Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-22
XII. DR.. MClint0ck's Pills,
BUREAU CoRPs TYPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS, !
September l4th. 1854.

DROPOSALS will be received 1T this Office until
and ON the 10Th Of November next, tor the con.
strurtion, equipment and delivery Of an r steam
er for the Lake survey Service, t. be delivered 1t
trait, or at any port Of Lake Erie, by the Goth Of
next June. Said steamer net to be less t an l3O
eet long, 20 feet breadth Of beam, exclusive Of fix
lures for paddle wheels and wheel houses of moi
ess than 2Ou tons burden, and depth of hold about
81 feet
The deck and cabin of seid boat to be trunk faeh
on, md to BE- divided lows: forward of the
LII .chiner, ca in and mess room for the hands; afi
i he M chin'ry CABIN and mess room TOR officers
.so to have cooking room, stewards noon, PANTY
Water c sets, and customary cabin and ktch en- fur
'ture for not less than twenty hands snd Fix of
deers. ..s... Inn. - = ~.
The upper deck, or cabin root, to be sufficiently
/ m for customary use. ..s-a. f...-. :
il'ter wheel houfes to be on he upper dc, k
md to Be supplied with custom 4ry couvsnisnces for
si.eriGg
The ooat TO te schooner rugged, and to re supplied
With requisite spars sails and rigging. To b. prop
>. ly painted, to have two adequate anchors, with
dequAte chain cables and all customary fixture
OF IA ser holes, chain cable boxes windAss, levers
Each proposer to enumerats details and oimen
ION OF parts, and to FURNISH . drawing and model
OF tue boat. .t.. ..- g. 7. 50
The boat to be supplied with two good yawl boats
not less than 20 ct long zach, an each boat to
have two good oars, with rudder and Mer
No advances to be made on the contract, and the
Var Department to have authority, for reasons, to
jeclare the contract void, aud to advertise anew
he MAR Depsl tmsnt reserves TO itself the right to
accept any Of the proposals to reject tho whole
I'D 10 advertise anew. -,- 7z.t --
Tbs boat be able Ut common steam pressure to
m ain tain speed Of ten lies the hour. and to lie
,upplied with suitable GOAL buukers, capable OF
slowing not less than 100 tons Ct coal :
Materials t. be Of he best quality, put together
in workmaplike manner, and all customary pre-
cautions and fixtures for stsSg.n, and against ire
to he otssrv@d. The boat TO have not less than 20
adequate water buckets.
Tbs steam engin7 Of bst quality, to be Of the Low
pressure kind, With tina best recest improvements
When the boat "a reported really, by the oon rae
.or. one inspector will be appointed bT the War De-
psrtment Off ,sr of The Navy, to b. oho, IN
by tho contrsctnr These two to select third, and
TO employ not exceeding t-o profess iOnsl steam
hO+t msn. slso to employ the requisite fremen.
aborers, &C., in order to make inspection and trial
ID rbe boat after inspection to be expos. 10 O ial
trip, Of not less than 100 miles, in moderate we eth
er, which trial trip, said boat shall maintain an
average speed Of not less than ten mills the hour
for ten consecutive hours.
The rtificate of said inspectors in rssersnoe to
the CO ndition, strength materials and machinery
workmanship, finish. aud psrfoNnancs of the boa. i,
to he received evidence that the contractor has
fu filled his contract; also evidence Of expenses
Of ms pecon and trial. half of said expenses to
be paid by the United S.stss, and one half BY the
contractor. Id &c ~ J.J ALERT,
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