The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-10
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING AND EQITIp,
PING FOUR LIGHT VESSELS.
Treasury DEP ARTmENr,

SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be r.
~ ceived at this office until IL m, on Tuesday the
lst day Of February, 1853, for building and equip
months from the date fthe signing of the contract
tobe delivered to the properly authorized agent Of
heDepartment at New York, for one tobe delivered
at Boston, for to be delivered at point to be
| designated by the Board in Vineyard Sound. and
for one to be delivered at Smithville (Cape Fear !
North Carolina. II "A . -
If none of the bids are satisfactory to the Board
it VIII be at liberty to decline to accept any OF
! them and no contract will be entered into mill
it shall have been submitted to, and approved by,
the honorable Secretary of the Treasury
No proposal will be considered unless received
from persons engaged in ship building, land each
otter must be accompanied by the SIGNATURES of
two responsible persons as suretes for the faithful
fulhlment of the contract
/ The white oak to be of the best seacoast timber.
and the yellow pine of the finest grain untapped
| southern timber. sH r.
Length, 100 feet; extreme breadth, "a feet in.
hold ID feet; tonnage, 265 "a 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 II inch.
Timber and room % inches. Floors and lower
futtocks of white oak, sided Sinches; top tirnbers
and stancheons of locust, sided inches; mouldin o.
at throat II inches, at side of keel Is inches, at
floor head inches, at plank sheer inches and at
rail inches. Frames to have two bolts OF of
| one inch diameter in each scarph. Bottom filled
in solid level to the height 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, they below or above
the line of copper fastening Kelston of white GA
sided IL inches, in depth two panks of nine inches
in thickness, coaked and bolted together fastened
| with one conner holt of ,ob
| floor timber. The heels of the cant timbers will
be fastened with of one inch copper bolts-wales
OF white oak nine strakes each side in thickness
inches, in width inches. Bottom plank of
white oak, in thickness when dubbed off b inches
in width, under the wales from u hes to9 inches
and below the bige kees 10 inches Below the
line OF copper fastening, which will be q feet
above the floating line when loaded the fastening
| viii be inch locust tree nails and compostionn
spikes, above which the fastening will be s of
one inch bolts and spikes; all square fastened, and
the bolts VIII be through bolts, driven from the
outside OF the wales and bottom plank, and riveted
on rings inside Butt bolts z of one inch diane
ter The plank OF the wales, the upper strakes of
the bottom, and clamps, except fore and aft hoods
will not be less than 40 feet in length, and not less
than 30 feet on the bottom; not less than strakes
between two butts on the same Frame CLAIMS of
upper deck OF white oak five strakes on each side,
10 inches wide and 5inches thick logged II inches
over the frames for length of about so feet amid
ships; the fore and after hoods being 81 inches
| thick, bolted edgewise in every other room with
bolts Beams Of upper deck S feet from centre
| to centre, of southern fine grain yellow pine,
sided 10 inches, moulded s 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
Carvings sided inches, moulded 81 inches in two
tier. Lodges sided inches, moulded a inches
waterways of yellow pine, logged over the
beams, with of one inch bolts. Coamings and
head lodges of yellow pine 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
Upper deck plank of fine grain yellow pine, in
thickness, when dubbed off and planed, inches,
in width 6 inches; fastened with iron spikes and
plugged. ~ ,H Y
Lower deck clamps of white oak-two strakes
Z inches thick and inches wide. Beams of yell
low pine, sided lOinches, moulded y inches, kneed
at each end with lodge and dagger knee; fastened
with of one inch bolts; those through the BODY
being driven from the outside of the bottom plank
the deck inches.
Thick strakes in the turn of the bilge inside of
white oak, four strakes on each side, s inches
thick and . inches wide. Bilge kees of white oak.
In length 6O 1eet, in thickness 9inches, width
amidship Is inches, taperng to 9 inches at the
ends, fastened through the thick strakes at the
turn OF the bilge inside, with one of one inch
copper bolt in each timber and riveted on the in
SluC. GSotduCuoOuS III the nOlQ and between decks
OF yellow pine, 81 inches square or round.
Before the foremast, and abaft the main mast
the bulwarks will be planked 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
both decks; steps built with base and cross pieces
Gable bits Is inches square, running down to the
tinabers 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
SIX in number on each side, of composition Deck
lights in upper deck, 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 4
inches, One patent pump windlaas, 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 sleepin berths for
crew, two water closets with valves and handles
ladders, gratngs, matches, sky lights COMPANIONS
&c., all Complete Hardware of the frat quality,
| hinges of brass and locks with brass works, ali
! necessary ring and eye bolts, 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 felt with 80 or copper to line one
foot above the floating load line afnidships, sheer
ing up one foot at each end Rudder to have three
composition pintles and braces, one saucer and
two rudder chains FILLER 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 20inches two gaffs, squares
sail yard, and ensign staff The whole to be fitted
| with the necessary rigging and two lightning
conductors; all blocks, hooks, hoops hanks dead.l
eyes, Delaying pins, handspikes, cat blocks, fish-
hooks, snatch blocks, and tackles, and falls for
| boats, anchors, SC. Alltackles, chainsand cranes
necessary for hosting and lowering the two Ian
terms around the masts; lantern houses around the
| masts deck. One hoop iron day mark
| on each masthead. Six iron water tanks, prop,
erly fitted to hold GOO gallons EACH A starting
tub, copper riveted hose, and four iron oil tanks
to contain each $50 gallons, fitted with fassets and
cranes, Ten water casks of20 gallons, and twen-
ty of IL gallons each, all iron bound Scuttie 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 complete for crew of twelve
/ persons. Two coal stoves, with necessary pipe,
sheet lead, &C. "A belfry, and bell weighing
/, 200 pounds. One whale boat 81 feet long, COP
per fastened, with masts, sails, oars, anchors, &c.
complete Forty tons of pig ballast. q aes
All the necessary fixtures and gear for working
the cables; complete set of awnings for fore and.
| and aft and three wind sails. rrr,t