The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-25
m IN STEEL cluIsfas.
Bids Received Are Higher than
The Appropriation.


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rseary ~ tbs asvv TO-DAY orened Proposals
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cosfeness 10 raasf the ggsernzs a9assAs
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IA ~. re..-.s. rs-xsss1Iess II Esissof fsalfs Of
omss-sva IL The as-sxns fsrEsiseed 81 ne
me f.sss rsre opeses In fee presence of
Aefiax secretary Walker. TIE lsidys siivs.
s.ss s~Tssral, eaief Eaginssf Melville and
N.vs! Casgstrysesor aaeatssru Ths hast
s.ssxsss ossesr has been largely snssrss-
reessszl Ia designing The new vessels &nd
their machinery.
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sassue The battling arms represented by
differs sssst agstsfs ~ the ofsesinS we're
the following. Harlan a BesssuzsSorth
Company. Wilmington uaiafAsa irsn
Norts. New York Eusoa fFDa HeFkss esn
Franeiseo, Atlantic works. -~sgSh kssefoa-
The Bssscn ssds we're - follows Bath
Iron works ct Bath, As.As, propose ~
build three 2Hpts0u vessels t-z sI-1.H0
each. but with 10. s3ssifios u ssx months
~ the sdssrtsse5 rsIssF tao gsarst. tfsfsR
& son ss Fh3ss1siplsfa- grssssss1 20 baisa
t1r same vessels fos s-ss.tsn sseh Tie
s~gae f3rm offered % bal ~ iao y.sssssifl kss-
sells fss tl.f1s.gS sa a.
Ine yr.ast OF tho bidding was sissB-
fsssn,rsens 10 the nasxi Officers, a. the a..
preparation Il limited ey af. 81 90 CONGRESS
q, gsSsG6D eas b IN toe cass - he 800 ton
srssrls. and u 1sst Or i.sF safsa Of the 80
ton vessels. VI cVnFsr nfsss %. the O3ss
will Ia asreptez1. Ias best move wtli -
70 readssrilse Int nsx t0asa confluence y
sr.r Ina tine r~ssii, snd IL g probable tsag a.
in the ease Of the cruiser Newark congress
viii be- asked - lDefeAsc tif limit Oh TIE
c.st Of the sessess.
rsiil another coarse open To The ses,ft iary
Is 10 build rfse vessels o. the navy 5ards.
rRoyirsSa M yxFxsiEScE.
Naval Constructor Hiensofn, who Is
aetfns az chief 81 the construction eoEiss I
regards the failure to secure suitable blsss /
o. an Indication that the constFucsors are 1
printing ~ their experience. and Gals al 1
ientlor o. the fact that nearly ali OF the /
vessels nov building sre nnder heavy pen 1
asties for delaying construction. He Aays 1
the navy a. paFtniefst Was nos consulted by /
congress when tie appropriations were /
made f,r The vessels. The commissioners /
prescribed not oaty The eosi bat the speed /
or horse power and tonnage cl ali OF the l
ships. To realize the conditions the OR /
GERS of the department mo designated the |
vessels have been compelled Ia draw up |
plans for vessels which could not be built |
Tor the money appropriated. ~ the wors |
of high speed MAS required and II sas ex |
pscted that our naval vessels would b. the |
oezt OF their tyIe IN the world. He did |
nos think the ships could be constructed !
at the navy yarsis. which are slreaty
crowded with work, at the pricss Fixed By !
congress.
OPINION or EXPERTS.
Engineering experx believe that the |
reason for the advance IN figures Of the |
bids il To be found Ia the severe require |
ments in the matter uf speed aud horse |
power. The Yorktown approstmates In |
size and H. . type of The twoton cruisers !
bid upon today. she is OF l.si0 tons dis |
placement and the contractor agreed to \
give her s,O0 horsepower. The vessel Is |
To IL furnished sf $isss.oo This IL a little /
more than one hall Of the average bid re- |
eeIycd today. tat the new vessels are re
QuIred Ia have 100 horse power with eigh !
teen knots speed, aud 40 in point Of sixS the I
Atlanta aud Boston are Of ascat the same /
tonnage - the 3.o01ton vessels. bat while /
they cost only tes7 .0D and &sig0oo, they I
have out I. 80 horse power aud were de /
signed fer eighteen knots speed, while 1
these new vessels must have 1900 horse /
power and nineteen knots speed. This |
means more completely improved aud
costly aud heavier hulls. the construction
Of which, taken In connection with the
severe restrictions, Justify shipbu.ldefs ia
increasing the prices
80 rapNAf HxsrsrtaS gx ffn~
wAsHIsatos, Aug. 8.-Acting Secretary
Walker says there VIII be- no formal reiec-
lion OF the bids opened yesterday for build
ing the Eve nsw cruisers. The facts speak
Tor themselves, and the advertisements
state plainly the limit OF cosi OF The ships.
stih- the builders may be privately ad
visssi Of the state Of affairs a. q matter oi
courts