Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-25
Proposals for Building beacon-Lights and
Day -Beacons, James river, Virginia
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, Auyust5 5, 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office, until IL NJ. Of the sixth (6th) of septeln-
Der next, for furnishing the materials and building
three beacon-lights and day beacon on James
river, Virginia, at the following named points:
l. Beacon-iight on White Shoal,"a shellbank
bare ut (say) half tide
9. Day-beacon Of 90 Days Point on a shell-bank
bare at SAY halftide
8. Beacon-light Point Of Shoals shell bank
bare at SAY halftde.
4. Beaeon-light on Deep Water Shoals opposite
Lyons creek" shell-bank, bare only al the low
est tide.
As the beacon-lights a. s, and Il are in all re-
specs, AS to design and materials similar and are
be erected under like circumstances, and, with the
daybeacor off Day. Point t2) in the same imnedi-
ate vicinity say within fifteen miles of each other,
proposals. will he receive separately for the beacon
lights Il, 8, aud y and the daybeacon, CD or for the
whole together.
General description Of beaconlslts, e, 5, and H.
viz:
On "Whits ShoaI" on "Point of shoals,r and on
Deep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek"
foundations Of five iron piles, either screw or
pnru-natic, placed at the angles of square Of 20
feet sidss and in the centre inserted 10 feet into
the soil, and to rise feet 6inches above high ter
estimated nj > feet inches above low water. The
heads of the piles to be connected by O spider-web
bracing and capped with cast iron collars receive
pieces of round timber feet in length, so inclined
as 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 and of such length "a to admit
of passage or gallery all sides of feet Diago-
nal bracing will extend between the spider-web
bracing and the base Of the dwelling from the an
gle pile. to the centre piles of the foundation The
dwelling to be frame, of story of feet in the
clesr, and divided into stting-rcom chamber
KITCHEN and stOre-room, and furnished with an iron
water-tank, cooking stove, and tin oil stand and
drip PAM ths only matters strictly part of the
structure. 20 have tco doors and fur windo VS.
opening on the gallery and three inside doors. The
floors resting on iost, and composed of two thick
nessss OF boards tongued and grooved. Outside lap
strake boarding, inside lined and celed with
boards, torgued and glooved. Railing on all sides
Of gallery, turned newell posts and rounds square
rails. Wooden Etep-ladder 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 62. The height of glazed portion of lantern 81
inches, the remainder is weather. boarding &C. as in
dwelling; the glass about 2lInches in width fbest
plate u inch. Roof of dwelling and Ian !ern of inch
boards. covered with heavy cross tin Tin cutters all
round the former, with conductor to watertank.
The latter with cast iron dcne, smoke fiue ventila
tors, &C. The colors Of paint and number of coats,
as per specifications AS the lighting apparatus will
be provided by the Board the contractor is required
to furnish the stand only for the same
General description Of day beacon (2) of " DAYS
Point" Wrought iron shaft ~ inches in diameter,
driven ten feet into the SOIL and rising % feet above
the ground, to pass through and be sustained by
means of wroughtiron ring shrunk on it. by a 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
cones united by their bases and strips of boilerirou
Of inches, running round horizontally with equal
spaces Of 3 inches. The shaft is designed of two
pieces for convenience Of insertion into the SOIL and
is couples by cast-irCn sleeve, but one length is
preferable.
The iron, whether wrought or cast, to BIZ the best
American, and all timber and lumber OF the best
nj ali of fhafr tnA
sap, wind shakes, or other defects. The hardware
quail nails. &c, glass kind paint &C. OF the best
iy The workman ship throu, hout to be of the best
character The foundations, the dwellings, the Ian
terms, and the entire daybeacon to have th1e coats
OF paint fthe coors named The size of all materials
whether OF iron, wood 6c to be ed in the sre.
ciacstions, which, with the drawings in detail WILL
govern the contractor, and may be examined at the
once OF the Light house Board. The eutire work
In saort, as regards the kind quility aud size of
materials, and character of workmanship to be In
strict conformity with the terms of the contract the
specincations aud drawings attached being consid
ered part ans he subject to the inspection during
its progress Of the experimenting 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
70 entitle the con rac;or to receive the stipulated
payments under it.
The bids to be accompanied by written gu.rau.
tee signed by two responsible persons that the bid.
der will, whea req uired. il his proposal he acrenj
enter into a contract and bond with proper and snf
ncient securities, in the penalty OF 900 for the
faithful performance Of said contract. The assign
ment Of the contract, without the consent of the
Department, will be a 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-
ect and every bid from other considerations than
the amount.
All bids should be endorsed Itoposals for bu;,d
tns beacon lights, DE-. James rirer rlrgina," 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. NJ. on
tns date above mentioned, in the presence of the
bidders, should any be present
Those only will be considered that conform tn tho
requirements Of this advertisement,
Payments will be male if desired dar;uy tn. nro-
gress OF the work. as follows, viz:
On account Of 3, and 4, on the satisfactory com,
peuon OF the foundations to the principal tmbers at
Inc base OF the dwelling inclusive twenty FIVE DER
cent OF the entire sum stipulatad on covering in the
dwelling. twenty-five per cent; on covering In and
finishing the lantern, twenty five per cent: snd the
balance on the entire fulflnent of the contract
On account Of no payment win be made INIT,
the work Is completed.
EDM'D. L. F. HARDCAsrLE,
Engineer, Secretary Lighthouse Eoard.
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