The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
BIDS FOR THE SAN PEDRO HARB0R Seventeen Contractors Are Anxious to Work for the
 Government.
 Determined Until
 To-Day.

Bids for the breakwater of the San Pe- dro harbor were opened yesterday at noon in the office of Major Charles E. l.. B. Davis of the United States Engineers Corps, in the Flood building. The rep resentatives of the competing firms were present and seventeen bids were offered.
 According to the specifications for the construction of the breakwater, each bid is subdivided so as to constitute a sep arate bid upon each piece of work. The specifications asked bids on 136,020 long tons of stone for the foundation. 1883 ,6O3 tons on the substructure, 221 ,025 tons on the superstructure and 2370 cubic yards of concrete work. Bids were also invited on rock from the quarries of the bidders and on San Clemente rock.
 Much interest was manifested as Major Davis read the figures, which were care fully recorded by his assistants. One mo- ticeable fact was that where the contrac- tors bid on the rock from San Clemente there was a marked reduction. The gen. eral supposition is that the regular rule will be followed and the bid awarded to the lowest bidder; and to determine who Is the lowest bidder will take until this evening, for the amounts in each bid have to be multiplied by. the figures called for in the specifications, ana this has to be done on each separate piece or work.
 The final disposition of the matter will depend largely upon the bond offered by the successful firm. when the lowest will forward recommendation that the contract be awarded to that bidder, but the final action in the matter rests en- tirely with the Secretary or War.
 Knanp & Gillen, Racine. Wis. bid only on San ciemente rock; foundation a o1; substrue- Kingston & Sylvester. Buffalo, N. r., on rock from quarry of their own choice: foundation roc, substructure, 51c; superstructure sl 90; concrete. s7 5o on San Clemente rock, respect iyely, 65c ACC, $1 60. S7 50. Heldmeier & New. Chicago, own rock; foundation. CSC: substruc- ture 63c; superstructure. $1 66; concrete, $6 50; San Clemente rock. respectively. 541ac. 72c ss sO Smith & Mallory. Sherrytown, Ia., own rock; foundation. 7sc; substructure, 73c; super rock no reduction. Rudolph Axman & Co.,. San Pedro. own rock; foundation. GAG: sub structure, roc: superstructure. s1 93; concrete ss: no reduction on San Clemente.
 california Construction Company. San Fran cisco. own rock-Foundation. s5c; substructure, e5c: superstructure, S2 95: concrete, 8 65 San Clemente, respectively. SIC. s5c, g 90. s5 65.
 National Contracting Company, New York. own rock-Foun.daton s2; suestructure; ut s2: su- respectively e7itc. 97lsc, s71kc s6
 Grifhths & McDermott Chicago own rock Foundation. S2c substructure. 7sc;. super structure. s1 75; concrete. s6 50. San Clemente, respectively, 73c. 72c. s1 70. s6 50.
 Fonndation. s2c; substructure. s2c superstruc- ture. g; concrete. s. San Clemente. respective ly 9oc DOC, s1 75. S5
 Hale. Abbott O'Meary & Gamble. St. Louis, Mo, own rock-Foundation. SIC: substructure. SIC: superstructure, s l6 concrete, sS. San rSey se 7se sons z pttsburr own Foundation. sl 1sh; substructure T lsh; su- perstructure, S1 191z; concrete, $5 San Clem- ente. s1 OS1k. q os1s. s1 Os1s. s5.
 McDonald, Killibrew & Co.,, own rock-Foun- dation s9c; substructure SEC: superstructure. $1 4s; concrete. $; San Clemente. Ss s-1oc: Ss 9-10c s1 AS 9-10. $6.
 Warren. Malley & Day. San Francisco, own rock no reduction on San Clemente-Founda- tion Ssc; substructure. S6c; superstructure. 8;
 w. L. Prather Jr.. Oakland. own rock Foundation, s7 7-1oc; substructure s7 7-1oc; superstructure, g 79: concrete, S. San CIemente, 77 7-1oc, 77 7-10c. g 59. s.
 Hale & Kern Construction Company, Port land. Or. own rock-Foundation. S5c; sub structure. S5c; superstructure. g 25; concrete, s6 San Clemente, soc, soc. $1 75 S6.
 William T. Gaynor, Fayetteville. New York. own rock-Foundation. S5c; substructure. s5c: superstructure. sl 4s; concrete. ss. San Clem- ente, S3c, s3c, s1 47. ss.
 J. c. Bull Jr. Humboldt County. Cal, bid only on San Clemente rock-Foundation, ssc; substructure. ssc; superstructure. ssc; con crete, $9 ea.