New-York tribune., 1907-05-27

The bidders who present these proposals offer 10
furnish rarely needed articles at abnormally low
rates-for instance. oranges at a few cents dozen
and certain kinds of meat at not more than cent
a pound. The total amount OF the contract. OF
course would have the effect of giving so large
profit the other items that the contractor might
items 1t has always been a troublesome matter f9r
ding since II is usually regular in all respects and
bidders make great fight over the exclusion. TINS
year the Navy Department fixed things so that any
part OF class could he awarded to particular
bidder and where there was very low ht.t Dlq' 90
of special contract. This has served 10 exclude
fictitious bidding.
MORE EXTRAS IN ARMY RATIONs.-The
commissary general of the army recently made
recommendation. which has been approved by
the War Department. and which permits saving
In the garrison. field travel and Filipino ration
similar to the practice In the 1t will be pos
sbIe to save or the regular ration that money
equivalent will be at the disposal of the troop
take the money thus saved on the regular ration
and employ it in the purchase of extras for the
effect in a few days and viii be communicated to
the service. and Is expected to meet with entire entire
so that petty economy will not be possible 1t is
This matter shall purchase inferior and less costly
articles than the ration in order 10 make a saving
that the soldier should not IN any way suffer any
sacrifice of the quality or quantity of the ration IN
order to achieve the saving contemplated
NAVY SCfOOb FOlG fhfot WAIfIS SAIL
ORS.-A Chicago construction company has re-
ceived the contract amounting to 900. for the
construction of the main portion of the new naval
training station the Great Lakes. 20 be at
North Chicago. ILL., Congress appropriated S2o00eo9
for this project. but it found when the bids
were recently received az the bureau of navigation
that they above the amount available. and IL
was evident that it would be necessary TO amend
the plans and specifications if the aggregate cost
of the plant was to come within the 100000 limit
II has haan 6api1p hat a
ahead the main structures. such as the admin
istration building. the four dOritores, the guard
leave about half a million dollars of the work to bo
1 the buildings i within i Il this sum there viii have 70
he changes in the plans New bids will be invited
and the contract made on the basis OF the pro-
posalS thus received
TO COMMAND AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Charles ]. Badger. recently appointed assistant
chief the bureau of navigation. will be appointed
superintendent of the Naval Academy AT Annapolis
on the retirement July of Rear Admiral Sands,
who has held that office since July; 1"o; COM
mander Badger stationed at the Naval Acad-
emy for several years as conimandant of cadets
He viii be promoted to The rank OF captain IN q
few months He 3 is from MARYLAND and entered the
command Of the cruiser Chicago on the Pacihc
station.
COAST DEFENCE COA1MANDs.-It practically
has been determined to divide the enormous coast
line of the United States into three sections for
defensive purposes and place each of these under
command of general officer Two of the sections
are to be upon the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and
the third will be the Pacific Coast. General Davis.
promoted to that rank to-day is likely TO be the
first of the officers designated for such command.
and II is part of the plan eventually to place the
three sections under general command of the major
general of Coast Artillery.
SQUADRON FOR BORDEAJ'X.-The United
States Navy will be represented by a special squad
at Bordeaux France. the occasion Of the
closing ceremonies of the International Maritime
Exposition when IT is expected the President of the
warships In attendance. This squadron viii con-
sist Of the armored cruisers Tennessee and
Washington. which regarded as the finest ships
of their type in the world. These vessels are fit
ting out at the New York Navy Yard and will
start on their special cruise about June II. Rear
Admiral Charles II. Stockton will have command
of the special squadron, with the Tennessee as his
flagship. The itinerary of the cruise has been
finally settled, but II is expected that the squadron
viii return TO this country in August.