The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-06
steam Machinery for screw Propeller SI00ps-
Of War at the ". y. Navy Yards or Ports
mouth, N. H., Boston, New York, Philadol-
phia, GOspOrt, and Pensacola



C,EATED PROPOSALS endorsed 81 Prop0sal, for
s,,a vA,rra ,r sy Prorl,y soou. Of w, vii, bs
~ s AZ ,u, n ,ret ~ y, ,f ~. as.,. ns
n nert for dc complete a the s,ean machinery
and appenaas ana % pS ~ 'e % o 70, ~ sasn u ,e
W yrt phsaelnhs ma cosnor Ii sr,,asnca ,,l,h ~
Tn nS assa no IN, snoeiae suu for n,,,,nv ,bs ho IN
l must include Nil patent tes and ,he
I ,aouS reease from, ,be ropors az anv nssn,cI ss r
us ia or about ho maesspy @ aas nue.. .asS .o,a
m nn en- N Jn .s "o's s m 10 M ana must Dc Acc0npauoa
The name q the es,abshent which the work ia TO be
asry wl be e Win The party wlos pron,n mr.,
ehy no W ~ ,so vrsa,s m"a,"r "a, ~ - y u apa
nnev or esnslr,ron rsa,nsss ~ aesss fs n ~
& s m pnsrtn and no, hiny .n,, 70 m ~ b n
when ~ ns ,n object h ~ & ~ I ~ uo
s hs ~ ~ & ,ayan, sraa, ~ w ~. , ~ ~ - ~ ~ h,s
,o for a. many days as possible while ~ ,sa s i. hey
~ rcl 40 ,hat oug yov.pcs NAV be ertnne WITH one sun,y ~
coal % IT, ''NN ~" ~ '''i' 'i' ;"
~ hs results proposed to be accomplished by their pa. ana to
M The amount Of horse which The enuue and boilers viii,
be able % or nye gay when driven up 70 he
ns ~ ~ oon is ,S,d ~ a. on a, M h m : ou, ~ n ,o NJ
at he rse q pounds 'ea ons 100. ng IN me ana 70 DC
ho ny W. @ nv ~ ~ a"a a, @ e ~ M n @ ~, h ,a
The in pounds m square nch on the piston NECESSARY to
or bo engines m ib Above Wellesley ,he screw hem.
nd thc engines thot load ece The line Of shal,iny ua nor
a ~ ,.,nnd, .r s"ae ,, ~ , Nv ind,,or s,arsm,
pA ~, r q n, p p M I i, % a. ga ~ ~, ,i s IN W. h, s
xraiog hs ta, xvh, of Ana ION, r ",chnery an.ase.
s ooers s @ % wa.e N sn, m Nv , 80 sqas peo, az anu 1on
W h ar in Of , nnabnr Mind With Sr.ss tnh and w,h ,l
iar snrr coaIsnsr aa ar nat ar,rysJ Lima ,si Va h nv
quirod
inn y, ~ anr M ~, a. Lao M r,na,,ns " nr nm
., 49, s 20 A. ii' I'D Ia ~ ooae a. 40 -, ~, ~ ' ~ ~
~ ~, 80 ~ w ~ ,'a - ~. s,. - M, ~ ,,s... =, an
~ ~, ~, nr,,, ,.orin y, ~ w ,,l 49, ~ Of M, ,,a
na' A,n e.V s,nj ~ W. '' p''' "''s " m ~ " ~ " m ~
he o, hnnrara aha ,vo iron bplt head,
i,a,, ~ ,sI So ~ rsan, ,yh;., an ~, n.a ,
loss than 500 gallons day and the toos and duplicate pieces
and satisfactory for efficient cruising steam soop
be Included in the proposition and list of ten must be fur
nished
The wood and carpenter e boring out the dsswoed
for the shaft adapt the vessel for the reception Of the
machuery boilers ependagc5 viii be provided ut the
the Navy department. aud will permit the OF such facilities
have for hosting the heavy machinery ON board
For tho accommodation OF the entire steam machinery aud the fuel
here will be allowed the body or the ship the entire under
the deck 10 feet abaf the main and thence
extending forward distance Of 80 foot.
Within this Is expected carry coal for five days. samns
at the maximum speed
tho specifications the daily consumption Of fuel will be stated
also tho weight of the machinery coat boilers water IN them shaft
propeller appendagS with tooh and work. all Of which
must not exceed s08 tons OF 2, ,240 pounds
The distance tue after side OF the manmas TO the after side