The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-22
PROPOSALS. FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP.
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREAsuaY DEPARTMENT,

~ w AeHlN6TON SlTH DcCeuOeT 20, 1907.
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
~ ceived at this Office until IL 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 ofthe signing OF the contract,
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent of
the Department at New York, for one to be delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound. and
,Sr one 70 bs delivered at smithville (Cape Fear)
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
it will be at liberty to decline to accept anv OF
them, and no contract will be entered into unit
II 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 of
two responsible persons as suretes for the faithful
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 5 keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided IL in, whole depth clear oftimbers 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
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 inches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches; moulding
at throat IL inches at side of keel Is inches, at
floor head inches, at plank sheer inches, and at
rail inches Frames to have two bolts OF of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
ns solid level crosst 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 below or above
the line of copper fastening. Kelston of white oak
sided Is inches in depth two planks of nine inches
in thickness, coaked and boted together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
floor timber. The heels of the cant tinbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bolts-wales
Of white oak nine strakes each sidc in thc knees
inches, in width inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 8. 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 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 riveted
on rings inside. Butt-bots Of one inch dame
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 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
l6inches wide and inches thick, logged inches
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 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 sided inches, moulded IL inches
Waterways of yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with Z of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head lodges of yellow pine inches thick and
feet ahOva the deck Retwoop fho far n IN,
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 5 of an inch bolts.
Upper deck plank of line grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and paned, inches
in width 6inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided 10 inches, moulded u 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, inches
thick and inches wide. Bilge keels of white oak,
in length 60 feet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, tapering to 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, ST inches square round.
Before the foremost, and abaft the manmast,
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 eteps 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 lOa 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 of4 inches in the clear,
In wooden cases, and pump gear complete. Also,
one wash deck pump OF competition, with pipe
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 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
Cabins, bread-room store rooms, magazine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks, sleeping berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles |
ladders, gratngs, matches, sky lights, companions,
&C., all complete Hardware of the fret qunlity |
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, ali |
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 felt with 30 copper to line one
foot above the floating load line amidshps, sheer
ing up one foot at each end. Rudder to have three
pintles and braces, saucer and
two rudder chains. Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted. 81
To have two white pine masts 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, ish-
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, prop. |
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons EACH 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 twen-
ty of II gallons each, all iron bound Scuttle butt
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-hooped 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, cop
per fastened with masts, sails, oars, anchors &C.,
complete. Forty tons of pig ballast
All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
the cables; complete set Of awnings for fore-and
and aft, and three wind sails; tarpaulins; graf
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