The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-28
REVENUE TUG, TOO.
Seattle to Build Golden Gate
Tor San Francisco.
MORAN BROS. GET CONTRACT.
Preliminary step Toward the Esfap-
ushment of Great -hipyard-Vcs-
sci to Be DeIivered by August ].

Seattle Is making rapid strides toward
becoming a ship building center. with NO
ran Bros. as the pioneers of tnat NOUS
4rv Their latest conquest Is TO wresi the
contract for the construction OF a revenue
tug for San francisco harhor from san
Francisco boat builders. The news was
rgceivad In this city yesterday IN the Iol-
lowing Dispatch:
washington city. Dec 27.-special--
The treasury department today awarded
70 Moran Eros, % Seattle. the contract 10
build the new tugbOat Golden Gate foT
r. 7g5s TO ~ completed August !, ls.6
4.Au bids ION revenue cutter No 3 were
greatly in excess Of the amount OF the ap-
nrS6riafioa: 81 S20o0o, and viii be reject
Ell Senator Squire called AZ ne
treasury DEPARTMENT today and al
Ter CONDENSATION with Capt. Shoe
maker. 3of the revenue service. wired
Moran Bros. asking II they could
bufEl the cutter within the appropriation
@ YrovIded plans were drawn Tor q steel YES
sel Instead OF one Of the composite type'
A. aoresJst 81 the senator's talk new plans
Will pf6ba4Iy be drawn for {hc cheaper
vessel and bids again CALLED Tor.
Q "Repseira 10 the revenue cutter Grant 70
the amount Of S5.009 were awarded today
10 the Puget Sound Dry Dock Company
"M1ran Bros, get the repairs 70 the Cor
win, approximating s2,g59
seTbe Golden Gate" said Robert Moran
Yesterday Twill ke very similar 10 the tug
Sea Lion. which l. 100 feet long. she Is 70
be 10 feet long. 100 feet between pefffh-
diculars - feet inches beam uip0lded'
and ~ feet y inch amidships. Tier pro-
pelllng power viii consist Of a triple eN-
pansion engine. l3-incb diameter nlsh-
pressur4 cylinder, 2i-nch diameter inter
mediate pressure cylinder. ard a 3z-inch
diameter Iow-preEsgre cylinder, al OF them
a4-lnch stroke. The engines VIII .holcale
5a5 horse power when running ar i'@ feNo-
buttons per minute. our bid l. for the yes
sci without her boilers or fittings. As the
government is 10 furnish the boiler and
nut n In place. 1t Is 10 BE- Of tho Ward
water-tuhe tyre similar 70 the boilers 1uE-
rished the cruiser Charleston, which type
has been approved 10y the navy depart
ment.
Under the contract W. viii have 10 de-
liver the Golden Gate into San Francisco
harbor by August ] OF the coming year,
and already our draughtsmen have been
set to work The material viii be here in
forty-nvs days. and the work viii he
pushed as rapidly as possible. The vessel
is intended for duty in San Francisco har-
Dor. and will be used for boarding ships
carrying revenue officers. She Will have
quarters fitted up for that purpose.
I'm the construction OF the tugboat we
Will use a larger proportion of home mate
rial than in the torpedo boat. There Is,
for instance. in the Golden Gate a great
deal OF iron castings. while in the torpedo
boat there IS none al all This castirong
machinery will be made ia our foundry.
Next spring and summer we viii probably
have $50 men employed. and during good
weather intend 10 run larger force
Mr.. Moran said his firm had Inquired on
revenue cutter No 3 until the estimates
reached the full amount of the appropria-
ton. and then declined 10 90 further. IL
Is understood that the only bid submitted
was that OF the Union iron Works. OF san
Francisco, for 500. 01o