Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-13

SPELtER sLUoPSoFlW MAR AT RVS 1.
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GOSPORr, AND PENSACOLA.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.. July S. 1853.
SEAL SsaLkS rsorosAks, endor' : HTor gas, J%
War" viii be "a ceived at tins department until q
O'Clock. p. m, OF tn eIEh 81 september nexi, for
and a. sndssss and pscihI the sane on 6osTd, for
sacn OF the crew ,loops 81 VI brlidi,s AZ re y.
Phi ade phia and Cos port In accordance with the
following onditlons:
the who e in ssceessfsI opeisiIon, must include al
patent fees, and the department. will require re-
srsngemenis used IN or about tie ,nscsinery, snd
must state the time IN which the work Will be COM
peted, and must he accSmpsn'ed by the usual quar-
The name OF the establishment in which the work
the desisn and srrsrs ement of the machinery viii
be IL with the party whose proposition may he ao-
cepttd as combining the greatest numbeI OF aIvan.
tases, keeping IN we cost. simplicity Of cOnstruc
ton, readiness Of secess for adjustments when IN
the working PARTS II being the object ol tue del part
ment 70 procure machinery which can develop sTest
| as msry DAYS as possible, while at the same time
they sl be able to proPe the vessel NJ moderate
Ases may be performed With one supply OF coal.
With tins view, the department wall ex Psci the
compi she'd By t1elr plans and TO specify those re-
suits under the following heads:
and boilers viii be able TO develop for ye days con-
secutysly when driven NO TO their hest capacItv
at the of s. 600 pounds lifted one foot hlsS IN
| minute, and TO be not less than go horne power
and at least W revolutions per minute.
| hour must be stated. The pressure IN pounds Der
engine. the above velocity, the ,cfew bsius DIS
| connected end the engines without a load, except
the line 81 shatlng, must not exceed Is pounds per
| square inch Of piston by Indicator dag ram.
| "a. he quantity OF GOAL vhlon oan ne slowed In
tons tor machl cry, sppendaEes, boilers and wafer
IN them; bnakers. tools, square pieces, and coal
| eIs Ite boilers tob Of IRON Of the multItubulsr
ppe and, ~ 10 intended to use fresh water IN the
boilers. = surface condenser Of the most approved
Tire propeller I'm the connections for holstInx NJ
wlli 1e oil composition; TO be pISp.Iy p!eportoned
meIsed amldshIp section Of the vessel.
| The pumps apparatus for ven'IatinG, and spar
tenArces OF klnds ne cesSaTy Tor the perfect work
Ing Of the whole TO tie OF he approved KINDS.
The GOAL buRkers. sbaft passage. Two sthw artshIp
water, from which can be made not ess than 500 ss-
Ions per day, and the tools ami upcate pieces ne
steam sloop Of war must be Included ia the Prose-
sIron. and a list ofthem must be furnished.
out the deadw ODD Tor the shsfT necessary to adapt
the vessel for the recep ION of the machinery. boil
ofthe Navy Department. aud 1t will permit the use
Of such iac,ltles as II may have for hoIsiing the
For the ccommodatlon Of the entire steam ma
chnery and the fuel there will be ed In the boJy
menclas at IS feet sGsit The main na.t. AID
thence extending forward distance Of 81 feet.
w lthlu thls space 10 Is expected 10 carry coal for
hive day steamlng At the max mum speed.
, liz .he ,spscheiil"ns the daIiS eonsnmptIou Of
oosl boilers, water "a them shaft. propel er and ap
psndases, with tools and ,Pare work; all of winch
The distance from the tier side Of the mainmast
spa eSs aes . .s ri se ssTd ,tsn pos: willie
and the alter stern posts Will be seven feet, The
De- IN from the load water hoe to the top OF the kSol
under the propeller will he u feet ILch
| The proposal must be accompanied by full specih-
of the centre of gravity OF machinery. UolIers
&c, nsrktd on them, giving also the capacity of the
dsIvery yay es, aud OF air pump and outboard de :
LIVERY valves, space for above The water line
ameter. pitch. surflce, and kind of propeller and
other principal points, that comparisons readily
The terms of payment will be that when one half
OF the materials aud labor provided for the con
81 the d. pstment there al be made pa, ment Of
= part Of the " hole amount OF the contract. When
\ Inc whole shall have been complete aud ready for
erection IN the snip further psy of 6 Will Ia
made and when q satisfactory uial 81 seven
| payment OF .; and when the ship sha1 have per-
Inrmid sstIslaetorly at sea fer pa'iod Of three
| months, the remaining sum shall he paid. The re
pairs necessary during this period from defective
workmanshi or mater als VIII Ice at tue peuse of
It's TO he understood that If the weis ht snd O, her
confIt' Gus specified m the cOntrsc le mo-, cou,st
with. the department IL To he hertN 10 reject t,
whole machinery. the cont actor To be at eX -nss
| OF taking II out OF the ship and to refund whatever
| amount of the contract pnce may have been paid.
| PROPOSALS will ais" he received at the same tmo
and pace Tor the steam machinery snd appesdagss,
and plscing the same hazard each of the scTe ~
sloopsof war bui ding ~ the navy yards st Bosi0n
| Phladelphs, and Pensacola, under the spec6cs'
lions and conditions above stated, with variations
| IN the Iolowing particulars,
| LIST. Horse po~eT 71D at at least, 80 revolutions
per minute.
I'd The total weight for machinery, appendices,
| boilers and water an them. bunkers, tools, 70 re
| pieces, ard coSl must not exceed SlO tons of 2s0
| pounds each. The length occupied by The engines
| a boilers will commerce Ia feet Hiaft the maiu-
mast and thence extend forward distance If 46 feet.
The dIstaLce from the after side of the ma nuIsst
| 10 ths afIer-sde of the forward post wHI he
| about % feet. TIE depth flOm the load water lne
10 the top of the keel under the propeller ", lie
| feet inches.
| steam ensIne ns ufactaTcrs who desire 10 bid can
| Obtain copy Oi the see Inu of of tie y-s-
| sells upon max Application Ia the department.
| ISAAC TOICtY,
| " 9-lawtSep8 Secretary of the NsVy.