feet. The thickness Of the
walls at the base 10 he three feet, to he
uniformly graduated to two feet at the top,
where an arch is to be turned, on which is 10
be laid snap stone deck, eleven feet inches d.
smetar four inches thick. in which is to be scut-
tie door, and rabbets TO he covered with cogper:
to be two windows in the tower, twelve lights
each, by 10 glass, and door, six feet by three
made of double inch board, cross nailed with sub
staEta hinges. latch and lock; the door posts cap
and sill to be Of dressed stone ten inches square; the
ground floor paved with brick circular stairs 10
lead from the floor 10 within six feet of the lantern
connected by centre post; from the top of the
stairs 10 tie entrance TO the scuttIe to be an iron
ladder, with steps two inches wide, one half inch
thick; the top Of the tower to be an ironIantern
of he octagOn form; post to be and half inch
es square. to run down into the brick work four
feet; the height and diameter of the lantern to be
sufficient to admit in each octagon six lights "a
by ID inches of best French plate glass, to be fas
tened with strong iron pms, and well Puttcd ex
cept the lower tier which is to be fitted with COP
per; in one of the octagons TO be an non framed
door, four feet by two, covered with copper
to shut tight into the rabbets, secured with
two turned buttons; the top of the dome to bt
formed with sixteen iron raftcrs concentrate
hnoTo i,oI.,
in diameter, covered with cooper, thirty ounces t
the square foot, which is, to come dowr
and rivet to the hoop Of the lantern. On
the dome to be a traversing ventilator fif
teen inches high and twelve inches diameter
in which is to be secured a vane covered with cop
per- ? feet long. one foot wide; round the lanteif
TO be an iron railing. the post of which 10 be one
and quarter inch square; two ratings three
quarters OF an inch square; the lantern and Woo
work of the tower to be painted twice over; tht
light house to have one complete electrical COT.
ductor, made of copper three quarters oE an incl
diameter; we'll to be sunk sufficiently deep t.
procure good fresh water at convenient distanc
from the dwelling house, bricEed or stoned IN
with curb, windass, chain and bucket or if wa
Ter cannot be had by we'll, then suitable sizet
cstern to be built.
I'd. A Light House to be built in all respect
like the above, except that it is 10 be carried vi
thir feet instead Of ~, and to be placed suita
BE distance from it, and with the latter 10 rang
with the channel in entering Cape Fear River.
The Dwelling House, 10 be p aced convent
cnt distance from the two towers, is 10 be built
brick, as follows
The Dwelling House TO be of hard brick, thirty
four feet by twenty, one story, of eight feet high
| divided into two rooms, with an entry between
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bers, which are to be lathed and plaStcred- a chin
nry near The middle Of the house. with fire. plac
in each room. iron stone pieces, celler under til
whole of the house, with sufficient walls of bric
laid up in lime lDor,el. The roof 10 be rectangu
lar, III. boards Of which To he joirted and halvod
and well secured and covered with good merchan
table shingIcs-three windows in each room Q
sixteen lights of by 10 glass each, and Ole 0
| the same dimensions in each chamber. I'll
doors to be four panneed, with good hinges an
thumb latcheS to each, and good lock on the out
side door Closets in each room back ofthe chime,
all ofthc floors to be double and well nailed, TIT
inside walls and ceilings to be lathed and plaster
ed, and all The inside work to be finished in
plain decent Style, and with good seasoned
! timber. Also porch or kitchen, attached to th
dwelling house, fourteen by twelve feet in tn
clear. eight feet high-thc room to be lathed an
pIaslered, with double floors, two windows an
one door-a chimney, with fire place and sizea
BILE oven with iron door-crane, lrammels an
hooks in the fire place in the porch or kitchen
one side of the chimney sink, with spout lead
ing through the stone wall. All the wood work in
side and out, to be painted with two coats of goo
paint--gutters to lead round the house, with spout
to carry off the water--an out house of brick, fee
by 4, the roof shingled and painted.
The two towers and dwelling house to he con
petcd in a workmanIike manner Oh or before tn
list day of September next.
Nc payment to be made until the buildings al
completed Inspected end approved.
Nm. G.. BETTENCUURT Col.
Dec. 5, ISIS l4-5t