The daily union., 1852-10-12
Proposals Buiidtng sx ~chooDers aor the United
states HsvenUe Service.

Proposals. for Bundng SIX sohooDers ior the United
states Revenue Service.
TAsAsuny DsrAKrarsT, sept a. 1854.
SEaLE9 qns endorsed eIoPSss s s Pr Treasury
shls office unu ~ O'Clock noon o. ms 20 gay
n"s ssssa. aoa a se1ooneT tor me Uaed
i've ,osa and four fore and al sehoonsr the
hundred and my, aud the latter 'ne huaisu anu '"'
The oas and u@as 20 g. furnished BY and the
vessels completed within ioaI months n0H s s"s u '
sprc,F,cATIoNs ron ToPsAn scHooNERs.
The kees Of white oak inches wide aud twelve inches
white oaS and be Of natural ggwn kssson Of
same zee y aa ,%'se e Rs vim copper os seven
thick The enaians a n n 70 's ns
Deadwood Of white OAK apnon kmghthesas ana uansons %
seven sshs diameter; copper bolts in the vessel
90 through and be ise.ed on composition rings ~ . -
centre q mould twelve aees a. sas heel and m inches az s
shape G; growth and 10 scarf no, less Than
is with 1e,s IN each scarf op mse,s = BE- Of
and forward from the fore rigging Bawaras 70 be solid forward Of
whsoak plank The remaining portion Of the bulwsks 70 be
and Of ne white plank and The whole Of the deck
perfectly sound and TO side
The bottom panked wheoak plank three
nns u sa en- wss o. nS se @ a ke. dan 10 ihe
thickness Of e bottom The bottom 70 e fastened WIN ,Mo com
and be boled throughout
on me 6e 70 be fastened with copper OF
inch diameter. and than four feet apart - c,.
which are oak inches thick, and be fast
ensa easr % ~ ss se o 70 q yellow pine four uce.
S1 % zen o ass s we a@s u Se
and strake, going through outside plank. ,,, ,,. Il
the ends and nine centres side less than
sS SS, "sGe four w ae apn % e ous
bosom knees and hanging knees under m each aeass @ h
e white pine nns s @ aesT me dse ds aha Of Of m be-
waterway be chined IN inches
The main deck be Of white pine free from knots and shakes
side The waterways which viii be ne same materials % Is
canes, and boed through The side and
win bolts veesnhs o. % one &c nsa @ % aa not
inch spikes in each beam and suake and one in each car
Hatch and cobngs to be Of mahogany covered with com
Plank Shear and yellow pine, inches thick
Hammock rail and MEETINGS 70 be hnised IN me usual manner
Beams q q white pine and deck like
& e The ,a w % ali dsss
senngs The copper stennss of the bottom 70 be carried one
and IRON work 10 be covered pant The
coat o. ] q az
and Of twenty six ounce To fur
The mas be Of white and the residue
the spruce, free from knots To furnish all the ron brass
plumbers ncludng closes in
nectsd with e hull spar blocks and ssns with Tue exception
up board q wo % oae 1s %
nish with work complete All blocks of
blocks and provided with
rollers, all OF and bushes Tt
apparatus and six patent sdets
To furnish materials iastenhgs, Sc, usua
description of wofh
oners connected witt
furnish all the
faithful and the
deliver the vessels aoa IN
Atlantic fully gged furnished, and equipped
finished clea with the exception of Sails chains
tanks camboose, nautical instr nIenls
cabin and wardroom furniture, and boats
The Materials cordage &c TO be all oil the best qua
such be designated by The
these vesseis and al
weather to be properly galvanized
satisfactory The department. will be at lib
them aud also OF increasing the
number topsa aft schosn
schoones be
pilot witt
cabin.
No unless received from
building And each offer must be accompanied by h
responsible surctes for the faithful full
nsmcnl of the contract
satisfactory that the vessels panked ceiled
laid the balance the delivery OF the vessels com
pleted
of department have all these bull
Contractor and proposals therefore also in
topsa schoone and
of the four pilot built cutters.
furnish with their Offers sub spee of the
which these general specifications be carried out
fFET- I'll wM. L. HODGE,
Sept 25-awtNevl7 Acting Secretary Of the Treasury.