Daily national Republican., 1863-06-03
PROPOSALS.
SAILS FOR STEAM MA.
L CHINERY.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, June ., 1899.
sealed Proposals VIII be received BY the Navy
MACHINERY OF the following description, name
cearpd engines, two cylinders, diameter of ovIiD.
der, 100 inehesi stroke Of piston feeti multiple
Of gearing, p diameter Of driving wheel to pitch
line, 10 feet incheSj length over all OF driving
wheel, II feet inches. To have one SewellG sur
face condenser with seamless brass tubes and an
exposed oondensing surface Of 7,034 square feet.
To have vertical wAter-tube boilers with seamless
brass tubes, containing 900 square feet Of grate
surface and $4,000 square feet OF heating surface.
To have superheatlng apparatus. To have one
brass screw Of IS feet In diameter, with blades,
rudder Tudder post and shoe, and to be provided
with eight 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
ftgate Franklin at the Kittery NAvy-yArd; diane
ter OF cylinder 65 inohesj stroke OF plstons three
feet nine inches. To have one Seweipa surface
condenser with seamless brass tubes and an ex.
have vertical wAter-tube boilers with seamless
brass tubes, containing $50 square feet Of crate
surface and 49, 900 square feet OF heating surface
To have a Superheating apparatus. To have one
brass screw to hoist up, with brass guides and
hosting apparatus the screw to be 10 feet in diam.
eter, two blAded, and feet inches long To be
provided with two blowing engines and four steam
pumps. The drawings Of these engines can be ex-
amined at the Bureau OF Steam Engineering.
BAek-Aetion engines, two cylinders, diameter Of
cylinders, 60 Inches, stroke Of piston 3feet. To
have one SewellB surface condenser with 6eAmles6
brass tubes and and exposed oondenHinE surface OF
5000 square feet To have vertical water tube
boilers with seamless brass tubes, containing $50
square feet OF CRATE BurAc and 1000 square feet
Officiating surface. To have a superheAtlng appa-
rAtuB. To have one brass screw OF IS feet diane
ter, with four blades, and length of % inches To
have brass and copper rudder, Fudder-post, and
shoei and to be provided with four blowing en-
gines and four steam pumps. The design OF these
engines to be similar to that of the above 6s inches
diameter CVlinuPF d hes fF0E NJ
piston.
Back-sction screw engines for gunboAts, with
two cylinders, each Of 30 inches diameter and a
stroke Of pistOnof 81 inches. Each pair TO have
one Sewelps surface condenser, with seamless
brass tubes, and an exposed condensing surface OF
l,2OJ square feet. To have vertical water-tube
boilers, with seamless bfaHs tubes containing Is7
square feet of crate surface and square feet Of
heating surface. To have superheating appa-
ratus. To have one brass screw Of ii feet diane
ter, with four blades, and a length OF is inches.
To have 6rass and copper rudder, rudder-poEt,
The drawings Of these engines can be examined AZ
the Bureau OF Steam Engineering.
Inclined paddle-wheel engines for double-ended
gunboAH, with one cylinder OF bS inehes diameter
OF cylinder, and stroke Of piston of feet inches
To have one Sewells condenser with seam.
less brass tubes, and an exposed cOndensing sur
face Of 500 square feet. To have vertical water
tube boilers with seamless brass tubes containing
200 square feet of crate surface and 600 square
feet OF heating surface. To have superheating
apparatus. To have OYerhung iron pAddle-wheels
OF % feet 8 inches diameter, and feet length of
paddle. To have two blowing engines, and one
steam pump. The general plan and specification
Of this engine can be examined at the bureau OF
Steam Engineering.
The material, wOTkm anshIp, and finish OF all the
screw engines to be the same as described in She
specifications for the screw machinery of the slOopa
OF the JuniatA class copies Of which are In posses
sion OF all the principal marine steam engine build
ing establishments In the United States.
All the provisions embraced in the contrAotH for
machinery IA NUh nh
may be made under this advertisement. The same
number Of duplicate pieces; and the same quantity
Of tools, Instruments, outfits, etc, proportion ally
to be supplied, that Is called for In those speeiica
tions.
The proposals to be indorsed Proposals for
Steam maehinery," to distinguish them from other
business letters.
Parties are requested to offer for Any one of the
above engines, or for many as they m ay con slider
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.
or all OF the proposals that may be made under
this advertisement IT, in its opinion, the public In
terest requires.
The proposal will state the name or names of the
Navy-Hards at which the parties intend to furnish
the machinery the number OF engines they pro-
pose TO budi the names OF the parties In full and
of their suTetiesj the gross sum for which they
propose to furnish the machinery erected in the
vessel complete and ready for steamingj and the
time from date of contract in which they wilt guar
antee to complete the work
The proposals. of parties will also be considered
who NAV choose to offer for machinery Of equal
power on plans and specifications OF their own in
place OF those above described. ie3-w3t