Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-15
STEAM MACHINERY FOB q. 8. sTEAN
ERI9ATES

NAVY DEPARTMENT, July I, 1854.
DROPOS1TIONs will be received at this depart
Il msnt until the first day OF August next, fbr the
complete construction Of the steam machinery and
sppendsges and placing it on board of five suxili.
ary screw steam gstes, to be at least 25b feet in
length, and of 200 tons measurement one of which
Is building at each of the United States navy yards
ct Boston, New Ysrk, and Philadelphia, and two at
Nsrfolk.
Each off-r must be for specific sum, and include
oil patent fees for any arrangement that may be
proposed, and must state the period within which
the work CAD be completed
The boilers TO be of iron, with telescope CHM
nsys; the propeller, with the connexions for hoist
Ing up, of composition. The fresh water condsnsers,
machinery for hoisting, ventilstinx, pumps, &c,
With aPpurtenances of ali kinds, must be tn Sc
most approved for m -rine engines The tools and
duplicate pisces necessary for efficient cruisn
shipotwar, list of which Iaust accompany the
proposal and also the coal bunkers, must be inclu-
All the wood and carpenter work necessary to
adapt the vessel for the reception of the engines,
boilers, propeers, &C., viii be at the expense of the
Navy Department, and il will furnish the usual fs-
eilities and labor for hosting the machinery on
bosrd
= For the accommodation Of the entire steam ma.
chinsry with fuel for ten days consumption st toe
average speed at load draft Of water of 23 fs It,
cuding the keel, length not to exceed 50 fest
be allowed in the body o ths ship, including the
tire space under the birth deck. The greatest
bresdth Of this space under the beau will be II # .,
and the height from the timbsrs to the bottom of
the beam II feet; the area of the section being 6e2
square feet. -.-..5-E.
The weigh. Of ell the steam machinery, water in
the boilers and coal within the space given, and in
eluding the propeller and shaft with sppendages of
all kinds and spare pecss has been estimated at 735
tons Of 2,3i0 pounds of which $50 tons Is for coal
The distance between the main stsrn-post, and
the rudder post may be six feet. if that length is
cessary for the propeller in fore AMI aft direction,
and the depth from tine load .t.r line to the top OF
the keel under the propeller Will be n feet The
leagth from tho mai1mast to the sternpost will be
shout liz feet. The area OF the greatest immersed
transyersed section TO the deep load line will be so5
square feet
As auxiliary steam frigates the spsrs and rigging
viii be those Of frgats Of the first class, Of lS0O
tons measurement.
The particular arrangement Of the maciin inery will
Be left with those whose propositions may be accept
ed as combining the greatest number Of advantages
tbs desire of the department being to obtain the
greatest speed and power with the most economical
consumption of fuel, which the spsce available for
that purpose vii admit.
The terInS - payment will be follows when
onsthirJ OF tne xrrk pr,vi ded for by the contract
shall have bseu .omplets1 20 tie satisfaction Of the
department, there chall be payment OF oneffth Of
the whole amount Of the contrast; when two-thirds
Of the work shall, in Ike manner, be completed,
there shall De further payment OF one hfth when
the ship shall have msis trial trp Satisfactory to
the department, of not less than ons vssk at sea,
there shall be q further payment Of one ffth; aid
when the ship shail 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 defective
workmanship sid uaterisi, being at the expense OF
the contractor.
Bach proposal must specify the ship for which
the oIsr is made and II ust be accompanied by full
and complete specifications and drawings which, II
desired, will b4 returned those whose offers may
not be accepted 1t must also be stated at what es
Enlistment the work is to be dons.
Each proposal must BE- accompanied by . guaran
tee that the contract when awarded, will be faith
fully performed, AMI the successful bidders will be
required to into security Tor tina. purpose in
the sum of threefourths the amount of the contract
j. G. DOBBIN,
Ml-aawtlAug Secretary Of the Navy.
NAVY DsfARTNxST, July 10, 1854.
TN consequence Of various applications from diifer
II ent parts OF the United Stateey3eeaFln9 AN extsn
eion of time to ensIle mauufsctuFsfsD %. maehln.rJ
to prepare plans and proposals TO - submitted IL
eccordance with the terms Of the advertisement o.
this department, of July 1, 1853, hs time spe' fec
In that advertisement for the reception cf psSposat
10 Is extended until the LIST Of september next.