The daily union., 1852-11-09
Proposals Building six Sobsoo"srs ior the United
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TssAsvsr Dsp1ss@rsr, sep. ~ 1854.
ssA ED PROPOSALS. distinctly endorsed "Pfoposas ior keye
al be received al ls once aa q
November next furnishing me materials sqap.s
delivering anoal H sehooners os tho United States
hundred and my and the latter one hu"aa ana ""
The models aud pis@s 10 be furnished by and The
completed within months fro" Tue 's"Hs Of e
eoatraet
SPECIFICATIONS ron TorsAIL scHooSERs.
The Keel, Of white oak inches wide and twelve inches
deep below The rabbit The whole Of s noos u'It 10 o ~ ~
same materials tea BY inches Every alternate hoo timber
10 be WA, copper bolts seven eghs
Of an inch thick hoorlmbers 10 be fastened
through The keel and keslson win copper os one nen a
live oak fully securely fastened with copper bolts,
TO 90 through and be nve,ed on composition nnss. - .
Frames o. white oak 70 be placed Two es' % a O sea's al %
side eight inches Each futlock o. materials as
four feet, with TWO each Top be Of locust
and the frame 10 be solid from at as lar a s oa
rigging, and 10 be panked inside and out with twoineh
single. and plank, ,he whole
buIwaks, wales, SC, 10 be plugged +,
sancheons ba OF locust perfectly clean and sound and 10 sac
The panked the whi,ooak plank three
inches ck Wales OF like Materials four inches tnek ih,se rec
ScSnsss OF ine Sosom The bottom 10 os
position spikes seven inches long and Two ,ou' aa % ,
copper bolts eehis Of one inch diameter and our
inch diameter. and notm feet apart
ceiling be Of yellow p"s Two inches ds and @
spikes in eae, rame. t,,,,,
and ide SIX feet on eah sde
with two eo. aou, nss ons outside o"s "anE e'
70 be yellow pine beams 70 mould @ SIX inches men 90
inches with eane at proper beams on @ ,hs o average age
bosom knees hanging alternate beam The
whole be thoroughly fastened and no roo knees VIII DC admitted
oou fastened 70 s beam. and side The deck edge OF h'
thick and inches wide eaeep, ,ss sake on each
side which will be oil the same materials
widh thickness which three strakes WI be
waseways eehih Of inch diameter and moi
more than four fee. apart Main deck 70 Se ea d @ m % M s
Hatch and mast combinss mahogany covered with
position plates On the top and corners. .,
and n main rail- Of yea" % es % ns %ens usual
Full poop deck flush with the main rail- and with cockpit ait
and the whole TO be securely knees
Toscssie deck extend the bowpr
Of white ash and laid in ha,ehes and furnished with all
load line the bottom 70 be planed and all he Woo
bottom nvs coat ,urpan,ne coppered
the load .s with pure o
the sf description fully hed and placed ~ e
81 s OF ss o% To 1on
and plumbers work neudns two parent sase IN an any way
Of anchors chains ianks TO furnish and
oa na sa To fur
n.h Al. the blocks with iron wok complete All block. 2, create
and all OF less wiihiron pins and bushes
aud six patent flights
the materials ,enings Sc
description Of
usually connected vii
In furnish all the materials necessary eneeut
work faithful and TO The salts
the and TO deliver the vessels ahoai IN
safe hsbor the Atlantic fully gged Furnished and equipped
finished with the exception OF Sails chains
anchors water tanks eemboos nautical instruments
furniture, and boats
The Materials codage &c to be all OF The best qualify
the OF these vees and
weather TO be properly galvanized
satisfactory the department. VIII be al lib
decline them and also OF increasing In
the and ait schooners
the and aft schooneTs 10 be
above usual pilot boats and witt
cabin.
considered unless received from
each offer be accompanied by IN
OF responsible snroes for the faithful fu
aiment o
viii be paid presentation
vessels planked ceed,
delivery OF the vessels com
pleied.
TO have all these cutters bull
u and proposals therefore also in
topsa schooners, and
OF 10 piIo, built cutters
Ridders vii specifications the
ner in general specifications 70 be carried out
WM. L.. HODGE,
Sept 25-IawtNsvlT hcune Secretary OF the treasury