The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-12
CANAL TO Re BUILT
By one CONTRACTOR
Engineer Sh0nts ksss Bids on
Percentage Sy.tsm,
ANY FOREIGNERS MAY CQisPETf
bidders ttust Have 9J,080,0 t0 Avail
abio Capital and Gise IS, 900. 000
8ou0~~&n al el1t-Hpur Dsy Wtu
BE Required.

Washington, Il C.-The PLAZA To
3mplete the Panama canal by con
trac was made puhlic by Chairman
Shouts Eaea bidder must undertake
She entire coa .ructo8 No a4t Wig
54 clsral % corporal ons asseesa.ing
but hey must he leea Ivy organl2ad
into a single body with which The
Government can deal Bidders vii.
noJ D. -u~nsidered VINO Dc not haze
available g pital OF IS 100000 4
certified check for 100000 is re-
CURED with each proposal, and 4
bono Of $4,000, 600 win be required
from tGe successful bidde-.
The bidding is not limited TO Amer
len contractors. Nj proposals are
% be in before no01'0f December IL,
when they will be opened. Proposals
are tie De expressed il terms of per-
ceut8Ee upon tie eetin1ted cost OF
construction WhiCb is to re fixed Try
q board o I've e~ngi{aers, tbsae rep
resentiug The Governnlant and two
representing the c|oatiactor. .Th.
chief engineer of the Calal Commits
sion is to be chairman OF the Gu
~gireerina board.
The engineering D0art will also
estimate a reasonable tine fol the
completion OF the cana. and win
gree upon q system O. prnuiums and
ge4alties 10 he paid to orhy the con-
tractor, according as the work is com
pseJed within or beyond TT estimated
cost and line.
All the Government pant for &C
tual construction work igcluding the
railway, Is to he lace at the dis
pOsal Of The contractor nd is to be
maintained BY The Cover 71ent. The
Contrao, specifies that ther0mmission
is to retain cCnt"oi-0f al!engineering
worE ,a connection win The con
%stIuattoa Of the canal; ala pa munic-
pa. engineering. the pole. sanitary,
nos pl,2t and commiss:y depart
tnelt mess houses, cutters, con
~atr-ctioH ana uaintenars OF build
inss, operation Of Che Phama Rail
way, al auditing depatment, to
when contractors Sccoults are 10 be
c.eu. and g department f materials
and supplies.
Sixty DAYS after the shining Of The
contract actual werk is begin on
e IsJbuUs, and the CONTRACTOR is to
Ike vCi ali employees on e Isthmus
which Inc commission Dc, not wish
ia retain no American smploys is
to work more than e~ightAours.
q airman shonts aefeds the per
tacs 5ln u pasl1er .n Z letter
s5el e;c!E I9Et. As follws: This
,iag uu.as alnploTe dilc1easingly
Gast. largest al most sue
Il 3r-lious in be country.
DO o9at will e. the benefit
rraf"iped efoItsnt the hest
s- auC-A entractors IN
he t..... ea5.. ~ hare Of q de
partner. IN which he iea specialist
ane cooperating with or special
lefs The Government nj sec,.re
tbe cooperation OF these owevsul III
talests in Keeping mechr!os Of all
classes
TIE plans oiteg evay incentive
fer SPEEDY and uton1 rssfsi me-
tioG Us nelaiiaing eTr ne and cost
and tewafdiag be--et an contract
pc Torrance as to Ell BY relain-
ing control OF the "o md exerci5-
in8 ssi,1- supervision ugh its en-
glaeerlNE force the Gt rnment will
rt"t-et '1aeil AGAINST Up or faulty
eor s.sL
7 cost completing
'' estimated will in all
lfo-aa re reduced i the applios-
tl2h 81 lev principles lhich @iil be
discovered as he worl progresses.
Finally, q lerGsnation9 f the con
lrscj. should it becon, necessary.
w0u!d te less disastrou to the con
tractor, while an affeotiN resumption
OF sho wctE would cmade easier
to the Government. owing 10 its close
relations thereto"