Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-11
Proposals for Building Beac on Lights and
Day-Beacons, James river Virginia
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, august 5, 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ office, until II NJ of the sixth 10TH Of S-ptem-
Der next, for T. finishing the materials and building
hree teacon-lights and day beacon on James
river. Virginia, at the follow ing named points:
|. Beacon-!ight on &" White Shoal,'a shell bank
bare at cay half tide
. Day-beacon of Days Point on Il shebank
bare at SAY half.tide.
). BeacOn-light on :. Point of Shoals" a shelbsu
bare at SAY halftide.
4. Beacon-light on - Deep Water Shoals" oppos!.e
Lyons creek" shell-bank, bare only at the low
est tide.
As the beacon-ghts Il. s, and Il are in all re.
sIects as TO design and materials similar and are to
be erected under like circumstances, and with the
day beacon off Days Point. (2) in the same immeli
ate vicinity say within fifteen miles Of each other
proposals will lie receive separately for the beacon
lights q. g. aud y and the day beacon or for the
whole together.
General description of bcaconish . 8, and A.
viz:
On "White Shoal,' on " Point of Shoals" and OH
81 Deep Water Shoals" opposite" Lyons creek
Foundations of five iron piles, either screw or
pneumatic placed at the angles of a square of 20
feet sides and one in the centre inserted 10 fret inio
the soil and to rise feet inches above high water
estimated al , feet inches above low water The
heads of the piles to be connected by a spder-web
bracing, ard capped with cast iron collars to receive
pieces Of round timber feet in length so inclined
as to reduce the square to Il feet the size of the
DWELLING the base OF VIII ch is formed OF tmbers rest
ing in iron caps ard OF such "A length A. to admit
OF passage or gallery all sides of It. Diago-
nal bracing will extend between the spider.web
bracinS and the base If the dwelling from the an.
gle piles to the centre piles of the foundation The
dwelling to lie frame, of story Of Q feet i'm the
clear, and divided into sitting-room chamber.
khchen and storeroom, and furnished with an iron
water-tank. cooking stove, and tin oil stand and
drip pan the only matters not strictly part of the
all n htyn t1,.
opening on the gallery, and three inside doors Tho
floors resting On jOist, and composed of two thick
nesses Of boards, tongued and grooy-d Outside Ian
strahe Notwithstanding inside lined and ceiled with
boards, torgued and grooved. Railing on all sides
OF gallery, turned newell posts and rounds sauare
rails. Wooden stepl oder from dwelling to lantern
which is Of wood, with the exception of dome kc
and vertical astragas feet high feet INCHES in
terror diameter, aud sunk l foot inches into the
roof The roof Of dwelling and with pitch of
on %: The height Of az'd portion of lantern 80
inches the rema nder Is misunderstanding &C. as ia
dwelling the glass about inches in width ofbe.t
plate a inch Roof of dwelling and Ian ern of inch
boards, covered with heavy tin Tin cutters all
round the former, with conductor to water.tauk
The latter with cast iron DOME smoke fiuc ventila,
tors, &c The colors Of paint and number of coats
As per Specifications. As the Lighting apparatus will
be provided by the Board tho contractor is required
to furnish the stand only Tor the same.
General de criptioa of day-bcacon ~ off " DAYS
Point. TIaught iron shaft / ID inches in diameter
driven ton feet INTO the SOIL and rising % feet above
the ground, to PISS through and be sustained bv
mean. OF wrought iron ring shrunk on it, by disc
feet in diameter, having four separate arms buried
in concrete Under the soil The cage feet high and
feet inches diameteg, formed Of two frustrums of
cones united by their bases and strips Of boeriron
OF 3 inches running round horizontally with equal
spaces OF inches. The shaft is designed Of two
pieces for convenience of insertion into the SOIL and
Is coupled by cast-iron sleeve but one length is
preferable.
The iron, whether wrought GF cast, to be the best
al limb
qualities Of thar Kind, well seasoned and free from
sap, wlEl shakes, or other defects The hardware,
quail nails. &c, glass ofis kind paint fthe hest
liy. Inc Workmanship throughout to be OF the best
character The foundations, the dwellings the Ian
terms and the entire daybeacon to have three coats
Oh paint OF the coors named The size all materials
whether OF IRON wood &c to be stated in the spe
clhcations, which, with the drawings in detail win
gJYern t,iU contractor, and NAV be examined nj Tho
office OF the Light house Boald. The entire work
III snort, us regards the kind quality and size Of
materials ana character Of orkmanship, to be in
strc conformity with the terms OF the contract the
specifications and drawings attached being con x;d
erei part am te Subject to the inspection during
its progress of the experimenting engineer or other
agent OF the treasury Department. whose certificate
as 10 lts 1aitn1ul execution in conformity with the
provisions of the contract shall be deemed necessary
to entltle the con ractor to receive the stimulated
payments under it.
The bids to be accompanied by written guaran-
tee, signe1 ~ two responsible persons that the bid
der will when required, if his proposal be accepted
enter into contract and bond with proper and suf
hcient securities, in the penalty of $4,uuA for the
faithful performance of said contract. The assign
ment of the contract, without the consent of the
department, will I've q forfeiture of the same The
work to be completed in four months from the sign
ing Of tho contract.
The Department reserves to itself the right to re-
Ject any and every bid from other sderations than
the amount.
All bids should be endorsed Proposals for build
ing oedcnn lights. de- GA James rirer, Virqaia" and
then put under cover to the signed Secretary
OF the Light house Board, Washington D. c. and
the same will be opened at this office at l p NJ ON
the date above mentioned, in the presence of the
bidders, should any be present
lhose only will be considered that conform TO the
requirements Of this advertisement
Payments will be made, if desired dnring the nro
gress of the work, US follows, viz:
On account of L, 3, and l. on the satisfactory conn.,
peton OF the foundations to the principal tmbers at
the base of the dwelling, inclusive twenty ave nor
cent OF the entire stipulated on COVERING in the
dwelling, twenty FIVE per cent on covering in and
finishing the lantern, twenty-five per cent: and the
balance on the entire fulflment of the contract
on account OF 2 no payment will be made until
the work is completed ''
EDM'D. L. F. HARDCASTLE.
Engineer, Secretary Lighthouse Board.
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