Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-29
Proposals for Building Beacon-Lights and
Day-Beacors, James rivor, Virginia.

Day Beacors, James river, Virginia
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE Board,
WASHINGTON, august 5, 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS will lie received at this
- Office, uatil IL NJ. of the sixth 6th) Of Septem-
Der next for furnishing the materials and building
three heacon-lights and one day beacon on James
river, Virginia. at the following named points:
]. Beacon-light " White Shcal," q shellbank
bare at (sayl half tide.
2. Day-beacon off Days Point ON shell-bank,
bare at (say1 halt;;de.
3. Beacon-lisht on " Point OF Shoals" Shell-bank,
bare at SAY half tide.
/. Beaaon-light on Deep Water Shoals opposite
|" Lyons creek" shel-bank, bare only at the low
est tide.
Is the beacsn-lights Il, 8, and y are in all re.
spects, to design and materials similar. and to
be erected under like circumstances and, with the
day beacon of Days Point a. i'll the same immed
ate vicinity. say within fifteen miles of each other
proposals. will he receive separately for the beacon
lights a. 3, aud y and the daybeacon, e. or for the
whole together.
General description of beaeon-lghts, e. 8, and A.
viz
On "Wh;te shoal," on ':Pont Of shoals.n and on
"Deep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek
Foundations of five iron piles, either screw or
pneumatic, placed at the angles of square Of 20
feet sides and in the centre inserted 10 feet into
the SOIL and to rise feet inches above high water
estimated at feet inches above low water Tha
heads of the piles to be connected by a seider-we b
braciD9 and capped with cast iron collars receive
pieces Of round timber feet in length so inclined
to reduce the square to II feet the size of the
dwelling he base of which is formed of timbcrs rest
ing in iron caps and OS such length as to admit
OF passage or gallery Oh all sides of feet. Diego
nal brscing will extend between the spidrrweb
brac.ng and the base of the dwelling, from thu an
gle plies 20 the centre piles Of the foundation The
dwelling to te frame, Of story of feet in the
clear, and divided into sitting-room. chamber,
kitchen and store GROOM, and furnished with an iron
w..tcr-tanE, cooking stove, and tin oil stand and
DRIP pan, the Only matters not strictly part of the
structure 20 have t,o0 doors and jar windows
opening on the gallery, and three inside doors. The
eoors resting On joist. and oInonsed of two thick
nesSrs Of boards, toigued and grooved. Outside lap
sralie weather boarding. inside lined and ceed with
boards. tongued and grOOved. Railing on all sides
OF gallery, tu.n:f, newell posts and rounds ssus;e
rails WOODEN step ladder from dwelling to lantern
which is of wood with the exception of dome &c
ard vertical astragals feet high, feet inches in
terrier diameter, and sunk l foot inches into the
roof The roof of cling and lantern with pitch of
l on 81 The height Of glazed portion of lantern 81
inches, The remainder is weather boarding &C. as in
dwelling; the glass rbout I'll nches in width ofbast
plate "a inch. Roof of dwelling and Ian ern of inch
boards covered with heavy cross tin Tin cutters all
round the former. with conductor to water tank
The latter with cast iron dome. smoke fiue yentila
tons DC Tie colors of paint and bunb-r OF coats,
as poo specifications. As the Ii citing apnsratus will
be provided by the Board the contractor is required
to furnish the stand only for the same
General description of ds Y-be.con (2) of DAVIS
Pont' Wrought iron shaft u inches in diameter,
driven ten feet into the soil, rising % feet above
the grIund: TO pass through aud he Sustained bv
mean. OF - wrought iron ,ins silrunk on it. by a disc
feet IN diameter, having four separate arms burirI
IN concrete under tie soil The eage feet E,h and
feet inches dametrr. formed CT two frustr ms of
united fy their bases. aud strips Of bjleriron
OF j IacneS. running round horzorta with equal
spaces CT 3 inches. The shat is designed OF TIVE
LcreS For convenience of insertion into the soil and
Is coupiet BY castrcn sleeve, but length is
preferable.
The iron, whether wrought or ccst, TO be the hes.
American. and all timber and lum',er of the best
q"atic OF thei- kind, we'll seasoned aLI free from
sap. wind shake. Or other defects The h.I.:war,
quail nsils &C. glass offs kind paint &c the best
tty The work nIansi.ip hrou yhout lie of tho best
chaiat or. Tie Ioi;iations the dwell ings. TIE ian
terms and the en- tire dayleacon to hare three coats
o. paint the colors med TIE size Of materials
neither Of iron, o 49,, to be ed in the sTe.
creations, which, with the drawings in 1etail v II
govern the contractor, ami may h. ex.minri at he
,fare Of the Light houFe Board. The cutrc work
in short. uS regards the kind, pi lity, and sze Of
materials AM rharsH'er OF Workmanship, to be IN
Strcf confornity with III terms of the contract he
specifications and drawings attached being c,nsi,i
ere 1srt: an! II: subject the inspection daring
its Protress 4 The experimenting engineer other
aRcat cf the Treasury department. hose certificate
~ TO is faithful execution In conformity wit: the
provisions If the contract, shall hc deemed Necessary
to ti.le The coz. rae or TO receive the stipulated
payments under it,.
The bids 10 he accompanied by q written gu,ran-
Tee SiSflci bY TWO Responsible that the hid
der will. ~hea required II hi. proposal be accepted.
enter !Ht' ro:trart and bud with proper AID st
I.ent securities. in TIE penalty of $1,000 for tie
faithful r"rformauco Of said contract. The assi.u
Inpnt of the contract, without tie consent Of the
apartment, will be forfeiture of tn, same The
work to b. completed in four months from the e:-n
Iny of the contract.
The Department reserves to itself the right tn re
ectany and every bid from other than
the amount.
All bits should be endorsed Proposals for byil1-
tA7 beacon hJ!ts dc. OIL James 7irer, pTygnia and
then put under cover to the undersigned Secretary
oT the Light house Bea:i, Wlshington D. c. and
the Fame will BIZ open d at this office at p IL on
the date above msntone: in the presence OF the
bidders, should any be- present
Those only will be cous dered that conform to the
requirements ct this advertisement.
Pawn 'nts will be male, if desired during the rro
9ress Of the work AS follows viz:
TN account Of l. ), and l. on the satisfactory con,.
n'eton of the foundations to the principal timbers at
IL" base OF tn" dwelling, inclusive, twenty Eve pcr
cent OF the entire sum stipulated on covering in he
Owe Eng, twenty i've per cent: on covering in and
finishing thu an:ern twenty five Der cent. ard tba
o'lsu"e on the entire tulflmens Of tn. contract,
''' "rrohnt OF : no payment will be male until
the w0rk is completed
EDN'D. y. f. H4RDCASrLe.
fnginecr, Secretary lighthouse ;oard
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