The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-15
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EaJIp.
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,

| iHEASURY Mt ss}s 3se4
! OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BDApD
WAsHINeroN Cry December %, 1859
| SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re
NJ ceived at this Office until IL m. on Tuesday thu
LIST day Of February, 1853, for building and equip
/ ping light vessel to be completed within fot,,
months from the date ofthe signing Of The contract
tobe, delivered to the properly authorized agent
the departmental New York, one to be delivered
at BOSTON, for one to be delivered at a point to BIZ
designated BY the Board in Vineyard Sound, and
i9r one to be delivered at snithville, {Cape Fear,
II none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
/ 1t will be at liberty to decline to accent any
them, and no contract will be entered into unit
! II shail have been submitted to, and approved BY
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury asst
| No proposal will be considered unless received
from persons engaged in ship building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures d
two responsible persons as sureties for the faithful
| Imminent OF the contract. =f Z
The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
| southern timber. go =
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth "a feet 8 in /
hold IL feet; tonnage 265 81 95 keel of white oak
stem and stern post, apron and dead wood, of live
oak sided IL in whole depth clear oftimbers feet
| inches, including the false keel; formed of two
depths coaked and bolted together. On each side
will be three thick cardboard strakes of white oak
fastened with of one inch copper bolts and tree
nails. Dead woods and apron Of live oak fastened
with copper bolts from of an inch to- il inch
Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
futtocks OF white oak, sided inches; top timbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches; moulding
at throat II inches, at side Of keel Is inches, al
ftoor head inches, at plank cheer inches and at
rail inches. Frames to have two, bolts OF Z oil
one lnch diameter In each scarph. Bottom filled
In solid level cross to the heeht of the throat OF
the floor. Breast hooks, three forward and three
aft below the deck hooks, and one under the
rail, sided 81 inches, fastened with of one inch
bolts OF copper or iron, as they below or above
the line ct copper fastening. Kelston Of white oak,
in thickness, coaked and bo!ted together fastened
with one copper bolt of one inch through every
| floor timber The heels Of the cant tirnbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bolts-wales
Of white oak nine strakes on each side in thickness
inches, in width inches. Bottom plank of
white ak, in thickness when dubbed off 81 inches
in width, under the wales from ~ inches to9 inches
and below the bilge keels 10 inches. Below the
line OF copper fastening, which will be q feet
ABOVE the noatng line when loaded, the fastening
viii De inch locust tree nails and composition
spikes, above which the fastening will be of
one inch bolts and spikes; all square fastened, and
the bolts will be through bolts, driven from the
outside OF the wales and bottom plank, and riveted
ON rings inside. Butt bolts Of one inch diane
ter. The plank of the wales, the upper stra kes of
the bottom, and clamps, except fore and aft hoods
will not be less than 40 feet in length and not less
man 90 feet on the bottom; not less than4 strakes
between two butts on the same frame. Clamps of
upper deck of white oak five strakes on each side,
10 inches wide and inches thick, logged Inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
snips; tue lore and after hoods being 81 inches
thick, bolted edgewise in every other room with
bolts. Beams Of upper deck 5 feet from centre
to centre, OF southern fine grain yellow pine
sided ~ inches, moulded inches, kneed at
each end with one dagger and one lodge knee,
fastened with of an inch bolts those through the
body being driven from the outside of the wales
earrings sided inches, moulded 81 inches in two
tier. Lodges sided 4 inches. moulded d inches.
h maaerw nyS OF yellow pine logged over the
mead iedges OF yellow pine S inches thick, and
feet above the deck. Between the fore and main
mast one timber of every frame will run through
the plank sheer to the rail- Rail of white oak,
In thickness 81 inches, and 81 feet above the
deck, fastened to strings the inside and outside
of the stancheons with of an inch bolts u s..
upper deck plank OF hne grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and pIaned, 8 inches,
in width inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. .a.. 4. .. s. a EEE.. =. ffaGl !
Lower deck clamps Of white oak-two strakes
inches thick and inches wide. Beams of vel
low pine. sided lOinches moulded u inches, kneed
at each end with Iod ge and knee: fastened
with Of one inch bolts; those Through the BODY
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
Deck framing, as the deck above; coamings above
the deck 6 inches -
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side,5 inches
thick and inches wide Bilge keels of white oak ,
In length 80 feet, in thickness 9inches, width
am,dshlp 10 inches, tapering to inches at the
turn of the bilge inside, with one of one inch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on the in :
side stanoheons in the hold and between decks
of yellow pine, St inches square round
Before the foremast, and abaft the mainmast
the bulwarks will be panked inside and out be-
tween the fore and mainmast, on the outside only
Three ports on each side, and two on each side
In the stern, hung with composition hinges to the
string under the rail-. Partners of masts kneed in
fSry,th ho,o -
Cable bits IL inches square, running down to the
tlmbers or ceiling. Cat-heads of white oak knees
sided TO- inches, with iron straps Scuppers,
on each side, loaded and fitted with lids. Air ports
SIN In number on each side, of composition. Deck
lights in upper deck, s in number Two pumps
with composition chambers, and boxes inches in
diameter, with lead pipe of 4 inches in the clear
in wooden cases, and pump gear complete. Also,
one wash deck pump of composition, with pipe
leading from outside; diameter of chamber
inches, One patent pump windIass, in diameter
% inches. Hawse- holes, loaded and fitted with
long cast-Iron pipes for chain cables, passing
through partners framed in the deck with fanges
and holsters. Two pair of iron quarter davits
for boats. Chain lockers, compressers, platforms
for tanks and ballast and store rooms in the hold
Cabins bread room, store rooms, magazine, coal
bunker, lockers between decks sleeping berths for
crew, two water-closets with valves and handles
ladders gratings, matches, sky lights, companions
&C., all complete. Hardware of the fret quality
hinges of brass and locks with brass works, ali
necessary ring ana eye DOTS, all man rope and
awning stancheons fitted; steps on Sides
~ lobe caulked with oakum from new materials,
and in the bottom driven home to the timbers. To
be coppered on felt with 80 copper to line one
foot above the floating load line anidshps, sheer.
ing up one foot at each end. Rudder to have three
composition pintles and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains Tiller of iron fitted with dogs
and bolts Two copper life buoys fitted. -
To have two white pine masts SIS feet each In
length above the deck including pole of 10 feet:
diameter in partners 90 inches, two gafs square,
sailyard and ensign staff. The whole to be fitted
with the necessary rigging and two lightning
conductors; all blocks, hooks, hoops, hanks, dead
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes cat blocks, fiah.
hooks, snatch. blocks, and tackles, and falls for
boats, anchors, SC. All tackles chains and era mes
necessary for hosting and lowering the two Ian
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
masts on deck. One hoop iron day mark
each masthead. Six iron water tanks, prop.
erly fitted to hold $50 gallons each. A starting
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks
to contain each so gallons fitted with fassets and
cranes. Ten water casks of 20 gallons, and TWEEN
ty of IL gallons each, all iron bound Scutte butt
to hold 20 gallons. Two harness casks, each to
hold barrel of pork or beef, fitted with tops and
composition hasps, staples, hinges, &C.. Eighteen
iron hooped strong deck or fire buckets. Galley,
range. and fixtures complies for crew of twelve
persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary pipe,
sheet lead, sc. A belfry, and bell weighing
900 pounds. One whale boat 81 feet long, con.
per fastened, with masts, sails, oars, anchors &c
complete. Forty tons of pig ballast !