The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-26
for Building schooners ior tle United
states Revenue Service.


states Hevenas Service.
THsAsuHr DrrAErarSr, Sept p isSa.
SEALED PROPOSALS, distinctly endorsed Proposals 70,
nue. and a a@s' sa 70 's se1 aoo Of zoe day
next, or furnishing he materials ,,es
and delivering adoa,, ak schooners Tor me un's' ~
TIVE ,opssii and four fore and al sehoonsfs me
hundred and my, and the latter one hu' anu
IONS ~ furnished By the and the
vessels 10 be completed our mons from he 's""s 0's
sppo,p,carioys ron ToPsAIL sCuooNERs.
M . of while oak % ID wide and twelve inches
deep rabbit The whole q inc moor na''I Ksesoos 81
.ams malsra len By inches Every alternate moor
Of an inch thick remaining noorimbes 70 be fastened
through keesoa win copper bolts one inch as6 81
live OAK aud ali fully securely fastened with copper bolts
10 90 through and be nve,ed composition rings. !,
Frames OF white oak 10 be placed Two ieei apart IRON ses
head eight Each fauoek Of same materials as
four si scarf Top ,mbers 10 be Of locust
and The % ,o % BE e as a W. sua 70 &c solid
rigging and to be paaked inside ana out w,h .~9e
single. and white pine plank and the whole me oee
sanceons perfectly sound, and to side
The So,om 10 he panked white oak plank, ,lee
inches Wales Of like Materials four inches thick Three
shickne Of The bottom The fastened with
psos % sss %as anS s
with copper bolts Of one inch d,amesr and tour
inch diameter. than four feet apart -.
the which are :" ~ ,S four and
snsd with two spikes IN eae frame e ,nens. ,,c
and each ake scarf six feet on each
with two bolts three quarters o. one aen diameter :" ea'
Deekrame 70 be Of yellow pine beams 70 noa a aen
inches win, eanes al proper beams on me
bosom knees hanging alternate beam TIN
whole be and no root knees w Dc ana ~
thoroughly and side The deck edge Of 'h
The main deck pine, from knots and shakes
hse inches sA which win e Of me
and width, but four ncbesin thickness which three sake WI
win bolts avesns Of one inch aa%s,s a@d no
spikes each beam and srake and one in each
Hatch and mast combing mahogany with
position plates on the TOP and corners .,,,
smmocs rail- and netns 10 be dashed in
Full deck flush vita The main rail- and MIN eossp. an
thickness and the whole to be securely knee
Forecsse deck bowspd, bits Berth deck TO b.
Of white ash and laid IN aud win al
foo, the load ne e bottom Z, be planned and all the woo
and aow and 10 he eoppered
ossss conoer and twenty
ni. 81 u d ana na no su
ofhs free fn knots To furnish all the from brass
nsctsd the hull spa blocks and rigging with the sSesp9
So ON board eh
hIurs, with complete sets Of gear and extra boxes 10 in
dimensions than inches to be plank blocks and provided W"
all OF with
and patent sideghts
materials, i-tenngs,
II and description OF wof
and connected VII
furnish NIL the materials necessary exeeui
faithful and 10 the ati
deliver the vessels aioa
Atlantic iy rugged furnished, and equipped
above and finished ciea with The exception Of sails chain
anks cnnboose, nautical instr nenu
and furniture, and boats.
materials cotas &c. TO be all OF me best qualify
be designated by IA
OF these vessels and
be properly galvanized
satisfactory the department. VIII be al t
decline accepting OF them aud also OF Increasing IN
topsa schoone instead Of The an schooner
aud ait schoone TO DC gge
finished above deck The uua manner OF pilot boats aud wal
cabin
No proposal he considered unless received from persons e.
building And each offer must be accompanied by IN
responsible sur,es for The faithful la
6iment OF the
Of contract win be paid on presentation
the vessels panked ceiled
balance delivery OF the vessels co
pleted
have all these cutters bui
aud proposals. therefore also ~
yited topsai and
Of the four pilot built cutters.
Bidders offers sub specifications OF the man
which general SPECIFICATIONS are 70 be carried out
WM. L. HODGE,
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury.