Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-08
TO CONTRACTORS.
COLLECTORS OFFICE


WTLMINGroN, N. c., May 29th, ls49.
YDROPOsALs will be received until II o'cl'k
- NJ, on goth June next, at this office, for
building two Light Houses on the Cape Fear
River, one at Orion point. and one on Campbers
Island, of the following materials dimensions and
description:
The Dwelling to be of hard bricks or stone,
So feet by 90 one story, feet in the clear, diVi
ded into two rooms, with an entry between, eight
feet wide; walls to be 20 inches thick, and laid
in strong lime mortar cellar to be under the
entire house, six feet in the clear, walls of the
same. to be 20 inches thick, built of stone and
well laid in strong lime mortar.
Roof to be rectangular, covered with good sea-
soned boards and shing'ed with shingles of the
best quaIity-two centre rafters to be of timber
inches by square for the posts of the tower to
bolt on the remainder 3 by 5; chimney at
each ED of the house fire places in each par
Tor; three windows in each paror; | lights O
by in each. one in each gable end, 3 lights
each by 10; the attic to be divided into two
chambers, with space between feet wide; cham
bers to be finished lathed and pastered parlors to
be lathed and plastered; stairs to lead from the
entry into the chambers closet in each parlor
back of the stairs; all the floors to be laid double
and well nailed to be windows in the cellar,
six lights by 10 each and door TO lead outside;
stars 10 IedQ from the cedT INTO one OF the TOOMS
| Attached to the house to be kitchen, IA by
IL in the clear; walls same thickness the
house, to finish feet in the clear; floor to be on
level with the floor of the house to be two
doors, to lead outside and one to open into
one of the rooms in the house two windows, ~
lights each, by 10; lathed and plastered; floor
laid double a chimney, with a suitable fire place.
Gran etrammel, and hooks; on one side of the CHM
ney TO he an oven. with an iron door-on The 9TH
er side sink, with trunk to lead through the
wall to carry off the water.
Closets 10 the rooms to be lathed ard plastered
with shelves, and locks on the doors. All the
doors to be four pannels except the front door,
which is have freze lights all the doors to
have good hinges and latches, the front door to
have good lock. the kitchen and outside cellar
doors 20 have bolts.
Steps to lead from the ground to under the
sill ofthe front door, with railing each side;
the kitchen door to open on to platform 20 feet
by ID, supported by IL pieces Of timber 6
inches square, set into the ground, on the head
of which to be laid by joist covered with two
inch plank, spiked down, the top of the plank to
be on level with the under part of the sill OF
the door; around the platform to be ratings, six
inches wide, three feet high, except space three
feet wide, in which to be gale hung with hinges
and latch, steps to lead from the gate to the
ground, with railing.
On the centre Of the house to be an octagon
tower. Is feet high above the walls of the house
8 feet diameter; the posts to be inches square
tenoned into the beams of the house, which are
TO be inches square, we'll secured with girths
and braces the former to be inches by 6; t.
be brick pillars under the beams of the tower floor
and joists by framed into the beams of tn,
lower floor to those of the upper, to support thu
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shingled. Above the roof, round the tower where
il connects with the roof Of the house, to be wei
colIared with lead one window in the tower
nine lights by lie. On the top of the tower
to be framed octagon deck, 10 feet diameter
timber by inches square secured to the top o
the post by mortice and lemons, the frame of ths
deck to I've covered with two inch plank spiked
down, the joints we'll caulked with oakum, ant
then covered with white lead the deck copperet
with % ounce copper, well nailed down. Or
one side of the deck to be scuttle to enter thu
lantern, as large the space between The timber
OF the deck will admit; scuttle door and rabets t.
, be covered with copper same as the deck. Stair
to lead from the attic story of the house to the
trance of the scultle the inside of the tower Il
be either lathed and plastered or lined up will
boards planned and jointed, plowed and tongued.
On the tower TO be an iron lantern of an octa
gon form, the height and diameter sufficient to adj
nit lights "a by Is inches in each ectagon,
post l J inches square to pass through the deck
feet and boIted to the post Of the tower; rabet
OF the sashes to be I inch deep, glazed with tn
best French plate glass; to be fastened to the sasE
with strong lead pins, except the lower tier
which is to be filled in with copper-in one ofth
octagons to be an iron frame door, 4 feet by two
covered with copper, to shut tight into rabets will
two strong turn buttons-the dome to be formed
by Is iron rafters concentrating into an iron hoo
6 inches wide, 9 inches diameter covered witt
copper 80 ounces to the foot, which is to com
down and rivet to the piece that forms the top G
the sash. On the top of the dome to be traversin
! ventiIater 5 inches high and IL inches diameter
on which is to be secured vane feet long and
foot wide-ventilator and vane covered wit
v copper-round the lantern to be an iron railing
posts II inch square, three ratings inch squar
the house to have one electrical rod made @
copper, inch bolt, to run up one foot above th,
vane, and two feet down into the ground, Sc
cured to the building with copper staples.
All the wood work of the house, including
floors, roof and tower, and the iron and cope
work ofthe lantern to be painted coats-the Ian
tern to be fitted up with eight lamps and eight Il
inch refectors, made in a mould or die, as dom
by Mr.. Winslow Lewis. and by Messrs Hope
& Co., of Boston, in the same manner, and th'
reHectors to be OF the same form and focus as tb
United States light houses have been fitted b.
WinsIow Lewis, each reflector to have on it sil
ounces of silvcr-the light house to be Furnished
with two spare lamps, double tin oil canister
= to hold 80 gallons each, painted coats-Ian
2 tern canister and trivet tin wick boz, tin tub
box, hand lantern and lanp oil feeder, torch,
wick formers, 2 pair scissors, 2 files, and | ga
zier's diamond
Also, cistern to each of the light houses, ca
pabIe of containing 1000 gallons of water
No payment to be made t. the contractor unit
the whole Is completed, and the same inspecte
and approved BY the Undersigned, or s7ich perso
!, as ne may appoint for the purpose. The Who'll
to be completed IN ~orkmanlike manner by tn
10th Of September next.
WIN. C. BETTENCOURT,
Collector, and superintendent of Lig is.
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