Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-01
TO CONTRACTORS.
COLLECTORS OFFICE,

COLLECTORS OFFICE,
WILMINGToN, N. c., May 29th. ls49
YDROPOSALS will be received until 70 o'cPk
= 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 CampbelTs
Island, of the following materials, dimensions and
description:
The Dwelling to be of hard bricks or stone,
SO feet by TO- one story, 8 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 he 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 shinged with shingles of the
best quality-two centre rafters to be of timber
inches by 7 square for the posts of the tower to
bolt on. the remainder by 5; chimney at
each ED of the house; fire places in each par
Tor; three windows in each parlor; l6 lights 10
by in each. one in each gable end, IL lights
each by TO- the attic TO be divided into two
chambers, with space between feet wide; cham
bers to be finished athed and plasered parIors 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; 10 be windows in the cellar,
six lights by 10 each, and door to lead outside;
stairs to lead from the cellar into of the roos
Attached to the house to be kitchen. IA by
IL in the clear walls sane thickness as the
house, to finish feet in the clear; floor to be on
level with the floor of the house to be two
doors. one to lead outside and one to open 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,
froro u ho1 ,,.o L.
ney to he an oven, with an iron door-on the 9TH
or side sink, with trunk to lead through the
wall to carry off the water.
Closets in the rooms to be lathed ard plastered
with shelves, and locks on the DOORS All the
doors to be four pannes, except tho front door,
which is to have frieze 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 the front door, with railing each side;
the kitchen door to open on to platform 20 feet
by l3, supported by IL pieces of timber s
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
lCCt "IuC, WHICH, W NC uuUS Will uIUReS
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,
feet diameter; the posts to be inches square,
ten"ned into the beams of the house, which are
10 be inches square, well secured with girths
| and braces; the former to be inches by 6; to
be brick pillars under the beams of the tower hoor
and joists by framed into the beams of the
lower floor to those of the upper, to support the
tower; the outside of the tower to be boarded and
shinged. Above the root, round the tower where
it connects with the roof of the house, to be well
collared with lead ; one window in the tower,
nine lights by 10. On the top of the tower
to be framed Octagon deck, 10 feet diameter,
! timber by inches square secured to the top of
the post by mortice and lemons, the frame of the
deck to Re covered with two inch plank spiked
down, the joints we'll caulked with oakum, and
then covered with white lead the deck coppered
with % ounce copper. we'll nailed down. On
one side of the deck to be scuttle to enter the
lantern, as large as the space between the tmbers
of the deck will admit scuttle door and rabets to
be covered with copper same as the deck. Stairs
to lead from the attic story of the house to the en-
trance of the scuttle the inside of the tower to
be either lathed and plastered, 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 adj
nit lights "a by Is inches in each ectagon, a
post | inches square to pass through the deck 8
feet and bolted to the post of the tower rabes
| of the sashes to be inch deep, glazed with the
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-n one nfthe
| octagons to be an iron frame door, 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 an iron hoop
| inches wide, 9 inches diameter covered with
copper 80 ounces to the foot, which is to cGme
down and rivet to the piece that forms the top of
the sash. On the top of the dome to be raversing
ventilater, Is inches high and | inches diameter.
on which is to be secured vane feet long and
foot wide-ventilator and vane covered with
copper-round the lantern to be an iron railing,
posts II inch square, three ratings inch square
the house to have one electrical rod made of
copper, Z 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 coats-the Ian
tern to be fitted up with eight lamps and eight IA
inch reflectors, made in mould or die, as done
by Mr.. Winslow Lewis. and by Messrs. Hooper
& Co., of Boston, in the same manner, and the
refectors to be of the same form and focus as the
United States light houses have been fitted by
WinsIow Lewis, each reflector to have OH it six
ounces of silver-the light house to be furnished
with two spare lamps, double tin oil canisters
to hold so gallons each, painted coats--lan-
tern canister and trivet. tin wick box, tin tube
box. hand lantern and lamp, oil feeder, torch, 6
wick formers. pair scissors, files, and l gla-
zier's diamond. 81
Also, cistern to each of the light houses, ca
pable of containing 1000 gallons of water.
No payment to be made to the contractor until
the whole is completed and the same inspected
and approved BY the undersigned, or such person
as he may appoint for the purpose. The whole
to be completed in workmanlike manner by the
10th of September next.
WIN. C. BETTENCOURT,
Collector, and superintendent of Lights.
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