Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-08
DRoPosALs FOR STEAM MACHINERY Fol
sLOOPs OF wAk.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BTRsAU oF STEAM ENGINEERING,
MAsHINGIoN. ID. G NAV 8. La

!. Manufacturers Of steam machinery are invited
20 send TO this Bureau until NOON or AUeUsr n,
1873, proposals for the construction of Steam Ma
chinery FOR one or more of three vessels 4 about GO
There " III be for each vessel pair Of engines,
With surface condenser and horizontal cylinders,
The boilers TO be Of the very best charcoal iron,
With composition tubes, aud Of sufficient strength
above the a mos phere, all a. be below the water
linz IN the vessel, about u feet above base line
The screw TO be 81 composition, copper and lin,
There viii be two auxiliary steam pumps e ar
sIproyed design, with special pump.
The usual number of duplicate pieces, tools, ani
Instruments required in such Naval contracts 10
The machinery is 20 be e the yey best quality Of
standard and will Include al thst / necessaTy fSr
steamlng the Vessels, such as coal bunker-, shaft
be, in all respeets, complete for that purp Sse &C
ccrding 20 Naval usage.
In addition 20 the ordinary wharf trial, the
machinery will be required TO develop $50 Indicated
horses power continuously during forty eight
the gross weight Of ali the machinery. including
coal bunkers shaft alley, water in boiler., &C,
The detailed plans, specifications and drawings
can be seen application AZ this Bureau Al any
The machinery is 10 be erected On boar the vessels
AZ any Of the seaports OF the Atlantic coast south
OF Noifok, Virginia, as the Secretary a the Navy
The proposals will state the name or names 81 the
psries IN full ana their suretis., the sum II
which they propose g. furnish mac hnery plete
the vessel. and ready fer Streaming at sea, which
must be fully done and completed IN uine months
from the date Il contract.
The proposals are 20 he endorsed /" Proposals. Jor
them fr.m other business letters, and be accOmpa-
MED hy a copy 81 This advertisement
The contracts will embrace the usual conditions,
and payments will be made in the usual manner, a.
the sork progresses. The Bureau reserves the
right reject any all proposals that NAV he
made under this advertisement, If, in its opinion,
the public interest requires.
Proposals will also be received NJ the same time
and in all respects in the same manner and under
the same conditions, for steam machinery. for one
more 81 four vessels Of about s5O tons asure-
ment, which will be required 10 dey eO SO indicated
horses power, and the gross weight VI which shall
not exceed Us tons.
8. Designs, with the necessary specifications, for
engines and boilers, IN accordance with the fOTegO
ing general directions, description and requirements
will be received for examination aud consider ION
al the Bureau from designers and manufacturers of
marine engines until meridian, on the 10Th Of June,
1875.
Body sections Of the hull, covering the space al
lotted 60 the machinery, showing the height and
fore and aft length OF the space allowed will b. fur
nished application 20 the Bureau. The .pscihca-
tions will state what Will be the maximum eX p-nse
of indicated horse power in pounds 81 good an
thracite coal per hour, during wharf trial Of net
For any design accepted whole, ar any novel
feature or part OF design adopted, q reasonable
sum, in no case exceeding 5000, will be paid as
compensation, O. soon a. the additiosal working
drawings required are Furnished. For the hest re-
lected design the sum q $500 wil be paid. II Is
derstood that the right is reserved 20 use, on the
terms above stated, any design any parts q any
sidered superior TO those prepared at the Bureau.
ms-lawlW VIM. w w WOOD, Chief Of Bureau.