The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-09
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND PUTTING
UP An IRON LIGHT-HOUsE.

(tusto OrlPanH
CoLLEcTOR's OFFICE, Apnl 1, lsol.>
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ office until the 18th of April at Clock for the build
ing and putting up at the junction of the South and South
west Passes
An Iron LfSht-hOuse,
in ,cco,dauos with the snscfc,tons Said Light
bonse IN be comnlse with the exception of the lighting
,npayatns
The tn he 65 feet high from foundation to the
lantern deck foundation 30 feet diameter at base 90 d
ameer at top above ground feet inches under ground
feet inches Is foundation bolts IL inch diameter feet
long, with plates keys andnuts
The foundation to be laid on two rows of sawed VI
timber IS feet long laid in the same manner as the founda
ton of the new Cusomhouse The foundation TO be bat
of good hard brick laid in cement
The circular FORM and be made seco1s
in height boted together through horizontal anges the
inside of the sections at the and bottom Each these
tons composed OF boed together on the inner
sac Dy Inc lower or rst section 10 be 10 lee
diameter at It's base 10 feet inches at It's top and III feet
inches In height TO have hange at Its base inches
"ue on te ouie surface through wch Inc Dolls 10 secure
10 he ioundauon are 10 pass Thickness oil casting IN lower
section ia men, screw DOH of the same men diameter 81
poe Seconn secuoh 10 iee hohes diameter al pase ID
eet top' heigh ~ iee oecuOh maue IN sesmens ID me
same manner as INST 'ecuon ana the TO be s men
thick sore" Dolls the same as hs Ihrd secuon Ii leet
oase ID ieet al top III ieet hgh Ensuing Ia men tmck
sore" po's same as 't ana second fout secuon CASING
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cast On ue uhuer sue Vi he lantern uecA' Ca'hs .of cap
ring a men NICK screw oots 70 III aianetef' ana % ool@
iaei" ueeA 10 1861 due'1'' io'iei ny "'e'
"sei w iahses WI 'he uhuei e'ue' Inc mango eA'ehu
iouha e ou'ef euse OIL e seghehts' 70 as l" oi fh
iouha 'e lantern uech' o the o"'e sue seni'cifcua
opens I" ue e Ill inc centre o 'e uech' I'd give acceS'
e en 'fo .e STAR 10Y oeo"' oa'nns' iof 'i,e ,a"'e'i
ueuh % ihoh ihoh' screw oo'' "a ''' "iaei' anu " W. >
cas' IRON coumn >nono"I hches u'ae'ef ." iee W"
"a 'hch'mcA' iesuhs on uahse Vi 40 "icen he'e 'e
from the centre OF the foundation TO the centre oil the ane
ueoS Inc lantern usch 10 pe ehcosed ny wrought ho
railing iee inches high "a inch round bars spaces onchet
staneeon l5s men diameter 10 each segment hahdiaS
inch b. ~ men. ring feet high with an opening in on
side 10 doorway, forms the lower part oil the anefn In
ring ha lange at bottom and top projecting inward tn
former it to the lantern deck. the latter to form
rabbit for the lower edge OF the plate OF glass Castings 10
rim q inch thick, screw bots = inch diameter, "a Dolls
wrought iron uprghs by nches feet long, standing
the deck. secured to the inside OF the % notches Dem
cut in the upper hange OF the nm 10 receive these
are to be rabbed on the edges TO receive Inc pa gas
ROOT oil the lantern Is an elliptic dome iee inches hsh
feet inches diameter at the base from wheh prolecs
hange inches to form gutter pipes TO De atached 10 In
gutter leading though the ah'eh usch anu u
the water from the rooi Inc dome 10 DC made segmeh
united by hahges ana VIII require ue Io' pef'eciy "a'e
ugh bar Ia lnches square, 10 EXTENT across e oae
the aone' 10 support tns chandeher N cncuai opening
be lett In the TOP Oh inc dome communicating WIN anono