The daily union., 1852-11-04
..a..Ix IN. building six tne United
states Nsv~nuc service.
prr4nrNrsr, sep

r,opo.als 1or building six schooner. tns Un,,sd
states HoscDue service
TnsAsuHr DTrARrnrSr, sept p, 1854
cgALED PROPOSALS, distinctly endorsed Proposals or Reys
D nus Vessels" and addressed % hs Secretary q s IrsSsa
November nex r furnishing he Materials constructing
delivering ahoa sA sehooners or Inc United states shu
s and four fore and an pilot sehoones, ihe
lorer hy latter hundred and twenty
tons custom, house measurement. ,,, i. ,.., .na d,
completed within oar months hom 'he signing Of The
SPECIFICATIONS ron roPsAIL scHooNERs
be kes Of white OAK 10 wide inches
deep below ns rabbit lhs whole O. ns door n0I io -
SAINT materials twelve inches Every alternate timber
inch thick The Remaining hoortmbe 10 ha fastened
through the keel aud heeon with copper oo one men hsa
live oas fuzzy securely fastened win bolts
50 through and be ryed on eo@pos,on on rings ,
cenue 10 mould iaehes and inches The
bead and 70 side eight inches Each iaoek Of same a.
feet with bolts in each scarf Top umae TO be OF locust
and and iosmara from The fore ssus pulwaSs
tho fore and Dc pae % a"a % ban b.
nse Of white panh and the whole Of The deck
sancheons locust perfectly and sound and side
The bottom be panked whleoak plank, three
inches thick Wales OF like materials our inches ,nen & - ne
The bottom 70 DC fastened win Two com
and one inch each frame, uuboed throughout
on The bge 10 be fastened copper OF
inch diameter and not more than four feel apart o
bse which oak i'ek and be fast
yellow pine a four ~ inches s,sa t l,Sa
of one inch diameter IN each frame
and srake, going through outside plank ,t -, ichs an
the ends md nine centres side less tnan
@ "o four m ee a.as' apa 70 Ss oSo"
% S1so kues Is ,ensd and no roo knees VIII
Waway 70 be own,e pine nine y thirteen mn nehs & ana :, Ss
waterway TO be ehined on \ inches or .no,s and shake.
three inches hck sakes each
side ho NE wsn w Which S hee viii BE-
and canes and boted through me SIDE ana
Main deck TO be fastened WIN TWO SIX
inch iron spikes in each beam and saSe ana one "a e car
Hatch and mas, combngs mahogany with
position plates on top
shear and main rail Of yellow pine three nehe. thick
Fun poop deck flush with the main rail and Win m a
aas the
Forsess,e deckto extend bowspr, be
and laid in naenes and furnished with all
foot above the and all the wood
work 10 be covered with three coats o oes pant % m
load limo with copper q twenty four and ny
Of descrpon fully htted and placed IN their
% he spars Of spruce free iron,
and plumbers work Two pasn. eose 1 y was ssn
anchors, chains, tanks and armament 10 furnish and NJ
hItues and extra boxes To fur
dimensions than seven plank provided
friction pins and bushes To
steering aud sx patent sidesh OF
ebestde materials fasienngs, &C. usual
work. connected VIII
all the materials execute
aud
deliver the vessels atoai
the Atlantic fully sged furnished and equipped as
OF Sails chains
tanks camboose, nautical
cabia and ward furniture, and boats
Materials eordage, &c. TO be all Of the best quay
be designated by e
the construction Of these vessels and al
exposed galvanized
the department. viii be at b
accepting them aud OF increasing the
the an schooners
aud at schooncrs be rugged
above usual of pilot boats and with
cabin
No proposal unless received from
building each offer must be accompanied by the
responsible suce for the faithful fu
sment of the csnraci
One half viii be paid presentation Of
vessels panked ceed, and
the balance the delivery of the vessels com
pleed. - =, =, - -.. "a.
and proposals therefore also In
both Of the topa schooners and one OF more
Of four pilot buii cutters,
Bidders their offers s specifications Of the
ner In which general specifications be carried
WM, l.. HODGE,
GEN, os-laxtNsyl7 Acting Secretary OF the Treasury