Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-19
BUREAU CoRPs ToPoaRAPRIcAi ESGIKExRs, D
September l4th, 1854.

PROPOSALS. Will be received at this Office until
aao on the 10Th of November next, tor the con
struruon, equipment and delivery Of an r on tea m
er for tie Lake Survey Service, to be delivered At
or at any port Of Lake Erie, by the 3Oth OF
Gext June. Said steamer not to bs less tt an l36
feet Icing, "a fec. breath OF beam exclusive of fix
lures for paddle wheels ard wheel houses; of po1
less than W. TOES burten, and depth of hold Shout
S51 feet
The dsrk and cabin Of Said boat 10 be trunk fash
Ion, sud To be divided & flows: forward Of the
macnif er ca'ln aud mess room for the hands; .f
OF tie mschipeJy. cabin and mess room for officers
slso 10 asSe cookrg room, stewards room, pautI "
Water c sets, Bnd customary cebin and kitchen fur
nieu'e for Lot less than twenty hands and Fix Of
fcers. N "
TIL. upper deck. TT cain roof, to be sufficiently
III II fol customary Use.
II or wheel houses to be on the urper deck
and to be supplied with customary convenience ca Tor
stseri. &.
The at TO be schooner ,ieged, and 10 re supnl,e.
with requisite 81 airs, sails and rigging To be prop
@: ~ painted; 10 have two sdeQuste anchors, with
adequate chain cables and all customary fixture.
OF NAV ser holes, chain cattle boxes wndass levers
&C DC.
Escn proposer to enumsrats details and elmer.
sion OF parts, and to fu nish drawing and med 1
OF TIE boat.
The boat to BE- supplied with t~o gocd ysvl bo, ts
not less IMAM 70 feet long each, an each boat to
nave Two Coca oars, with rudder and tilier
No advances to he INSIDE on the contract and Z, q
war Department to have authority, for reasons To
declare the contract void, and to advertise anew.
Inc var Department reserves to itself the righI to
accept any OF the proposals to reject the wb, lie
and 10 advertise anew
Ips boat e be able at common steam pressure to
MAINTAIN speed of ten niles the hour aud to 1.
supplied with suitable coal bunkers, capable q.
slowing not less than 100 tons Of coal
Materials To be Of the best quality put togethsr
III worKmsnlKe manner, and ell customary pc.
caouons and fixtures for strsngth and against IRE
10 De Observed The boat to have not les than 20
adequate water buckets
Tbs steam engine Of b.st quality to be CT the Low
pressure kind, with the best receat Improvement
when the boat is reported res iy, by the con rao-
lor' one inspector will be appointed BY the War lie
pertinent, one, an of,er OF he Navy, to BE- oEo.ep
by the contrsctr These two to select third, s.'d
TO employ not exceeding t~o profess iorsi sites ID
boat men. Also to employ tee requisite nEe~eu
aborers, &c, In order 10 make inspection auc trial
The boat after iusrsrtion TO be egp<Js 10 n in
trip, of not less Shan 100 miles, IL moderat. ve,th
err oQ hich Trial trip raid boat shall maintain an
average speed of not less than ten miles the h.ur
for ten consecutive hours
The rtifcate Of said inspectors, In refer nc. n
the condition, strength materials and machinery
VOTE mansnip, nnf,h, and Performance OF the bos
70 Dc received as evidence that thu contractor h..
III nied MS contract; also evidence Of exper es
OF and trial. half of sad exreu ,es tr,
ne paio ay the upifed Stst ties, and one half by hc
"ntrse'er. ]. ] ALERT,
Col. Corps Top. Erg'r.