Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-07
DROPosALs FOR STEEL FOR USE IN

PROPOSALS FOR STEEL FOR USE IN
i the construction Of two cruisers, of about
5000 tons displacement each, for the United
constructed at the navy yard, Brooklyn, n. Y,
and the other mo. 81 at the navy yard, Ports
mouth, Va. Navy Department, Washington,
D. c., September q. 1S89-Under authority
conferred by the act of Congress making ap-
September Z. 1883 (Statutes at Large. vol. Is,
page 472), sealed proposals are hereby invited
and will be received at this department. until IL
o'clock noon on THURSDAY. the 3lst
Say ny .Sd Of d.ysIs 9StS9s the @ odSns for grDsS oass
and quantities of material at each of said navy
yards, for use in the construction Of said
cruisers: Glass A.-Steel Plates.-About six
hundred and seventy-two (672) tons of steel
plates, 2h to Is pounds per square foot. Class
of steel plates from 40 to 80 pounds per square
foot. Class Cone armored tube Of wrought
steel. 80 pounds per square foot; diameter IN
clear inside, IL inches. to be in one piece Is feet
3inches long; weight about 5000 pounds. One
coming tower, oval shape, size in clear inside,
7 feet 6inches by feet inches by about feet
10 inches high, of wrought steel, so pounds
per square foot; weight about 1900 pounds
steel plate of 90 pounds per square foot
the edge TO be fanged down about inches to
shape Of coming tower; weight about 2,700
pounds. One shield or guard plate to tower of
foot: weight about 4, 460 pounds. One top plate
over entrance extending from shield to tower
of wrought steel plate of 90 pounds per square
foot; weight about 200 pounds. In all, about
one hundred and six (106) tons of steel angles
of various sizes; about ffty-six (56) tons of
steel angle and T-bulb beams, with proper cur
vature, from Is to Is pounds per foot; about
thirty-eight (3S) tons of steel Z-bars, IL
to IA pounds per foot. Class E-Steel Rivets-
About seventy (70) tons steel rivets from inch
to " inch diameter. Class F-Steel Castings
About eighty-three 1887 tons Of steel castings Of
various shapes, stem, stern post, ruddef frames,
shaft tubes, shaft struts, hawse pipes bits,
etc. The tons of material herein called for to
be of 2240 pounds each. All said material to
be of such detailed dimensions weights and
shapes as may be required in the construction
of the vessels, and to be delivered at such
place or places in the said navy yards as may
be designated by the respective commandants
thereof. Deliveries to commence within thirty
(SO) days from the date of contract, and to be
completed within six 10y months from such
date The material TO be delivered promptly,
in accordance with detailed schedule
prepared by the Naval Constructor ut
order required to carry on the work to the best
interests of the Government All material to
be of domestic manufacture, and TO be ac-
cepted only after passing SUCH tests as may be
prescribed therefor by the Secretary Of the
Navy Proposals must be made separately for
the material for each vessel, in accordance
with forms which will be furnished on applica- |
ton to the Bureau of Construction and Repair,
and any one or more of the classes designated |
may be embraced in the same proposal, but no
bid for a portion of any class win be consid- |
cred. Each proposal must be accompanied by |
satisfactory evidence that the bidder
is able to furnish and deliver the ma |
terial for which he bids; also. BY certified |
check. PAYABLE TO the order of the Secretary of |
the Navy, for an amount equal to 5per cent Of |
the bid. The check received from the success |
full bidder will be returned to him on his enter
ing into formal contract for the due perform /
ance of the work and giving bond for the same,
with satisfactory surety, in penal sum equal |
to % per cent Of the amount Of his bid; but in |
case ne shall fail to enter into such contract |
and to give such bond within 20 days after no.
tlce of the acceptance OF his proposal, the |
check accompanying such proposal shall be- |
come the property of the United States. |
All checks accompanying proposals which |
are not accepted will be returned |
Immediately after the award shall |
have been made Information relative to the |
dimensions and shapes Of material, and all |
other information essential to bidders, will be |
furnished on personal application to the Bureau |
of Construction and Repair, Navy Department. |
Proposals must be made in duplicate, and in |
closed in envelopes marked Proposals for steel |
for U. s. s. Cruiser mo. " and addressed to
the Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department,
Washington, u. c. Each class Of materials will |
be bid for separately, and the Secretary OF the |
Navy reserves the right to reject any or all |
bids, or the bids on any class or classes, as, in
his Judgment, the interests of the Government |
may require. B. F. TRACY. Secretary of the |
Navy. sez9-l04M
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