Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-18
DISEASED SIDE, BREAST. EYES.
STEAM MACHINERY FOB q. s. STEAM
FRIGATES,

NAVY DEPARTX4ET, July ], 1854.
PROPOSITIONS will be received at this depart
l. ment until the frat day of August next, for tn
complete construction of the steam machinery ans
appendages, and placing 1t on board Of five auxili
ary screw steam frgates, to be at least 255 feet il
length, and of 900 tons measurement one of which
is building at each Of the United States navy yard
at Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, and two a
Norfolk. -. .-
Each of-r must be for specific sum, and includ
| all patent fees for any arrangement that may b,
proposed, and must state the period within which
the work can be completed.
The boilers to be of iron, with telescope chin
neys the propeller, with the connexions for hoist
ing up, Of composition The fresh water condensers
| machinery for hosting, ventilatiny, pumps, &c.
| With appurtenanoes OF all kinds must be those
most approved for marine engines. The tools and
duplicate pieces necessary for an efficient cruising
ship-of.war, list of which must accompany the
proposal and slso the coal buukers, must be incu
ded.
AL the wood and carpenter work necessary K
adapt the vessel for the reception of the engines
boilers, prcpeers, &C., will be at tho expense Of the
Navy Department. and it will furnish the usual "a
cilities and labor for hoisting the machinery on
board.
chinery with fuel for ten days consumption at the
average speed at load draft of water of 23 fe. in
Guiding the keel, length not to exceed 60 feet can
be allowed in the body Of the ship, including the en-
tire space under the birth deck. The greatest
breadth Of this space under the beam will be 47 #
and the height frem the timbers to the bottom ol
the beam II feet; the area of the section being 662
square feet.
the boilers and coal within the space given and in
cluding the propeller and shaft with appendages OF
all kinds and spare pieces, has been estimated at 735
tons of ,4O pounds, Of which $50 tons is for coal.
The distance between the main sternpost, and
the rudder post may DO six feet if that length is ne
cessary for the propeller in fore and aft direction,
and the depth from the load water line to the top
the kael under the propeller will be q feet. The
Ian frNrv, Shnv 10 k1a, -sl
about 112 feet. The area of the greatest immersed
transversed section to the deep load line will be S65
square feet.
As auxiliary steam fdgates the spars and rigging
win be those of frigate OF the first class, Of 1S0O
tons measurement.
The particular arrangement Of the machinery will
be left with those whose propositions may be accept
ed as combining the greatest number Of advantages
the desire of the department being to obtain the
gIeatest speed and power with the most economical
Consumption of fuel, which the space available for
that purpose will admit.
The terms Of payment will be as follows: when
onethird of the work provided for by the contract
shall have been completed to the satisfaction Of the
department, there shall be payment of one fifth OF
the whole amount Of the contract; when twothirds
Of the work shall, in like manner, be completed,
there shall be q 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 possessrn 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 and material, icing at the expense o.
the contractor.
Each proposal must specify the ship for which
the offer Is made, and must be accompanied BY full
and complets specifications and drawings, which, II
desired, will be returned 10 those whose offers may
not be accepted. It must also be stated at what es
tablshment 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 sum of threeourths the amount of the contract
j. c. DOBBIN,
jy 1-2awtlAug Secretary Of the Navy.