The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-08
WASHINGTON: SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8 1853
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EoJtrpl
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.

FOR BUILDING AND EoTupI
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT., 1853
OFFIcE LIeHrHousE BoARp, I
iai z aR3sa WAsHINGToN Cry December %. 1850.
sGEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will he re-
~ ceyed at this Office until 10 M on Tuesday, the
1st day of February, 1858, for building and eoup-
ping q light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date ofhe signing Of the contract.
TO be delivered to the properly authorized agent
at Boston, for one to be delivered OF point to be
dc signated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
for one to be delivered at smithvilie. (Cape Fear
North Carolina. Isefii 8ss1{3f +
lie none of the bids are Satisfactory to the Board.
i will be at liberty to decline to accept any Of
them, and no contract will be entered into until
1t shall have been submitted to, and approved BY,
the honorable Secretary the Treasury 4A
No proposal will be considered unless received
fTom persons engaged in, ship building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures of
two responsible persons as surees for the faithful
fulhtmcnt of the contract $50 848
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 s in:
hold 10 feet; tonnage, 265 81 95 keel of white oak
oak sided II in whole depth clear of timbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and bolted together. On each side
VIII De 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 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 II inches, at side of keel Is inches, at
floor head inches, at plank cheer inches, and at
rail- inches. Frames to have two bolts OF 2 Of
one ln 81 diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
In solid level cross to the height of the throat of
the floor. Breast hooks. three forward and three
ait below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, they are below or above
sided Is inches, in depth two panks of nine inches
in thickness coaked and bolted 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 kness
inches, in width inches. Bottom; plank of
white oak, In thickness when dubbed off 81 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 % feet
above the floating line when loaded, the fastening
will be, Il 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 viii be through bolts, driven from the
outeide OF the wales and bottom plank, and riveted
on rings inside. Butt.bolts Z of one inch diame-
ter. The plank of the wales, the upper strakes of
the bottom, and clamps. except fore and aft hoods
than 80 feet the bottom; not less than strakes
between two butts on the same frame CLAMPS of
upper deck ofiwhte oak, FIVE strakes on each side
~ 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, boited edgewise in every other room with
1 bolts. Beams Of upper deck 5 feet from centre
to centre,i of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 INCHES, moulded s inches. kneed at
each and IoI, br,aa
fastened with of an inch bolts, those through the
body being driven from the outside of the wales
Carvings sided 5inches, moulded s. inches in two
TIER, Lodges sided inches, moulded ~ inches,
w ater-wa OF. yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head Lodges OF yellow pine inches thick and
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 on the inside and outside
OF the stancheons with of an inch bolts s,
upper deck plank OF tine grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed 8 inches,
in width 6inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. ti
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
4 inches thick and 8 inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided lOinches moulded II inches, kheed
at each end with lodge and dagge. knee; fastened
with of one inch bolts: those through the BODY
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
Deck framing, as the deck above; coamings above
f5 8 u )
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside Of
white oak, four strakes on each side, inches
thick and 3 inches wide; Bilge keels of white oak
in length 60 feet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship l 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.
9 Before the foremost, and abaft the mainrnast
the bulwarks will be planked inside and out; be-
tween the fore and mainmast, on the outside only.
Three ports on each eide, and two on each side |
in the stern, hung with composition hinges to the
string under the rail. Partners of masts kneed in
both decks; steps built with base and cross pieces
Cable bits Is inches square, running down to the
timbers ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees
sided lOa inches, with iron straps. Scuppers 4
each side, loaded and fitted with lids Air ports
six in number 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 A. 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 4
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 hangesl
and holsters. Two pair Of iron quarter davits
for boats Chain lockers, compressers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
CABINS bread room, store. rooms magazine, coal a
bunker, lockers between decks, sleeping berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles,
ladders, gratngs, hatches sky lights, companions,
&C., all complete Hardware of the fret quality,
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, all |
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and |
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides.
To be caulked with oakum from new materials, |
and in the bottom driven home TO the timbers To |
be coppered on feltwith 30 OF copper to line one
foot above the floating load line amidstips, sheer
ing up one foot at each end Rudder to have three
pintles and braces, one saucer and |
two fudder chains. Tiller Of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two'copper life buoys fitted
70 have two white pine nasts IS feet each In |
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet
diameter in partners 20inches two 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, cat blocks, fish-
hooks, snatch BLOCKS, and tackles, and falls for /
boats, anchors &c. All tackles, chainsan cranes
necessary for hosting and lowering the two Ian
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
Eaasts on deck. One hoop iron day mark
on each masthead. Six iron water tanks prop
erly fitted to hold 900 gallons each sAs starting /
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks of 20 gallons and TWEEN.
ty of IL gallons each, all iron bound Scutte butt
to hold 90 gallons. Two harness casks, each to i
hold barrel Of pork or beef, fitted with iops and
hasps, staples, hinges, &c. Eighteen
iron hoped strong deck or fire buckets galley, |
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