Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-15
Miscellaneous.
STEAM MACHINERY FOR SCREW PRO
- PELLER SLOOP-OF-WAR.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
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December is, 1s5.}
SEALED PRoPosALs, endorsed Proposals for
viii Se al THIS Until
o'clock, the 10th Of January 1858, for the complete
ages and placing il on board screw propeller ship
Qf-war building in the United States navy yard at
The offers must be for specific sum for putting
the whole in successful operation must include an
fees I sh any that Be pro
completed, and Be sooomRsnisd By TIE usual guar
stated. w
The details of the design and arrangement of
the machinery wA be LETT with the party whose pro-
position may be aooe pied combining the greatest
number of advantages, keeping in view simplicity
ment when IN operation, and not being to de-
rangement in The working parts 1t being the object
OF the Department to obtain the, most speed and
power with the most economical consumption of
fuel and the greatest stowage OF coal which the
space available for that purpose will admit.
The boilers to be of iron, with teiesoopIo smoke
pipe which must be placed at the greatest practica
The the the to be
the machinery for hosting, for pumps apparatus for
y the pe1scs %cns o the Whole TO be- Of &
most approved kinds. The GOAL bunk ers, shaft pas
sage. two athwartshIps iron bulkheads distillins
apparatus for fresh water from which can be made
not less than $40 gallons per day all the tools and
duplicate pieces necessary and satisfactory for an
GUIDED in the proposition, and list of them must be
The wood and carpenter work texcept the boring
out the dead wood for the shaft ssary to ada pt
the vessel for the reception of the machinery, boil
Of the Navy Department. and it will permit the use
of such facilities as it may have for hosting the hea
For the accommodation of the entire steam ma
chnery and the fuel there be allowed in the body
commencing at 20 feet abaft the main mast. and
thence extending forward a distance of So feet.
days full stearnng, the daily consumption of which
the bidder Will state In his specifications and tue
propsIieT and sppsndase: with the tools and spare
work must not exceed $40 tons, OF 2. 24o pounds.
to the aft side of the forward stern post will be- about
95 feet, and the distance between the forward and
hs nsd watrr y, VIII he pe If H. me depta ON
propeller will be l41a feet.
obtain copy of the section of the vessel upon
making application to tho department.
cations ana general DRAWN having the position OF
the centre of gravity Of the machinery, boilers,
marked on them giving also the capsclty Of the
and of air pump and outbOard delivering valves,
space for steam above the wat line in boilers the
hre and CRATE surface; also the diane ter pitch,
face. and kind of propeller and oth Ter prncipa points
that comparisons can readily be made There will
also be gwen the estimate of the weight of engines
boilers, water bunkes apPendages, tools. and spare
work, in tons of 2 ,24O pounds.
The terms of payment will be that when one
fourth OF the materials and labor provided for in the
contract shall have been completed to the satisac-
ment of one fifth part Of the whole amount Of the
contract when one half the work shall in like
manner be oompe teu there will be further pay nent
Of one-hfth; when three fourths the work shall
have been comp eted, further pay ment of one fifth
when the whole shall have been completed, and have
made satisfactory trial OF week, then further
payment of one fifth: and when the ship shall hav
performed satisfactorily at for period of three
months, then the remaining shall be pld.
The repairs necessary during this period from de-
fective workmanship or materials will be at the ex
psnse of the contractor.
The proposal. must be explicit. and no qualified
or conditional offer will be considered,
ISAAC TOUCEY,
10 2awtJanD Secretary of the Navy.