The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-06
FOR BUILDING AND Eor1Tp.
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMEEr, &c..
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| TREASURY DEP ARrMsNr.
= - xes.- a OFFICE LIGHTHousE BoARp.
| 81 :...si4 WAsHINGToN CRY December %, 1852
| 6 EPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will he re-
~ ceived at this office until IL m. on Tuesday. tn
LIST day of February, 1853, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within foul
months from the date ofthe signing Of the contract
tobe delivered to the properly authorized agent o
theDepartmenta at New York; for one to be delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at point to b,
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, anc
North Carolina. 4-.'s>3-r = -
II none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
1t 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 each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures O.
persons as sureties for the faithful
| fuflment of the contract l -
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 in
hold, IL feet; tonnage 265 "a 95 keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided IL in whole depth clear of tmbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and boIted together. On each side
fastened with of one inch copper bolts and tree
| nails. Dead woods and apron of live oak, fastened
with copper bolts from j 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 al
floor 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, sod level cross 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 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, they are below or above
the line Of copper fastening. Kelston of white oak
sided IL 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 2 of one inch copper bolts-wales
Of white oak nine strakes on eachside 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 u inches to inches,
and below the bige 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 : 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 Z Of one inch diane
ter. The plank of the wales, the upper strakes Of
me oottom' and clamps except fore and aft hoods,
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
10 inches wide and inches thick, logged II inches
oyer the frames for length of about so feet amid
ships; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, boted edgewise in every other room with
bolts. Beams OF upper deck feet from centre
to centre, Of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 inches, moulded 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 sided inches, moulded s. inches in two
tier. Lodges sided 4 inches, moulded d inches
beams, with of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head lodges OF yellow pine inches thick. and 9
feet abNe 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.
Upper deck plank of fine grain yellow pine, in
tnlck when dubbed off and paned, inches,
in width 3 nches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged.
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
4 inches thick and inches wide Beams of vel
low pine SIDED Lunches, moulded u inches, kneed
al each end with lodge and dagger knee; fastened
with of one inch bolts; those through the bod y
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank.
Deck framing, as the deck above; coamings above
the deck inches.
white oak, four strakes on each side, inches
thick and inches wide. BiIge keels of white oak
in length go teet, in thickness 9inches, width
amlidship Is inches, taperng to inches 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.
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 !ne 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
tmbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided TO- inches, with iron straps Scuppers,
on each side, loaded and fitted with lids Air ports,
s!x 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 e deck pump of composition, with pipe
Leading from outside; diameter of chamber 4
inches. One patent pump windass, in diameter
% inches. Hawse- holes, loaded and fitted with
long cast-iron pipes for chain cables, passing
through partners framed in the deck, with fanges
and holsters Two pair of iron quarter davits
for boats. Chain lockers compressers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Caoins, bread room, store. rooms, magazine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping 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 stancheons fitted; steps on sides.
ia To be caulked with oakum from new materials,
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers To
be coppered on felt with 30 o. 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
two rudder chains: Tller 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 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, iish-
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 nasts; lantern houses around the
masts on deck. One hoop iron day mark
on each masthead. Six iron water tanks prop
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each A starting
tub, copper rveted hose, and four iron oil tanks,
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks 20 gallons and TWEEN.
ty of IL gallons each all iron bound ScuttIe butt
to hold 20 gallons Two harness casks each to
hold barrel of pork or beef fitted with tops, and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, &c. Eighteen
iron hoped strong deck or FIRE buckets. Galley.
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