The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-24
No. 100.
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
Treasury DEpARrMrNr.

- ceived at this Office until ~ M on Tuesday, the
lst day of February, 1853, for building and equip.
pinga light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date of the signing of the contract
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent OF
the Department at New York, for one to be delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
for one to be delivered at Smithville (Cape Fear
North Carolina.
II none OF the bids are satisfactory to the Board,
it will be at liberty to decline to accept any OF
tncm ana no contract will be entered into until
1t shall have been submitted to. and approved bv.
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury,
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 as sureties for the faithful
fulfilmcnt 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, % feet s in ;;
hold, IL feet; tonnage 265 95; keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided IL in. whole depth clear oftmbers 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 oak
fastened with of one inch copper bolts and tree
nails. Dead woods and apron of live GA fastened
with copper bolts from of an inch to Il inch
Timber and room % inches Floors and lower
futocks of white oak, sided 8 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 of
one inch diameter in each scarph Bottom filled
in, solid level to the hegh of the throat of
the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, they below or above
the line of copper fastening Kelston of white oak
sided ID inches, in depth two panks of nine inches
in thickness coaked and bolted together, fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
floor timber. The heels of the can't timbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bots-wales
OF white oak nine strakes each side, in thickness
inches, in width I inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 81 inches
in width, under the wales from = inches to9 inches
and below the bilge keels 10 inches Below the
line OF copper fastening, which will be 81 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
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 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,
10 inches wide and inches thick, logged 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 S feet from centre
to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 inches, moulded 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 81 inches in two
tier. Lodges sided inches, moulded d inches.
Waterways OF yellow pine, legged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head Lodges OF yellow pine inches thick, and
feet above the deck. Between the fore and main.
mast timber Of frs will
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.
Upper deck plank of fine grain yellow pine in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed, 8 inches,
in width 6inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. at
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided 10 inches, 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
the deck inches. III
Thick strakes in the turn of the bge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, 6 inches
thick and inches wide Bilge keels of white oak
in length go ieet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, taperng to 8 inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakes at the
turn OF the bilge inside, with one ! of one inch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on tine in
side. Stancheons in the hold and between decks
OF yellow pine, 81 inches square or round. s.4
Before the foremost, 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 side
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 IL inches square, running down to the
timbers or ceiling Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided l0z inches, with iron straps Scuppers, 4
each side. loaded and f1ffed with de A
six in number on each side, of composition Deck
lights in upper deck, 8 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
inches One patent pump windlass, in diameter
% inches. Hawse-holes, loaded and fitted with
through partners framed in the deck, with f1anges
and holsters. Two pair of iron quarter davits
for boats. Chain lockers, compressers, platforms
tor tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins, bread-room, store-rooms, magazine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratings, matches, sky flights 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 rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on Sides
10 be caulked with oakum from new materials, |
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
foot above the floating load line ainidships sheer
ing up one foot at each end. Rudder to have three
pintles and braces, one saucer and |
two rudder chains Tiler of iron fitted with dogs |
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted.
To have two white pine masts So feet each In |
length above the deck, including pole of 10 fee
diameter in partners 20 nches two gaffs, square,
sail yard, and ensign staff. The whole to be fitted
with the necessary rigging and two lightning
all blocks, hooks, hoops hanks, dead
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes, cat blocks fisb
hooks, snatch blocks, and tackles, and falls for
boats, anchors, SC. All tackles chains and 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. nron.
erly fitted to hold 600 gallons each. A starting
tub copper riyeted hose, and four iron oil tanks,
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes Ten water casks of 20 gallons, and TWEEN
" OF u gallons each, all iron bound Scuttle butt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks. each to
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with tops, and
competition hasps, staples, hinges, sc. Eighteen
IRON hooped strong deck or fire buckets Galley,
range. and fixtures complete for crew of twelve
persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary pine.
sheet lead, SIC. A belfry, and bell weighing
1000 pounds. One whale boat 81 feet long. con
per fastened, with mass, sails, oars anchors, &C.,
complete. Forty tons of pig ballast.
!. All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
The cables; complete set of awnings for fore and
and aft, and three wind sails; tarpaulins; graf |
lngs and hoods for the hatches Three fore and.
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