The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-20
PROPOSALS. FOR BUILDING AND EQUIP
8Gla PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS. a
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

/ GEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
~ ceived at this Office until 10 m. on Tuesday tn
lst day Of February, 1853, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within 'feu
months from the date ofthe signing Of the contract
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent o
the DepartmentatNe New York, for one to be delivered
at Boston, for one to be delivered at a point to b
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, ane
for one to be delivered at SmithviIle, fCane Fear
| North Carolina. M t177s''
III none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
/ 1T will be at liberty to decline to accept any O
them, and no contract will be entered into ,nti
/ it sballhave 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 eact
] offer must be accompanied by the signatures o
two Responsible persons as sreties for the faithn
ffulhiment of the contract. ~ q - SIS
/ The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untappee
| southern timber.
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet 8 in.
hold, IL feet; tonnage 265 "a 95; keelof white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood of live
oak sided IL in, whole depth clear ftmbers feet
inches, including the false keeI formed of two
depths coaked and boted together. On each sid.
wiikbe three thick cardboard strakes of white oah
fastened with of one inch copper bolts and tree.
nails. Dead woods and apron of live oak, fastened
with copper bolts from of an inch to l inch
| Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
futtocks of white oak, sided inches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches MOULDING
at throat IL inches, at side of keel Is inches al
floor head inches, at plank sheer inches, and al
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts OF ? Of
one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filed
in solid level to the heg ht of the throat OF
| the floor. Breast hooks. three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks, and one under the
al, sided q inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts Of copper iron, they are below or above
the line of copper fastening. Kelston of white oak
sided l3 inches, in depth two planks 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 cant timbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper boIts-wales
OF white oak nine strakes each eide in thickness
inches, in width Z inches. Bottom plank Of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 81 inches
in width, under the wales from u inches to inches
and below the bilge keels 10 inches Below the
line of copper fastening, which will be 9! feet
| above the floating line when loaded, the fastening
will be inch locust tree nails and composition
spikes, above which the fastening will be s 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 srakes
between two butts on the same frame. Clamps of
upper deck of white oak, five strakes on each side
III inches wide and 5nches thick, logged II inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
shipe; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, boted edgewse 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, gmoulded s inches, kneed at
each end with one dagger and one lodge knee,
fastened with of inch bolts, those through the
body being driven from the outside of the wales
earrings sided inches, moulded 81 inches in two
tier. Lodges sided inches, moulded d inches
Waterway of yellow pine, logged over the
beams. with : Of one inch bolts. Coamings and
bead Lodges OF Yellow pine inches thick. and
X. lei u1oo tfo fare Il
mast one timber Of every frame will run through
the plank sheer to the rail. Rail of white oak,
in thickness 81 inches, and 81 feet above the
eck, fastened to strings on 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 inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
4 inches thick and inches wide. Beams of vel
low pine, sided lOinches, moulded u inches, kneed
at each end with lodge and dagge. 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.
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes ON each side, inches
thiek and . inches wide Bige keels of white oak,
in length 60 feet, in thickness 9inches, width
amldshp 10 inches, tapering to 9 inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakes at the
turn OF the bllge inside, with of one inch
side Stancheons in the hold and between decks
of yellow pine, 81 inches square or round
Before the foremast, and abait 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 pieces
Cable bits IL inches square, running down to the
timbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees,
sided lOa inches, with iron straps. Scuppers,
on each side loaded and fitted with lids Air ports,
six in number on each side, of composition Deck
lights IN upper deck, in number. Two pumps
with composition chambers, and boxes 8 inches in
diameter, with lead pipe of d inches in the clear
in wooden cases, and pump gear complete. Also,
one wash deck pump of compositions, with pipe
leading from outside; diameter of chamber 4
inches One patent pump windass, in diameter
20 inches. Hawse- holes, loaded and fitted with
long cast-iron pipes for chain cables passing
through partners framed in the deck, with hanges
and holsters Two pair of iron quarter davits
for boats. Chain lockers, compressers, platforms
for 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, gratlngs, matches, sky-ghts, 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
To be caulked with oakum from new materials.
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
be coppered felt with 30 OF copper to line one
foot above the floating load line aInidships, sheer.
ing up one foot at each end. Rudderto have three
composition pintles and braces, one saucer and
worudder chains. Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted.
To have two white pine masts S. feet each In
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet:
diameter in partners 20 inches, two gafis, SQUARE
sail yard, and ensign staff The whole to be fitted
with the necessary rigging and two lightning
conductors all blocks, hooks, hoops, hanks, dead.
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes, cat blocks fish.
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, prom
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 of20 gallons, and TWEEN
ty of IL gallons EACH all iron bound Scattle butt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks, each to
bold barrel of pork or beef fitted with tops. and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, &c. 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, &C. belfry, and bell WEIGHING
900 pounds. One whale boat 81 feet lon 3. con-
per- fastened, with masts, Sails oars, anchors 20.
complete. Forty tons of pig ballast.
T All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
thecables; complete set of awnings for fore-and