The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-28
PROPOSALS for BUILDING and EQUIP
PING FIVE LIGHT VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WAsHrseros, April 80, 1853.
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re.
- ceived at this office until IL on Tuesday,
the 8lst day of May, 1858, for building al J equip
ping light vessel, to be completed within four
months from the date of the acceptance of the bid
to be delivered to the properly authorized agent
of the department at New York; for one to be de-
lvered at Boston; for to, be delivered at
Charleston, Sou Carolina, of the following di-
mansions:
Length from aft side of stern post to the fore
side of main stem SO feet; breadth of beam moulded,
% feet inches; depth of hold from top of
Timber ST. AXE to top of beam, III feet, tonnage
about 232.
Until the same time, for one for Kill Pond Bar,
and one for Succonesset Shoal, Vineyard Sound,
Massachusetts,) 10 be delivered at such points or
places may be designated By the Lighthouse
Board, of the following dimensions:
Length between perPendlcuIars' 81 feet; breadth
OF beam moulded, 81 feet inches; depth of hold
from top Of Timber srake to top of beam, 10 feet
inches; tonnage about $50.
The white oak to be of the best sencoast timber,
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
southern timber.
If none of the bids satisfactory to the Board
II will be at liberty to decline or accept any OF them
and no contract will be entered into until 1t shall
have been submitted to, and approved by, the Sec
rotary of the Treasury.
No proposal viii be considered unless received
from persons engaged in ship building, and each
offer must be accompanied by the signatures of
two responsible persons surees for the faithful
fulhlmept of the contract.
Each vessel must be distinctly named, with the
sum for which the bidder purposes to build and
equip her, according to the drawings and specid-
cations, and a copy of the printed specihca iiopi
must be enclosed by each bidder, as evidence tina
there 10 mistake to the object of bis proposal
No bid will be considered that does not con form
to the requirements of this advertisement.
A drawing of the vessel contracted for will be
furnished TO the contractor. to which be will be
required adhere strictly; TO this end, the mould
lott ines will be taken off and the mould examined
by the experimenting officer, who will be assi gned
the duty of this Board, with the approval of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, and who will be required
to that the work executed and the materials
used in trct conformity to the terms and spe-
cihcations of the contract, and who must certify to
the came in writing before the vessel will be re.
ceived and payments authorized to be made.
The printed specifications by which the yesse Is
are to be constructed, and which will, with the
drawings and plans, De attached to and form a
part of the contracts, be had on application to
the Lighthouse Board, to the lighthouse inspec
tor at Boston, New York, Wimn gton, Delaware,
or Norfolk, Virginia, at the custom house, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, New Bedford, or Ed gar town
Massacbusett and the plans and drawings may
be see u and examined by calling at the office OF
the lighthouse inspector at Boston, New York, or
Wilmington, Delaware; at the custom house al
Philadelphia Baltimore, and at the ottlce OF the
Lighthouse Board, Washington city.
Any person submitting proposals may be pres
ent and witness the opening of the bids at the me
and place herenbefore specified.
Ali proposals must be sealed and endorsed Pro
posais for Building Light Vsssels," and then en-
closed in another envelope, and addressed to the
Secretary Of the Lighthouse Board, Treasury De-
partmenf Washington.
By order of the Lighthouse Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS, Secretary.
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