The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-31
THE REPUBLIC.
PROPOSALS. FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREAsURY DEPARrMEsr,



aE Treasury DEPARTMENT,
OFFiCE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WAsHINGToH CRY December %, 1852.
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be
~ ceived at this Office until IL IN. on Tuesday, the
let day Of February, 1858, for building and equip
pings light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date the signing OF the contract,
to be delivered to the properly authorised agent Of
the Department at New York, for to be delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at point to be
by the Board In Vineyard Sound, and
for one to be delivered at Smithvills (Cape Fear)
North Carolina. ..er. 49,.
If of the bids are satisfactory to the Board,
II will be at liberty to decline to accept any OF
them, and no contract will be entered into until
il shall have been submitted to. and approved by,
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury.
No proposal will be considered unless received
from persons engaged In ship building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures OF
two responsible persons suretes for the faithful
fulhiment of the contract. ...-
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber,
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber.
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet 8
inches; hold, Is feet; tonnage, 265 1895; keel Of
white oak; stem and stern post of live oak sided
IL inches, whole depth clear Of timbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed Of two
depths coaked and bolted together. On each side
will be three thick cardboard strakes Of white oak
fastened with OF one inch copper bolts and tree.
nails. Dead woods and apron Of live oak, fastened
with copper bolts from Z OF an inch to II inch
Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
futtocks OF white oak, sided inches; top timbers
and stancheons Of locust, sided inches; moulding
at throat IL inches, at side of keel 10 inches, at
floor head inches, at plank sheer inches, and at
ran inches. Frames to have two bolts OF I OF
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
in soid level cross to the height OF the throat OF
the floor Breast hooks three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks. and under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, as they are below or above
the line OF copper fastening. Kelson Of white oak,
sided 10 inches, in depth two planks of nine inches
i'll thickness, coaked and boited together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
floor timber. The heels Of the cant timbers will
be fastened with OF one inch copper bolts-wales
Of white oak nine strakes each side, in thickness
4 inches, in width 7 inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 3! inches
in width, under the wales from inches to9 inches,
and below the bilge keels 10 inches. Below the
line of copper fastening, which will be 81 feet
above the floating line when loaded, the fastening
will be inch locust tree. nails and composition
spikes, above which the fastening will be of
one inch bolts and spikes; all square fastened and
the bolts will be through bolts, driven from the
outside of the wales and bottom plank, and rveted
on rings inside. Butt bolts Il one inch dame
ter. The plank Of the wales, thu upper strakes of
will not be lees than 10 feet in len 9Th and not less
than 30 feet on the bottom; not less than srakes
between two butts on the same Frame. Clamps of
upper deck OF white oak, five strakes on each side.
10 inches wide and 5inches thick, logged inches
over the frames for length of about 90 feet amid
| ships; the fore and after hoods beiag 81 inches
thick, boited edgewise in every other room with
bolts. Beams Of upper deck feet from centre
TO centre, Of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 inches, moulded inches, kneed at
each end with one dagger and one lodge knee,
fastened with OF an inch bolts, those through the
body being driven from the outside of the wales
Carvings sided inches, moulded 81 inches in two
| tier. Lodges sided inches, moulded Al inches
Water-w OF yellow pine, jogSed over the
beams. with of one inch bolts. Ytoamings and
head lodges OF yellow pine inches thick, and 2
| feet above the deck. Between the fore and main
| mast one timber of every frame will run through
the plank sheer to the rail. Plank sheer Of white
oak. in thickness 81 inches, and 81 feet above the
deck, fastened to strings the inside and outside
| of the stancheons with of an inch bolts.
Upper deck plank Of line grain yelbw pine in
| thickness, when dubbed off and planei, inches
in width inches; fastened with iron pixies and
Lower deck clamps of white oak--tSo strakes
inches thick and 8 inches wide. Beans of yell
low pine, sided 10 inches, moulded I. inches kneed
at each end with lodge and dagger kneS fastened
| with OF one inch bolts; those throughthe body
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank.
Deck framing, as the deck above; coamink s above
| the deck inches. asf
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side; g. nche,
| thick and inches wide. Bilge keels of whte oak.
| in length so ieet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, tapering to 9 inches d the
cnob, iaStcuco tuIouSu tne LnlCk Btrake6 al the
| turn OF the bilge inside, with one of oneinch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on tho in
| side. Stancheoas in the bold and between decks
Of yellow pine. 81 inches square or round. ~
Before the foremast, and abait the mainflast,
| the bulwarks will be planked inside and out; be-
tween the fore and mainmast, on the outside only.
Three ports on each side, and two each side
in the stern, hung with composition hinges to the
string under the rail. Partners of masts tneed in
both decks steps built with base and cros pieces
Gable bits IL inches square, running down to the
timbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white ok knees,
sided lo4 inches, with iron straps, scPpers,
on each side loaded and fitted with lids. Air ports.
| six in number on each side, OF composition. Deck
| lights in upper deck, in number Two pumps
with composition chambers. aud boxes sinches in
diameter with lead pipe of 4 inches in the clear,
one wash deck pump of composition, with pipe
| leading from outside; diameter of chamber
| inchcs. One patent pump winSiass, in diameter
% inches. Hawse- holes, loaded AMI fitted with
long cast-iron pipes for chain cables, passing
| through partners framed in the deck, with hanges
| and holsters. Two pair of iron quarter davits
| for boats. Chain lockers, comprcssers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold.
Cabins, bread-room, store-rooms, magazine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks, sleeping berths for
| crew, two water closets with vaiy,s and handles
ladders gratings, matches, sky -ligbs, companions,
| &C., all complete. Hardware of tie first ouaiity
hinges of brass and locks with bass works, ali
| necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and
| awning stancheons fitted; steps onsides
To be caulked with oakum FROM new materials,
| and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
be coppered on felt with 30 o. copper to line one
foot above the floating load line airdships sheer.
ing up one foot at each end. Rudd6r to have three
composition pintles and braces one saucer and
two rudder chains. Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
| and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted.
TO have two white pine mass SIS feet each In
length above the deck includinaa pole of 10 feet;
diameter in partners 20 inches, tho gaffs square
sail yard, and ensign staff. The whole to be fitted
| with the necessary rigging and, two lightning
| conductors; all blocks, hooks, hoops, hanks dead.
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes, eat blocks fish-
hooks, snatch-blocks, and tackiea and falls for
| boats, anchors, SC. All tackles chains and cranes
necessary for hosting and lowering the two Ian
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
masts on deck. One hoop iron day mark
on each masthead. SIX iron water tanks prop
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each. A starting
tub, copper rivcted hose and four iron oil tanks,
to contain each $50 gallons fitted with fassets and
cranes: Ten water casks OFF, gallons and TWEEN
ty OF u gallons each, all iron bound. Scuttle butt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks, each to
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with tops, and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, sc. Eighteen
ison-hooPed strong deck or Sire buckets Galley,
range, and fixtures complete for! crew Of twelve
persons Two coal stoves, with pcceseary pipe,