The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-16
PROPOSAL. for Building and Equippl.as -Four Light
Vessels.


TsEAsgNy DsrAsrAssr,
Washington city, December 20, 1854
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be received this Of
unl ~ m Tuesday te Isl OF February 1883 or build
msu aa0 sans at he [ Ss 20 =
the properly aa,hozed agent q the department a. New York
board Vineyard sound and for one 10 be
Of n u a. oap sI s IL viii ba a, lib
eI 90 decline 70 accept any o. them and 20 m m b
honorable Secretary Of the Treasury .,., .,.o,. a
IN sbudins and each oer must he " h
signatures Of two responsible persons az .eus o e Ahiu' u
The white oak be Of the bes, timber yellow
n LsS 100 iss S1eadia inches hold 10
feet, Ana ss % @ oas d si aen ssd 9sos
dspn lmbers eet inches including he se keel
aide viii be hree thick CARDBOARD Of white fastened
win Of inch eoGps, sa, and Tree nails, Dead %99 de
* Timber and % inches Floor. and lower
cons locust lnehss moulding throat ~ inches, al side
q inches = Ss head ss @ a a'i one % dam
s,e in each scarph hled level hsgn.
hooks and under the rail, sided ~ inches,
fastened with Of one inch bolts o. copper q Iron as y arc p
sided inches depth panks snches in thickness coax
e "S ssss es ss re H Of Ss
win ans inch copper s ws oak n
plank white oak in thickness when dubbed of ~
ge 10 inches Below e line Of copper which
e above The . as sospoa s
which s fastening inch bolts and spikes. all square
wales and bottom plank ana yeed oS ring. inside Bu,
q ,s D. a ans rh A fore and oa
not be los. Than 10 tses ia length 30
n%s s' 4ar
@ wide about "ts. ~, sa H.
icing " s D Se ss ssr
yellow pine sided 70 inches; moulded inches
each END w "s s one soss
Of The wales ca,ns sided nenss noud .sn ~
yellow pine. logged bsana win Of
inch S sSs .4a e n ind nas
every win through the plank sheer 70 the ra,
deck fastened strings on the inside and outside Of the 'tanch
PLAN 'sS SS
Lower deck clamps white oak sakes4 inches thick
inches s ssaT Of ST . ae and d ns @
Of inch bolts those through the body being driven
usoyo "e eos%inss above i the deck inches
st ss g. # s OK vide
OAK length 60 thickness iao1e Width amid,
% sss ID iI sss s q
saps hold and between decks OF yellow pne 81 inches
ssiare The eremo aud aba the maiumas,
pnked inside and out between TIE fore ard Dahas on the out
Three ports on side side in the hung
@ u So as the a u @ @ aa
Gable blu, s inches d9wa to the % , 2,
ssapps ON e de ssd,a aaa tsa i'd po
in number side composition Deckiehts in deck
diameter, with lead Of inches in the clear II
pu@p of p %ii pipe Leading
ons and pSmS win Ss
chain cables passing through partner framed N 9 a,eh W
ohaa Lockers platform. for tanks
in the hold Cabins oss.,oo%s magazine
water closet, with valves handles ladders, sranr
ne. . and nd s s % wo al
eyebos all and awning suchesns fitted steps
cuulked with oakan from and y the bottom
ssysn 10 line one foo, above aoaas line
foot a, each end Radde. nave
ilied dogs aud bolt. Two copper life -baoys fitted
deck ineadns o. 10 diamsF. i psge,s
% y and n %s snn rs mass
blocks, hooks. hoops, 3aHs
md s
ns two % noe s s.
aead Six iron properly dued 600 gallons
isu s.s $50 aons ated with assets and cranes
20 ss s%s sa I've taG az
barrel Of pork or beef ated win iop and composition nasp
buckets Galley range rtures compeis
G s sq a S psans D ws so y
long, fastened with ma sails oars onchos ae complete
the futures and Cor working the cables com
s s sns soJ for m Sae Three fore an and
square sail, with running rigging complete.
including the iron work, saIerea &c. Of such eoor' as
| may be determined upon.
Further and minute dstns OF construction Of those
specific Of the contracts, be
examined model and drawings the Office OF
the lighthouse board by all who are desrons OF submitting popo
sal- s....#. IL.
drawing The FOR will be furnished to the
required adhere strictly 10 this end,
mould Ion win be taken Oh, and his oud examined by
experimenting officer who viii be assigned ,hs dot. BY I'M.
with Of the Secretary Of the Treasury and who
viii required executed and the materials
conformity the and specification. OF the
contract who certify The in wnna before the
authorized 10 be
All proposals sealed and endorsed ProPofa for bH
dressed the Secretary Of the Lighthouse Board Treasury Depart
ment, Washington.
of midh,p section forming o tho contracts will
placed in hands Of the Inspector lights Boston, New
and Wilmington Delaware o the collector AZ Phadel
pha and Baltimore for the inspection Of all persons who Iay wh
TO examine them.
bnng proposals he present and witness the
opening Of the Lids the lime place heeboe specified
BY order Of the Lighthouse Board.
Dec 3l-2awtFebl