Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-18
sTEAM MACHINERY FOB q. s. sTEAN
.,. -. TRIGATES,
NAVY DrpARrnINr, yuly I, 1861

~ 70 NAVY DIPARrMINf, yuly I, 1854
Dk0P0SIT1OGS will be received at this depart
I nsnt until the first day of August next for the
completes construction Of the steam machinery and
appendasas, and placing 1t on board Of i've auxli-
airy screw steam frigates to be at least 256 feet In
length. and q 5000 IONS measufement of WhiSh
II building ae each Of the United States navy yards
as asDoston, New York, and Philadelphia, and two ut
Nsrfolk. a-s as,- IA
Each offer must be for o specific sum, and include
IN patent fees for any arrangement that may be
proposed, and must state the period within which
the work can be completed '-
- The boilers Of iror with tslsscope chin
neys; the propeller, with the connexions for hoist
Ing up Of ccnr positfon. The fresh condenssrs
%. schinery for hosting, ventiatug, putrps &e.,
NTH sppurtenances Of oil kinds, must be thass
most approved for msrfne engines The tools and
duplicate pieces nseessary for an sfcsnt cruising
ship-otHsr, list of which must accompany the
proposal snd also the coal bunkers, must be incfu-
An the .ood and carpenter work necessary TO
boilers, propssrs, &C., viii be ct tho expense Of the
Navy Departmsnt, and IL will furuiah the usual Ia
ealities and labor for hosting the machinery on
board. y st =
Por the scoommodasion Of ths sGtare steam ms
chinery with fusl fbr tan days consumpnOn, at the
average Fpesd, at q load draft Of water Of - s,t in
clnding the keel length not to exceed 90 fest can
os allowed IN the body Of the ship, including the e.
breadth Of this space under the beam will be Al It
and the height from the timbers to the bottom Of
ths bssn 81 feet the sres Of shs sssien being eaa
The weight Of all the steam machinery, water in
fhe boilers and coal within the space given, end in
eauding the propeller and shaft, with sppsndagss Of
Al kinds and spare piscss has been estimated at 7s6
tons Of pounds. OF which $50 tons Is for coal
a. The distance between the main stern-post, and
the rudder post may ss six feet. that length is ne
esssry for the propeller IL foreandsf direction,
and the depth from the load vstsf line to the top Of
the kael under the propeller viii be n feet The
isagth from the nsiHmAst to the stsrnSost will De
about liz feet The area of the grsstsst inamsrssd
trsnsvsrsed section to the deep load Line via bs eos
As auxiliary steam ftigates the spars and rigging
El be those Of fissts Of the first Glass; OF l,S09
eoRs measurement. .-.
Ths particular arrangement Of the machinery will
bs ie With those whose propositions may be accept
Cd g combining the greatest number Of advantages
sAs desire Of the department being to obtain the
greatest speed and power with the msEt economical
consumption Of fuel, which the space available for
that purpose ~iD admit. '- -
The tsrns u payment viii be as follows when
onethrd of the work prsvi ded for by the contract
shall have been 1opisted to the satisfaction Of the
department, there shall be payment of onsffth Of
the whole amount Of the contract; wien twothirds
Of the wo.k shall, in nks manner, be completed,
there shall be further payment Of one ffth when
tie ship shall have msde trial trip, satisfactory to
the Department, Of not less than one week at sea,
lhers shsu be q furthsr paymsnt Of one nth; and
when tHs ship shall have been in possessrn Of tho
.'dspa,tn.st and performed sstsfsetorliy fSr siH
pairs necessary ssrng this period, ftom defective
craftsmanship and nsesria, being At tbs e1Psnss OF
she contractor. -
S Esch proposal must spta6y the ship for which
and eouRists specifications and drawings, which, II
desired, viii be returned 20 those whose ofszs @sy
mot be accepted 1t mast also be stated at What %
ssblshment tAe work 10 to be done. ID e. -. g
Each proposal must ~ accompanied BY gusrsn-
fse thst the contract, when sgsfded, Will b faith
fsay psrfornsl, snd the SUCCESSFUL bidda0 Rp be