Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-21
MACHINERY FOR SCREW STEAM
WI SLOOPS,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Construction, August 8,

Bureau unit O'clock, the of September, 1861,
states screw steam sIOops "OssIPEE," at the Kit
terry Navy Yard HousAroNIc:" at the Chsrle,-
Navy Yard, aid "JuNIATI," at the Philadelphia
NayI Yard.
for asehinefy Of Screw steam Scoops, thai they
may be distinguished f'om other business letters.
prisfoTs Of mar inc engine bnilsins estaSis6ments.
and the reputation of those which have
the WRloS is e1t s
not EnO wn to the Navy Department as builders of
furnish satisfactory evidence Of tier experience
Parties desiring to make bona nds proposit ems
will reoeivo, on application to the Bureau, Copy
Of the Specifications Of the work to be done, and
will b required to execute It Drawings can be
seen at the Office of the Engineer Chief and, If
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 mac hue-y ieaving to the
Department the right of seleetiOn. This is pre-
feTi cd, though bid for specific vessel, exclusive
o. the others. will be considered
2. OF the sum for each vessel by nams for VIII ich
the entire work will BE- oomplsted cgr e.by to the
specifications, awnings, ana CONT act.
, Of notification of acceptance OF contract within
which the bidder viii contract TO compile the ma
onlnsry on board AID ready for sea service pro-
vided the vessel be placed al his command within
certain number Of Consecutive days from the date
OF said notification, which number hs will state in
/ The bidder will state, In The event of the vessel
lated time from date of notification of acceptance
Of contract, the number of consecutive days with
~ on RHard Ts.dy far se ssrvins from the date he
shall be notified that the vessel is at his com
Tho "OssIPEE" and the "HoUsaToNIc" are to
Fave fixed screws Tho ADIRONDACK and the
USIATA" are 20 have hoist up screws.
Inc PAYMENTS Will be made q; four d Hsrent in
teIVils 40 the wO,k prOgresscs-one hi OF the
tai amount a. each payment, the last fifth being
reservoir Tor four months Alter the trial tip, in
order To mako good any defects that may be- dis
,yered durIns tina time.
tract Tor ths succ ss-tul Iulimsnt ut a its oondi
tlons and forfeiture will DO required for delay in
No proposal can DO considered unless accompa-
MED by written guarantee, slgned by two respon
bidder shall, if his offer bs accepted, enter into
contract witt good and sufficient suretiss for its
Two or more surotres IN sum equal TO the
amount OF tne oontrao: will be sulred to sign it.
ana their resp90sibiIty must be certified by q
no,ted States strlc' judge, district attorney, COL
blcdsrs whose proposals shall be accepted. ard
none others, viii DC 40 fled, and as early as Prao
tcsble contract will be transmitted to them.
dated two days after the Entfaation-
Ths De2artment reserves the Il ght to accept the
propctitlone made in conformity with the condl-
tIons prescribed which shall be considered most to
the interest # the Government and combine the
greatest number Of advantages and to Teject any
or al OF them, at It's option.
Form Of Offer
l Tor wei Of -, Stste of - hereby aRrae
70 construct the maohInsfy for (name thu number
United States screw 5tesm sloops in CONFORMITY
men. o. the August 9Th i8Si from the Navy Depart
ment and horeuGto appended, aod for prices and
For the machInsTy of the (name the vessell the
prloe to be name the sum- dollars.
The tnta time of comp elton to bs (name the
number gf consecutive tsys) from two days after
tho notification of scCeptance has been made by
tho Bureau, provided the vessels be placed at my
Cor curl dlspUsa! within (name the mum of con-
secutivo days from the sama date
IL the vessel shpud not he placed st our dis posal
within the time stipul ated, then the time OF com
Peton to be tnams the nnmrer of days. from tho
date OF the Aton this; the vessel Is placed at
orr disposal
NorE-Rspeat The last three paragraphs for the
other three TCSStLS.
should my Cor our) Piroposa be accepted, Tor
contract may be- forEarded to = foT sisnstu res
and certificate.
(Placs) (SiZneO Alb.
Form If Guaranty.
We, the undersigned, residents of -, In the
state Oi-,hereb by Jointly and severallv 90 yenant
with the Unltsd states ald guaranty that In case
the foregoing proposal be accepted - will,
within sen DAYS After The PIT Of the contract
=, execute the same, w h good and sufficient
proposed IN compliance with tbs terms of the sd
vsrtlsement of August eth, 1851, hereto Appendix
- shall fail TO enter into the contract aforesaid
we guaranty to make good the difference between
the offer of the said - and that which mag be
(Witness) CD,
(Plaoe)
fSIened) Eff
(Date)
hereby certify that to the best Of my knowl~dge
aad eanef the above named guaIantOrs, ---~and
-, are good aud sufficient
tSlEnatuTe.l G.. III,
To be S,gned BY the United States Dist, let JMdgs
United States District Attorney Collector or Macy
Assnf nu 8 law4w