Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-31
Proposals for Building Beacon Lights and
Day -Eeacons, James river, Virginia.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHT-HOUsE BOARD,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- office, until II N. of the sixth 9th 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,:
1. Beacon-light on White Shoai,' a shelltank,
bare at (say) half tide.
2. Day-beacon off :: Days Point on shell-tank
8. Beacon-light on " Point of Shoals,"a shellbank
bare at (say) halftide.
4. Beacon-ght on 8 Deep Water Shoals" opposite
Lyons creek" shell bare only at the low
est tide.
As the beacen-lights q, 8, and ~ 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, e. in the same immedi-
ate vicinity, say within fifteen miles of each other
proposals will be receive separately for the beacon
lights q, 5, and - aud the daybeacon, Cd for the
whole together.
General description of beacon-lights, e, g. and ~
viz
On "White shoal," on &C 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 square of %
feet sides and in the centre inserted 10 feet into
the SOIL and to rise feet 6inches above high water
estimated at feet inches above low water The
heads Of the piles to be Connected! by sei,ler-veb
brscirg and capped with cast iron collars 10 receive
pieces Of round timber feet in length, so inclined
as to reduce the square to II feet the size OF the
dwelling, the base Of which is formed ftimbers rest
ing in iron caps, and Of such length as to admit
OF passage or gallery on all sides Of feet pisgo
nal bracing will extend between the spider-yTeh
braring and the base Of the dwelling from the AN
sic piles to the centre piles of the foundation The
dwelling to be frame, of story of feet in the
clear, and divided into sitting room CHAMBER
Kitchen ard store-room and fUrnshei with ari ir N
water-tank. cooking stove, and tin OH sand and
DRIP paD the only matters not strictly part of the
structure. 20 have taoo doors and four windows
opening on the gallery, and THREE inside doors. The
doors resting on joist. and composed of two thick
nessHs of boards, tonguei and groov,d Outside Ian
strake weatherboarding. inside lined and cciIed with
boards, tonguad and grooyed Railing on all sides
of gallery, turned newell posts and rounds ssuar.
rails; Wooden step ladder from dwelling to l.ntern
which ia Of wood, with tho exception o. dome kc
and vertical astraSss feet high, feet inches in
terror diameter, and sunk / foot inches into the
roof The roof of dwelling and lantern with pitch of
on pa: The height Of glazed portion Of lantern -
Inches the remainder is weather boarding, &C. as in
DWELLING the glass about 2lEnches il width OLDEST
plate u i1ch Roof of dwelling and Ian erD of inch
boards. covered with heavy cross tin. lin cutters 81.
round the former. with conductor to water tank
The latter with east iron DOME smoke flue yentila
tors, &c The colors of paint and number of coats
as per specifications As the Lighting apparatus viii
be provided by the Board, the contractor il reuureJ
to furnish the stand only for the same
General description of day-beacon % of " DAVIS
PoinI wrought iron shaft A. inches in diameter
driven ten feet INTO the SOIL and rsg - feet above
the ground, to pass through and he sustained Inv
mean OF wrought iron ring shrunk on it, by di.c
feet In diameter having four separate arms buried
in concrete under the soil The cage feet hyh and
1eet inches diameter formed Of two frrstruns of
cones nu>ed by their bases and strips of .srr-rou
OF inches, running round horizontally will; euual
spacss Of inches. The shat is designed of i've
pieces for convenience OF insertion into The soil and
IL coupied by ca&t-iron sleeve hut one length is
preferable
The iron, whether wrought or cast to be the hest
American, and all timber and lumber OF the hest /
quaite- OF Their Kind, VOL sessoisd nrd free from
~. knc or hfI l.ra1
quail Eais. &c. glass ofits kind rsrt &C. ofthe be
ity The workmanship throughout 10 Re Of tn. b.;t
character. The foundations the dwellings the Ian
terms. and the entire dsybearon to have b.e.co,t.
OF paint of.heeclors Lained The size OF a naterias
wnether OF iron wood. Sc, to be ed in the sre
cihcstions, which with the drawings IN Icssil IN
govern the contractor, and may lie exsnincd at the
Office of the Light house Board The entire worx
In short, rs regards tie kind au atty and szr NJ
materials and character Of workma nship. to be in /,
STRIFE conformity with the terms of the contract the
spScncanous and drawings attached heing cops;d !
cred part; ans be to the inspection during
its progress Of the experimenting engineer Or ohnr
agent OF the Treasury Department whose certificate
as to its faithful execution in conformity with the
provisions OF the contract, sha be deemed necessary
to entitls the con rac'or to rcaeive the stpulat.
pa ments under ii.
The bids 10 be accompanied by written guarap-
tee, siyne1 by two responsible persons that the bid
enter Into contract and bond, with PROPER and suf
ncsnt securities, in the penalty of siUOO for the
iaithful performance Of sail contract tn. assi-n
ment OF the contract, without the consent Of tho
department, will he forfeiture Of tn" same. The
WORK 70 be nnp|eted in four months from tho sic,
ing of the contract ' '"' 9'sn
Inc Department reserves tn il elf the right TO re-
ject any and every bid from other than
the amount " ~
All bids should be- endorsed /" Proposqls far b,,yd
in9 beacon lights, G;. Jo,nss ri,v1 Fi,jnjo and
then put under cover to the uniefsignei Secretary
OF the Light house Board, Hasbiae ten. %. g and
the same will be open at this Office ST p " nm
me date above mentioned. in' the presence of the
bidders, should any be- present
These only will he cnnsdara, that conform, IN the
requirements OF this advertisement
Payments viii Dr. made, if desired dnrip- t,s nro-
sress Of the work. follows viz:
On account OF l, 3. and T. on the sat:.f,ctor,, u
uoh OF The foundations n he PRINCIPAL tin.,,rs at
-n' oasr OF the dwell ing. inclusive twenty rc nrr
ol the entire sum stipulat, ~ on cnyeriny i'm tho
s.lins twenty five per :snt ON covering in ana
nhlhins The l"nern twent- tv. Der cent md tb
o n on the entire fulflment If tn contract
~ On 100 a-eount OF no payment will be made until
EDa'D L. r. HARDCASrLE.
.u,,, Engineer, Secretary Light-house Board.