Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-15
TO CONTAGIOUS.
COLLECTORS OFFICE,

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PROPOSALS will be receissd until 2 eek
NJ, on 10th June next, al this Office, for
building two Light Houses on the Cape Fear
river. one at Orion point and one on Campbelps
Island. ofthe following materials, dimensions and
description:
The Dwelling to be of hard bricks or stone.
80 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 a cellar to be under the
entire honse, six feet in the clear, walls of the
same, to be 20 inches thick. built of stone and
well laid id strong lime mortar.
Roof to be rectangular. covered with good sen.
soned boards and shinged with shingles of the
pest qoaiity-two centre rafters to be Of timber
,hcnes by square for The posts of the tower to
Dol, on the remainder nv 5; chimney at
oen Gu Vi the house; FIRE places in each par
,'' .niee windows IN each parlor; Is lights 10
ny . IN each. one In each gable end. I2 lights
each by 10; the attic to be divided into tvo
chambers, with space between feet yV,lc. .han,-
bers to be finished, lahed and pastereJ parIors 70
be lathed and pastered; stairs to lead from ,be
entry into the chambers; closet in each parlor
back OF the stairs; all the floors to be laid double
and well nailed; to be A windows in the cellar.
six lights by 10 each, and door 10 lead outside:
stairs to lead from the cellar into one of the rooms
He
IL IN the clear; walls sane thickness as the
house, to finish feet in the clear; floor to be oh
level with the floor OF the house TO be two
doors. one to lead outside and one 10 epen into
one of the rooms in the house two windows, IL
lights each, by 10 lathed and plastered floor
laid double chimney, with suitable fire place
crane trammei, and houks; one side of the chin.
ney to he an oven. with an iron door-or The 9th.
er side sink, with trunk TO lead through the
wall to carry off the water.
Closets in the rooms to be lathed ard plastetet
with shelves, and locks on the DOORS ALL thu
doors to be four pannels. except tho front door
which is to have frieze lights; oil The doors tc
have good hinges and laiches, 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 OF the front door, with railing on each side
the kitchen door to open on to platform 20 feet
by l3, supported by IL pieces of timber
inches square, set into the ground, on the head
of which to be laid 4 by ioist covered with two
inch plank, spiked down, the top of the plank tc
be on level with the under part of the sill O
the door; around the platform to be ratings, ST,
inches wide, three feet high, except space tire,
feet wide in which to be gate hung with hinges
and latch, steps to lead from the gate to tn
ground. with railing.
On the centre Of the house to be an octago
tower, 3 feet high above the walls of the house
feet diameter; the posts to be inches square
! tenoned into the beams of the house, which ar
| 10 be 8 inches square. well secured with girth
| 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 III,
lower floor to those of the upper, to support tn
tower; the outside of the tower to be boarded ant
shngled. Above the roof round the tower Sher
ii connects with the roof ofthe house, to be wei
coared with lead one window in the tower
nine lights 8 by 10. On the top of the towe
to be framed octagon deck, 10 feet diameter
timber by inches square secured to the top o
the post by mortice and tenons the frame of thu
deck to be covered with two inch plank spiked
down, the joints well cauIked with oakum, ant
then covered with white lead the deck coppetet
with 22 ounce copper, well nailed down. Or
one side of the deck to be scutlle to enter tht
lantern, as large as 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 en-
trance of the scutte; the inside of the tower to
be either lathed and pastered, or lined up with
boards planed and jointed. plowed and tongued.
On the tower to be an iron lantern Of an octa
gon form, the height and diameter sufficient to ad
NIT lights "A by Is inches in each octagon,
post l J inches square to pass through the deck
feet and bolted on to the post of the tower rabet
of the sashes to be inch deep, glazed with tn.
best French plate glass; to be fastened to the sash
with strong lead pins, except the lower tier
which is to be filled in with copper-it1 enc ofthe
octagons to be an iron frame door, 4 feet by two
covered with "copper" to shut tight into rabets with
two strong turn buttons-the dome to be formed
by Is iron rafters concentrating into iron hoop
inches wide, 9 inches diameter covered with
copper 30 ounces to the foot, which is to ccme
down and rivet to the piece that forms the top Of
the sash. On the top of the dome TO be traversing
ventilaer, 5 inches high and 9 inches diameter
on which is to be secured vane feet long and
foot wide-ventilator and vane covered with
copper-round the lantern to he an iron railing
posts II inch square, three ratings inch square
the house to have one electrical rod made o
copper, inch bolt, to run up one foot above the
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 copper
work ofthe lantern to he painted 9 coats-the Ian
tern to be fitted up with eight lamps and eight ID
inch refectors, made in mould or die, as don,
by Mr.. Winslow Lewis and by Messrs. Hope
q Co., of Boston, in the same manner, and III
rehectors to be of the same form and focus as tn
United States light houses have been fitted b
! Winslow Lewis each reflector to have OIL it 81
ounces ofsiver-the light house to be furhishe
with two spare lamps, double tin oil cani>t
to hold 80 gallons each, painted coats-lan
tern canister and trivet, tin wick box, tin tut
box, hand lantern and lamp, oil feeder. torch,
wick formers, 2 pair scissors 2 files, and gIs
Zer's diamond.
Also, cistern to each of the light houses, CT
pabIe of containing 200 gallons of water
No payment to be made to the contractor unit
the whole is completed. and the same inspecte
and approved by the undersigned, or such Persc
as he may appoint for the purpose. The who
to be completed in workmanlike manner by tt
10th of September next
WIN. c. BETTENCOURT,
Collector, and superintendent of Lig' is.
June l. ls49-[38-3t