The daily union., 1852-10-16
s...o..l. for B.iding six kshooDess for the United
states Rsvenoe service.

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CEALED PROPOSALS. distinctly endorsed .rrcpcss.s c1
s a. @ @ oiss anI Il oeioes nooa
furnishing nc materials sonsse.ns sqapms
Eve ,opsai and four fore and an sehoone, ,he
hundred and hl and the latter one hundred ana sa"
'1, s @ss and pa. % h. furnished BY the
completed within losr moas from The signing Of the
sssuae,.
SPECIFICATIONS ron ToPsAIL scHooNERs.
The kess Of white oak inches wide and twelve inches
deep The rabbit The whole q ae moor nnoais y oo 81
same materials twelve inches Esep alternate noormeer
of an inch remaining doo.imbers % be fastened
through and kesson win copper bolts one men ea
live oak fully securely fastened with copper bos
70 70 through aud be nveled composition rings
Frames o. white oak 70 be placed TWO iee' apa from sens S 70
kssd eight inches Each fuock Of same materials as
four iet viii, Two bo in Top locust
and s frame @ be solid from an 1s far a. s &
s sessnr aud 70 be pa.kea inside aud ou w,, .wens M
nss and q woneh white plank and the whole o. the dsh
smncheoas % be- o locust perfectly and side
The Saoa 10 be paaked with the plank three
inches thick Wales of like materials four inches insh. @
1hckncss ne fastened wh Two com
position spikes inches oas n and me n
copper bolts Of inch dians and four
inch diameter. and not more four feet apart.
ss.s mSn S ss ~ sI% ss si
snsn ca~ps ~" ;1 S ss !" two .aps yellow pns
and Ten inches wde each scarf feet on each eide
and AND .sssss, ,, going through outside plank
ram , e 1s q ~ Il. and side not les than
inches with canes a. proper Intervals beams on % .ns
sosom hanging under each alternate beam The
Wsswsys to be white pine by inches and be
thoroughly fastened 70 The beams and side The deck edge s
1hs main white free from knots and shakes
side nearest which will be Of The same materials
hut inches thickness which three st,skes M w p
wsierways hvee'shhs Of inch diameter and no
spikes each beam and sake and one in each car
Hatch eombng Of mahogany covered with com
position plates the top and corners ,.,.,
ha%moss rail and % netns
peer q Of @ s ps and deck ike
and thickness and the whole to be securely knees
ForecssHs bowsp, bits Berth deck 70 be
.,snss The eopar assennss Of the bottom 10
O .sOss @ Load M Sn% ] 70 epa d ses @ la %
bottom and ao and 10 be copprrsd
ounce copper and notices. tan TO fur
=. me r s aa.s !" u o ws se ns
o. spruce free from knots 10 furnish AZ IL ,ne nv M,,
hull bock and rigging WIN .he excrpa|
g o. Sos each two copper pumps
o $ s q sns All soe
s.:ssop. than seven inches 70 be plank aoes and WIZ
furnish caps,an steering apparatus and tx patent
description To furnish materials fenings usua
board Il revenue vessels and every description o. wo
connected WIT
all the materials execute
faithful and TO the salts
deliver the vessels ahoat In
Atlantic, fully ged furnished and equipped
shove, and finished 70 cleal with e exception Of sails, chains
ank canbooe, nautical instr ents
cabia and furniture, and boais.
mstsdals eoiage Sc 10 be all OF the best quality
be desgnated by IN
OF these vesels and al
TO be properly galvanized
VI the bids saisact the department WI be at o
decline o thsni ard also OF increasing IN
instead Of The fore and an
fore and ait schooners to be gg
hhsd above deck in the usual manner OF pilot boats and w
cabin.
proposal will considered unless received from persons en-
building And each offer must be accompanied BY III
responsible suces for the faithful iu
niment of the c-ntract
One win be paid presentation
sstsnctory vessels panked ceed an
the delivery Of the vessels com
pisted .
of the have all these cutters bull
II port and therefore also in
both OF the topsa schooners and one OF
of four pilot built cutters.
ndtess eiiers sb psecaons OF the
which general specifications are 20 be carried out
-" T-7 wM. l.. HODGE,
Sent a5-iawiNsytT Acting Secretary Of The Treasury