New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12
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Msior and Com. Suo. U. 8. a.
TugAsuRY DEPARTMENT, " AsHISGToN e.p' lbi.
nR0POSAIS FOR RENENIE VESSELS -


PROPOSALS FOR REVENUE VESSELS -
L Department will receive PIoposal., scom.a.led By
5S5 peabsr s5i fr tSe conpie con.actIon and equip
steam Screw Re- elue Ves e Of S uns each d
Poems VIII only be considered from successful stcansbip
bu ers actually engd IN that business and the Of the
chi,x "a ~, he ,as mus, he aied and Mn nav. due weiqt
The load draft OF the vessels Of -" 'uus must no,
exceed 10 feet aud they win armed with Tihed ivo,
on. heavy navy howitEr t
Tie pemsn, Tor each vessel be 10 psr-on. carrying
= BE- an5ei Win Condenser for adus po,s5. yst-
Tue be 'choonerrgsed with dying ssa oPs'lt
Tae Id dat Of water Of toe ves.es Of
gun Of 500 ~. weight, Jpouudc, of y eat., aud
light navy 2lfouude hOwitIer on the top liant ofecaste
bs provisions for sixty days, snd 300 gallons OF
.nk and Do furnished with condenser Tor di'sins potable
vessel be 'ehooseIrisssd with eyins saa oPss'
TGe ,po.sl must be or hull spsrs rstng ,sl. and
sofk cels awnings, haAmocks aud bass boats
cabins md nss 70 ju cooking apparatus aid ntenss comp e,r
steam mah legy, spare work coIbunkss hhsd Sih suck
csi with IN tho oi5pnns. gnd outfits every hind
ami Ia all espsc sly her otsfs, men, oSsOn
ADD armament, asd a, once proceed 70 sea
only will be provided by tfe Government
II esa6e the hst asiaable speed which must
be- stated osr together viii the length Of tiue can be
mautail ed and quautty Of 90 a be carried in tIe
bunke that speed which should not be lees than tor ten
da,s OF twenty four h0uIs each
s ions must fully the materi, be Used;
and II he machinery aud Oi the various
mrnt. a d ouf TITS included Ia tho proposal.
paur Do working drawings. from which the vessel
srd machinery can built showing the aO Of ptoe
accommodations steim-roon, AHus shfroOms, dsposi
uon of coal end convenient sOwase uiuf be provided.
20 understood that IN the contract viii be
inae ted Of ullmen of the dtCn Of DRAFT of
speed tur acOIy working Of the msinrTy and Sher
points fcqui,ed, with forfeiture in Gaze OF "a uTe
bidders state toe east time from tho signing of the
coitrct OF the proposal within vricn tey w
a 20 complete ready for ard deliver them At
apy orts heS may The total for which they
susage do al that required In the foregoing adSere
and BE- embraced Ia their specifications and psus
sd the Uds be by the required
law that II asuried, they viii lE1rCuc the coutiact
Psyuea will be- made ~ four different intervals the work
progresses retaining one.thh a. of tho whole amount ior
"a e, sOl after he delivery Of tne vessel q repair any
deirc may be- disco within that time ia At
Ibs Department ths risit accept tAr proposals
made in cono nifty with the Conditions pescs0sj which may
CT d.r most the interests n toverue g. 8nd
bns tho greatest uamber of advantages aud ect any al
of them II its option
corl 0eiout pson WI be apr ouedby the Department 20
saperniend tue construction equipment OF each OF the
vessels.
be ,pcidcsions plans and models Of parties obtaining
contract may Dc witIdgasn by them. D. p. CHASE.
sept lO-9twt3J5cpt oecretAry OF the Treasury.