Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-20
MACHINERY FOR SCREW STEAM
N1 SLOOPS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
RHysdu of Con xfvtrf,ox, An1uut


SEALED PROPOSALS .il be received by this
Bureau uutl O'CLOCK. the h of September, 1861,
states sorsv steam s!oops "OssiPEE," at the Kit
terry Navy Yard" HoUsAroNJc." at the Charles
and 1t shs hf Gts
Navy Yard.
for Mschtnsry Of Screw Steam Scoops" that they
may be distinguished from other business letteIs
pr. tor! Of maiins engine bGi ing sstsssSmegnts
and the reputation OF those which have struc ed
tn Sho Of 1ss 5
not known to the Navy Department as builders of
sSidsncs Sof their experiences
sna apiIitF
xlli receive, on sPplIcagon to the BufesS. COPY
of the Speoi6catisns of the work to be done, and
viii be required to execute it DTsainss cam n be
seen A. the ONCE of the Engineer Chief and, il
be sent with the specifications
The proposals. must be for the machinery of each
LIST of the number of vessels for which the bid.
ders desire to construct mao hInery, leaving to the
ferIed, though bid for specific vessel exclusive
o. the others. will be considered
the entire work will be completed ayr eably to the
| specifications, d awnings, and contract
which the bidder will contract to complete the ma
vided the vessel be placed at his command within
certain number of Consecutive days from the date
The bidder will state, in the event of the vessel
lated time from date Of notitiostion Of acceptance
of contract, the number of consecutive days with
In which he Ill contract 10 complete the maonIns.
ry on board ready for service from the date he
shall be notified that the vessel is at his com
he"OssIPEE" and the "HoUsaToN1c" are to
cave fixed screws, The ADIRONDACK" and the
"yuNIAIA" are to have hoIst-up screws.
The payments will be made :; four different in
etyt,I as the wok ss Gf the
Gessrvsi Tor four months attsr the trial tip, IN
STeed duft1s t any d'eo's that may be dis
An ample guarantee viii he inserted in the con-
tons and forfeiture viii be uirsd for dSay in
No proposal can be considered unless aooompa-
SseSp ,bs i9 Inc h es Undertake the
oontI.ct witt good and sufficient suTeties for its
Two or more suretIes IN q sum equal to the
And their responsibility must bs certified by q
ated states d stree judge district attorney, COL
BIDDERS whose PROPOSAL. shall be accepted ard
tioskIs a contract viii be transmitted to them,
dated two days after the zotiioation-
proposition made in conformity With sS the cpon do
hons prescribed which shall be considered most TO
greatest number Of advantages, and to rejsot any
or ell OF them, at its option.
Form If Offer
Cor wei of -, State of -, hereby agree
United states screw steam soopa in &c oonfoTmity
H md e 81 S.S1
mg a. ana nsresato appended aud Tor prioes and
For the machinery Of the name the vesseD the
price to be (name the sunni dollars.
number of consecutive dsys) from two days after
tho IotifcatiOn Of acceptance has been made by
Tor ouT) disposal within name the mum GER of oon-
seoutlve days. from the same date.
II the vessel should not be placed At our disposal
Pleto33 to be name the npmoer OF days. from the
date OF the pothc,ton that the vessel is placed at
HoIElRspeat the last three paragraphs for the
should my (or our) proposal be accepted, Tor
contract may be forwarded to -, for signatures
and ceru6oste.
{ {bb1sss' tsifn'0 Alb.
Form of Guaranty
| We, the undersigned, residents Of -, in the
state of--,hereby jointly and severallv oovenant
| the foregoing proposal be accepted - viii,
within ten days after the receipt of the ltraot
-, execute the same, WI n good and Sufficient
proposed in compliance with the terms of the ad-
vertIsement Of August eth, 1851, hereto appended
and under which 1t was made; and in case the said
- shall fail to enter into the contract aforesaid
We guaranty to make good the difference between
| the offer of the said - and thai which may be
accepted.
(Witness) CD
(Place.l
| fSigned) Eff
(Date.)
hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge
Ana belief the above named guarantors, - and
- are good and sufficient
To sisnsd BY the United States Dist, let JUDGE
Unit:d States District Attorney. Collector, OF Macy
Asent. aus lsw4w