The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-11
FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP.
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

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~ ceiyed at this Office until 10 m. on Tuesday thu
LIST day OF February, 1858, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within foul
months from the date the signing of the contract
the Department at New York. for ono tobe delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at a point to BIZ
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
for one to be delivered at Smithville, (Cape Fear
North Carolina. s3s tl4saiq 4'7s#I sT9 =
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the BOARD
! It will be at liberty to decline to accept any Of
them, and no contract will be entered into unit
| 1t shall have been submitted to- and approved BY
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury. IS =
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 suretes for the faithful
/ fuihlment OF the contract.
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 :;
nold, Is feet; tonnage, 800 95; keel of white oak
stem and stern post apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided ~ in whole depth clear oftimbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and bolted together. On each side
WIN 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 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, at
floor head inches, at plank sheer inches and at
rail- inches. Frames to have two bolts OF 2 of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filed
IN solid level to the heigh of the throat of
the floor Breast hooks three forward and three
ait below the deck hooks and one under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
Doits OF copper or iron, as they below above
the line OF copper fastening Kelston of white GA
sided l3 inches in depth two pIanks of nine inches
In thickness, coaked and boted together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
hoor timber. The heels of the cant timbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bolts-wales
Of white oak nine srakes each side in thickness
4 inches, in width inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off g. inches
IN width, under the wales from inches to inches
and below the bllge 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 of oneinch diane.
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 9Th and not less
than 80 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
III inches wide and inches thick, joggedlz inches
over 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 feet from centre
to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided ~ 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 a. inches.
Water ways of yellow. pine, logged over the
beams, with : of one inch bolts. coamings and
head Lodges of yellow pine 5 inches thick, and 2
feet above the deck: Between the fore and main
f r1,aro f e..
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.
Il Upper deck plank of tne grain yellow pine in
thickness, when dubbed off and paned, 8 inches,
in width 6inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. tafa ef ii s.
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and 9 inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided lOinches, 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
Flick strakes in the turn of the blge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, inches
thick and inches wide, Bilge keels of white oak
In length gu ieet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, tapering to inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakes at the
turn OF the biige, inside, with one of one inch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on the in
SUI S1aucueons IN the mold and between decks
OF yellow pine, 81 inches square or round
q Before the foremast, and abaft the mainmast
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 eide
in the 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
timbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees
sided l0z inches, with iron straps Scuppers, 4
on each side, loaded and fitted with lids Air ports
six in number on each side, of com position 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 deck pump of composition, with pipe
leading from outside; diameter of chamber 4
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 fan es
and bolsters Two pair of iron quarter davits
TOR boats Chaln lockers, composers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins, bread-room, store-rooms, magazine, coal I
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping berths for
crew, two water closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratings, matches, sky lights, companions,
Sc, all complete. Hardware of the first quality,
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, ali
necessary ring and eye bolts, oil man rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides.
To be caulked with oakum from new materials
and ia the bottom driven home to the timbers To
be coppered on felt with 80 or 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. Tilier of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted. 3
To have two white pine masts SIS 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, handspkes, cat blocks, feb.
hooks, snatch blocks, and tackles, and falls for
boats, anchors, &c. Alltackles, chains md 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. "A starting
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks of20 gallons, and twen-
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, sc. Eighteen
iron hoped strong deck OF, fire buckets Galley,
range. and fixtures complete for a crew of twelve
persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary pipe,
sheet lead, &c. belfry, and a bell Weighing
900 pounds. One whale boat 81 feet long. con.
per fastened; with masts, sails oars, anchors Sc
complete. Forty tons of pig ballast. co.
All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
the cahes complete set of awnings for fore-and.
and aft, and three wind sails; tarpaulins, graf
in GA nd hOoda for the hatches. Three Co..