Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-27
.- BUREAU CcRPs TYPOGRAPHICAL EnaINnlRs,
&sptenher 18th. 1874.

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pROP0sALS will be received at this Office until
and on the 18th Of Me- ember next, for the CON-
strue6on, equipment and delivery of Ii on steam
sr TOR tho lake Survey Service, to be delivered at
Detret, or at any port Of Lake Erie by the Both of
next juno. Said steamer net 70 Be less tnan 1876
feet long, 70 feet breadth Of BEAM exclusive of tx
lures foe paddle wheels and wheel houses of not
less than 20o tons burden. and depth Of hold about
81 feet
The deck and cabin Of said boat to be trunk fash.
ion, snd to be divided as fellows: forward of the
mschipery, cabin and mess room for the hands aft
81 the machinery. cabin and mess room for Off GERS
also TO nave cooking room, stewards room, pant y,
wster closets, and customary cabin and kitchen fur
allure for not less than twenty hands and six Of
fcers. an : , :,
The upper deck, or cabin roof, to be sufficiently
Pilot or wheel houses to be on the upper deck,
steering. Fl.
The boat to be schooner 1igged and to re suppred
with requisite spafs sails and rigging. To be prop
eIly painted; to have two sdequate anchors, with
adequate chain cables and all customary fixture
OF holes, chain cable boxes windlass levers
&C., &c.
Each proposer to enuinsrste details and dimen.
sion Of parts, and to furnish drawing and model
Of the boat =.
The boat to be supplied with two good yavl boats
not less than 70 feet long each, an each boat to
have two good oars, with rudder and tfl'er 4
NO advances to be made on the contract, and the
War Department to have authority, for reasons to
declare the contract void and to advertise anew.
The War Department reserves to itself the right to
accept any Of the proposals to reject ths whole
md 70 advertise anew f.-: = !
+ The boat t, be able at common steam pressure to
maintsi % speed Of ten miles the hour and to lie
-uppfied with suitable coal bunkers, capable O,
slowing not less than 100 tons Of coal
Materials to be Of the best quality put together
IN Workmanlike manner, and all customary pre-.
cautions and fixtures for strength and against ire
to be observed. The boat Is have not less than 20
adequate water buckets. =. =
The steam engine Of best quality to be Of the Low
pressure kind, with the best recent improvements
When the boat il reported really, by the con rae
tor one inspector will be appQiqted by the War De-
partment one An officer OF The Navy, to be che. ZEN
~ tho eoatraoter. These two to select third and
TO employ not exceeding. two profess ionsl steam
BOAT Men. Also to employ the requisite 6remsn
A6orers, &C., IN order to make inspection and trial
The boat after inspection to be exposed to q { ial
TIP, of not less than 100 miles, in moderate wealth
ar, on which trial trip said boat shall maintain an
average speed Of not less than ten mills the hour
for ten consecutive hours ;; l----' ~
The c.rtidcate Of said inspectors, in reference to
the condition, strength OF materisls and machinery
workmanship, finish, and performance of the boa.
to be received a. evidence that the contractor has
fulfilled BIS contract; also evidence of expenses
Of inspection and trial. one halt of said expenses to
be paid BY the United States, and one half BY the
contractor. $500 ! s-=i j. J. ALERT,
Col. Corps Top. Eng'rs.
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