The Portland daily press., 1863-06-08

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SEALED Proposals will be received By the Navy
- Department up to the 18th of June for STEAM
M4cHINERI OF the folio wing description. namely:
Cleared engines. two cylinders, diameter OF cylin-
der 100 inches; stroke OF piston feet; multiple Of
gearing, ,; diameter Of driving wheel to pitch line
~ feet inches; length over al OF driving wheel, IL
feets inches. To have one Sewelrs surface con-
denser with seamless brass tubes and an exposed con-
ds1nsng surface oa sos4 square feet To have verti
trning 900 square feet OF CRATE surface and 1900
square feet of heating surface. To have super
feet diameter. with blades, and q length Of "a
inches To have . brass and copper rudder. rudder
post and shoe and to be provided with eight blow
Of these engines can be examined at the Bureau Of
steam Engineering. .s.f
ffigate Franklin at the kittery Nayy-yard; diameter
of cylinders, 81 inches stroke Of pstons three fact
ser with seamless brass tubes and an exposed con-
densng surface of 5000 square feet To have yerti-
cal wster-ube boilers with seamless brass tubes
tanning $50 square feet OF crate surface and 1900
square feet of heating surface. To have uperheaf-
ing apparatus. To have brass screw 10 hoist up
to be 10 feet in diameter. two bladed, and feet
inches long. To be provided with two blowing en-
gines and four steam pumps. The drawings Of these
Engineering.
Back-action engines. two cylinders. diameter Of
cylinders 90 inches, stroke of piston feet To have
one Sewell's surface condenser with sesmless brass
tubes and an exposed condensing surface of 5000
square feet TO have vertical waiertabe boilers with
CRATE surface and 1900 square feet of heating
face; To have superheating apparatus. To have
and length Of 80 inches. To have brass and cop
per rudder. rudder-post. and shoe; and TO be pro-
v,aed WITH mo ioar % blowing engines and four steam
that Of the above 6s inches diameter of cylinder and
3fcet inches stroke of piston.
R.cr.actioy .~-.s~ .,s;n.s e. .,,~ho.,. .-.sx -.
cylinders. each Of 30 inches diameter, and stroke
of piston OF II inches. Each pair to have one sew
and an exposed condensing surface Of 100 square
feet To have vertical water-tube boilers with seam
less brass tubes containing ls feet OF grats
surface and 700 square feet heating surface. To
have superheatng apparatus. To have one brass
screw of III feet diameter with four blades, and .
der. rudderpo and shoe. and to be provided Win
one steam pump. The drawings of these engincs
can be examined at the Bureau OF Steam Engineer
ing. Nll
Inclined paddle-wheel engines for double ended
gunboats, with cylinder of IS inches diameter Of
To have Sewell's condenser with seamless brass
tubes and an exposed condensing surface Of $500
SQUARE % ee, 10 nave vertical water o tube boilers
Of CRATE surface and 5600 square feet of heating
face, To have .aperheaiing apparatus. To have
ameter. and feet length Of paddle. To have two
Dewing s enssss and one on ri. steam pump The general
at the Bureau Of Steam Engineering 1 a
The material, workmanship. and finish OF all the
engines to be the described In the spe-
cicatons for the screw machinery Of the sloops Of
the yuniata clao. copies Of which in possession
OF all the principal marine steam engine building e.
adjustments in the United States.
All the provisions embraced in the contracts for
that machinery to apply to the contracts which may
be made under this advertisement The same num-
Der of duplicate pieces: and the same quantit Of
TOOLS instruments, outfits, etc. proportionaly to be
The proposals to be indorsed Proposals for Steam
Machinery - to distinguish them from other busi-
ness letters.
Parties are requested to offer for any of the
above engines, or for many as they may consider
themselves able TO execute.
The contract win 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 ad
vertisement it, in its opinion, the public interest re
quires.
The proposal will state the name or names of the
Nayy-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
sureties; the gross sum for which they propose TO
furnish the machinery erected in tho vessel complete
and ready for steaming; and the time from date Of
contract In which they win guarantee 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. je6 eodtd