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Proposals for Building Beacon-Lights and
Day -Beacons, James river, Virginia.

Proposals for Building Beacon-Lights and
Day -Beacons, James river, Virginia
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, August s, 1858.
CEALED PROPOSALS will lie received at this
- Office uktil II NJ. Of the sixth (0th) Of septem-
Der next for furnishing the materials and building
three beacon-lights and day beacon on James
river, Virginia, at the following named points:
!. Beacon.light White Shoal," shell bank
bare at (say) half tide.
2. Day-beacon off Days Point" on a shell-bank
bare at SAY halftide.
j. Beacon-light ON " Point OF Shoals" shell bank
hare at SAY half tide.
/. Beacon-light on Deep Water Shoals" opposite
" Lyons creek" sheI-bsnk, bare only mt the low
est tide.
As the beacen-lights q. 3, and - are in all re-
spects, to design and materials similar, and are to
be erected under like circumstances and, with the
dayb of Days Point e. in the same immedi
ate vicinity. say within fifteen miles OF each other
proposals will be receive separately for the beacon
lights Il, aud a and the day-beacon, Cd or for the
whole together.
General description of beaconlishts e. 3, and a.
viz:
On "White Shoal," on s' Point Of Shoals,r and on
deep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek"
Foundations Of hive iron piles either screw
pneumatic, placed at the angles Of 3 square of 90
feet sides and in the CENTRE inserted 10 feet into
the SOIL and to rise feet inches above high ter,
estimated at feet inches above low water The
heads of the piles to be connected by spider-web
bracing and capped with cast iron collars receive
pieces of round timber feet in length so inclined
to reduce the square TO Il feet the size of the
DWELLING the base of which is formed of timbers rest
Ing in iron caps. aud of such length TO samit
Of passage or gallery all sides Of feet. Disgo
nal bracing will extend between the spiderweb
bracing and the base Of the dwelling, from the an.
gle piles to the centre piles of the foundation The
dwelling to be frame, of ore story of feet in the
clear, and divided into sitting-room. chamber
KITCHEN and storeroom, and furnished with an iron
wster-tank, cooking stove, and tin oil stand and
drip pan, the only matters not strictly part of the
structure. 20 have too doors and four windows
opening on the gallery, aud three inside doors The
floors resting on jOist, and composed Of two thick
nesses of boards, tongued and grooved. Outside lap
strake weather boarding, inside lined and ceed with
boards tonguCd and grooved. Railing all sides
of gallery, turned newell posts and rounds square
rails. Wooden stepladier 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 l foot inches into the
roof The roof Of dwelling and lantern with pitch of
on s. The height of glazed portion of lantern 81
inches, the remainder is weather boarding &C. as in
dwelling; the glass about 2lsinches in width ofbest
plate Ii 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, ventila-
tors DC. The colors of paint and numb<r of coats.
per specifications As the lighting apparatus will
be provided 10y the Board the contractor is uired
to furnish the stand only for the same.
General description of beacon (2) of Days
Point" Wrought iron shaft AZ inches in diameter,
driven ten feet into the SOIL and rising - feet above
the grsund, to pass through aud he sustained by
means of wroughtirsn ring shrunk on it, by disc
feet in Diameter having four separate arms buried
in concrete under the soil The cage feet high and
feet inches diameter formed Of two frustrums Of
united by their bases, and strips OF boilerron
of 3 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 coupled by cast-iron sleeve, but length is
preferable.
The iron, whether wrought or cast, to be the best
American, and sill timber and lumber Of the best
qualities of their kind, well oned and free from
sap, wind shakes or other defects The hardware
quail nails &C., glass ofis kind paint &C. ofthe bert
ity. The workmanship throughout to be OF the best
character The foundations, the dwellings, the Ian
terms, and the entire to have three coats
of paint the coors named The size efalI materials
whether Of ron wood, &C. to be stated in the spe
cifcstions, which, with the drawings in detail will
govern the contractor, and may be examined at the
Office of the Light house Board The entire work,
In short rs 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 consd
cred part and be subject to the inspection during
its progress of the engineer or other
agent OF the Treasury Department, whose certificate
as to its faithful execution. in conformity with the
provisions of the contract shall be deemed necessary
to entitle the contractor to receive the stipulated
payments under it.
Ine pluS W oe accompanied 0y written Suarsn-
tee, signed by tive responsible persons that the bid
der will, when required, if his proposal be accepted,
enter ints contract and bond, with proper and suf
fcient securities in the penalty of s. 1000, 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 reserves to itself the right to re-
any and every bid from other considerations than
the amount.
All bids should be endorsed I" Proposals for build
ing beacon lights dc. on James rrer, Virginia" and
then put under cover to the undersigned Secretary
Of the Light house Beard, Washington D. c., and !
the same will be opened at this office at p. M. on
the date above mentioned. in the presence of the 1
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 pro-
gress of the work, as follows, viz:
On account of and 4, on the satisfactory eeu-
pleton OF the foundations to the principal timbers
the base OF the dwelling, inclusive, twenty Eve per
cent OF the entire sum stipulated 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 il completed.
g4ee EDM'D. Z. +. HARDCAsTLE,
Engineer, Secretary Lighthouse Board