The national Republican., 1861-08-16
MACHINERY FOR SCREW STEAM
lNl SLOOPS
NAVY DErARlNLHl

NAVY DErARrNLAt
BuRtAU oF tuNsIrutIIuN. q,
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by hi.
for The construction Of the Machinery OF the Unite
States screw steam sloops Os.IrEg' the Kit,cTy
navy yard, HorsAT"yI. - at the Charleston ma J
and" JrSIArA, at the Philadelphia navy yard
These proposals. must be enforced {" PROPOSALS for
J be Distinguished iIom o,her businets lgttI.s n,
proposals will be considered Except from rop-ctors
Ti , marine. engine building establishments, and
successful machinery of this character will have the
weight 10 which it is entitled Establi,hments not
1ine engines. will, Il 'hsy propo e. be reGu.ei Il
furnish satisfactory evidence Of their eNpcrcace
Parties desiring to make Loao Rie rrupositiops vail
receive on apple 'tion - tie Buciu copy o; the
specific .itous of the work to be done. and OF iha
contract under the provisions OF which they viii lie
required TO execute it Drawings be seen al the
ohiee of the Engineer in Chief, and IF convenient
the spe ifica,ious.
The proposals must be FOR the machincr, of e.ch
vessel separately, with a statme
lst VI the numtcr of vessels for which ,h- bid
ders desire to construct machinery. leaving to the
Department the right Of selection This is preferred
though a., 5ii tor speciic We sel exclusive + the
2 or the sum for each vessel by nan,u for which
the entire work will be completed agreeabIy TO ihs
specifications, drawings, and CONTRACT.
or the numb sr of cons cutivc days from date #
notification of acceptance Of cont rcct ui,Iijn wbi
the bidder will contract to complete the mach Icrv
| on Ooard ana ready for iea seryitc, provided the
vessel be placed ut bis Command with certain
number Of consecutive days from the date of aid
notification which number he will STATE in ilr rn
posal.
| 4. Tha bidder will state in the event of the ,cs 81
teu time from date OF of 'cptance Of
mtract, the number of consecutive days within
which he will contract to complete the machinery n
board ready Tor sea service from the date he slui he
not fed that the vessel is ut hi. command.
The Z! Os>trEE" an the " HousA1oXI-' So are to
have liked screws The "ApIRoNpAC aud Tho
"JuNIArA are to have hoist up scfcws Wv
The payments will b. mas at four dincrcm, inter
walls as the work pro: ressss7o { hlti of the ulI
amount at each payment the last fifth icing rrsriy
ed Tor fou- moHtl3 after the tra, tr in ord r 4,
make good any defects thai may b. discovered dur
An ample guarantee will be inserted ia the con
tract FOR the successful fulln.nt OF all It's condi
tions and forfeiture will be required Tor delay in
No osal can be con iderei uncs acc NJ, led
| ny aw written guarantee yned by two responsible
psrons TO- me effect that they undertake the bidder
shall II his OIL be accepted, cater into cuniruct
with good and sufficient surst!es for its completion
Two Or more suretes, IN sum eqcal To The
amount OF the cantract, will be required t. s'yn il
| and their responsibility must be certified BY a Uni
ted States judge, district attorney collector or navy
agent.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
none others, will be Notified and carly rs pr cii
ca ic contract will be transmitted TO them dated
| two days after the notification.
| The Department ic crves 'hc right to accatt tI.
propositions made in conformity with the conditions
prescribed which shall be 1ns ider IN ST 10 The in
erest Of the Government and combine III, Ir"ttc.,
number Of advantages and to reject a:.y or ali of
| them, at lbs option.
tj'm q Ogcr.
cor WEI -, Of -. State Of - hereby
agree to contruct the machinery Tor tnauIe Me
number United States screw steam sloop< In con
iornity with the provisions and terms OF The a4vcr.
iisement of Angus sth, 1857, by the Navy Drrari
ment, and hsreunto appended and for prices and
wihih the times as follows:
For the machinery OF the (name The v,sscD the
price 10 be (namc the sum- dollars
The total time of completion to be- ms ne the mum
1er OF consecutive days from two days after the no
leau, provided tic vessel be placed al nv ror orr>
disposal within name the number of copsecrtiyI |
days. from the same date. ~
If the vessel should not he u need al nur Iis, ,,.,i
witilin the time stipulated then The time of com il"
ion 10 be name the numb of aays) from ihe ,iatr
Of the notification that the vcs el Is placed at our
Nort.7,RGIr@ ne tt.! M,~, l,I,vmulhs Jo, IL. o,,r
Should my tor our IroIo.nl be acc .ptcd ] Tor
wei request to be informed at = and thot he
contract may be forwarded TO - for signature
(placc) (Sgncdy AR
(Dae) !"
F'm@ Ggd.ati,,.
We, the Undersigned, resident, of -. in ,nc
slate OF oi--: hereby jointly and sever, lly cove
nant win M nc Cnited States ;'d guarantee that in
will within ten days after receipt Of the contrac ot
-, execute the same, with good and sufficient
sureties tor the construction Of III. machinery nrn
proposed, In compliance with the terms Of the SdrcI
tisement OF August sth, 1861, hereunto appended
and under which it was made and in case The said
--s sh'll fail to e1ter into the contract aforesaid
we guarantee to make good the diiIerenc" between
ihe oher oi the said ---- and that which may b.
accepted ' ~
(Witnesy CD
(Place)
(SigI ed EE
(Dlte)
hereby certify that, TO the best ul my KNOWLEDGE
and belief, The atOyc named guuTantUrS - and
-, aJe good and sufficient.
(Signaturc) G. H.
10 BE- signed by HE Lnitcd Sd1 DiI it Juy., Tntld
States District AhTRey tOhc,ior, o. Mary AgeRi ,
aug a-'awiw