Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-05
Proposals for Building Beacon.Lights and
Day-Beacous, James river, Virginia
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,


TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, august 8, 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office, until IL NJ. Of the sixth eth) of Ssptem
Der next, for furnishing the materials and building
three beaconlishts and day beacon on James
river. Virginia. at the following named points:
l. Beacon-light :. White Shoal," a shell bank
bare at SAY half tide.
?. Day-bescon off Days Point on a shelLbsnk.
bare at SAY hslftide.
3. Beacon-light 20 Point of Shoals she'll bank
bare at (say) halftde.
4. Beacon-light on Deep Water Shoals" opposite
" Lyons creek" shel-bank, bare only at the low
est tide.
As the beacon-lights Il, 8, and - are in all re.
spects, as to design and materials similar and are to
be erected under like circumstances and, with the
daybsacon off Days Point o. in the same immnedi-
ate vicinity, say within fifteen miles of each other
proposals will lie receive separately for the beacon
lights q, g. aud y and the daybesoon, % for the
whole together.
General description of beacon-lights q, 3, and A.
viz:
On "white shosl," on I" Point of Shoals" and on
"Deep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek"
Foundations of five iron piles, either or
pneumatic, placed at the angles of a square of 20
feet sides and in the centre, inserted 10
the soil and to rise feet inches above high water
estimated at feet inches above low water The
heads of the piles to be connected by a spider-web
bracing and capped With east iron collars receive
pieces Of round timber feet In length, inclined
a. to reduce the square to IL feet the size of the
DWELLING the base of which il formed of tim bcrs rest
ing in iron caps and of such length rs to admit
OF passage gallery all sides of feet. Diego
nal braeing will extend between the spider-wet
bracng and the base of the dwelling from the sn-
gle piles to the centre piles of the foundation The
dwelling to be frame, Of story of feet in the
clear, and divided into a sitting room. chamber
KITCHEN and stcreroom, aud furnished with an iron
water-tank: cooking stove. and tin oil stand and
drip pan, the only mstters not strictly part of the
structure. 70 have tUJ doors and four windows
opening on the gallery and three inside doors The
floors resting on joist, and composed of two thick
uessss Of boards. tongued aud groovrd Outside lap
strake misunderstanding inside lined and ceiled with
boards, tcngued and grooyed. Railing all sides
of gallery, turned newell posts and rounds square
rails Wooden stepladder from dwelling to lantern,
which is of wood with the exception of dome, &c.
and vertical astragals feet high, feet inches in.
terror diameter, and sunk foot inches into the
roof The roof Of dwelling andlantern with pitch
on 62a The height of glazed portion of lantern 81
inches the remainder is withdrawing &C. "a Ina
dwelling; the glass about 2lEncheS In width ofbest
plate "a inch. Roof of dwelling and Ian ern OF inch
boards, covered with heavy tin Tin cutters all
round the former. with conductor to water tank
The latter with cast iron dome, smoke ue yentila-
tors, &c The colors of paint and number of coats.
per specifications As the lighting apparatus will
be provided by the Board the contractor required
to furnish the stand only for the same
General description of day-beacon % of " DAVIS
Point" Wrought iron shaft Il inches in diameter.
driven ten feet into the SOIL and rising p feet above
means of wrought-iren ling shrunk on it. bv disc
feet in diameter having four separate arms buried
in concrete under the soil The cage feet hiu b. and
feet inches diameter formed of two frustrums of
Genes uni ed 10y their bases and strips Of olerren
OF = inches, running round horizontally with equal
spaces of inches. The shaft is designed of tive
pieces for convenience of insertion into the SOIL and
Is couples by cast!ron sleeve, but one length is
preferable.
The iron, whether wrought or cast to be the best
American, and all timber and lumber of the best
qualities of their kind well asoned and free from
sap, wind shakes, or other defects. The hardware,
quail nails &C. glass ofts kind paint &C. ofthe beat
ity. The workmanship throughout to he OF the best
character. The foundations, the dwellings the Ian
terms, and the entire aybeacon to have three coats
OF OF The colors named The size ofall materials
whether of iron wood &c. to be a. stated in the spe
cihcatons which, with the dra awnings in detail will
govern the contractor, and may be examined at the
office of the Light house Board. The entire work
IN short, regards the kind quality, and size Of
materials, and character of workmanship, to be in
strict conformity with the terms Of the contract the
specifications and drawings attached being consid
cred part: and be subject to the inspection during
its progress of the experimenting engineer or other
agent of the Treasury Department whose certificate
to its faithful execution in conformity with the
provisions of the contract shall be deemed necessary
to ent1te the contractor to receive the stipulated
payments under it.
The bids to be accompanied by a written guaran.
tee, signed by two responsible persons that the bid
der WILL when req ured, il his PROPOSAL be accented
enter into contract and bond with proper and suf
fcient securities, in the penalty of $4,000 for the
faithful performance of said contract The assign.
ment of the contract, without the consent of the
Department, will be forfeiture of the same. The
work to be completed in four months from the sign.
ing of the contract.
The Department to itself the right to re-
ect any and every bid from other considerations than
the amount.
All bids should be endorsed /" Proposals for build
ing btaccr lights dc. James rirer EyginiaD and
then put under cover to the undersigned Secretary
Of the Light house Board, Washington D. c., and
the same will be opened at this office at p NJ on
the date above mentioned. in the presence of the
bidders, should any be present
Those only will be considered that conform to the
requirements Of this advertisement
Payments will be made, If desired during the rro
gress of the work, as follows viz:
On account of 5, and 4, on the satisfactory COM
pletion of the foundations to the principal timbers
the base of the dwelling, inclusive twenty Eve per
cent Of the entire sum stipulated on covering In the
dwelling, twenty five per cent; on covering in and
finishing the lantern twenty five per cent; and the
balance on the entire fulflnent Of the contract.
On account Of no payment will be made until
the work is completed.
EDMD. L. r. HARDCAsrLE,
H. Engineer, Secretary Lighthouse Board.
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