The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-25
PROPOSALS. FOR BUILDING. AND EQUIP
non PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEpARrmENr,

PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
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OFF1cE LIGHrHousE BoARp,
t, WAsHINGroN CRY December %, 1852
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
- ceived at this Office until 10 m. on Tuesday, the
lst day Of February, 1853, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date the signing of the contract
70 oe delivered TO the properly authorized agent o.
department at New York, for one to be delivered
at Boston, for to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
Tor one 70 be delivered at Smithvie, (Cape Fear
If none Of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
IT VIII be at liberty to decline to ACCEPT any Of
them and no contract will be entered into until
II shall have been submitted to, and approved by.
the honorable Secretary Of the Treasury. .
from persons engaged in ship building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures Of
two responsible persons sureties for the faithful
fulflmcnt of the contract.
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber.
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
Length, 10G feet; extreme breadth, "a feet in );
hold feet tonnage 265 "a IS; keel of white oak;
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
cal sided II in, whole depth clear oftmbers 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
nails. Dead woods and apron of live oak fastened
with copper bolts from of an inch to Il 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 - inches, at side of keel Is inches at
floor head inches, at plank eheer5 inches and at
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts of of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
solid level cross to the heie of the throat of
the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, as they below or above
the line Of copper fastening. Kelston of white GA
sided 10 inches in depth two planks Of nine inches
I'M thickness, coaked and boted together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
floor timber The heels of the cant timbers will
pc fastened with of one inch copper bols-wales
Of white oak nine strakes each side, sin thickness
inches, in width I inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 8! inches
In width, under the wales from u inches 9inches,
and below the bilge kees 10 inches. Below the
line of copper fastening, which will be q 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 the wales and bottom plank, and riveted
on rings inside Butt-bots of one inch diame-
ter The plank of the wales, the upper strakes of
the bottom, and clamps, except fore and aft hoods
will not be less than 40 feet in length and not less
than 80 feet on the bottom; not less than strakes
between two butts on the same frame. Clamps of
upper deck of white OAK five strakes on each side
40 inches wide and 5inches thick. logged inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
ships; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, bolted edgewise in every other room with
/ bolts. Beams Of upper deck S feet from centre
to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 inches, moulded 8 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 s. inches in two
" Waterways of yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts Coanlings and
head lodges of yellow pine inches thick, and q
feet above the deck. Between the fore and main
mast one timber of every frame will run through
the plank sheer to the rail Rail 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. ga f
T Upper deck plank of fine grain yellow pine in
in width inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. sls1 1-a - 's5st"sE a
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
4 inches thick and 9linches wide. Beams of vel
low pine, sided lOinches, moulded u inches kneed
at each end with lodge and dagger knee; fastened
with 3of one inch bolts; those through the BODY
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
DECK framing, as the deck above; coamings above
the deck inches. i.
: Thick strakes in the turn ofthe bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes ON each side, 6 inches
thick and inches wide. Bige keels of white oak,
in length 60 feet, In thickness 9inches, width
amldshipl 10 inches, tapering to 8 inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakes at the
turn OF the bilge inside, with one of one inch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on the in
side. Stancheons in the hold and between decks
OF yellow pine, 81 inches square or round.
Before the foremast, and abaft the. mainmast
the bulwarks will be panked inside and out : be-
tween the fore and mainmast on the outside only.
Three ports on each side, and two on each side |
boc h,,y,or ~, Il
string under the rail. Partners of masts kneed in
both dec ks; steps built with base and cross pieces
Cable bits 10 inches square, running down to the
tInbers or ceiling. Cat heads of white oak knees,
sided lOz inches, with iron straps. Scuppers 4
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, and boxes inches in
diameter, with lead pipe of inches in the clear,
In wooden cases, and pump gear complete. Also,
one wash deck pump of composition, with pipe
leading from outside; diameter of chamber
inches. One patent pump windlass, in diameter
~ inches Hawse- holes, loaded and fitted with
long ;cast-iron pipes for chain cables, passing
Through partners framed in the deck, with fanees
and holsters. Two pair of iron quarter davits
for boats. Chain lockers, compressers, platforms
Tor tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins, bread.room, store-rooms, ma gazine coal.
bunker, lockers between decks, sleeping berths for
crew, two water closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratngs, hatches sky lights companions
&c, I'll CoHPlete hardware OF the first quality \
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, ali |
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides. 20
lobe cahiked with oakum from new materials, |
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers To |
be coppered on felt with 80 or copper to line one
foot above the floating load line amidships, sheer
ing up one foot at each end Rudder to have three
composition pintles and braces, one saucer and I
two rudder chains. Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted.
To have two white pine masts IS feet each in |
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet
diameter in partners 90 inches, two gaffs square,
sail yard, and ensign staff. The wholeto be fitted
with the necessary rigging and two lightning
conductors, all blocks, hooks, hoops hanks, dead
eyes, Delaying pins, handspkes, cat blocks, fieh
hooks, snatch blocks, and tackles and falls for
boats, anchors, &C.. 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, prom.
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each startinp
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes Tenowater casks of20 gallons, and TWEEN.
~ oil IL gallons each all iron bound Scrtle hntt
to mold ~ gallons. Two harness casks. each to
mold barrel OF pork or beef, fitted with toms. and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, Sc Eighteen
iron -hoaped strong deck or FIRE buckets. Galley.
range.and fixtures complete for crew of twelve
persons Two coal stoves, with necessary pine.
sheet Lead, &c. A belfry, and bell weighing