New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-03
PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION

STATES NAiSNo99-NNayy DepsTtment washington D. S
act Of Congress making apgropfiatlOns, for "a
Pss sisS SiEa e'sRSs%ffI
day Of August 1852 Witch aGH Time Ga and pace they WI
opened The pFss4 3" q 1Snans BIDDER q, e;
contract Of three cruisers fo United states Nsyy
displacement SAID vessels are to Be ecnsrusted IN ac
win s ss T TRa Il S he poS ct ~
set q August third eighteen hundred and eshtysx,
material II Tor &C. said Vessels ngR Soers and
sa Of na prapS 6 I ea S ":
ings spseIass,o9s hereof and The :tAs 4 efssu!iHs
snail Be built II TS the s,Ts
:ad VESSELS sSs i:f shaa va Be- a. s
Visions IN WITCH the Contractor thai wSn CON-
pelsd and tested for speed under conditions ste e be ps
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visions relating the payment Of premiums 0ysr Md
s sSSys isG d g1ssn 'e and nd To- o@
tract price in the vessel fails OF reaching sad
sccoSisncs With plans and spetincstions provided %
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for ne sS T S ar sp b na Shs +
the Department where Information essential to htasr,
can Be- and Fg ni9TaI2. as me me s T
3 obtained By bidders a. any tine on agPt,a,io1 9
years from the date Of The respective c6nraGs snd
iHstaiments as the proeresses upon bills duly eet
d on 1fVS the TafH and 1G aR eo@pston Of the consc
The cost OF said ycsSe sHGgdng any PsTgm S6t M,
10: s.sssaSs 500 90 each PE1Ra;ia!' tSF e
SSSsd every sPSqdsr aad g5s Dsa
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into four siasscs follows rr0pSsi: toT HUI and Ms;
maeSi2eTy, Including engines boilers and aPDartenancS
pac%acns provided y sne seG,s:y Of n ne S.y
boilers and sPpuTenaHee. S9mpIsts in al Tsspest; IN
s SS ON r
sp@cacaons q such hull and machinery az are Issued by
the DePareT sn no. NJ tSs same # saSp,e PToposS
for Hull and Machinery For he construction Q!
p" 9a aSSSns e !Ss S anu the - put
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said plans and specifications not 20 exceed howeycr u
sd pan nOs and sPccc"on Bus no such proposal viii
pets con plans and spSSnSatoas proposed e1gSS
6er sOd and a. a ad oS Sg the Ppf
q % or adSS g S ' as sa
engines GS and psns apd
sucton Of the hull complete in all respects in accoranSe
S tractor 0 but no such ppSsal WIN considered unless
accompanied By as null and s1T2e re, Ps4s ana for ne
vessel and satisfactory guarantee OF the results Of tho
same adopted The arFancementS for the aC,ouolalo
Of al machinery, coal armament fittings. equipments ana
stores complete must be for the articles ana
equally convenient and coumodiouS as those CONTAINED
in the DEPARTMENTS plans and specifications No cHei
Tor more than one vessel complete, Including hun ani
Tsc hiHeTy. Is TO be embraced IN the samo proposal b..
bidders arc not restricted 90 one proposal e. ne sSgs
hIdicr may propose separately Tor one or more OF N;
vessels and under or more OF the Tour CLASSES ot
ac,nnmnanIci by a cash deposit satisfactory certified
~ az y,bIs 10 the order OF the Secretary OF tho Navy.
witch shall become the properly o. me United STATES "a
r%oue contract and 10 furnish TIA requisite security
,os az check must NOT 6e loss than 1--WE per II
W po aoUn, ~ the bid All deposits and checks OF bid
,s wbosr proposals shall not b. accepted win. on the
u. ~ me CONTRACTS returned 10 them the deposits
M becks of each successful bidder will b. returned %
his contract has duly entered into and the
TTGuisQS security furnished Every bidder VIII be IA
rrd on the acceptance OF MS proposal " enter into
formal contract Tor The iaithu, PERFORMANCE OK tho
work and To give satisfactory bond for such performance
in penal equal To fifteen pcr cent ~ me amount 2,
ance with forms which WI he furnlshcd on apggaaSa
to the SECRETARY o. the Navy, Navy Department wsa,
tncton D. c. and marked Proposals Tor the consirueRa
Of a cruiser OF about 1000 IONS displacement inc
secretary Of tho Navy the right u relecs s
~ All bids in hts Judgment, the interests OF ms
Government may require. b. F. TRACY, Seers'ary 2"
the