The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-11
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND PUTTING
Up AN IRON LIGHTHOUSE.
Customhouse, New Orleans,

| CoLLKoToR's OyyIcE, April l. 1s5l.S
| SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ office until the 18th of April Clock for the build.
ing and putting at the junction of the South and South
west Pssses-
An Iron Lfght-house,
in accordance with the following specifications Said Light
house to be complete with the exception of the lighting
apparatus.
The be feet high from foundation to the
lantern deck foundation 30 feet diameter at base feet d.
amete at top above ground feet inchss under ground
iee 3inches l6 foundation bolts Ia inch diameter feet
| long, with plates. keys and nuts.
The foundation to be laid of sawed or hewed
timber 25 feet long laid in tine manner as the ouna
ton of the Cusomhouse The foundation to be built
of good hard brick laid in cement
The tower circular in FORM and to be made ,;op.
In boted together cast ON the
inside OF the sections at the and bottom Each OF these ec
lions are composed of ssgmen boted together on the inner
sde by vertical anges The lower first section To be IL feet
diameter at its base Is feet inches top and 10 feet
inches in height; to have ange at its base inches
VIDE on the outer surface through which bolts to secure
II to the foundation pass Thickness of casting lowe,
section Ia inch screw bolt for the inch diameter Ga
Dos second section IL feet inches diameter at base Is
feet top, height 10 feet Section made in seemeu,s in the
same manner as first seeton and the casting be IL inch
thick; screw bolts the first Third section Is fee,
base IL feet at top, feet high. Casting Ia inch thick
screw bolts first and second Fourth section castings
Ia nch diameter at base IL feet 10 est height II
ieet; segmenu and bolts in each Of q inch diameter
Filth section castings inch diameter IL feet base at top
oieet o. heght Ii ieet segments and bolts each of q
inch diameter Sixth section inch casting 10 feet d.
ametsr at base feet at top, II feet high egmens and
bolts In each OF q inch diameter The sections he placed
on each ohe 30 that the vertical connections shall break joint
over each other capng boted the top section by
an inside hange tThs ring may be in piece or in
esmsn' diameter oil ring al base feet, to flare with
ar curve to ii feet inches at top height of section foot
DIX openings left the tn
cast on the under side OF the lantern deck Casting cap
,ms a men tck, screw bolts q In diameter. and "a bolts
Lantern deck 10 feet diameter formed by segments boted
ogeher by hanges on the under side The ange extends
'un ~ outer eage Oh the egments, SO az to form rim
round the lantern deck On the outer side semccuar
W oe eit the centre OF the deck to give access to
he lantern from Inc stairway below Castings for the lantern
ecA 70 men thicK' screw bolts "a inch diameter. and 30 bos
cast IRON column (hoow) 6inches diameter 60 feet high
a men 'hcR resting on ange OF IL inches diameter
from the centre OF the foundation to @ centre of the lantern
DECK The lantern deck to be enclosed by wrought iron
ranhg ieet inches hgh 4 inch round bars inches
sancheon Ia inch diameter to each segment. Handrail
inch by IA inch ring feet high with opening
SIDE or forms the lower part Of the lantern This
ng mas mango al bottom and top, projecting inward the
secure Inc lantern deck. the latter to form
.o ue euse Oh lne pate oil glass Castings for
'h 20 inch tmck screw DOTS u inch diameter "a bolts 16
wrought IRON upnghs by inches. fleet long, standing
he are secured 10 the inside OF the rm notches being
cut he upper mango OF the rim to receive these which
" a'oeu Oh 'he euses 10 receive the plate glass Tbs
eo. g ae s;n An enpic aome 'es inches high
,et uiane'e' at 'ne pase from which projects
..s. suer pipes 10 De attached to the
'noosn .ne lantern deck and sufficient to carry
no u'o o''' nc uome 10 DC MADE In segmenb
~ ana VIII require the joints perfectly water
hs d.,.. - ~ eA'.nu across the oa'e OF
h. ,.,, il ,ts .or IS 49, a o,i'u'ai opening TO
hall fo, rohs. d;..,o,a. WIN ahonow