Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-01-05
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WHOLE NO. 225.
COLLECTORS OFFICE.
WILMINGTON. N, C..

PROPOSALS will be received at this Office
until the 10th day of January. at 10 o'clock NJ,
for finding materials. AID building two Light
Houses, TO range with the channel on Oak Island,
and dwelling House. of the following materials,
dimensions, and description, viz:
LIST. A Light House TO be 20 feet high. TO be
built of hard bricks, the form round, foundation
TO be laid as deep necessary TO make the fabric
secure, to be laid in Rosendae cement. The diam
eter of the base to be II feet and that Of
the top nine feet. The thickn IS of the
walls at the base to be three feet to be
uniformly graduated to TIVE feet at the top.
where an arch is to be turned, on which is to
be laid soap stone deck, eleven feet inches d.
ametar, four inches thick in which is to be scut-
tie door, and rabbets to I've covered with copper;
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
staEtia hinges, late and lock; the door posts cap
aud sill to be ofdressedstone ten inches square; the
ground floor paved with Brick /; circular stairs TO
lead from the floor to within six feet of the lantern,
connected by centre post; from the top of the
stairs 10 the entrance to the scuttle TO be an iron
ladder, with steps two inches wide, one half inch
thick; on the top fthe tower to he an iron lantern
of The octagon form; post to be one 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 inches of best French plate glass; to be fas-
tened with strong iron pins, and well puttied ex-
cept the lower Iier which is to be fitted with cop
per; in one of the octagons 10 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 be
formed with sixteen iron rafters, concentrated
q fnnr ohocV 10 Il min cboc
in diameter, covered with copper, thirty ounces to
the square foot, which is to come down
and rivet to the hoop of the lantern. On
the dome to lie a traversing ventlator fif-
teen inches high and twelve inches diameter
in which is to be secured vane veIed with cop
per, feet long, one foot wide; round the lantern
TO he an iron railing the post of which TO be one
and a quarter inch square; two ratings three
quarters of an inch square; the lantern and wood
work of the tower to be painted twice over; the
light house to have one complete electrical coL.
ductor, made of copper three quarters of an inch
diameter; well to be sunk sufficiently deep tc
procure ,ood fresh water at convenient distance
from the dwelling house, brcked or stoned up
with curb, windlass, chain and bucket. or if wa
ter cannot be had by well, then suitable sized
cstern to be built.
I'd. A Light House to be built in all respects
like the above, except that it is to be carried up
thir feet instead of 2U, and to be placed snia.
bic distance from ii, and with the latter TO range
with the channel in entering Cape Fear River.
The Dwelling House, to be paced convent.
distance from the two towers is to be built OF
brick. as follows:
| The Dwelling House TO be ofhard BRICK thirty.
four feet by twenty, one story of eight feet high
divided into two rooms with an entry betweeli-
the stairs to he In the entry, to go into the cham
bers which are TO be lathed and plastered-a chin
ney near the middle of the house, with fire. place
in each room. iron stone pieces cller under the
whole of the house, with sufficient walls of brick
laid up in lime mortel. The roof 10 be reciangu
lar, the boards of which to be jonted and haved
and well secured and covered with good nierchan
| table shnglcs-three windows in each room Of
sixteen lights of by 10 glass each, and one o.
the same dimensions in each chamber The
doors to be four pannelled, with good hinges and
thumb latches to each, and good lock on the out
side door, Closets in each room back ofthe chimney
all of,he floors to he double, and we'll nailed the
inside walls aud ceilings to be athed and plaster
ed, and all the inside work to be finished in a
plain decent style, and with good seasoned
| timber. Also porch kitchen, attached to the
dwelling house, fourteen by twelve feet in the
clear, eight feet hgh-the room to be lathed and
plastered, with double floors, two windows and
one door-a chimney. with fire place aud szea
Bile oven with an iron door-crane, trammeIs and
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 good
paintgutters 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 be com
pleted in workmanlke manner Oh or before ths
LIST day of September next.
No payment to be made until the buildings are
completed, inspected and approved.
VIM. e. BETTENCUURT, Col.
Dec. IS, l848-Tl4-5t