Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-23
Steam Machinery for United States Steam
Frigates.
July /, 1854.
WILL BE RECEIVED At THIS
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,


T4ROPOSITIONS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
department until tine first day of August next, for the
complete construction of the steam machinery and appen
dages and placing it on board Of auxiliary screw steam
of which building each of the United
States yards at Boston, New York, and Philadelphia
Each offer be for a specific and include all pa
tent fees for arrangement that may be proposed and
must state the period within which the work be
peted.
the propeller with the connexions for hoisng up, of
position the fresh water condensers machinery for hoist
be those approved for engines The tools
and necessary for efficient cruising ship
ofwar, list of which must accompany the proposal and
All the wood and carpenter work to adapt the
&C. be at the expense the Navy Department and
will furnish the usual facilities and labor for hosting the
For the accommodation of the entire steam machinery
ond h sa of ten wasr OF s s at R fs
length to exceed 60 feet be allowed in the body
berdeck The greatest breadth of this space under the
beam will be A feet and the height from the mbers to the
CO. square feet
The weight of all the steam machinery, water in the
propeller and shaft with appendices of all kinds spare
pieces has been estimated ut 735 tons of pounds of
The distance between the main sernpost and the rudder
post be SIX feet that length for the
peer in fOreanda direction, and the depth from the
load water line to the OF the keel under the propeller
DE st w be The se of @
section to the deep load line will be
S65 square feet.
auxiliary frigates the spare rigging will
be those Of gate of the first class of 1880 tons
urement.
The particular arrangement of the machinery will be left
with those whose propositions may be accepted combi
ming the greatest number of advantages the desire of the
department being obtain the greatest speed power
with the most economical consumption of fuel which the
space available for that purpose will admit.
The terms of will be fOlows when one-third
of the work provided the contract shall have been
be of onefth of the whole amount of the
tract when wcthirds of the work SHALL in like manner,
be completed, there shall be further of onehh
the department. of not less than week there
shall be further payment of fifth and when the ship
shall have been in the possession of the department. and
performed satisfactorily for six months the remaining
defective workmanship and material being at the expense
of the contractor.
Each proposal specify ship for which the offer
made and must be accompanied by full and complete
specifications and drawings which, if desired viii be
turned those whose offers be accepted 1t
also be stated at what establishment the work be
Each proposal must be accompanied by guarantee that
the contract when awarded will be faithfully performed
and that the successful bidders will be required to
to security for that purpose in the of threeurhs
amount of the contract.
J. c. DOBBIN,
Secretary of the Navy.
July ], 1854. 6S-t1S.
Steam Machinery for United States Steam
FrigateS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, July 10, 1854
N CONSEQUENCE of various applications from differ
Lent parts of the United States desiring extension of
enable ofmachinery prepare plans
of the advertisement of this department of July the
time specified in that advertisement for the of
proposals. &c. extended until the st of September next
July 90 1854 7e-w&sw II st Sent