Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-27
Proposals for Building Beacon Lights AID
Day Beacons, James river, Virginia.

1fOposais ICF Gul.otn5 beacoa-LlShts aLd
Day Seacons, James river, Virginia.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
OrrGcg IIfHr-HorsE BOARD.
Washington, ipgnSt ), 1888:
l,EALED PROPOSALS will Ice received at this
- Office, uKtil II 81 of the sixth {6th) of Septem-
Der next, for furnishing the materials and building
Grts beacon-lights and day beacon James
river, Virginia. nt the following named points:
l. Beacon-iight on :. White Shcal,' shelthank,
bare at (say lhalf tide
= Dag beacon off - Days Point on shcll-bauk.
bare at (say) halftide.
B. Eeacon-iigilt Point of Shoa.-" shell-bank,
fare At tSayl halfti6e.
t. Beaton-light on . Ge-p Water Shoals" Opposite
LIONS creek shell-hsnk bars only at the low
e.t tide
A. the bearsnlgft- 4. 5, and Il are in all re-.
spaCts 10 desi and materials similar and
b erected under like circunis ances, and. with the
d,v-beacou on Days Point T. in the same immedi-
ate vicinity say within fifteen miles of each other.
proposals will lie receive separately for the beacon
lights q, . aud y AID the la beacon. CD FIR the
whole together.
General description Of teaconlghts, e. 8, and H.
viz:
On ''White Sboal.' on I" Point of Shoals" aud on
i" Deep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek
Foundations Of I've iron piles, either screw or
pneumatic placed at the angles Of q square of 90
feet sides and in The CENTRE inserted 10 feet into
the SOIL and to rise feet 6uches above high water.
estima ted at feet inches above low water The
heads OF the piles to be connected by sr.ider-web
bracng and capped with cast iron collars to receive
pieces Of round timber feet in length inclined
to reduce the square 70 Il feet the size of the
DWELLING the base of which is formed of tbers rest
ing in iron caps, aud of such length a. to admit
of passage gallery all sides of ct. Disgo-
nal bracng will extend between the spider-web
hracng and the base of the dwelling from the an
gle piles to the centre piles Of the foundation. The
dwelling to be frame of story of feet in the
clear, and divided into sitting room. chamber,
KITCHEN and store-room, and furnished with an iron
wuter-tank, cooking stove, and tin Oil stand and
drip pan, the only matters not strictly part of the
structure. 20 have ttO0 doors and four windows
opening the gallery, and three inside doors. The
floors resting on joi-t and composed of two thick
nessrs of boards. tonsued and groovad. Outside lap
strake Notwithstanding inside lined and eeed with
boards, tongued and grooved. Railing all sides
of gallery, turned newell posts and rounds, square
rails. Wooden step ladder from dwelling to lantern
which is of wood, with the exception of dome, &C
and vertical astragals feet high, feet inches in
terror diameter and sunk l foot 4 inches into the
roof The roof of dwelling and lantern with pitch Of
on 81 The height of glazed portion of lantern -
inches the remainder is weather boarding, &c., as in
dwelling the glass about I'll nches in width, ofbest
plate Il inch Roof OF dwelling and Ian OF inch
boards. covered with heavy tin Tin cutters all
round the former. with conductor TO water-tank
The latter with cast iron dome smoke aue yentila.
tors, &c The colors OF paint ANA number Of coats
per specifications. AZ the lighting apparatus will
be provided by the Board, the contractor is required
! to furnish the stand only for the same
! General description of ysbeacon (2) of Days
driven ten feet into the SOIL and rising % feet above
! the ground. to pass through and be sustained by
means OF wrought iron ring shrunk it, by disc
feet in diameter having four separate arms, buried
i'll concrete under the soil The cage feet high and
feet inches diameter, formed Of two frustrums of
cones united by their bases and strips of bnleriron
Of inches, running round horizontally with equal
| spaces of inches. The shaft is designed of tive
pieces for convenience OF insertion the SOIL and
is coupled by castirCn sleeve but one length l.
| preferable.
The iron whether wrought or cast, to De the best
| American. and all timber and lumber of the hest
qualities of their kind well seas oned and free from
sap wind shakes or other defects. The hardware
quail nails, &c. glass ofis kind paint &C. the best
ty. The workmanship throu yhout to be of the best
character The foundations, the dwellings the Ian
terms and the tire day beacon to have three coats
OF paint of the coors named The size of materials
whether OF lron wood, &C. to be in the
cihcations, which, with the drawings in aeta. will
govern the contractor, and may be examined at the
office of the Light house Board. The entire work
in short as regards the kind. quality, and size Of
materials, and character of workmanship, to be in
strc. conformity with the terms the contract the
specifications and drawings attached being consid
cred part ana be subject to the inspection during
its progress of the experimenting engineer or other
agent of the Treasury Department whose certificate
to its faithful execution. in conformity with the
provisions OF the contract shall be deemed necessary
to entitle the con racor TO receive the stipulated
payments under it.
The bids to be accompanied by a written guaran-
der WILL when required if hi. proposal be accepted
enter into contract and bond with proper and suf
hcent securities, In the penalty Of $4,000 for the
faithful performance Of said contract The assign.
ment of the contract, without the consent of the
Department, will be forfeiture of the same The
work to be completed in four months from the sign.
ing of the contract.
The Department reserves TO itself the right to re-
Ject any and every bid from other considerations than
the amount.
All bids should be endorsed Proposals for build
ing Deacon lights. d.. James rirer Virginia and
then put under cover to the undersigned Secretary
OF the Light house Beard, Washington, d. c.. and
the same will be opened at this office at P. NJ on
the date above mentioned, in the presence of the
bidders, should any be present
These only will be considered that conform to the
requirements of thi. advertisement
Payments will be made, if desired during the pro-
gress Of the work, as follows viz:
On account of |, 3. and T. on the satisfactory COM
petlon OF the foundations to the principal timbers at
the base OF the dwelling, inclusive, twenty Eve per
cent Of the entire sum stipulated covering in the
dwelling, twenty five per cent: on covering in and
nnisnlnS the lantern, twenty-five per cent; and the
balsnce on the entire fulflE,ent of the contract.
On account of no payment will be made until
tho work is completed.
.. EDM'D L. f. HARDCASTLE,
Engineer, Secretary Lighthouse Board.
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IMITATION JET BRACEI. ETS, very handsome,
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