The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-05
FOR BUILDING AND PUTTING
UP An IRON LIGHTHOUSE.

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| CustomhOuse, New Orleans.
| COLLECTOR's OFFICE, April l, 1851
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Office until the 18th OF April. at O'Clock, for build
ing and putting mp at the junction Of the South and South
| west Passes
Az iron Llght-hOuse,
in accordance with the following specifications Said gb
house to be complete with the sxoan,;on of tho rh
| apparatus
The to be feet high from foundation to the
lantern deck foundation 30 feet diametar at hasa IN FAT Al
at top above ground feet inches nnde, ,onnd
feet inches; Is foundation bolts IL inch dame,e, fact
| long, with Plates keys and nuts
The foundation to be laid On two rows of sawed mr. bs,yed
timber 80 eet long, mid il the same manner aa the nn,
ton of the Cusomhouse The foundation to be built
| of good hard brick laid in cement
The circular in form and to be made sections
in together hroug cast on the
of the sections the top bottom Each of these
ons are composed boiled together on the inner
nae oy vertical ange The lower or first section to be Is feet
at Its base ID feet inches at its and 10 feet
nes ~ heish' 10 nave nange at MS oase o inches
e oa'ei uiaee' 'fo"sn "mch tne DOTS TO secure
w ae " pass ihiekness oil casting In lower
ino''' soe" oo.t iof the same men diameter; "a
800 ~ eeea'h 40 ieel lhcnes diameter at base ID
-. o ne' ''eoiioh naoe IN segments In the
i '"e as hist secuon' ana Inc casting TO be Ia inch
~ So ' 'e Saihe as liSt' ihnu secnon Id ieet
- ~ - q" 'op' - 'ee' "sh' Casung Ia men thlck;
ooi same US st ana second Fourth section castings
e' ua'e'e " Jag 10 reel o. at Top ID eet' height IL
e sesheh's anu ooiis In each OF "a inch diameter
~ Vaiuss heh uiameter' Ii ieet al pase' at top
et u hsh' iet segmeh's ana DOTS IN each OF q
c' ''ahe' '" section % men casllns' III feeto di.
-, 70 - w. " 'eet n'sh o seemehs ana
'' IN ea vi 70 o uiameief- Inc sections TO be placed
va ~ ~ - ma ~ "ea, oohnecuols shaii ofeaR JOINT
i' po,0u On tne Top section by
n '.s'' ,'nee mug may NC eas' III one piece or IN
be'o VI hhs a. oase iee 10 mare out with
S.; W - 'e' o'e " ''p' HEIGHT o ssc.oh loot
. ~ De I' =. inc upper pst " receive nahges
; ~ - - w y. '' aie' ue'A oeS'ins ior cap
-. - ~ ~" Do' % III ",a'ne'er auu - ooHs.
aaa,n ~. &C. ula.eel' i''hea oy Sesmehts poited
al ~ =" ,"e unuer sue Inc mango extends
,o,nd sa - a, VI ue sesneh 50 DIS 10 form rim
onen;na - h. ,af j. ,h. us sue se"'ccuaf
~ 49, - .e Uenu. VI '''e ue'h' 10 give access 10
doL ~ ;, ,Lil -. oa's' 'o ",e ,a"'e'n
80. ' " Oo', % nun u'ineei' anu on poNS'
A. ~ Ill, in."e, e''i'e'' W 'ee' ''s"'
G ,h 60 - H. g VI - 'Dlo' u'a',e'e ''e'
- -, SIG W ue 'eh'fe vi 'he iai'erh
..;n fo, e;,a III a oo py Wiousi iron
n "a ncu fUuid "afS' spaces iocnes,
I r rs" ~ aU " t eaI" iiap'-i'' a
Ia g. 5o - So Il, $3.50, 80 ~ -. a. , Us ~ ,c M
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s .an,ra !; ~ M ~ ~, o,i ."e
rahh fl, ,h @ IS t ~ WIN
Nv; 81 il ,I;t - 80 az ~ - -, " r e'' '' =,
w,ouy n, iron nn,yhs Y bv irohas foo, LAM ,,,, ~.
The et ,re snssd 10 ,hs n.is nr ,hs i'm sn
an, in the n,s, an, t Tho vim a. -
ar In bs ,bh,ed IN Tho do IN las n,t
,oor of the ,psyp i, A., dom. A f a, ;h b; n
feet inches diamete, at the base fom which project.
aange niche, form gutter mines bs nt,aebsd tn the
sutter leading tl,rousb the lantern ok and utI;;, n, ~
The water from the roof The dome tn he made in omet
united nv aanse1 and will ye,n,, tho ,oins ,,,
tight bar II5 inches souore tn e,tsrd ,c,o tho b f
the dome tn supno,t the cbandsie, c;,cr,r onain %
be left in tbetop of the dome eommuncati,a with hollow
hall foot inches dameer and which ia IN h, va ,n.