The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-26

PROPOSALS FOR THE CoNSTRUC-
ton 81 three thirty-knot torpedo boats
and other toroe5o boats. for the United
States aayv.
June Is l&Ss-Tnder authority conferred
by the act OF congress making appropTia-
tons Tor the naval service. approved June
IL. ks. sealed proposals are hereby invst-
Cd and will be received at this department
until = clock noon. on Friday. the Ism
Gay Of September, 1NS al which time and
place they viii De opened in the presence
OF attending bidders. for the conStracIon
by contract. exclusive OF ses-storss. and
OF the ordnance and ordnance ourns Or all
kinds. which. however. VIII be fitted and
secured IN place by The contractors. OF
three thirty-knot torpedo boats and other
torpedo boats which vessels are. for the
purposes Of this advertisement. dcslgnat-
ea as torpedo boats Nos. g 70 ana II. three
torpedo boats 20 have a maximum speed
O. not less than thirty knots an hour. and
torpedo BEATS Nos. i3 10 81: ten. or fewer.
10 nave speed o. not less than twenty
knots an hour. and those OF type 20 have
a speed OF not less than twenty-five and
one-haif knots an hour. The contracts
viii provide that all the expenses OF all
trials prior 20 preliminary or conditional
acceptance shall be borne by the con-
tractors. The thirty-knot boats and the
twenty-five and one-haif-knot boats are
10 be constructed in accordance with the
bidders plans and specifications. but gem
erat plans Of vessel of the latter kind
struetton and repair. and plans OF the
machinery OF such vessel may be had on
appiscaG0a 10 The bureau OF steam en-
S1neering; the twenty-knot boats will be
nulit IN accordance with the bidders
plans and specifications. or with those pre-
pared by the department. as the secretary
o. the navy may deem most advantage
GUS. ali subject 20 the conditions stated
In the Circular defining the chief charac-
terfstics Of three thirfy-knot torpedo
noats and other torpedo boats for the L.
> navy approved by the secretary OF
the navy on the 18th day OF June. 1885
Copies OF this circular can be obtained on
application to the bureau of construction
and repair. Plans and specifics tons for
Ine construction OF the vessels OF type
Nc. OF the smaller boats twenty knofsl
may be seen and examined al the navy
department Forms of proposals emhrac-
ing a general statement OF provisions 70
be Included In the contracts for the YES
sells Will be prepared. and may be obtain
ed al any time after August !. 1875. on ap-
piicaion 10 the navy department. where
All information essential 20 bidders can al
so be obtained. Said vessels must be COM
pieted, the thirty-kn9t boats. within eigh-
teen months. and the others within one
Year nom date of contract, and payments
unaer the contracts will be made on the
former mentioned vessels in ten and on
the latter in five equal installments. as
Inc work progresses. upon bills duly GER
tilted. from which ten per cent will be
reserved 70 be paid on the full and tinal
completion of the respective contracts. II
u
sells or type l, those having a speed OF
twenty knots. and one or more OF type
:. those having a speed OF twenty-five and
one-half knots. Bidders are invited 70
name the price at which they will build
one. Two or three boats. in order that con-
tract may II necessary. be awarded 10
sells Every successful bidder will be re-
CURED 10 show to the satisfaction OF the
secretary of the navy. that within three
months from date Of contract he will be
N.zE<. arxr .f1. a
performance, in the United States, OF the
work which ne shall offer TO undertake.
The evidence thus REQUIRED must accom-
pany the proposals or be submitted TO the
department in advance Each proposal
must be accompanied by a satisfactory
ceruhed check, payable 10 the order OF the
secretary OF the navy and the checks OF
successful bidders shall become the prop-
ertY OF the United States In case they
snall tai TO enter into the requisite con-
tracts and TO furnish the requisite secure
" on the acceptance OF their proposals
Iae amount OF such check must be at
least I'VE per cent. OF the amount OF the
DID. put bidders including more than one
vessel In their proposals win not be re-
CURED to submit Herewith a certified
check exceeding In amount the sum OF
snpoo. All checks OF bidders whose pro-
posals shall not be accepted. Will. on the
award OF the contracts. be returned 10
them; the check Of each successful bid
DER VIII be returned to him when his con-
tract has been duly entered into and the
requisite security furnished, cSntracts
viii be made separately for each vessel.
ana every bidder whose proposal shall be
accepted will be required 10 enter into
formal contract by October s. 1886, for the
faithful performance OF the work and TO
give satisfactory bond for such perform
ance IN penal sum equal 10 fifteen per
cent. OF the amount of his bid. Proposals
must be made In duplicate In accordance
with forms which VIII be furnished on ap-
pication 10 the department inclosed in
sealed envelopes. addressed TO the Secre-
lsn
washington, ID. c.. and marked "Propos-
ais for the construction OF Torpedo
Boats The secretary OF the navy re-
serves the right 10 reject any or all bids
as, In his judgment the interests OF The
government may require. H. A. HER
BERT, Secretary OF the Navy