Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-11
ONCE Of North Pacific Surv. ExI
PROPOSALS FOR REVENUE VESSELS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON. y,
The Department viii receive proposals, acooIn-
panied by models, plano, and tPeclhcatlons until
u o'e!cck Monds., sun tem6er, 1861 toI r the
Stsam screw Revenue Vessels Of $50 tons each,
and of Three steam Screw Reveaue Vessels Of 90
tons each United States measurement.
Proposals wall only be considered from successful
ste.m ,hlP 6ul ders setnslI eagsgs: IN that bust
tail shment at which the machinery 10 20 be made
mn be stated and wal have due weight
mus: not exceed ten 10 feet, sud trey will be armed
with one rifsd pivot gun Of 900 lbs weight, two
81 FOUNDER guns OF - cvt, and one heavy navy q
FOUNDER howitzer On he top gallsnt fOreosstle.
The coms lement for each vessel 20 be l2a persons,
Of Gste In tanks; % be furnIs6ei with ooEden.er
for dIstilling potable water
saG tops.lls. ,ausre sal. spd yard % ct 4 unt.
The load d. aft Of vater Of the vessels Of 500 tons
each, with one ufed pivot gun OF e,oo lbs weight,
two So FOUNDERS of q cwt, and one light navy "a
NR for Tes vic Be S per-
sons, s-ryirg provisions for sixty days. and 200
cODdens for distIllIng table water.
The vessels 10 be schooner rugged, with flying
The p9Spossis = ust be fSG he hull, sPsrs, ris-
ging, sails and csuvss work, mast coats, swninse.
tsnksi easke' 6,rssciss bells urniture for cabins
and mess rooms, cooking apparatus and utensils
eH 9IIsd sITh Rnof Wounssih coal. viGS eli The
equipments aud gu IT'S Of every klEs. and IN all
8 o g. and msment, and Ct once 'oceed 20 sea
The armament, provisions, IautIcal Instruments.
and charts only vii. be provided BY the Govern
IN "a desirable 10 ase the highesi attainable
speed which must be stated IN the Her, tog ethef
the aGantitJ OF oOsl that oep bs csrrIed u Tie
bu akers for that speed, which should not be less
than ten days of tsenty four hours each
the specifications must describe fully the ma
teTs 20 be used the manner aud sizs Of fasteningi
the detail of the size finish, AID Arrangement Of
the machinery, and Of the various eulpmenn ana
ne pisrs mSst be ling drawings from vhsch
the Yes 81 and machinery oan De oult, showing tne
al otment of space for sooommodeuons, sean
ard eonysnIent stovsge must be provided.
IL Is % be Understood that IN the contrsct
guarantee will be inserted Of the tu hmsnt Of the
Working Of the mschlnsry, and other points re-
CURED, with q forfeiture In case Of failure.
a The bidders must state the least time from the
SstRn which they vii sTee 70 oo@pists fSs wee
ssls ready for sea and defver them ~ any lQre
they mag name. The total amount for which they
sons sassss e S0 ana 70 Ss her
Specifications and plans, must Be stated. eno me
5ids must be accompanied By the fusrsntee 70
enired By law that, If awarded, they wih exeeuse
Psyments Will be made at four ferent intervals
as the work progresses, retalninE one-h IN ~ ~
deIiysry Of ne vessel, % rsssit any deiect. that
may be discovered within that time on TIA ~
The Department reserves the re 70 ~
sresorihed whieh lt may consider most 70 the
INTEREST," Of the Government and 20 combine me
Greatest member Of advantages, and 70 relcet any
eomeetenf person viii be appointed By the
lepar rnenf 20 superintend the construction snd
equipment Of each Of me vessels, $780,.
moi OBJ aiming contracts may b. clthoE.yn By
them. = go T. =. CHASE,