The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-31
PROPOSALS for BUILDING and EQUIP-
PING FIVE LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

OFFles LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WAsHISGToN, April 80, 1853.
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
~ ceived at this office until IL Tuesday,
the 3lst day of May, 1853, for building nj 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
of the department at New York; for one to be de-
liversd at Boston; for to be delivered at
Charleston, Sou Carolina, of the following d.
mensons:
side of main stem 90 feet; breadth of beam moulded
% feet inches; depth of hold from top of
Timber at axe to top of beam, III feet, tonnage
about 232.
Until the same time, for one for Kill Pond Bar,
and one for SuCconesset Shoal, Vineyard Sound,
Massachusetts,) to be delivered at such points or
places may be designated by the Lighthouse
Board, of the following dimensions:
Length between perpendlculars, 81 feet; breadth
OF beam moulded, 81 feet inches; depth of hold
from top of Timber strake to top OF beam, 10 feet
inches; tonnage about l5O..
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
it will be at liberty to decline accept any of them,
and no contract will be entered into until 1t 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 chip building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures of
two responsible persons sureties for The faithful
ful6lment of the contract.
Each vessel must be distinctly named, with the
for which the bidder purposes to build and
equip her, according to the drawings and specih-
cations, and copy of the printed specihca lions
must be enclosed by each bidder, evidence that
there mistake to the object of bis proposal
No bid will be considered that does not con form
to the requirements of this advertisement.
drawing of the vessel contracted for will be
furnished to the contractor. to which he will be
required adhere strictly; to this end the mould
lott ines will be taken of, and the mould examined
by the experimenting officer, W no will be assig ned
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 in strict confor nifty the terms and spe-
cihcaion5 of the contract and who must certify to
The same in wiring before the vessel will be
ceved 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. can be had on application TO
the Lighthouse Board, or to the lighthouse inspec
tor at Boston, New York, Wilmington, Della aware,
Norfolk, Virginia, or at the custom. house, Phil
adelphia Baltimore, New Bedford, or Edgartown,
Massachusetts; and the plans and drawings ma y
be seen and examined by calling at The office OF
the hg hrhouse inspector at Boston, New York, or
Wi!mip gtou, Delaware; at the custom house at
Phiadelpha or Baltimore, and at the offlce OF the
Lighthouse Board, Washington city.
Any person submitting proposals may be pres
ent and witness tn opening OF the 6ios al the anne
and place bereinbefore specified. -Hzt
Ali proposals must be sealed and endorsed I" Pro
posais for Building Light Tesses," and then en-
closed in another envelope, and addressed TO the
Secretary of the Lig Clubhouse Board, Treasury De
partment Washington.
By order OF the Lighthouse Board
THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secretary.
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