The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-01
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP.
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

IN. vi
I 1st day of February 1853 for building nd enuin
/ ping light vessel to be completed within fo,p
months from the date of the signing of the contrac
TO be delivered to the properlv authorized agent
the Department at New York, for one to be deiiyere
at Boston, for one to be delivered at point to b
| designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound an,
4 TOR one to be delivered at Smithville (Cape Fear
| North Carolina.
| If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
| it will be at liberty to decline to ACCEPT anv o
| them, and no contract will be entered into unti
| 1t shall have been submitted to, and approved bv
| the honorable Secretary of the Treasury
| No proposal will be considered unless rcceivet
| from persons engaged in ship building. and eacI
offer must be accompanied by the sionatnres q
two responsible persons as sureties for the faihf
| fulhlment of the contract
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untannef
southern timber ~
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth. ID feet 3 in.
hold, IS feet; tonnage 265 81 95 keel Of white Ga
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 on
fastened with of one inch conner 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 ton thinkers
and stancheons of locust sided inches. rnonId;no
at throat IL inches, at side of keel IS inches 81
floor head inches at plank sheer inches and az
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts of !. of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filed
in solid level cross to the height of the throat of
the floor. Breast hooks. three forward and threa
aft below the deck hooks. and one under The
rail, sided 81 inches fastened with ! of ONE inch
bolts of copper or iron as thew are below or above
the line ofcopper fastening. Kelston Of white oak,
in thickness coaked and bolted together. fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through everv
floor timber The heels of the cant tmbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper boIts-wales
Of white oak nine strakes on each side in THICKNESS
inches, in width inches Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off a. inches
In width, under the wales from u inches to9 inches
and below the blge 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 bolts Of one inch 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 length 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 eide
10 inches wide and 5inches thick, logged II inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
SHIPS; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, boted edgewise in every other room with
bolts Beams of upper deck feet from centre
to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine
sided 10 inches, moulded S inches kneed al
each end with one dagger and one lodge knee
fastened with of an inch bolts those fbronrh az
BODY being driven from the outside of the 49, ~
Carvings sided inches. moulded 81 incbes =, I've
tier. Lodges sided inches. moulded d inches
Waterways of yellow nine. iogged ovar AZ
beams, with of one inch bolts Soaminns a .n
head Iedees of. yellow nine ( inches th;nl-s &c
feet above the deck Between the fore ana go
mast one timber of every frame will RIM thra,Iah
in thickness q inches and 81 faet hn.,. o ah
deck fastened to strinna on the }ns;de /. III ,.I
of the stancheons with of an inch hots 0 oo'sioe
Upper deck plank of fine grain yellow nine IN
thickness when Dubbed off and nIanod 80 -.
in width 6inches; fastened with ron sniIas aud
plusged ~ A'-N
Lover deck cIanns of white ooh two .,u,I
4 inches thick and inches wide Reams of vel
low pine, sided lOinches, moulded II inches knead
at eachend with Tod orc nd da co. Ss 800
with of one inch hSIts those iihro,rh ,ha 49,
being driven frono the outside ~ tha ha7t W
Deck framing as tho deck oho1ra. 100 ~; 49, p t
the deck inches. ''0'0
Tbick strakes in Tho f,rr &c ~ ILL.,
white ooh tor s,raI,os - ah S D:so tn:ioI u
th;nl ~ Z ;nohas - % eaIn siue. ihcnes
in len 9th 60 feet in tbctaess Aeei vi @ni'e Gak,
amid.hip Is inches. tanering to Q inches .s Az
ands lpten 10 thro7 ing 10 inGnes at the
t ~ 80 ~ b;1o. =; 81 'As st1ahes al tae
conner holt in Sab t;,nher WI inc ~ eng men
stancheons IN the hoi au On t1e 10
of eItou nine 5Ljncheu cove 70 ~
Refore the f,ren,ast and aIa ~ t Az
the bnIwar,s will he nlanLad ~ an,
tween The fore and mainmast on ihe oa' ps
Three ports ON each side. and Two IN ny
in the stern, hung with comnosition b;noes 70 ~
string under the rail- Partners of ms etc knes w ie
both Decks stems bniIt with has nj r,s Az
Cable hits ia inches snara
timbers or ceiling ca. heads Of h;te wv W ne
sided To- inches. with IRON straos sc 1A nnses
on each Side. loaded and fitted With Iids
sir in number on each side Of AL
II ohts in MINER deck in nnnohar ir,4a neoh
With com npsition chambers and baxa. punips
diameter with lead nine of inches IN tha nie. -,
in wooden cases and pnmn sar - .,'
one wash deck nnmn Of ceynos;,;ap Aisos
leading from ontside. dismater nf VIII pipe
inches. One patent pump windlass in da,aater
% inches. Hawse- holes. loaded and f;tIed VIII
long cast-iron pipes for chain cables nass G,,
through partners framed in the deck With
and holsters. Two nair of iron n,srter daVsS,s
for boats, Chain lockers. comnressers nIatfornos
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins, bread-ro store.rooms. magazine. coal.
bunker lockers between decks. sleenino herths for
crew, two water closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratings matches, sky lights, Companions
&c., all Complete. Hardware of the first quality
hinges of brass and locks with brass works. ali
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rome 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 20 ~ conner tn line one