Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-19
1ELEGRAPHIC.
FOR TORPEDO BOATS,
aid, Opened IN Tho Pr'''nc' Of
Interested PARTIES
LARGE NUMBER or OFFERS.
,x,rd, 10 10 Made. According 10 tbs
Law, Not Later lh'n
October s h.
4, LARGE NUMBER OF OFFERS.

w.1uSaroN, Sept. is.-Blds for
,ni,diug a number Of torpedo boats
.nlbotired by tho last session OF Com
20. wero opened nj the navy de.
s.,,uent today, In tho presence OF q
80 number OF Interested paitiet.
rns Kidding was very complicatod,
.w,ps TO the fact that many biddois
,.,de combination proposals iof one
"a three boats. tho greatest number
-, o.u bc allotted to any one
hullder. some proposals were barred
an department plans, some on indi.
vlaual plant, and one, which failed
II confederation because OF lack OF
bopd, was for an electrically propelled
ssn. IL IL not possible TO Indicate
see1fAttly In all cases the lowest BID.
For 3O.Knot boats the bids were ne
Union Iron works, 1921, 500 for one
s;s.,on boat. ID this easy, owing TO
NE ftqu fremont Of the 40. Of Congress
"A IL certain they viii receive the
esntfnct. Bath Iron works, Maine,
tvo at 100000 each, boats being Of
in tons displacement, or slsD, 900 oach
Tor three. For 230-lon boats ~ 30.
hno,s they offer to take two at S23b, 900
each. They will guarantee 3l3 knots
In this case under penalty OF $4,000
uef knot deficiency. Hsresch1l Man.
uiacluring Co.. Bristol, II. l., sgj.ion
boats, 81 knots, Que tot s2lS 900, three
fsf 500, 900 each. John q, Dialogue
A son " Camden, one 3u.Hnot bJnt
iof 100000. OF two for S26h.OOO TO
$4,000.
For smaller boats tho bids range a.
ioIowi Columbian Iron work., BA-
umore, g0.knot 6b.ton boAts, depart
mont plaut, SiD, 900 escn for other 0rn
rf three; thvir plans, $4,000 each;
.gl.hnot boate, $50, 900 each, aud va.
nous combinations Of these hgurss.
Norhn Bros. 4 Co., sesttle, Wash,
gO.kuot C5.t0n boats. $50 $40 Tor enc OF
X5H. 9gS tor three, taun, according 70
drpntlmsnt plany. Their plaup, f5s,2il
i1r one or sb5.393 each f0r three; 2g4.
boot boats, 500, 2l6 Tor one ami s0i 205
each lof three, anu various comb. nation
bios.
Bath Iron works, 22i Euat boats,
their own planS, for QUO SIS 600; for
three, $50, 900 each. For 2b.knot UOats,
ihslr own plane, for one sl3l 1905 Tor
three sl28, 500 zach.
HsfIcsch, II Manufacturing Co., OF
Btiatol, II. l., gO.knot boat, $4,000 for
One, o. $50 800 each for thre,; .. .knot
biats, one ior $50 800, and for three
$4,000 each. 'rhry offer an exact
.,oulioste Of tho Cushing, .2! knoIs,fo
SD2,l0O.
Woln a Zwlcksr OF Portland. Or. ,
2J.knol 65.lon boats, one for $4,000 or
,hTeo for sf6, 600 eacr; .. !.knot boats.
heir own plane, ss3,sOc for one, or
SIS, 100 each Tor three.
Providence steam Engine COMPANY,
20.knot boats, two for SOL 900 each o.
tnTce for si5, $50 each.
Dialogue 4 snnt, Camden, N. j.,
- Knot ooAis, their dvaign, $3.50. 900 Tor
enc or Sll5,O01 each Tor Two; .0.Knot
boats, department. plane, 500. 800 for
Quo Of t55, 800 each Tor two.
dtoTgv Lawley a Son, South Boston,
2...kuOt Ooats o % tone, QUO ior $780,.
bUJ; two for $4,000 each, three iof
s7s,OO0 each, department. plane.
The department VIII proceed % once
u consider tho bids, Tor under this acl
u CJngfes, ,no awards must bo made
vt later than October SIN neat.