New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-19
TEEAsuEY DKPlRrNEST. wAsHIsGros. Sept 3, 1851
PROPOSALS FOR REVENUE VESSELS

The Depsrtps receive p,oPossJ sccOmIa1ied ~
h September 1881 fE toe compete CONSTRUCTION and EQUIP
sDt Of Screw Re eaue Vessel: Of Is tdns each sd
o. Steam Screw Revsnoe Vene Of 6 tuns eaeb United
etsie- measurement =,
Pop sals wiz only be considered from 'neosiiul steamship
hudrs actually engaged in that business AID the OF the
nsrne steanegne establishment al winch the steam ms
ehe be made must Se stated and w nave n que wg ga
s1ceeS @ feet and they viii armed With enc rhed pivot
Que heavy navy u0dsT howitzr top gallant fOecse
T1e complement Or each vessel be 10 carrying
BE- Sn.5ei IN eondsn.sr for aiins pcSl- @asf
The voss 20 be schoopsrngsed With dying gan OP'd'
The Iced da Of water Of toe vessels Of 600 tuns us rot en-
ceod 81 feet and they vii be armed each with ed PY"
Sun Of SOD s wsiEht 81 Founders Of ~ cwt. and
hGh; peubds bowitrer on the Up sns otecsse
Tie complement for esb vessel viii be " persons carry
ng poyons for sixty days and 700 gallons Of wster In
ssnks and be furnished with condenser Tor d'tng potable
The vessel be sehoonsI1isesd with Tying gsE opsA
square sal. and yard 70 90. Tying al, .,s
~oIk mast eos. awnings hsmnoObs and bag. boats
cabins and ness rooms cooking apparatus and uten. complete
mach nery work coAlbunken hiled With Buck
ana all aspects ready receive her Oeer provisions
cad armament aHd At Once proceed 70 se.
Tho provisions, teal nStrUments and charts
H. 70 have .se hizbest s,tsnsbs speed which mus,
Be aiedin the ODER together length be
maintained and the quantity Of coal that can De carried m ,he
bankers M that speed which should not be less than Tor ten
s must describe fully the mste.l be used
the aud Ezo o fs,sDieg tho detail Of the 1e hn.b
sad seusGt Of the machinery and Of the various equip
rIents AID on Cts included ia the proposal
The ulan. must be WORKING drawings which the vessel
end machinery be built SLOWING the ao msnt OF space LOT
.eeomnOt.t01s stesnToOm MAGAZINES shslIoons di'p0S
tion VI aud Feusnt stoWAge must be provided -
BE- UNDERWOOD that IN tho contract guarantees viii be
tDse ted Of the 6mebt Of the copdon OF draft OF wafer
sped ns satisfactory working Of the machinery and Other
pOtnts required, with forfeiture In Of ft uro
The bidders state time from the signing OF the
contract Of the proposal within which they vi
agree 20 eompeIs the vessels ready r and dsve them
any oT they may The totsl for which they
sui 10 do ali that required 10 ths orssolpg sdv-T.
nt and 70 bs embraced So their specifications and plans
ana The ods mu be by the guarantee required BY
Payments will be made four different the work
progresses retaining oDeh u5l Of the whole amount for
~ ETY. (O after the delivery Of the vessel 10 repair sny
defects hst may be discovered within that time trial
The Department the right asorpt proposals
na8e IN COMO nifty with the conditions pres cbed
sn lJer tho Interests Of Abe GOveTnus
bne the greatest number Of sdvasSS and ~ reject any
Of them Al lie option .
competent person VIII DO spTsB,sd BY the Department 70
sapeInssEd the construction Gd equipment OF each Of tho
sessols- -,
The specification. plans snd models Of parties not obtaining
eoutrsess may b. win drawn By them. h. z. CHASE.
Sept lO-3tNt3l3ept Secretary Of the Tress1ry.