Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-05
General Notices.
COLLECTORS OFFICE.

WILMINGTON. N. March
DROPOSALS will be received until II o'clock NJ on the
10Th April next at this Office for building two Light Hou-
@ 70 range with the Channel around the Horse Shoe, at
ais Dimensions, and descriptions:
st The Dwelling to be of hard bricks stone 36 feet by
one story feet in clear divided into rooms with
entry between eight feet wide walls to be 20 inches thick
ana ad In strong lime mortar; cellar under
tire house six feet in the clear walls of the same be 20
inches thick built of stone and well laid strong lime
Roof be rectangular good boards
and shingles of the best quaytwo be of
the remainder by chimney at each end of the house
hr places in each parlor three windows each parlo is
by 10 the attic to be divided into chambers with space
between feet wide chambers to be finished lathed and
from the entry chambers closet in each parlor back
of the stairs all the floors laid and well nailed
door to lead outside with lock.
Attached to the house, to be Kitchen by IL in the
cear, walls same thickness the house, to finish feet in
the clear floor to be level with the floor of the house
be two DOORS lead outside open
the rooms in the house, two windows IL lights each by
lO !ahed and plasered floor laid double chimney, with
suitable fire crane ramel and hooks side of
the chimney to be with door-0n the other
side sink with trunk to lead through the wall to carry
Closets the lathed and plastered with Shelves
and locks the doors all the doors to be panne
ept the front door which is to have ieze lights all the
doors to have good hinges and aches the front
good lock- the kitchen and outside cellar doors have bolts
door, with raising each side the kitchen door open
to platform 20 feet by 3 supported by Il pieces of tim
to be laid by oist covered With two inch plank spike
down the top plank level with the under
ings inches wde three high except space three
feet vide in which to be gate hung with hinges and LATCH
steps to lead from the gate to the ground with railing,
On the the house be an octagon 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 be inches square, well secured with girts
braces the former be inches by be brick pillars
under the beams Of the tower floor, and oists by framed
into the beams of the lower those the upper
support the tower the outside of the be boarded
and shned Above the roof round the tower where
meets with the roof of house. to be well coared with lead;
window in the tower nine lights y 10. On the top
the tower to be framed ocagon deck 10 feet diameter tim
by inches secured to the top of the post by
moree and the frame Of the deck to be covered with
oakum and then covered with white the deck coppered
with Y "copper" well nailed down On side of the
deck to be scutt1e to enter the lantern, large
space between the mbers of the deck will admit scuted
Stairs to lead from the attic story othe house the
of the scutte the inside of the tower be either ahed
and tongued
I'd light house proper of the above
torange with the channel to be 20 feet high be built
hard bricks the form round foundation to be laid deep
necessary make the fabric secure be laid in Rosen
dale cement. The diameter of the base be IL
that of the top nine feet The thickness of the walls at the
base to be three feet be uniformly graduated feet
laid soap stone deck, eleven feet inches diameter om
inches thick in which to be scuttle door, and rabets
be covered with "copper" to be two windows in the tower
made ofdouble inch board cross nailed with nIstanti
hinges latch and locks the door posts cap and sill to be
dressed sone ten inches the ground floor pavec
with brick circular stairs to lead from the floor to within
top Of the scute be
ladder, with steps inches wide, half inch thick
On each tower be iron lantern of octagon form
the height and diameter sufficient e admit six lights "A by
Is inches each OcagOn, post Il inches pas
through the deck feet and boed to the post of th
tower rabets of the sashes to be inch Deep glazed will
the best French plate glass; to be fastened to the sash will
strong lead pns except the lower tier which is be filled
door, f by covered with copper, to shut tight into
bets with two strong turn butOnsthe dome to be formed by
Is iron raers concentrating into hoop inches wide
9nches diameter covered with 30 to the foot
which down and to the piece that forms The
top the sash On the top of each dome be traversn
Nentator Is inches high and II inches diameter whic
is to be secured feet long and foot wdevenator
and covered with coppeound the lantern to be
iron railing posts inch three ratings inch
the have electrical rod made of "copper" incl
grown secured the building with copper staples
All the wood work of the house, including floors, roof
and the iron and copper work of the lanterns to
painted cOatsthe lanterns to be fitted up with eigh
done by Mr. WinsoW Lewis, and by Messrs Hooper
of Boston, in the and the reectors to
the and focus the United States light house
have been fitted by Winsow Lewis each reflector to have
it six of sver-each light house to be furnished witt
spare lamps double tin oil conisters to hold 50 gallon
tin tube box hand lantern and lamp oil FEEDER torch
wick formers pair scissors files, and glaciers dia
=. mond.
Also capable of containing 900 gallons of water
to lead around the dwelling, with spouts eadln
into the cistern
to be made to the contractor until the Who'll
completed and the inspected and approved by tn
undersigned such persons he may appoint for the
pose. The whole to be completed in workmanke manne
by the 18th of August next.
y y ROB'T G. RANKIN,
r Collector, and Superintendent of Lights.
March 29th 1850 29-3t