Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-30
Proposals for Building Beacon-Lights and
Day-Beacons, James river, Virginia.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT


Day-Beacons, James river, Virginia.
at TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFtcE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
- WASHINGTON, jHgust ., 1852.
CtEAIED PROPOSALS will he received at this
~ Office, Until II NJ of the sixth (ttl1 of aepter-
Der next, fol furnishing the materials and building
three bcacon-lights and one day beacon on james
river, Virginia, at the following named points:
l. Beacon-light on - White ShCal,n shell bank
bare at (say) half tide.
p Day beacon off :" Days Point on she'll bank
bare at SAY halftide .'
s. Beacon.light On Z" Point of Shoals ellbank
bare at cay half tide.
T. peacon-light on "Decp Water Shoals" opposite
Lyons creek shell-bank bare only at the low
est tide .-.-~ ..
As the heacenlshts q. O. and i are in all re.
spects as to design and materials similar and are to
be erected under like circumstances and, with the
day-beacon off Days Point ~ in the same immedi-
ate vicinity say within fifteen miles of each other,
propo will lie receive separately for the beacon
lights II, B. and y and the ay-beacon, Ga for the
whole together.
General description of bnaeonlights e, 3. and ~
On ''white shoal," on @ Point of Shoals" and on
Deep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek"
Foundations of five iron piles either screw or
pneumatic, placed at the angles of a square Of 90
feet sides and in the centre inserted 10 feet into
the soil, and to rise feet 6ches above high water
estimated mt feet inches above low water. The
heads Of the piles to be connected BY r. spd.r-veb
bracins and capped with iron collars to receive
pieces Of round timber feet in length, SO inclined
as to reduce the square to X feet the size of the
dwelling, the base of whch formed of tmbnrs rest
ing i'll iron caps, and of such length as to admit
of passage or gallery on ali sides of feet Diago-
nal bracing will extend between the spder-web
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 story of 9 feet in the
Clear and divided into sitting-reom. chamber
kitchen and store-room, and furnishe with an iron
wator-tank, cooking stove, and tin oil stand and
drip pan, the only matters not strictly part of the
/ structure. 20 have ttpo doors and four windows
opening on the gallery, and three inside doors The
floors resting on Jolst and poSCd of two thick
neSS"s Of boards, tongued and gr0ovrd Outside lap
strakc Misunderstanding insi lie lined and ceilei with
/ boards, torGued and grooved. Railing on all sides
OF gallery, turned newell posts and rounds ssuare
rails. Wooden step ladder from dwelling to lautern
which is Of wood, with the exception Of DOME &C.
and vertical astragas feet high, feet inches in
teripr diameter and sunk l foot inches into tie
roof The roof of dwelling and lantern with pitch of
on 6@;. The height Of glazed portion of lantern 80
inches, the remainder is weather. boarding &c. as in
dWeiln the glass about 2linehes in width, ofbest
plate II inch Roof OF dwelling and Ian ern of inch
boards. covered with heavy tn Tin cutters all
round the former, with conductor to water tank
Tha latter with cast iron dome. smoke tue vcntio-
TORS: DC Inc colors of paint and number of coats,
rs per specifications. AS the lighting apparatus will
be rovil ly the foRrd, the contractor is required
to furnish the stand only for the same.
! H'ncr?l description of day. beacon ~ of " DAVIS
Point" Wrought iron shaft a d inches in diameter
driven ten feet into the SOIL and risu. Is feet above
the ground, TO pass through and he sustained nv
mean of wrought iron ring shrunk on it. Inv disr
leet In diameter, having four separate arms buried
IN concrete under the soil The cage feet high and
feet inches diameter, formed of two frustruns of
cones un'ed by their bases and strips of boileriron
OF inches, running round horizontally with equal
| spaces OF inches. Thc shat is designed of tive
pieces for convenience Of insertion into The SOIL and
is coupled by castro sleeve but on. ZENITH is
preferable.
The iron, whether wrought or cast to be the best
American ana all timber and lum'cr of the best
1atle- Of their kind, well seasoned and free from
sap. "lni shakes, or other defects. The hardware
4ua nails &c, Ass Ofits kind paint &c of the best
Ity. The workmanship throughout t. he of the best
character The fou ode tons, the dwellings tie Ian
ferns. and the entire day beacon have three coats
OF paint Of the coors named The szc of ali materials
Whistler of iron, wood &C. to be stated in tie spe.
! eli atoms, which. with the drawings in Detail VIII
govern the contractor, and may be examined at tie
/ Office Of the Liz ht house Board The entire work
III short, rs regards the kind, quality, aud size of
Materials and character Of workmanship to he in
STRIFE conformity Within terms of the contract the
specifications and drawings attached being corsii
eret part an: be suhec to the inspection dnriro
its progress of the experimenting engineer or other
agent OF the Treasury Department. whose certificate
as TO- IT. faithful execution. in conformity with the
provisions of tue contract shat Redeemed necessary
to ealtie The con razor to receive the stipulated
payments under it, --.'t
The bids to bc accompanied by a written guaran.
te" sine1 by two responsible persons that the bid
der will, When required, if his proposal be accented
enter Into contract and bond, with proper and suf
nrant securities, in the penalty Of $1,000 for fbe
faithful performance Of said contract. The assi.n
IN mt OF the contract, without TIE consent Of the
Department, will be forfeiture of the same The
work TO b" completed in four months from the sign
ing Of the contract ~ o
The Department reserves to itself the ri,ht n re-
jectany and every bid from oEcr con sderations Il an
the amount.
Al bids should ba en- iorscd "Pr0pss,1s FIR bnjId
ing dsdcon ayitS, Dc. Oa james yyer, Vlrg1" an
the' put under cover to the signed retary
81 tn" Light hous" Board. Washington, T. c. and
the same Will be open at this Office at p: 81 ON
the date above mentioned, in The presence of tha
bidders, should any be present. ... =. -
These Only will be considered that conform fo tbc
reluirrm hts Of this advertisement
laYm nts viii be male if desired dari,q tho ,,ro
Srcss NJ the work. - follows, viz -
ON account of l, 3 ami I on the satisfactory com
pe"n OF the f3undstiors 20 the principal timiprs ut
the base oi the dweln inclusive twenty FIVE nor
cent OF thH'ntlre sum stipuat.1, on overinr in The
dwelling twenty five per cent on COVERING in and
hnlsli' III. lantern, Twenty-Five per ceat and the
balance on The entire fuflp,ent of tn contract
On account OF no payment viii b, made until
the work is comph-trl.7 = -t' ~, '.'@ ;
E... ..-f bnN'D. L. I. UARDCASrLr
Engineer, Secretary Lighthouse ,;card.
an~ 1'-otwIni. eff. 100 = ..- - "l