Evening star., 1896-09-18
FOR TORPEDO BOATS
Eleven Bids for Building Them Open
ed at the Department.
some SECTIONS NOT REPRESENTED
Complicated Character of Some of
the Proposals Submitted.
EXPERTS TO GO OVER THEM

Bids for building a number of torpedo
boats, authorized by the last session of
Congress, were opened at the Navy Depart
ment today in the presence Of large num-
ber of interested parties. The act made
provision for three thirty-knot boats and
many smaller boats. not to exceed ten,
as could be obtained for the sum of s!vo.o00.
In all eleven firms submitted proposals,
but Notwithstanding the fact tha. Con-
gress had specially provided for favor
able consideration OF bids from the Calf
coast, the Mississippi and Missouri valleys
not a single proposal came from either
section of the country.
The northwest coast. however, was We'll
represented. The bidding was very com
plicated. owing to the fact that many Of
the biCders made combination proposals FOR
from one TO three boats, tie greatest num-
her that can be allotted to any on" builder;
some OF the proposals Were based on the
departments plans and some on individual
plans. and one which failed of conSidera-
tion because Of lack Of bond, WAS Tor an
electrically propelled craft.
For these reasons il VIII require much
consideration 10y the department experts
II pick out The lowest and most doslrhtI"
bids, and meanwhile IL IS not possible 10
indicate in all cases the lowest bids.
For Thfrt. knot Boats.
! For the thirty-knot boats the hi'is were
as follows: Union iron works S222I.:t'v for
one 213-ton boat, and in this case, owing
to the requirement of the act OF Congress,
il is certain that they will receive The con-
tract.
Bath iron works of Maine, two. at $780,
! 'su each, the boats being of la tons dis
| Pla-cement, or SlSl'Hs each for three, fer
2:So-ton boats of thirty knots they offer To
| take two at $.csapW each. They will guar
| antee thirty and one-half knots IN this case
| VI der penalty Of slo.Doo per knot deficiency.
| Herreshof Manufacturing Company Of
| Bristol r. L., 22-,-tDn boats, thirty knots.
ore for s2ls,"ce and three for saHi,:ro eaca.
| Ichn III. Dialogue x Son of Camden. y. J.,
Cnc thrty-kuot boat for Sati.Nri. or S115.-
'", a ,ording TO design, or two for S2-.,,-
| coo to s21QoS.
For Smaller Boats.
| For the smaller boats the bids ranged as
follows: Columbian Iron Works OF Balti-
more, 2o-knot, 65-ton boats, departments
plans, si9o1 each for either one or three,
| their own plans, si3"~o each. Twenty-Five
| and one-half-knoI boats, s1avS each, and
| various combinations of these figures. Mo
| ran Brothers 4 Co, of Seattle Washington.
| sO-knot, 65-ton boats, S59Sio tor one,
| S5G,32S for three, each according 10 de
| partment's plans; for their own plans. S5S.-
2Io for ore, or sa:,.;i2s each for three: for
| 2.i.-knot boats, Ss.2l6 for one and &'i.-
| 80 each for three and various combiua-
| tCns. Bath Iron Works, 22l2-knot boats,
| their own plans, for one Ss5,.o; for three
| SSn,Np each. for 2.,-knot boats, their
plans, for one. si3l,"o; for three, sl.5'o
| each. They offer TO build the hull % Hyde
| bronze for advance of from slo.rD 10
| SlJ.ooU for each boat.
A Duplicate of the Gushing.
| Herreshof Manufacturing Company of
| Bristol, r. l., oo-knot boats. s4o,V50 for onJ,
or $1,000 each for three; % 1-2-knot boats.
one for sSi,o", and for three, SSo1o each.
| They offer an exact duplicate OF ihe Cush-
| irg, - L. knots. for S92.:roo. or a general
| duplica,e, modified in calls. for ST. 800
| for one, or S1S,:ayb each for two
| Wolff a. Zwicker of Portland. Ore 90
| knot. G'-ton boats. one for si9,-s1, or three
for Sio."1 each: - l-2-knot boats of their
| own planning, SS;,SuJ for one or SI., i,s,
| each for three.
Providence Steam Engine Company.
| twenty-knot boats. two for S51 Geo each or
| three for SiS.,l,o each
| Lewis Nixon of Elizabeth, N j. twenty
knot boats, one for sC5."" or two for
$4,000 each
Chas. Hillman Ship and Engine RuiIding
Company of Philadelphia, twerty-knot
boats, one for $4S5sn, or two for siSuyn
1 each.
Dialogue & Son of Camden. y. J.. TWEEN
! ty-three-knot boats of their design. S1a0 H1
/ for one. or S1laHQ each for two: twenty
knot beats. departments plans, s,ig 80 for
one or S6S,.'p each for two.
| A Combination Boat.
Geo. Lawley & Son of South Boston a2i5-
| knot boats of 81 tons, one for SSS, ,.ni two
for $So.Eu each, and three for SIS $40 each,
departments plans. For their own plans,
.o-knot boats of 6o tons, SCI 500 for one,
$a7.625 each for two. and SIT. Ssa 70: three
On different plans again they offer TO build
one 2o-knot boat for S6l.s0 and one o2Ia-
| knot boat for s1oi 2.s and make various
| combinations of these bids.
| The Department will proceed at once 10
| consider the bids. for under the act Of Con-
sress awards must be made not later than
| october s next.