The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-30
PROPOSALS for BUILDING and EQUIP
PING FIVE LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

OFFiss LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WAsHTNGroN, April 80, 1853.
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-.
- ceived at this Office until II Tuesday,
the 3lst day of May, 1853, for building and equip
ping 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-
livered at Boston; for to be delivered at
Charleston, Soul Carolina, of the following di-
mensons:
Length from aft side of stern post to the fore
side OF main stem IS feet; breadth OF beam moulded
% feet inches; depth of hold from top of
Timber ST axe to top Of beam, ii feet, tonnage
about 232
Until the same time, for one for Kill Pond Bar,
and one for SucCopesset 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 perpendiculars. 81 feet; breadth
of bes m moulded, 81 feet inches; depth of hold
from top Of hmber strake to top OF beam, 10 feet
inches; tonnage about 80.
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber.
II none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
il will be liberty to decline accept any of hem
and contract will be entered into until it 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 ship building, and each
offer must be accom- pa MED by the signatures of
fulhiment of the contract.
Each vessel must be distinctly named, with the
sum for which the bidder pur poses TO build and
equip her, according to the drawings and spscif-
cations, and a copy Of the printed specifications
must be enclosed by each bidder, as evidence that
there is mistake to the object of bis proposal.
No bid will be considered that does not conform
to the requirements of this advertisement
A drawing of the vessel contracted for will be
furnished to the contractor, to which ne will be
required to adhere strictly; to this end the mould
lott ines will be taken off, and the mould examined
by the experimenting officer no will be assi gned
10 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 materia s
used are in strict conformity TO the terms and spe
ciications of the contract and who must certify TO
the same in writing before the vessel Will be re
ceyed and payments authorized TO De made
The printed specifications by which the vesse Is
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 10 the lighthouse inspec
tor at Boston. New York, Wilmington Delaware,
or Norfolk, Virginia, or at the custom house, Phil
adeIohia Baltimore. New Bedford, or Edgartown,
Massachusetts, and the plans and drawings may
be seen and examined by calling at the office OF
the lighthouse inspector at Boston, New YORK, or
Wilmin gtou, Delaware; at the custom house at
Philadelphia or Baltimore, and at the office OF the
Lighthouse Board, Washington city.
Any person submitting proposals may be pres
ent and witness to opening OF the bids at the time
and place hereinbefore specified. H ~
All proposals must be sealed and endorsed " Pro
posais for Building Light pesseis," and then en-
closed In another envelope, and addressed TO the
secretary OF the Lighthouse Board, Treasury De-
Partment Washington.
by orcer OF the Lighthouse Board:
ihoRNroN A. JENKINS, Secretary.