The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-01
TRANSATLANTIC.

The Philadelphia Steamship Company
Proposals to be Received for Four First
Glass Ocean Propellers.
The American Steamship Company OF PHILADELPHIA
have Just issued the following important circular,
which is seif-expanstory:-
OFFICE OF THE ANERIoAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF
PHILADRLPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, April %, 1S1l-Tnls
company desire to have built, OF iron four rsclass
propeller steamers, with spar decks and brig rigged,
to run from this port to Europe, and VIII receive
proposals for the construction of one or more OF
said vessels up to IL O'Clock, noon, OF Tuesday,
no enable parties to prepare plans aud make prop
ostions, the following information is furnished
Size OF vessel from 5000 to $3.50 tons, old measure
Deep load draft, in fresh water, not to exceed 20
feet inches, exclusive OF keel, and not to be
Average speed taken from three round yoyages)
not to be less than eleven and one-half knots
Average consumption OF coal (taEen from three
rOundE voyages) not to exceed forty tons (2240
lbs.) in twenty. four hours.
There win be required twenty-four state rooms for
first class passengers, and accommodations for
from seven hundred and fifty TO one thousand
model OF the vessel proposedI must be furnished
q scale OF one-quarter OF an inch TO the foot,
with shear plan and plan Of water lines taken
from the same.
me following plans will be required all made to a
scale OF one-eighth OF an inch to the foot:-
Vertical, longitudinal section of vessel and ma
chtnery.
Plans OF each deck and hold, showing position of
Midship section, and sections at centre Of boilers
and engines.
Also, statement OF tons Of coal carried in bunkers
and dead weight OF cargo at twenty feet six inches
draft In fresh water, exclusive OF keel. And the
internal capacity OF hold, and each deck, sepa-
retely, in tons OF forty cubic feet each.
Also, general specification OF boilers and machine
Ty for propelling the vessel, and separate for
such additional boilers and steam machinery as it
may be intended to place on board.
The vessels, when completed, must rate according
to English Lloyds, 100 A, and proposals must con-
tain specifications agl eeing with the same, and
including spars, sails, rigging, and outfit CABIN
furniture, cooking utensils, and stores eXcepted).
The price named must be for the vessel conplete
Except the above reseryation), and include sue
cessful trial trip, at OF fortyeght hours dura
ton, and delivery OF the vessel at the wharf OF the
company In this city.
Parties obtaining the contract will be required to
guarantee vessel and machinery for three round
voyages against all defects in workmanship or
material. The engineers TO be such as he or they
shall approve.
In proposing, name time required to complete each
vessel from date OF contract, under forfeiture OF
$500 per day; also, give names Of suretes.
Payments will be made as follows :-Seventynve per
cent. as the work progresses; ten per cent when
the vessel has made successful trial trip and
been delivered at the wharf OF the company; and
fifteen per cent. at the termination OF the third
round voyage, the vessel having fulfilled all
guarantees.
All proposals, plans, ETC.. will be considered cond-
dential and those not accepted Will be returned to
the parties from whom received
N. B.-If the plans, specifications, etc., OF either
vessel or machinery are in accord with any existing
vessel or vessels please name them.
b. II. BARTOL, Chairman OF Special Committee.