Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-03
NAVY DEPARTMENT, July I, Is

NAVY DkPARfMkNT, July I, 1854.
DROPOsITIONS will be received at this depart
ment until the first day of August next, for the
complete construction Of the steam machinery and
sppendsges, and placing it on board Of Ave auxili
airy screw steam figates, to be at least z55 feet in
length, and Of 5000 IONS measurement, of whicn
Is building at each Of the United States navy yards
Norfolk.
Esch Oh r must be for specific sum, and include
All patent fees for any arrangement that may be
proposed, and must state the period within which
the work Can be completed
The boilers are to be of iron with telescope chin.
neys; the propeller, witt the connexions for hoist
Ing up, OF composition. The fresh water condensers
machinery for hoisttng ventilatin., pumps, &c,
With aJpurtsnances OF all kinds, must he tn 7se
most approved for N ,rine engines The tools and
duplicate pieces necessary for efficient cruising
6hipot-war, q list Of which must accompany the
proposal and also the coal bunhers, must be inclu-
Ali the wood and carpenter work secessarv to
adapt the vessel for the reception of the engines
boilers propelers, &C., will be ct the expense Of the
Navy Department and 1t will furnish the usual ia
c1ties and labor for hosting the machinery on
board.
For the accommodation of the entire steam ma
chinsry with fuel for ten days consumption at the
average speed at load draft of water of % fe IT, in
udng the keel, length not to exc-eo 60 feet can
be allowed Ia the body of the ship, including the en-
tire space under the birth deck. The grestest
breadth of this space under the beam will be Al f.
and the height from the tinbers to the bottom of
the beam IL feet; the area Of the section being 682
square feet
he weight Of all the steam machinery, water In
the boilers and coal within the space given, and in
Guiding the propeller and shsft with appendages of
all kinds and spare pieces, has been estimated at 1856
tons OF 22i0 pounds, OF whica $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 wtef line to the top Of
the ksrl under the propeller viii be q feet, The
iength from the manmast to the stern post viii be
about liz feet. The of the gr latest immersed
ransTsrsed section to the deep load line will be s65
square feet.
AS auxiliary steam frisates the spars and rigging
Will be those of rgate of the first class, Of 1880
tons measurement.
Tbs particular arrangement of the machinery will
be left With those whose propositions may be accent
Cd as combining the greatest number Of adyantageg
the desire OF the department being to obtain the
spssd ana ne Tt the sn eat @
that purpose ~lD admit.
Tbs .errne payment will be as follows: when
onsthird OF the work provided for by the contract
shall have been yCpleted to the satisfaction of the
department, here shall be payment Of onefth of
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 - further payment Of one fifth; and
when the ship hail have been in pOssessirn Of the
department., and performed satisfactorily for six
months, the remaining sum shall be paid; the re-
pairs necessary during this period, from detective
workmanship and material, being at the expense OF
the contractor.
Each proposal must specify the ship for which
the offer Is made, and Icusr be accompanied BY full
and complete specifications and drawings, which, if
desired, viii BE- returned those whose Offers may
not be accepted 1t must also be stated at what es
Enlistment the work Is to be done
Each proposal must be accompanied by . guaran.
tee that the contract, when awarded will be 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. DORBIN,
~ l-2awtlAug Secretary of the Navy.