Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-10
LOCAL rlRo n LINE fol MACHINERY
Newport News company's Figures.
$1.s17, Best Proposition Sub
mitted on Machinery Complete for
Battieship Fiorida-Tenders Tor
Building the Utah.
(By Associated Press.)

-Four shipbuilding companies coin
peted for the contract for the CON
struclion OF the battlesbip Utah, BIDS
for which were opened at the navy
department today. The lowest oiu-
der was the New York Shipbuliuihs
Company, of Camden, N. j.. at $3.9ie:.
600 for a 2OA knot ship.
4 hid for the construction OF Il
knu vessel was submitted by the
Fore River Company OF quincy
Mass. at $4.4iO. 900. the lowest bid lot
this class. :
Sister to Florida.
Tho Utah Is to be sister snip
of the Florida now being constructed
at the Brooklyn navy yard. and Is
to he of about 21.S25 tons trial dis
placement
Bids also were opened for supply!
ing machinery for the Florida. ana
for armor for both vessels.
Newport News Low FOR Machinery.
For the machinery for the FIorida
the Newport News Shipbuilding &
Dry Dock Company was the lowest
bidder at $l,5l7.000.
Bids for the battleships were open
ed under shree classes. Under tne
Arst class, for hull and turbine ma
chinery. in accordance with govern
ment plans. the bidders were:
New York Shipbuilding Company.
s3.s4S, GOO: the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Company. IT,.
100 900: both for O 20A knot vesse!
to be delivered In thirty-two mouths
william Cramp & Sons. $4.s3oooo;
same speed. to be delivered In thirty
two months.
Bids for Class 2.
For class two. for hull and recipr0'
eating machinery. government plane
the bidders were: The Newport
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Com.
pauy. S4.l5O,OO0. 20A knots speed. 81
months delivery: william Cramp z
Sons. $l.27O.OOO. same speed. deiV'
cry IS months.
Class 3 Figures. ,
Glass three. hull and equipment
government plans: machinery certain
specieed type in accordance with
bidders plans. Under this class the
FORE River ShipbuiIdins Company
submitted eight bids, all for the Cur
tia turbine type Of machinery. -Four
Of these bids were for q ION KNOX
vessel. delivery in 3e months. the low.
est being $4.Ss3.0O0. .
For q Knot vessel
The other four bids were for . q
xnot vessel. the lowest being &A.A4o.
900 Other bids under this class
we're the Newport News Shipbuiidins
& Drv Dock Company. Parsons tur
bine type Of machinery. 20% knots
speed $4.I00.OOO. and the same com
! panv for reciprocating machinery
with Mosher rollers. COX knots speed
"a. 07O. 900: and William cramp 4
sons. Cramp- Zoelly type OF machin
/ cry. q knots speed $4.45".e0.
| omess On Machinery.
The following were the bids IN oe
! tail for furnishing the machinery fo'
he Florida-Newport News Ship
building 4 Dry Dock Company. gov
| eminent plans. 31.7i5!oOO. vessel &c
have speed Of 2oA knots: same com
| many Parsons turbine type mach'n
| erv Mosher boilers. $1.5l1.c01 same
| speed: same company. reciprocanns
| TYNE machinery, bidders plans u.
5ss Goa. same speed: same company
| reciprocating type q machinery
| Moshcr boilers 81 200. same
| speed.
The Fore River Company did no
| rid In to this proposition. but suo
| n :.trs BIDS covering individual Items
| Of material required.
Armor SAo5 70 500.
| The Midvaic. the Carnegie and the
| bethlehem steel Companies bid OF
proposals for steel armor plates fo'
| the Two ships. the bids ranging IRON