Evening star., 1863-04-08
DROPOsALs FOR DESIGNS, MODELS AND
PRINTING OF TREASURY NOTES

p TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March q, 1853.
PROPOSALS. are hereby invited for Designs for
Treasury Notes to be issued under the act approved
Proposals will be received for the denomin ations
Of le's 2y's SOS. lo9's 5es, COOS and sooos the
ury to omit Of the above denomSatoes sam
accepted offers or to substitute the designs of one
e9 10 as s them
The designs must be national in their character,
stances to such as have not been used in whole or
nab IN part, ppon any currency bond certificate or
must be ali of tie uniform size Of seven inches by
three inches.
verse Of the notes. The diverse must prominently
present the words "TRRAsURY NoTEn with the
the United Stat will pay to bearer fifty dollars.
with interest at five per cent per annum, paysble
On the first day of October, 1853, one dollar and
t,s oH sfsts shs rst da, of April 1854 one dollar and v
cents
On the first day of October, 1864, one dsllar and
On the 6rst day of April, 1865 one dollar and fifty
cents. :,
terest must be placed near the cent of the width
of the note and about two inches from its right
Space must be allowed for the seal and for the
signature Of h the 4 Treasurer an and Register.
tain the following legends such others of about
the same numbsr ofwords as may be substituted bv
lst '.Th 5 note win be exchanged by the Treas
grer w or any Assistant Treasurer or any specially
United States notes equal in amount to it's face
value snd interest to las. date Of interest payment
as United States notes for its face value, without
n. Every person making or engravin ., oraid
ing TO make or chsraVe. or passing or attem ptlng
o pass any IN y, o. ms note ana
sion made IN IN imitation nit 9; it. or any paper made in
guilty Of felony, and subject to fine not exceedns
one thousand dollars or Imprisonment not exceed
ing fifteen years at hard labor, or both
he day nf
April, 1868 at must in all be accom- panied
Proposals may be m ade for designs alone, or for
CON pieted dies or for the entire work of engraving
work the price must be separately stated for
furnishing the dies, for making the plates, lin
lao Impressions of four notes each and for paper
per Low 1nPress@ons, IN pre- @ ana sample Of the paper
thereof, must accom- pany the proposals Proposals
must also state the length of time required after
mence, ard thereafter the number Of thousand
Impressions that will be delivered 6aily
must also state at which of the folio wing post
Offices the impressions will be delivered, PROPERTY
pseksee dsvsry vz hoas cacs1 a
Chicago, Buffalo, New York Or Boston :
designs only and cause the engraving to be doss
by other parties than those making the proposals,
ferring and printing to be done by others, or to
ssst part @ or q. I'll q any proposals as may be for
In all eases of pied bids ths designs and dies
together with all ro lis bed pieces plates or other
copies thereof must be the sole and excusi prop
erty of he United States Those reiec ed will be
returned to the respective bidders.
In the selection of designs special attention will
be given to security against counterfsitins and
alter ations.
Proposals and desg gns must be enclosed in sealed
envelopes and directed to the Secretary Of the
posals for Treasury Notes. and viii! he opened on
the 18TH day of April, 1853. at II O'Clock IL.
s. p. CHASE.
mar % pl2 Secretary of the Treasury.
IRON IRON CLAD SEA STEAMERS
NAVY DEPARTMENT. March II. 1868.
The Navy Depar artment will, until April 18th next
receive proposals for the coInp piete construction
and equipment for Sea service including wrought
iron gun carriages but excluding guns, ordnance
stores nautical instruments. and fuel of
iron ron-ciad steamers, of about tsi tons burden
measured IS single deck vessel, and q draught
of water. The boats, masts, yards, and rigging to
be OF IRON; and the armament to consist of ten
10 casemate, each weighing about 25 tons without
the carriage.
The boilers to be of the horizontal tub ar kind
with / 500 square feet of fire CRATE surface and
ba,se0 square fes of water heating surface. The
nc machinery to consist of two separate pairs of
direct action, horizontal engines operating in
dependently, two iron screw propellers of Is feet
Capacity of each of the four cylinders 81 cubic
feet. To be provided with Sewells surface con-
denser. contal aing $50 square feet of exposed
tube surface for each pair of engines. Bankers to
be provided for 600 tons of coal.
Proposals viii be receiyed on general plans
Navy Department. or parties may pr pose plans
and specifications of hull and machinery of their
own. mar las tn th4w
0UARTERM MaSTER GENERAL, pprJCr