The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-22
STEAM MACHINERY FOR SCREW PRO-
PELLER SLOOP-oF-wAR.
Navy Department.


CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- steam Machinery for Screw Propeller sloop War; will BIO
oyed this department until O'Clock the lh December next lot
and pacing board propeller shpofwnr building IN the
The ode rs must Be for SPECIFIC putting the whole
operation include all patent FOR arrangements
ed and be accompanied by guarantee required by
The Of the establishment in which the werk to be executed
design Of the machinery win be
The create, humber Of dxan,ases keeping in VIEW simplicity Of
Hcon readiness Of for adjustment when in operation and
being subject the working being the OBJ
ee department speed power with the
most economical iue and the greatest sowsge Of
The boilers be Of Iron with telescope smoke pipe which must be
propeller with the connexions for hosting composition
machinery for hosting for for venang and ap
%Soe 10 so the mo approved Kinds The
passage two ahwahps iron eukeaas dsns o apparatus
day all the toos and duplicate pieces necessary ana ROT
an efficient cruising steam must be included In the popo
wood and carpenter work except the boring out s % @
machinery boilers and viii DC at the
as i may have for hosting the heavy machinery
For the accommodation OF the entire steam machinery and mo ue
under the berth deck commencing at 17h feet
mart and thence extending forward distance o. % ee ne great
and the height from the top the tmbes to the under side Of the
beam adshps being 10 feet inches Within this space expect
carry thirteen fun amng the daily consumption
which tho bidder will his specifications and the weight Of
with the tools and work. must not exceed $40 TONS of
pounds.
The distance from atsde Of the
post and the distance between the
sernpo win be feet the depth from the
keel the propeller will be l8
manufacturers who desire to bid obtain copy OF
the section Of the vessel making application 70 the
proposal by full specifications general
drawings having position Of the gravity the machine
ry boilers &C. marked them giving also te capacity the
cylinders foot and delivery valves and Of
ouboad delivering valves steam above the water line
in boilers the fire and CRATE surface also the diameter pitch surface
and kind propeller other principal points that comparisons
readily be There will also be estimate the weight
engines boilers water bunkcrs appcndages TOOLS and
work, in tons Of 22I0 pounds I'D.
payment will be that when oneurth OF the materials
and labor provided In the contract shall have been completed to
the satisfaction of the department there will be made payment OF
fifth tho whole Of the when onehali
shah in like completed there VIII be further
the work shall have been
completed oneh when the whole shall have
Completed satisfactory trial week. then
further fifth and whom the ship shall have
formed satisfactorily for period of three months then the
manning shall be paid
repairs necessary during this period from defective workman
ship materials will be at the Of tho contractor
Tho proposals be explicit and qualified conditional offer
will be considered
. MN .. Co.,. ISAAC ToUCEY,
Nov 20-2awt1SDec Secretary Of the Navy.