Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-04
PROPOSALS FOR STEAM MACHINERY.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, June }, lSi'.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Navy
Of ehs dsni
Cleared engines, two cylinders, diane ter Of cyin-
der 100 inches; stroke Of piston. feet; uitipe OF
gearing 2; diameter Of driving wheel TO pitch line
10 feet inches; length over all of driving wheel,
II feet inches. To have one Sewel's surface con-
denser with seamless brass tubes and exposed
condensins surface of a34 square feet. To have
vertical wa1er-tube boilers with seamless brass
tunes containing 100 square feet of CRATE surface
and % 900 square feet of heating surface. To have
Of lS feet diameter with four blades, and length
of q inches To have brass and copper rudder,
rudder post and shoe. and to be provided with eli yt
blowing engines and eight steam pumps The
drawings of these engines can be examined at the
Bureau OF Steam Engineering.
Two back action engines for the United States
frigate Franklin at the Kittery Nayy-yard: diane
feet nine inches. To have Sewells surface con
densor with seamless brass tubes and exposed
vertical water-tub boilers with setnle.s brass
tubes, containing so square feet of crate surface
Il superheating apparatus To have one brass sore W
to hOis: up. with brass guides and hoisting sppa-
blaGed, and feet inches long. To be provided
with two blowing engines and four steam pump
The DRAWN 70 of these zines can be examined at
the Bureau of Steam Engineering.
Back-action engines, two cylinders. diameter of
cylinders so inches, stroke of piston feet TO have
one Seyells surface condenser with seamless brass
tubes and an ex posed condensine surface of 5000
with seamless brass tubes containin $50 seuar feet
Of crate surface and l6 co.. square feet of heating
rs TT
and length of 50 inches. To have brass and cop
per rndder, rudder post, and shoe; and to be pro-
to that of the above So inches diameter of cylinder
and feet inches stroke OF piston.
Back-action screw engines for sunboats. with two
OF oc Zach nam to
ellis surface condenser, with seamless brass tn bes
and an exposed condsnsing surface Of 200 square
seamless brass tubes, containing 1877 square feet of
CRATE surface and 100 square feet of heating sur
one brass Of feet With four Blades
and length of Is inches To have a brass and cop
Vded with one steam pump The drawings Of these
engines can be examined at the Bureiu OF Steam
Engineering.
Inclined paddle wheel engines for double ended
gunboats, with one cylinder of 50 inches diameter
Of cylinder and stroke of piston of feet inches
To have one Sewelrs condenser with seamless brass
square feet. To have vertical water tube boilers
with seamless brass tubes containing square feet
Of crate surface and 5000 squsre feet Of heating
surface. To have a experimenting apparatus. TO
have oyerhung iron paddle wheels of % feet
have two blowing engines, and one steam pump
The general plan and specification Of this engine
can be examined at the Bureau of Steam Ensi-
neerng.
The material workmanship, and finish of all the
screw engines to be the same described in the
specifications for the machinery of the sloo
OF the Juniata class copies of which are in posses
sion of ell the principa marine steam engine build
ing establishments in the United States
All the provisions embraced i'll the contracts for
that achnery to apply to the contracts which
may be made under this advertisement. The same
number of du plcate pieces: and the same quantity
of tools. instruments, outfits, etc., pronortionaly
to be supplied, that is called for in those specca-
tons.
The proposals to be indorsedl PROPOSALS for
Steam Machinery to distinguish them from other
business letters.
Parties requested to offer for any one of the
above engines or for as many they may consider
themselves able to execute
The contract will embrace the usual conditions
and payments will be made in the usual manner as
the work progresses.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
all of the pro posals that mayL made under this
advertisement if in its opinion the public interest
requires.
The proposal viii state the name or names OF
the navy yards at which the parties intend to
furnish the machinery; the number of engines they
propose to build; the names of the parties in full
and of their suretes; the gross for which the9
propose to furnish the machinery erected in the
vessel complete and ready for steaming; and the
time from date of contract in which they will
guarantee to mplete the work
The proposals of parties Will also he considered
who may choose to offer for machinery of equal
power on plans and specifications of their own in
place OF those above described. je 4-eOtt