Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-24
Proposals for Building Beacon Lights and
Day-Beacons, James river, Virginia
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHT-YOJTsy RoJ


TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, August 5, 1858.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
y Office, Until II NJ. of the sixth (6th) of Septem-
ber next for furnishing the materials and building
three heacon-lights and day beacon on James
river, Virginia, at the following named points:
l. Beacon-light on d" White Shoal," a shell bank,
bare at (say) half tide.
2. Day-beacon off Days Point" on a shell-bank,
bare at (say) halftide.
). Beacon-light on Point of Shoals" shell-bank,
bare at (say) halftide.
4. Beacon-light on |" Deep Water Shoals" opposite
"Lyons creeks shell-bank, bare only at the low
est tide.
As the beacon-lishts o. 5, and ~ are in all re-
spects, to design and materials similar, and are to
be erected under like circumstances and, with the
daybeocon off Days Point, (2.) in the immedi-
ate vicinity, say within fifteen miles of each other,
proposals will be receive separately for the beacon
lights q, s, aud and the day-beacon, CD or for the
whole together.
General description of beacon-lights e, 3, and ~
viz:
On "White Shoal," on "Point of Shoals" and on
"Dcep Water Shoals" opposite Lyons creek
Foundations of five iron piles, either screw or
pneumatic, placed at tie angles of a square of 20
feet sides and in the csntre inserted 10 feet into
the SOIL and to rise feet 6inches above high water
estimated at feet inches above low water The
heads OF the plies 10 be connected by spider-wcb
braciDg and capped With cast iron collars receive
pieces of round timber feet in length so inclined
as to reduce the square to II feet the size of the
dwelling, the base of which is formed of timbers rest
ing in iron caps, and of such length to admit
OF passage or gallery on all sides of feet. Diago
nal bracing will extend between the spider-web
bracing and the base Of the dwelling from the an
ge piles to the centre piles of the foundation The
dwelling to be frame, Of story of feet in the
clear, aud divided into q sitting-room. chamber
kilchen and storeroom, and furnished with an iron
watertank. cooking stove, and tin oil stand and
drip pan, the only matters strictly part of the
hay Inn md FAM,
opening on the gallery, ard tire inside doors. TIE
floors resting on joi.t and composed of two thick
NOSES OF boards, tongGed aud groovrd. Outside lap
strake Misunderstanding insi IL lined and ceilcd With
boards. torgucd and groovel. Railing on al sides
of gallery, turned newell posts and rounds square
rails. Wooden step l,dler from dwelling to ante
which IL OF wood, with the exception OF dome &c ,
and vertical astragals fret high, feet inches in
terror diameter. and sunk l foot inches into the
roof. The roof of dwelling and lantern with pitch Of
| on 625 The height Of glazed portion OF lantern 80
inches, sns remainder Is Notwithstanding, &c, in
dwelling; the glass about 2lnches N width, ofbe-t
plate "a inch. Roof o: dwelling and Ian ern of inch
boardr, covered with heavy tin Tin cutters all
round the former. with conductor to water-tank
The latter with cast iron dome, smoke iue ventiia
tors, &c The colors Of paint and number of coats
a. per specifications. As the Lighting apparatus will
be provided by the Board, the contractor is renre1
to furnish the stand OILY for the same
General description Of day-bcacou (2) of DAYS
Point Wrough: iron shaft A. "a inches in diameter
irvcn ten feet INTO the SOIL ami rising % feet above
the ground, to pass through and be sustained by
mean of wrought iron ring shrunk on it. by disc
feet in diameter having four serar,e arms I'm rid
in concrete under the soil The cage feet high and
feet inches diameter formed of two frustrums of
cones united by their bases and strips of boerron
Of inches, running round horizontally with caual
spaces of 8 inches. The shat is designed of two
pieces for convenience Of insertion into tine SOIL and
IL coupled by cast-iron sleeve, but one eng,b il
preferable.
The iron whether wrought or cast to b. the beg,
American, and all timber ana lumber CT the beat
qualities Of their Kind, wei reasoned and free from
sap, wind shakes, or other defects Tie HARDWARE
qual nsl &c, glass Oiis kind paint of the be.t
ity The work anshp throughout to te of tn, he's.
character The foundations. tie dwell inxs the ian
terns, and the entire day beacon to have three coats
OF paint Of the coorH named The size all materials
whether OF iron, wood &c. to be ed in tie sre
cidcations, which, with the lra wings in detail II
govern the contractor, and may be cxsmned at Tie
office Of the III ht house Boa The entire work
IN snort as regards the kind. qu slity, and size
materials, and character of w0r M nship to e in
stric CONFORMITY with h. tarnls Of the contract the
sPecitcations and drawings attached Icing c)psid
cred part an. be subject to tn. inspe, ton during
ns progress OF the super Intending engineer, other
agent of the Treasury Department. whose certificate
~ to its faithful execution in conformity with TIE
provisions Of the c1nrsc shall be deemed necessary
IN entitle the con racor to receive the stipulated
payments under it.
The bids TO be accomoanie1 nv a vr;tt.n rr,ro,,
tes si:pet by two responsible psrsoas that the hid
DER Will When required, II his proposal bs accepted
enter lht' contract and bond, with proper ard
ncient eCurties, In the penalty of Loo for the
faithful performance of said contract The assi,n
ment Of the contract, without the consent of the
Department will BE- forfeiture of tn" same The
work to D. 'inp"tcd in four months from the sign
ing Of the contract.
The Department reserves to itself the riQht to re-
ject any and every bid from olher than
the amount.
All bids rhould be endorsed " Proposrls far bu;ld
ing bsocon lights, d. James rirei Ii,giaia AMI
then put und,r cover TO the un;ersigncd Secretary
Of tho Light house Board, Washington d. c. and
the same will be open at this Office at T. H. on
the date above TONED, in the presence Of tn.
bidders, should any b. present
Those only will be consd, red that conform to the
requirements of this advertisement
Paym'n vii be male, if desired DARN, the pro-
gress Of tho work. follows viz:
On account % l. ., and /, on the sat: sf,ctorv COM
p'cton Of the found :ons to the principal timbers at
The hose Of the dwelling. inclusive. twenty FIVE per
cent of entire SUN stpula'd OF covering in the
dwelling twenty five FER MT "oy'rin, IN snl
nii'hln- the l.ntern twenty five per cett md the
oat'h'e m the "ntire fulfilHieu; # tn contract
On account Of no pay nsnt viii b. made unit
tue work If oEIa!r.ci
kDN'D. T.. T. W.t;n.5 lS'LE.
, ahS,noHr, Secretary l.. ht-h RS. Eoari.
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