Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-12
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CoLLECron,s oEEIcE.

WILMINGTON. n c.. 1850,
PROPOSALS will be received until II clock NJ the
18th April next at this office for building two Light ou
to with the Channel around the Horse Shoe at
Prices Creek Cape Fear River, of the following maeri
ais. dimensions, and decriDtons:
20 story, feet in clear divided into rooms with
entry between eight feet wide walls to be 20 inches thick
and laid in strong lime morar cellar to be under the
tire house. feet IN the clear walls of the to be 20
inches thick built Of stone and we'll laid in strong lime
Roof be RECTANGULAR with boards
and shingles of the best qualtywo centre raers to be of
m 4Gr M H5 by square TOR the posts OF the oTG to b bolt
fire place. each parlor three windows in each parlor Is
by 10 the attic to be divided into chambers with space
between feet wide; chambers to be finished athcd and
pasered parOrs to be ahcd and pstered stairs to lead
from the entry INTO the chambers closet IN each paror back
of the stairs all the floors to be laid double and well nailed
to be windows in the cellar, six lights by 10 each, and
door to lead outside with lock.
Attached to the house. to be Kitchen Il by p in the
the clear floor to be level with the floor of the house to
be DOORS lead outside and open into of
Iathed plasered floor double chimney, with
suitable fire place. ame and hooks on one side of
side sink with trunk to lead through the wall to carry
off the
and locks the DOORS all the doors to he four pnnes eN
cept the front door, which is TO have fricze lights all the
hinges and atchcs the front door to have
good lock- the kitchen and outside cellar doors to have bolts
Steps lead from the ground to under the sill of the front
door, with raising each side the kitchen door to open
platform 20 et by l3 supported by II pieces Of tim
inches set into the ground the head which
be laid by oist covered with inch plank spike
down the of the plank to be level with the under
part of the sill of the door around the platform to be rail
ns, six inches WIDE three feet high, except space of three
feet wdc in which to be ga hung with hinges and LATCH
steps to lead from the gate to the ground with rang
On the of the house be octagon tower 13 feet
high above the walls of the house, feet diameter the posts
to be inches square, enoned into the beams OF the house
braces the former to be inches by g. to be brick pillars
under the beams of the tower floor, and os by framed
the of the lower floor those of the upper to
support the the outside of the tower to be boarded
and Above the root round the tower Wherelt con
he Ot he q
window in the tower nine lights by TO- On the top OF
ine Lower TO DC d lac" 10 etN ~ ~ t f th t NV
morce epons the frame of the deck to be covered with
two inch plank spiked down the joints caulked with
oaku and then covered with white lead the deck coppered
with % "copper" well nailed down On one side Of The
deck to be scuttc enter the lantern as large as the
space between the mbers of deck will admit cued
door and rbc be covered with copper same as the deck
Stairs to lead from the attic story house the
of the scutte the inside the tower be either ahed and
astered or lined up with boards paned po"eo
2d light proper distance in front of the above
with the channel to be 20 feet high to be built Of
necessary fabric secure, to be laid in Rosen
dale cement The diameter of the base to be II fee ane
base be three feet be uniformly graduated to two fee
at the top where arch to be turned Oh when Is 10 o
inches thick in which to be scutte door, and Iabet t!
be covered copper: to be two windows in the tower,
made ofdonbe inch board nailed, with substantial
hinges ltch and lock- the door posts and sill to be
with brck circular stairs to lead from the floor within
six feet the lantern connected by centre post from th
on Of the stairs t the entrance 20 scuttle be iro
ladder with steps two inches wde one half inch thick
On each tower to be lantern of octagon form
the height and diameter sufficient to admit SIX nights - y
Is inches in each OctagOn, post Il inches square 10 po
through deck and boltcd to the post OF TN
tower; rabets of the sahes to be inch deep glaze1 WI"
French plate glass to be fastened to the SASH WI"
lead the lower tier which to be hed
copper; in OF the octagons to be iron iram
it by covered with "copper" to shut tight into ra
with two strong turn buttons-the dome to be formed
rater concentrating into iron hoop inches wide
9nches diameter covered with copper 80 ounces to the loot
which down and rvet the piece that forms tn
of the sash On the top of each dome to be taFer
secured feet long and foot wlde-ventIlator
and vanes covered with copper-round the lantern 10 De i'll
iron railing posts inch square, three ratings inch sqaT
the house have electrical rod made OF "copper" INC
bolt to run up foot above the and two feet dow
into the grown ed to the building with copper staples
All the wood work of the house. including hoors root an
# tower and the iron and copper work of the lanterns to
painted coats-the lanterns to be fitted up win elgn
ams and eight ii inch reectors made in mould or de
as done by Mr. Winslow Lewis, and by Nessrs Hooper
Co.. of Boston, the manner and the reiecors 10
of the same form and the United States light house
have been fitted by Wnslow Lewis each Ghector 70 he
six ounces of light house to be furnished Wit
two spare lamps double tin oil cOnscrs to hod oo gaol
It each painted cOas-antern canister and trvet n W"
box tin tube box hand lantern and lamp oil feeder torct
II wick formers, pair scissors, files and gazer "
S, mOnd.
Also csern capable of containing 1000 gallons Wae
and cutters lead around the dwelling with spout e
into the cistern. -,
No payment to made the contractor until the VINO
is completed, and the inspected and approved by
undersigned persons he may appoint for the p
pose. The whole to be completed in workmanlke mann
y ROB'T G.. RANKIN.
b. Collector, and Superintendent Of Lights
March 18th, 1850 29-St
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