Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-29
Steam Machinery for United States Steam
FTigates.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Ill 1n-I

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
July l, 1854.
DROPOSITIONS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
department until first day of August next for the
complete of the steam machinery and
dages and placing board of five auxiliary steam
one Of which is building each Of the United
States navy yards at Boston, New York. and Philadelphia
a specific sum, and include all pa
fees for arrangement that be proposed and
The boilers are to be of iron, with telescope chimneys
position Tine fresh water machinery for hoist
be hane for The
and for efficient cruising ship
owar. LIST of which must accompany the proposal and
also the coal bunkers, must be included.
All the wood and carpenter work to adapt the
&C. will be the expense of the Navy Department and
will furnish the usual facilities and labor for hosting the
For the accommodation of the entire steam machinery
load draft of wafer of % feet includ ng the keel
length exceed 60 feet be allowed in the body
bertdeck The greatest breadth of this space under the
beam will be A feet and the height from the timber the
The weight of all the steam machinery, water in the
propeller shaft appendages kinds and spare
pieces has been at 735 tons Of 240 pounds of
which $50 tons is for cual.
The distance between the main sernpost and the rudder
post may be six feet if that length his nee for the pro-
load water line to the top OF the keel under the propeller
sternpos will be about IL feet The area Of the greatest
immersed transversed section the deep load will
sos square feet.
AS auxiliary frgates the spare and rigging will
be those of fgae of the first class of 1900
urenent.
The particular arrangement of the machinery
with those whose propositions may be accepted comb
ming the greatest number of advantages the desire
department being to obtain the greatest speed and
with the most economical consumption of fuel which the
space available for that purpose will admit
The terms of payment will be follows when onethrd
of the work provided for by the shall have
completed to the satisfaction of the department. there shall
be payment of onefIh of the whole of the
tract when twothrds of the work SHALL in like manner
be completed there shall be further payment of one1h
when the ship shall have made trial trip satisfactory
the department. of less than week there
shall be further payment of fifth and when the ship
shall have been the possession of the department. and
performed satisfactorily for months the remaining
shell be paid the during this period from
defective workmanship and material being at the
of the contractor.
Each proposal must specify the ship for which. the
made and must be accompanied by full and complete
specifications and drawings which, if desired, will be
turned to those whose offers be accepted
also be stated at what establishment the work be
Each proposal must be accompanied by that
the contract when awarded will be faithfully performed
and that the successful bidders will be required
to security for that in the of threeurhs the
amount of the contract
J. c. DOBBIN
Secretary of the Navy
July !, 1854. 6S-tlS