Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-01-12
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WHOLE NO. 226
COLLECTORS OFFICE.
WIiMiNGrnN II Il

PROPOSALS will be received at this Office
until the 18th day of January, at IL o'clock nj ),
for finding materials AID building two Light
Houses, to range with the channel Oh 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 as NECESSARY to make the fabric
secure, to be laid in Rosendale cement. The diam
eter OF the base to be II feet and that of
the top nine feet. The thickness 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 scht-
tie door, and rabbets to he covered with copper;
TO be two windo VS. in the tower, twelve lights
each. by 10 glass, and door, six feet by three
made of double inch board, cross nailed, with sub
stantial 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 TO
lead from the floor to within six feet of the lantern
connected by centre post from the top of the
stairs to the entrance to the scuttle be an iron
ladder, with steps two inches wide, one half inch
thick; on the top of the 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 IA inches of best French plate glass, to be fas-
tened with strong iron pins, and well put'ied ex-
cept the lower tier, which is TO be fitted with cop
per; in one of the octagons 10 be aR 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
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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 be traversing ventlator fif-
teen inches high and twelve inches diameter
in which is to be secured vanc cover cd with cop
per, feet long, one foot wide; round the lantern
to be an iron railing. the post of which to be one
and 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 tc have one complete electrical con.
ductor, made of copper three quarters of an inch
diameter; well to be sunk sufficiently deep tc
procure good fresh water at convenient distance
from the dwelling house, brcfed or stoned up
with curb, windlass, chain and bucket, or if wa
ter cannot be had by well, then suitable sized
cistern to be built.
I'd. A Light House 10 be built in all respect:
like the above, except that it is 10 be carried W
thirty feet instead of 2U, and TO be placed suita
BILE distance from it, and with the latter 10 range
with the channel in entering Cape Fear River.
| The Dwelling House, to be p accd a convent
eht distance from the two towers, is to be built OF
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-
the stairs to be 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. plac
in each room. iron or stone pieces, Her under TIL
whole of the house, with sufficient walls Of bricI
laid up in lime moref The roof 10 be rectansu
lar, the boards of which to be joirted and halved
and well secured and covered with good lnerchan
table shinglcs-lhree windows in each room o
sixteen lights of by 10 glass each, and one o
the same dimensions in each chamber. ! h
doors to be four pannelled, with good hinges am
thumb latches to EACH and good lock Oh the out
side door. Closets n each room back ofthe chiEshe
all ofthe floors to be double, and well nailed tn
inside walls aud 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 tn
dwelling house, fourteen by twelve feet i'll tn
clear. eight feet high-the room TO be lathed AM
plastered, with double floors, two windows an
one door-a chimney. with fire place and szea
BILE oven with an iron door-crane, trammels an
hooks in the fire place in the porch or kitchen
one side of the chimney a sink. with spout lead
ing through the stone wall. All the wood work in
side and out, to he painted with two coats Of goo
paint--gutters to lead round the house, with spout
to carry off the wateran out house of brick, fee
by 4, the roof shingled and painted.
The two towers and dwelling house to be com
pleted in workmanIike manner on or before tn
list day of September next.
No payment to be made until the buildings ar
completed inspected and approved.
VIM. &. BETTENCUURT, Col.
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