The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-24
PROPOSALS. for BUILDING and EQUIP.
PING FIVE LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
M. All on IQS,

sa &c w AsHlNGTONs ApTll oU, 1000.
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
- ceived at this Office until 10 m. on Tuesday,
the 3lst day of May, 1853, for building AMI equip.
ping a light vessel, to be completed within four
months from the date of the acceptance Of the bid
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent
livered at Boston; for to be delivered at
Charleston, Souh Carolina, of the following d.
mensons: -ia15Ri 30 sisa- a-E K
Length from aft side of stern post to the fore
side of main stem SO feet; breadth of beam moulded;
% feet s inches; depth Of hold from top ot
Timber stake to top of beam, IL feet, tonnage
about 232.
Until the same time, for one for Kill Pond Bar,
and one for Socconesset ShoAl, Vineyard Sound,
Massachusetts, to be delivered at such points or
places as may be designated by the Lighthouse
Board. Of the following dimensions: e.
Length between perpendiculars, 81 feet; breadth
Of beam moulded. 81 feet s inches; depth of hold
from top of Timber strake to top of BEAM 10 feet
inches; tonnage about SO. r+tttt 9sst2 s.
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber.
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
1t will be at liberty to decline accept any of them
and no contract will be entered into until it shall
have been submitted to, and approved by, the Sec
rotary 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.
two responsible persons suretes for the faithful
Iul01ment OF the contract.
| Each vessel must be distinctly named, with thu
sum for which the bidder purposes to build ane
equip her, according 10 the drawings and specif
cations, and copy of the printed specifications
must be enclosed by each bidder, as evidence tina
there is mistake to the object of bis proposal
No bid will be considered that does not conform
to the requirements Of this advertisement.
drawing of the vessel contracted for will be
furnished to the contractor. to which he will be
required to adhere strictly; to this end the mould
loft lines will be taken off. and the mould mined
by the experimenting officer, who will be assigned
to the duty of this Board, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury, and who will be required
to see that the work executed and the materials
used are in strict conformity to the terms and spe-
c6cations OF the contract, and who must certify to
the same in writing before the vessel will be re.
ceived and payments authorized to be made.
The printed specifications by which the vessels
are to be constructed, and which will, with the
drawings and plans, be attached to and form a
part of the contracts be had on application to
the Lighthouse Board, or to the Lighthouse inspec
tor at Boston, New York. Wilmington, Delaware,
Norfolk, Virginia, at the custom house, Phil
adelphia. Baltimore, New Bedford, or Edgartown,
Massachusetts,; and the plans and drawings may
be seen and examined by calling at the Office OF
the lighthouse inspector at Bostop, New York, OF
Phiiadephia or Baltimore, and at the Office of the
Lighthouse Board, Washington city. -
Any person submitting proposals may be pres
ent and witness tn opening of the bids at the time
and place berenbefore specified
All proposals must be sealed and endorsed g Pro
posais for Building Light Tessels,'' and then en-
closed in another envelope, and addressed to the
partment Washington.
{ By order OF the Lighthouse Board , /,
l.4 THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secretary.
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