The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-03
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP.
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,

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TREAsURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON CRY December %, 1852
GEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
y ceived at this Office untiIl2 m. on Tuesday, til
lst day of February, 1853, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within fou
months from the date ofthe signing OF the contract
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent Q
the Department at New York, for one to be deivere
at Boston, for one to be delivered at a point to b
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound. AMI
Tor one to be delivered at Smithville, (Cape Fear
North Carolina.
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
It Will be at liberty to decline to accept any o
them. and no contract will be entered into unit
1t 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 eact
offer must be accompanied by the signatures o
two responsible persons sureties for the faithful
fuihlment of the contract.
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine Of the finest grain untappec
southern timber. f'N
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet, s
inches; hold, IL feet; tonnage, 265 "a IS; keel o
white oak; stem and stern post of live oak sided
| IL inches, whole depth clear of tirnbers 2 feet
lncnes' 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 of an inch to Il inch
Timber and room % inches Floors and lower
futtocks of white oak, sided 8inches top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches; moulding
at throat II inches, at side of keel Is inches al
foor head inches, at plank sheer inches, and al
rail- inches. Frames to have two bolts OF : oil
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
in, solid level to the height of the throat OF
the floor Breast hooks, three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail-, sided - inches, fastened with of one inch
nj nnorn or 49, L. ? L
the line of copper fastening Kelston of white oak
sided Is inches in depth two planks of nine inches
in thickness, coaked and bolted together fastened
With one copper bolt of one inch through every
moor timber. The heels of the cant hmbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bolts-wales
OF white oak nine srakes each side in thickness
inches, in width inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 81 inches
IN width, under the wales from inchesto9 inches
and below the bilge keels 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 s 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 ryeted
on rings inside. Butt bolts of one inch dame
ter The plank of the wales, the upper strakes of
the oottom and clamps, except fore and aft hoods,
Will not be less than 40 feet IN LENGTH and not less
than 30 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
III 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 feet from centre
to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine
sided III inches, moulded s 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.
earnings sized inches, moulded s. inches in two
tier. Lodges sided inches, moulded d inches
hsss ~,;f o. yellow pine logged over the
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
deck, fastened to strings on the inside and outside
of the stancheons with ) of an inch bolts
Upper deck plank of fine grain yellow PINE in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed, inches,
plugged.
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide Beams of vel
low pine sided 10 inches, moulded y inches, kneed
at each END with lodge and dagger knee; fastened
with OF one inch bolts; those through the body
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
the deck inches.
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
White OAK, four strakes on each side inches
thick and inches wide. BiIge keels of white oak,
in length 90 ieet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is 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 riyeted on the in
slde.l Stancheons in the hold and between decks
of yellow pine, St inches square or round.
before the foremost, and abaft the mainmast,
the bulwarks will be planked inside and out he
tween the fore and mainmast, on the outside onIv.
Three ports on each side, 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 IL inches square, running down to the
timbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided lOz inches, with iron straps. Scuppers,
on each side, loaded and fitted with lids Air ports,
SIX 8 IN number on each side, of composition Deck
ngnts IN upper deck, 9 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 rom outside; diameter of chamber
inches. One patent pump windIass, in diameter
70 inches. Hawse-holes, loaded and fitted with
long cast-lron pipes for chain cables, passing
through partners framed in the deck, with flanges
and ooisters. 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, ma gazine coal.
BUNKER lockers between decks, sleeping berths for
crew, two Water-closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratipgs, matches, lights companions.
&C., all complete. Hardware of the fret quality.
hinges of brass and locks with brass works. Iii
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides.
lobe caulked with oaknm from new materials.
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
be copPered on felt with 30 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 pinties and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains. Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts Two copper life buoys fitted
10 have two white pine masts .55 feet each in
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet:
diameter in partners 20 inches, 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, fiah
hooks, snatch-blocks, and tackles, 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 marx
on each masthead. Six iron water tanks. prom
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each. a starting
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes Ten water casks f2O gallons, and TWEEN
ty OF II gallons each all iron bound ScuttIe butt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks. each tn
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with tops. and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, &C. Eighteen
iron hooped strong deck or fire buckets Galley,
C.