The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-09
Proposals B..iiaass and Eaqa,rpins Four Light
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Vessels.
once Lighthouse Board,
t Washington eity, Deeembes -, le52
NEfARATE sEALED PROPOSALS ~ii be received Of
p nee aaui ~ no. % Isssda me 10 q fsDsaa $50 or build
date signing contract delivered
ir one 70 Be- asved at Boston or one q be Delivered al poa
10 h che board Vaeyari sound % be
aope Of me bids satisfactory board lib
Cd an il shall nave Sesa submitted so and approved Inc
ho mo- Secretary y The Treasury
gagged IN building and each offer mu be accompanied BY me
% TWO responsible persons as uenes Tor The faithful a
The white Ie the timber aud yellow
pine OF the finest grain untapped southern umtef
Lsngn ioo $751; s,'asms osAd y est iasnea n9'd, 10
post apron aud dead wooss Of live OAK sided IL
aspn clear Of ass.s feet inches including The false sse
side will three thick of white OAK fastened
and aroa 81 live OAK s'Sss Win sss from an
Inch g ~ inch Timber and room y Inc, ss floors aud lower
sided inches moulding throat Y laehe, al side
rail ncrs Frames 10 have wo diam
&c, each Bo0 died solid Level as,o.: ne height
below the deck hooks aud under the rail- sided OK inches
o~ Or ab @ s
sided y inches 10 depth .o psnss @ n e9as
through every The heels The umbers WIN ne
Stakes each as II 4i.sns wa. inches Bot
IN Width unds. The wales from TX Inches.
gs hse' 10 inches hso" The line Of copper fastening (which
win be inch locust teenai. aud eomposon spikes above
s..sae and ,ns bolts VIII through so. driven
q wales and Ss and o m ds he s1
s,akes % the BOTTOM clamps, fore and a hoods, w
Suo as sss aa as Da On tic same
frame Clamps @ uspsr deck q white oak se slks each
frames o length q neSu. o. se Ama.es Tue fore and ate,
with bolts beams Of deck feet from Of
q ns ys 70 @s ass s hSs
with Of an inch bolts those through the body being driven from
inches IN Two o Lodges sided inehe moulded TX inches
o. yellow pine logged over The beams WIN Of one
fec, The
a Of white oas IL thickness M nhs and IS fee, above
the deck fastened % strings the inside and outside Of the sianc
Upper plank Of fine yellow IN thickness when
uu on spses AND and plugged l, N''A
md % % Sso 70 .sa
~ inches knesd each end with lodge and dagger knee ,as
from The outside o. the bottom plank Deck framing as the deck
aoqss ek a aS0s I'VE s a q me sss Of white oak
sahes each e inches mick and neiss wide se heeis
the hek sake az the turn Of the sise insd with one Of ONE
inch copper bo each timber and S,anch
the hold aud between decks OF yellow pine 81 inches
foremost, aud aba bulwarks win be
anked inside and out between the fore and mainnas ON The our
Three ports sde stern hung
ma.s kneed decks steps pieces
Of white oak aids o inches with srs
on sss and sA ms s Air
in number Two pumps win eompositon chambers and boxes
wooden aud pump somps,s Also dsek
m ps Leading a % q
iasne holes saded with long pipes for
hanses holsters. Two davis
in s hod Cabins. oeaa room
lockers decks for crew Two
eompanons Me-. al complete Hardware Of he FIRST
all
10 be cauked from Materials bottom
driven home the nbers To be copered felt with ounce
sheeng up
pn,ss and braces saucer and two Iad chains Te oron
white pine IS length
sa sn en The Whole &c t.
ss with the necessary ss1E and two lightning all
blocks hhook snatch blocks and tackles and falls for boats
lowering masis;
o@e no
tub, veed hose aud four iron oil tanks,
casks Of 30 gallons and twenty Of u gallons each all iron bound
o n0 beef ss WIN sos 70 mold
staples, hinges, &c Eighteen ronhooped strong deck IRE
TIVE s Goa, r o . sa, S
os fastened @ msss compete
necessary working the cables;
pIe,s Of awnings for and three
n and hoods for the matches. Three and aft and
square sail, with running rigging complete
The whole be painted with one coat Of printing and three coats
mi determined upon.
Further minute details OF the construction OF these vessels
will OF the specifications of the be
examined with The model and drawings. the office OF
board all DESTROYS Of submitting propo
drawing Of the vessel contacted for will be furnished to the
adhere
mould Ion lines will be taken Off and his mouas examined by
will be duty
board approval Secretary Treasury
the work executed and the materials
conformity and specifications
before
win received and authorized to be made
sealed endorsed
then enclosed another envelope,
Of Light house Board Treasury Depart
inent. w shingon.
copy midshp section forming Of the win
placed OF the Of lights Boston, New
and Wilmington Delaware, and ~ the collector Phade
ps Baltimore the inspection OF all who wish
Ell them.
submitting proposals and the
the bids the and place berenbeoe specified
ny order OF the Bigb, House Board.
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