The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-05
FOR BUILDING AND EoIup
sd PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS. aT3
TREAsuRY DEpARrMENr,

WAsHfHGT0N CITY December o. 1852
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
~ ceived at this Office untI2 m. on Tuesday, tbt
lst day of February, 1858, for building and enuin
ping light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date the signing of the contract
BE delivered to the properly authorized agent o.
at New York, for one to be delivered
atlBoston for one to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound. and
for one to be delivered at Smithyille (Cape Fear
North Carolina E&G -
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
1t Will be at liberty to decline to accept anv OF
them, and no contract will be entered into until
it 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 each
two responsible persons sureties for the faithful
fulhiment of the contract. Ees
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber,
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber. ifi-N -,
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet in ;;
hold, Is feet tonnage 265 "a s5 keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided II in whole depth clear oftmbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and boted 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 Sinches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sdedT inches; moulding
at throat IL inches, at side Of keel Is inches at
f1oor head inches at plank sheer inches, and at
rail inches. Frames to hare two bolts OF 3 of
one inch diameter in each scarph Bottom filed
In sold level cross to the height of the throat of
the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
alt 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 above
the line of copper fastening. Keston of white GA
sided inches, in depth two planks of nine inches
in thickness, coaked and boted together, fastened
with one copper bolt Of one inch through every
hoor timber. The heels of the cant timbers will
be fastened with Z of one inch copper bolts-wales
OF white oak nine strakes each eide in thickness
inches, in width Z 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 biige keels 10 inches Below the
line OF copper fastening, which will be d feet
above the floating line when loaded, the fastening
will be ! inch locust tree nails and composition
spikes, above which the fastening will be 5 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 riyeted
on rings inside. Butt-bolts of one inch dame
ter The plank of the wales, the upper strakes of
the bottom, and clamps, except fore and aft hoods
VIII not be less than 40 feet in length and not less
than 81 feet on the botom 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
ships; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, bolted edgewse in every other room with
! bolts. Beams Of upper deck feet from centre
to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided ~ 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
Carvings sided inches, moulded s. inches in two
tier. Lodges sded:4 inches, moulded d inches.
w ater- ways OF yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head Lodges OF yellow pine inches thick, land
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 5 of an inch bolts. '' @a
upper deck plank of line grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed, inches,
In width inches; fastened with iron spikes and
nlugged. .s Es9 fs g
szssHer deck. clamps of white oak-two strakes
4 inches thick and 9 inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided l0inches, 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
Deck framing, as the deck above; coamings above
the deck inches.
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, 6 inches
thick and inches wide. Bige keels of white oak.
In length 80 1eet, in thickness 9inches width
amldship Is inches, ia pering to 9 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, s. inches square or round.
before the foremost, and abaft the mainmast,
the bulwarks will be planked inside and out !: be-
tween the fore and mainmast, on the outside only.
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 pieces.
10 chooc At
timbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided lOz inches, with iron straps. Scuppers,
on eachsde, loaded and fitted with lids ir,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 of4 inches in the clear
IN wooden cases, and pump gear complete Also,
one wash deck pump of compositions, 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 flanges
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, ma gazine coal
bunker, lockers between decks, sIeepn berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles,
ladders, gratings, matches, sky lights, companions
&C., all complete. Hardware of the first quality,
hinges of brass and locks with brass works. ali
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and
awning stdnCneonS HtleQ; steps on sides. y
= To be caalked with oakutm 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 ainidships sheer.
ing up one loot at each end. Rudder to have three
composition pintles and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains. Tilier of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted.
70 have two white pine masis SIS feet each in
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet:
diameter in partners 20 inches, two gaffs, a 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, 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 dav mark
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 of20 gallons, and TWEEN.
ty of IL gallons EACH all iron bound Scuttle bntt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks. each to
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with tops, and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, &c. Eighteen
IRON hoped strong deck or fire buckets. Galley.
range. and fixtures complete for crew of twelve
persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary pipe,
sheet lead, &c. A belfry, and bell weighing
900 pounds. One whale boat 81 feet long, COD.
per fastened, with masts, sails, oars anchors &C.,
complete Forty tons of pig ballast n
All the necessary fixtures and gear for working