Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-26
DISEASED SIDE, BREAST. EYES
STEAM MACHINERY FOB o. s.. STEAM
FRIGATES.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, July !, 1854
PROPOSITIONS will be received at this depart
complete construction Of the steam machinery ant
appendages, and placing it on board of five auxili
ary screw steam figates to be at least 255 feet in
length, and of ,0CO tons easurement Of which
Is building at each Of the United States navy yard
at Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, and two al
Norfolk. go =: --.t -,.
Each off,r must be for specific sum, and include
all patent fees for any arrangement that may bs
proposed, and must state the period within which
the work can be completed. - 80 s-- .-
The boilers are to be Of iron, with telescope chin
neys; tho propeller, with the connexions for hoist
ing up, of composition. The fresh water condensers
Nith appurtsnances OF all kinds, must be these
most approved for m msrine engines The tools an6
duplicate pieces necessary for an efficient cruising
ship-of-war, list of which must accompany the
ded. = ,f-2-- =.
All the wood aod carpenter work necessary to
adapt the vessel for the reception of the engines
boilers, propellsrs &C., will be at the expense of the
Navy Department and it will furnish the usual IA
cilities and labor for hosting the machinery on
board.
For the accommodation Of the entire steam ma.
chinery with fuel for ten days consumption at the
average speed, at load draft Of water of 23 fe in
Guiding the keel, length not to exceed 60 feet can
be allowed in the body of the Ship including the en-.
tire space under the birth deck. The greatest
breadth Of this space under the beam will be At #
the beam II feet; the area Of the section being 662
square feet.
The weight Of all the steam machinery, water in
the boilers and coal within the space given, aud in
cluding the propeller and shaft with appendages of
all kinds and spare pieces, has besn estimated at 135
tons of 2AC pounds, OF which $50 tons is for COAL
The distance between the main stern-post, and
the rudder post may be six feet if that length is ne
cessary for the propeller in fore and aft direction
and the depth from the load water line to the top of
the keel under the propeller viii be Il feet. The
eagth from the maihmast to the stern.post will be
about 112 feet The area of the greatest immersed
transversed section to the deep load line will be s65
square feet. .-... ST..
AS auxiliary steam frigates the spars and rigging
will be those Cf frgate Of the first Glass; Of 800
tons measurement.
The particular arrangement of the mac! inery will
be left with those whose propositions may be accept
ed as combining the greatest number of advant
the desire OF the department being to obtain the
greatest speed and power with the most economical
that purpose vii admit.
The terms Of payment will be as follows when
onethird of the work pr,vided for by tho contract
shall have been completed to the satisfaction of the
the whole amount of the contract; when twothirds
of the work shall, in like manner, be completed,
there shall be further payment Of one fifth. when
the ship shall have made trial trip, satisfactory to
the department, of not less than one week at sea,
there shall be a further payment Of one fifth; and
when the ship thail have been in possessrn of the
department., snd performed satisfactorily for six
months, the remaining sum fhsn be paid; the re-
paiIs necessary during this period, from defective
workmanship and material, being at the expense of
the contractor.
Each proposal must specify the ship for which
the offer is made and must be accompanied by full
and complete specifications ana drawings, which, If
desired, viii be returned those whose offers may
not be accepted 1t must also be stated at what es
tablishment the work is to be done.
Each proposal must be accompanied by guaran.
tee that the contract, when awarded will bs faith
fully performed, and the successful bidders will be
required to enter into security for that purpose In
the of threefourths the amount of the contract
- j. q. DOBBIN,
jy l-2awttAug Secretary of the Navy.