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/ SEaLKD PROPOSALS, endors Proposds ger
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each Of the .csey s,oops Of VI building stte. y.
Pm ade phia, and Gosport, IN accordance with the
following onditions:
the vhee IN ~ coeSsfOl operation, must include al
pate Mt fees, and the department. will require q re-
aTrsng snenis used IN or about he ma oSlnsry asd
must state the time IN which the work Will be COW
P'eted and must be accompanied by the usual guar
The name Of ne es,aelIshmsPt in which The vork
| the desIEn and ARRANGEMENT Of the machinery VIII
be left with the party whose proposition may lie &C
oepted as combining the greatest nnmbeL oil asvan
tas keeping Wv cost simplicity Of cOnstrsc
ton, readiness vi Gcoess for adjustment when IN
operation, and not being subject TO arrangement
the working parts; t being tue object OF the depart
| ment TO procure machinery which can develop reat
as mary DAYS ss possible, while at the same time
they wli ee able TO propel tie vessel AZ moderate
ages NAV be performed with ore supply OF c0si.
| With this view, the department will expect the
oomp shed By thelr plans and to specify those re-
| suits under the following beads -
and boilers will be able 10 O. veIop for ve dsS oon
secuiye ely when driven 60 their capacit.,
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the rate of s. pounds lifted one foot maj In
minute, and TO be not lees than Gao horse. power
| and al least 81 revolutions per minute
The consuT ktIon Of eoas per horse power per
| hour must be stated. The pressure In pounds per
Engines al the above Velocity, the screw bet"s tss
| Connected and tue engines without load, exo ept
the line 81 sfstinE, must not exceed "a pOsnds per
| square Inch Of piston by indicator dIsET aIn.
I'd. The quantity Of coal whlcn ran lie slowed 10
tons for maSbl"ery, tpyendaxes, boilers and waier
IN them; bnhkets, Tools. square pIscer, and oosl
ers Ihe boilers TO he Of non Of the muifIIaesisr
kind. with brass tubes and with telescoyic smoke
boilers, surface condenser of the most approved
klsd wall be reqalred.
viii be Of composition. TO be properly proportIned
for at least 81 revolutions minute and for the i'm
| mcreed ainIdshlp section of the vetsel.
The puG ps apPsratus Cor ven listing, and sppur-
tenarcss OF u kInds necessary for the perfect
ing of the whole To be OF the moet approved kinds.
| The ca buEke shsft passage. Two athvartship
IRON BULK IKE henf., dIs. Ing apparatus for fresh
Ions per day, sEd the tools ana duplicate pieces re-
ossssiy and satisfactory for an sthclent oruIsins
sII on. an1 'Isi of them must be furnished.
ont me- snS pe r., except The bong
the vessei Tor The Iecep ION of the machinery, hoi
ofthe NAVY Department aid II Will permit ~. uss
| OF such faeht ss II may have for hOlstIng the
For the EccommodstIon of the entire steam ms
chineTJ and the fuel there will be allowed in the DO
CO.. nsnc. an IS iee, SSSf I ISe me ,psr d.eh
thence extending forward distance of ~ feet.
five day siss sse AZ .ss o. Ssf coal T
| ln the spcclhcplons, the daily consumption Of
fuel Will be stated: also the weIg ht of the MACHINERY
COAL boilers, water N them. shaft, propeller and 40,
Penas with tools and spare work; all Of which
| The dlStsnee from the fter side Of the maipmast
to the after eide of the forward stern post viii lS
and the after stern posts will be seven feet. The
from the load water line TO the top OF the keel
under the propeller will he " feet inch.
The proposal must be accompanied ~ full speoif-
cstions snd general dIawInss, haviIs the position
marked them, gIvIng also the aiiy Of lac
hteam oy HdeIs pressure Of steam. area of fool and
livery valves, space for steam shove the wST.I me
oil the boilers the IRE and CRATE surface also the d.
aineter, pitch. surf zee, and kim of propeller and
other principal points, that comparisons readily
The terms of payment will be that, when one hs,f
OF the materials and labor provided for the con
tr.ct shall have been completed 10 the sGtsiacton
OF the d. pa6tment. there " III he made a ayment OF
y pat Of the whole anu unit Of the contract Whep
the whole stall have been compie and ready Tor
erection IN the SHIP farther psy OF val lie
| made, and wien a satisfactory tIIal of seven con-
| seoutIve days shall have6een made, then a fufher
| payment of 6; and when the ship shall have per
| iornsd satisfactorily at ses for period of three
months, the remaining SUM shall be paid. The re-
| pairs necessary durlng thIs period from deiecine
xorkmsnshp or mater ials wal lie at the expense Of
rs TO be understood that If the weight and OF her
ocn ltons specified In the contract be oOns led
wis machinery. the To be at the expIss
oi taxing u out OF the ship and to refund whatever
| amount 81 the contract pTIce msy have been p.ss
PROPOSALS will also lie received az the sane tins
and place for the steam machinery and appeItIages
| and placing the SEINE on board each OF the scrsw
| soopsoi war building al the navy yards al Boston
| Phlade phIl, snd Pensacola, under the spGctes'
tons aid conditions above stated, with vsTatluus
| IN the following part IcuiSrs. vIZ:
lst Horse poa CT 75G at, At least, 80 revelations
| per minute.
| I'd. The total weight for MACHINERY, appeUdages
| boilers anu waller IN them. bUnkers tools, D 70
pieees AID coal must not exceed 40 tons OF 20
| pounds each. The length occupied 10y Ihe eaglhes
a-d toliers Will commence II feet 6tait The n4in-
met and thence extend fOrwarda distsnce 81 :. feet
The distance from the after side of the ma a
to tbs after side OF the forward eru posi- W. "a
about - feet TIE depth from the load water me
4 feet inches. 49, -
stesme nUne ma ufacturers who desire 20 Lad nan
OBTAIN copy ui the of any one ,f lie yss-
sells upon making application 10 the department
ISAAC TDICEY,
" - IaMtSepB Secretary of the NAVY.