Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-29
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49,
PROPOSALS. win be received until .i ~ VIZ
to range with the Channel around the Horse shoe %
Prices Creek, Cape Fear River Of the following mateI
list The Dwelling be Of hard bricks stone, SO BY
entry between eight feet wide walls to Be- 20 inches thick
and laid in strong lime mortar cellar 70 De unues Ihc
house, six feet in the clear walls Of the sae to De
inches thick, built and well laid m strong lime NOR
Roof be rectangular covered with good boards
shingles best quatywo centre racs to be Of
timber inches by for the posts of the tower bolt
fire places in each paor three windows in each Paror 10
the attic to Be vded e chambers with
between feet wide chambers to be finished lathed and
from the entry the chambers closet in cash parlor back
of the stairs all the floors to be laid double and well naled
door to lead outside with a lock.
Attached to the house, to be kitchen, II by II in the
clear walls thickness house. to fnfs feet
the clear floor to be level with the floor of the ose to
the IN the houss tWo windows II ass eaa
TO- athed and pastered floor laid double; chimney, with
the chimney to be an oven with an iron dooo Inc other
side sink with trunk to lead through the wall to carry
Closets the be ietsd passeed with selv~s
and locks on the doors all the doors 70 be four Pannc
cept the front door, which is have eze lights all the
to have good hinges and the en door to have
good lock- the kitchen and outside cellar doors to have bolts
ste to lead from the ground to under the sill Of the ont
door, with raising on each sides the kitchen door to open
Der inches square, ground head which
to be laid by 4oist covered with two inch plank spike
part Of the sill Of the door around platform be rail
hs hinges t
steps to lead from the gate to the grosnd with railing
above the walls the house ot diameter the posts
to be inches square enoned into the beams Of e kouse
braces the former to be inches by to brick pillars
the beams floor to those Of tho upper to
support the towers the outside of the be boarded
with the roof the house collaed with Lead
one mHo~ IN 'ne .ome5 nine lights BY TO- On the top OF
morce and lemons the frame of the deck 70 be or U &
inch plank spiked down, the joints caulked With
oakum and then covered with white lead the corpcred
% the as ae the
space between the tmbers of the deck will admit cutcd
and rabets to be covered with copper the deck
Stairs to lead from the attic story ofthe house the
the scutte the inside of tho either athed
paStced lined with boards planned and onted pIowed
~ and tongued
I'd light house proper distance in font of the Above
with the channel high be built Of
hard bricks the form round foundation be laid deep
dale cement The diameter of the base be II feet and
base to be three feet be uniformly graduated to two feet
at the top, where arch is to be turned which be
laid soap stone deck eleven feet inches diameter
inches thick in which is to be scutte door, and rabots
be covered with "copper" to be two windows the tower
double inch board cross nailed with substantial
hinges latch and lock- the door posts cap and sill to be Of
circular stairs to lead from the floor to Within
six feet of the lantern connected by post from tile
ladder with steps two inches wide, half thick
On each tower to be iron lantern Octagon FORM
the height and diameter sufficient to admit six lights by
through the deck feet and boed to- the of
tower rabets of the sashes to be inch Deep glazed with
the best French plate glass; to be fastened the sash with
strong lead except the lower which to filled
with copper; in one of the octagons to be frame
door, it, by covered with "copper" to shut tight into
nd bets with two strong turn buttonshe
10 rafters concentrating into hoop inches
9nches diameter covered with ounces to the foot
M which to down and rve piece forms the
top the SASH On the top each be travefsn
ventlator Is inches high and IL inches diameter which
to be secured feet long and foot wdeventaors
and covered with cOpperround the lantern
iron railing posts inch square, three ratings inch SQUARE
the house to have electrical copper inch
bolt to foot above the and
into the grown secured to the building with copper staples
at All the wood work of the house. including floors
tower and the iron and copper work the lanterns
al painted coatsthe lanterns to be fitted up with eight
lamps and eight Ia inch rehectors, made mould die
as done by Mr. WnslOw Lewis, and by Mesrs Hooper &
ed Co.. of Boston, the manner, and the
Of the form and United light houses
have been fitted by Wnsow Lewis, have on
it six of silvereach light house to be furnished
two lamps, double tin oil coniste hold so gallons
each painted coatsantern canister trivet,
box, tin tube box, hand lantern lamp feeder torch
wick formers pair scissors, files, and GLACIERS dia
mond.
Also cisten capable containing 1000 gallons of water
and cutters to lead around the dwelling with pouts leading
rs into the csern
No payment to be made the until the whole
is completed and the inspected and approved by
such persons he appoint for the pur
~ pose The whole be completed workmanlke manner
ed by the 18th of August next.
DO ROB'T G. RANKIN,
- Collector, and Superintendent of Lights
March 29th 1850 29-St
t. (tONGKEsS Water. 10 dozen Saratoga " ater direct
VIM. III. LIPPiTT,
March 29] Druggist and Chemist