The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-28

TasAsuRY DEpARrmEsr,

GEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
~ ceived at this Office until II m. on Tuesday, the
lst day Of February, 1858, for building and equip
ping light vessel to be completed within four
months from the date ofthe signing OF the contract
TO be delivered to the properly authorized agent of
at New York, for one to be delivered
at BOSTON, Tor one to be delivered at point to be
designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
North Carolina. 80 A - ~ - -
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Hoard
it will be at liberty to decline to accept any Of
men, ana no contract will be entered into until
1t shall have been submitted to, and approved bv
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury 80
No proposal will be considered unless received
from persons engaged in ship. building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures of
I've Iesponsne persons as surees for the faithful
Imminent OF the contract.
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber,
and the yellow pine Of the finest grain untapped
southern timber.
hold, Is feet; tonnage 265 81 95 keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood of live
oak sided IL in whole depth clear oftimbers feet
inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and boited 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 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 tinnbers
and stancheons OF locust sided inches; moulding
at throat IL inches, at side of keel Is inches at
floor head inches, at plank cheer 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 height of the throat of
the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail, sided s. inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, they are below or above
the line of copper fastening Kelston of white oak,
sided ID inches, in depth two planks of nine inches
IN thickness, coaked and boted 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 bolts--wales
OF white oak nine strakes each side in thickness
inches, in width inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off 81 inches
in width, under the wales from u inches to3 inches
and below the bilge kees 10 inches. Below the
line of copper fastening, which will be q feet
above the floating line when loaded, the fastening
will be Il inch locust tree nails and composition
spikes. above which the fastening will be 5 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 dame
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 30 feet on 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 5inches thick logged Il inches
over the frames for length of about 80 feet amid
shlps; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, bolted edgewise in every other room with
bolts. Beams OF upper deck S feet from centre
to centre, OF southern line grain yellow pine
sided 10 inches, moulded s 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 A. inches
Water ways OF yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head lodges Of yellow, pine inches thick, and
mast one timber of every frame will run through
the plank Nsheer 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 ine grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and planned, 3 inches
in width inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. ~
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide. Beams of vel
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. 5o 9oal
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, 6 inches
thick and inches wide. Bige keels of white oak,
in length go feet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidshp Is inches, tapering to 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 the in
side. Stancheons in the hold and between decks
of yellow pine, 81 inches square or round.
Before the foremast, 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 l0l inches, with iron straps. Scuppers,
on each side, loaded and fitted with lids Air ports
SIX in number on each side, of compositions Deck
lights in upper deck, in number Two pumps
with composition chambers, and boxes inches in
diameter, with lead pipe of 4 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
long cast-iron pipes for chain cables, passing
through partners framed in the deck, with fanges
and holsters. Two pair of iron quarter davis
for boats.. Chain lockers, compressers platforms
for tanks and ballast and store in the hold.
Cabins, bread-reom, store rooms, magazine coal
bunker, lockers between decks, sleeping berhs for
crew, two water closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratings, matches, lights, companions,
&c, all complete Hardware of the first qunlity, |
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, ali |
necessary ring and eye bolts, all man rope and |
awning stancheons fitted; steps on sides.
lobe caulked with oakum from new materials,
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To |
be coppered felt with 30 or, copper to line one
foot above the floating load line anidshps, sheer
ing up one foot at each end. Rudder to have three
pintles and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains. Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts. Two copper life buoys fitted
70 have two white pine masts 55 feet each In
length above the deck, including pole of 10 feet;
diameter in partners 20 inches, two gaia, square,
sail ward, 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 feb.
aook4, snatch blocks, and tackles, and falls for
BOATS, anchors, &C. ALI tackles. chains and cranes
for hosting and lowering the tive LAM
erns around the masts; lantern houses around the
nasts on deck One hoop iron day mark /
IN each masthead. Six iron water tanks prom
sriy fitted to hold 600 gallons each. A starting /
ub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks,
contain each l50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks of20 gallons, and twen-
y of 10 gallons each, all iron bound Scuttie butt
o hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks. each to
hold barrel of pork beef, fitted with tops and
hasps, staples, hinges. SC. Erhtaen
strong deck or fire buckets. Galley,
ange. and fixtures complete for a crew Of twelge
,ersons. Two coal stoyes, with necessary pipe,
beet lead, &C.. belfTy, and bellweiahing /
900 pounds. One whale boat a feet long. COZ.
'er- fastened, with masts, saila, oafs anchors Sc
onplete Forty tens Of pig ballast. 800 - II
All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
be cables; complete set Of awhinks for fore-apd-
nd aft, and three wind Aaii,s tafpaulins; graf.
ngs and hoods for the, patches. Three 1ors.and-