Daily national Republican., 1863-06-06
PROPOSALS.
RoPoskL 9 FOR STEAM MA.
CHINERY.
NAVY prykpTlIErT, June !, ieei

Department ap to The isth q June, tot sTEAM
MACHINERY % thc following description' name-
Vse.rsa engines, two cylinders, diameter Of sylip-
der 100 tnchesE stroke q piston lset IssRis y, Iss
line 10 feet Inches length over AZ q diving Y,
wheel, II feet inches To have one sewers sur
face Win .nsSs n 4 Square I
To have vertical wateFstube boilers With esamless
brass tubes, containing 900 square isst Of greS
70 have a SupsrheNtlng apparatus. 10 have one
brass screw Of is feet In diameter, with blades,
and length Of n inches To have a brAaa copper
rIdder, Tudder post and shoe, and TO be provided
with eight blowing engines and eight steam pumps.
The drawings Of these engines can De examiner Nv
the Bureau Of steam Engineering
Two bacE,aotion engines for the United states
frgate Franklin At the Kittery Nayy-yatdi diane
ter OF cylinder 90 inohesi stroke Of piatons three
feet nine inches. TO have ono Sewelpa surface
condenser with seamless brass tubes and an ex'
have Vertical water-tube boilers with seamless
brass tubes, containing 500 square ieet OF grave
surface and lGOCO square leet o. heanns @
brass screw to heist up, with brass guides and
hoistng apparatus, the serevto be 10 feet In diam
provided with two blowing engihes and four steam
pumps. The drawings of these engiDes can De eN-
amihed At the Bureau of steam Engineering
Baek-aetion engines, two cylinders, diameter Of
cylinders, 90 inches, stroke Of piston teet. To
have one Sewel's surface condenser with sesmloss
brass tubea and and exposed condenaing surface OF
| 5000 square feet. To have vertical water tube
boilers with seamless brass tubes, containing o6o
square feet OF CRATE surface and i60oO square feet
OF heating surface. To have superheAting appa-
| ratus To have one brass screw Of 10 feet diane
ter, with four blades, and length OF s9 nehes. I9
have brass and copper Tudder, rudder-post, and
shoe; and 20 be provided with four blowing en-
! gines and four steam pumps. The design OF these
engines TO be smiarto That Of the above, 08 Inches
diRipeter Of cylinder and feetS inches stroke Of
pistoh, - H''.
| Back-a Ttion screw engines for guhboats, with
two cylinGars, each Of 80 inches diamster, and a
| stroke Of piIton OF ~ inches. Each pair 10 have
| one Seweil's surface condenser, with seamless
brass tubes, ana an exposed condensing surface Of
boilers with seAmleNs braBs tubes, containing 1871
square feet of crate surface and Zoo square feet Of
heating surface. To have a super3eatlng anpa-
ratus. To have one brASs screw OF II ieet diane
ter, with four blades, and length OF ~ inehes
To have a brass and copper rudder, @ @Indder-post'
| The drawings Of these engines be examined al
| the Bureau Of Stesm Engineering
| Inclined paddle-gheel engines for double-ended
gunboAs, with one cylinder Of 90 inches diaulete
OF cylinder, and stroke Of piston OF feet inches
| To have one sewel'a condenser with sean
face OF 2,5OO square feet. To have vertical water
tube boilers with seamless brass tubes containing
900 square feet OF crate surface and 5000 square
feet Of heating surface. To have a superheatin
apparatus. To hAve overhung iron paddle-wheeli
of ee feet 8 inc ies diameter sud 9 feet length o.
steam pump The general plan and specification
| OF this engine can be examined at the Bureau OF
steam Engineering.
| The material, workmAnRhip, and finish of all the
| screw engines to be the same a. described In the
specihcatona for the screw machinery Of the slOops
OF the JuniSta class, copies of which In posses
slon Of all the principal Arine steam engine build
ing establishments in the United States.
| All the provisions embraced In the contracts fol
that machinery TO apply TO the contracts which
number OF duplicate pieces; and the same quantity
of TOOLS instruments, outfits, etc, ptoportionAlly
to be supplied, that called for in those specitea
4 tons.
4 The proposals TO be indorsed Proposals fol
steam hachinery," to distinguish them from othel
business letters.
Parties are requested to offer for any one Of th'
above engines, or for as many as they may conSide
themselves able 10 execute.
The contract will embrace the uSuAl conditions
| and payments will be made in the usual manner a
| the work progresses.
The Department reserves the right TO reject an
or all Of the proposals that may be made unde
this advertisement IT, in itS opinion, the public II
tereHt requires. -. 10
The proposal will state the name or nAmeS Of N
Navy-YAJdh at which the parties intend 70 furnis
the mAehlneryj the number Of engines they pr
pose to buildi the of the parties In full nj
\ propose to furnish the machinery erected In u
! vessel complete and ready for BteAmingi and n
time from date OF contract in which theJ viii qua
Antee to complete the work.
| The proposals Of parties win also be consideFe
| Who nav choose 10 offer for machinery of equi
power on plans and speci ncAtionl OF their own
place OF those above described. . Je3-3awtd