New-York tribune., 1906-09-21
CHINESE FOR CANAL.
Four Propositions Submitted In Re
gard TO Furnishing Them.

Washington. Sept. 2o--Proposals were submitted
70 the Isthnian Canal Commission to-day Tor the
furnishing Of Chinese labor, to be employed n the
construction OF the Panama Canal The require
nents OF the specifications were in brief, that the
contractors should agree 70 supply the commission
with at least 900 Chinese the commission having
the privilege OF calling upon the successful con-
tractor FOR additional labOrers. not exceeding BoO
Il further was specified that the labOrers should be
on the isthmus ready for work within three and
half months from the opening OF the proposals. and
that the contractors should deposit with their pro-
posals bond OF 5000 as guarantees 70 faithfully
carry out the terms OF the contract While the
commission has been tn communication with about
one hundred and fifty individuals and corpora
tons who had sisnihed possible desire TO submit
proposals only four propositions finally were Of
fered 10 the commission at 10 o'clock to-day. In
the presence OF the contractors and others inter
ested IN the proposals. the propositions were opened
IN the room Of the commission by W Leon Pepper
man. assistant chlss OF the office o. administration
OF the Isthrisn Canal Commission.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF the proposals.
Mt. PeppermaE announced that no award would be
made OF the contract until the proposals had been
examined 6y the commission and its general ooun-
sci In accordance with the specifications. the pro-
posaIs wers made Tor the furnishing OF different
cassss OF labor at price fixed by the hour in
American gold
A summary Of the four proposals submitted fol-
lows:
The America-China Contracting Company. repre-
senJed BY James r. Morse. OF EnglewOod. N J.
Common laborerS. 10 cents hour: foremen and
Interpreters 20 cents hour: physicians. - cents
AZ hour, and cooks and barberS y cents an hour.
International Contracting Company, Washington,
represented by Carroll Purnan. observation-disclosures
and cooks, lS cents hour; doctors. 80
hour; assistant doctors. Is cents hour: inter-
prefers, S-la cents an hour. and fOremen 1870 an
hour
Wa Ale Lee Hing * Co. BaItinnore-LabOrers
clerks and BARRIERS, li2 cents hour: foremen and
interpreters. 10 cents hour and doctors -
hour.
Joel Julian Reuben. Washington-For the first
fOreuer.
- cents an hour. doctors, 6O hour; inter
81 cents an hour. For the rst additional LOCO above
200 abOrers II hour; for the second addi-
tional L0O0 borerE 10s cents hour; the third
fourth additional 90 laborers l0z cents an hour:
fSr the nth additional 1000 laborsrs 1914 cents an
hour; for the sixth additional loo IabOrers IOs
cents an hour for the seventh additional COO
laborers lOis cents an hour; for the eighth addl-
tonal 100 aborers. 10 cents hour; for the ninth
additional 1000 labOrers 80 hour: for The
the eleventh additional 100 laborers o. cents an
hour, and for the rest Of the 1900 laborsrs cents
hour
The last proposal is assumed At the aepartn,ent
10 that II the commission enters into copt-ac,
with Mr Reuben and wants the full quota OF Is 90
Chinese he viii furnish them ar rhA rafa - ~frs
cents an hour for common laborers- ~