New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Successful Bidder Has Big Contract
ReuOEed.
IEror, The Trthuue BUREAU


Washington. July Is.
NEW YORK CONTRACTOR QITITS.-It is not
often that a than million dollar contract
is revoked at the request Of the successful bidder
But that has happened, to the manifest embarrass-
ment OF the army Quartermasters who have charge
of the construction of the big supply station
to be established at Fort Mason, California. and for
the construction Of which bids recently opened
On that occasion the lowest bidder was the T. j.
Carn Construction Company, Of New York CITY,
to which the contract awarded with certain
modHca tons in the plans to bring the total amount
involved within the available II amounted IN
this revised form 81 $4,000 Before the work mas
begun the New York contractors have ADVISED the
Secretary of War that they not disposed TO go
on with the contract, and they have slgnined tne
intention of formally abandoning the work TINS
will necessitate the REIMBURSEMENT for bids ana
the award of a new contract. and means of course.
much loss OF time in beginning the work. which IL
hoped finish with the least possible delay
1t is estimated that about two million dollars VIII
be expended on the project before it is completed
There will be six seven large piers. nunoer oi
large storehouses. administration buiding par
racks for the enlisted and quarters FOR the
commissioned officers 1t is intended 10 make roi'
Mason the principal shipping point on the fac'iio
Coast between this country and the Phihppihes
Under the bond of the contractors they are obliged
to make good any losses which the government
NAV sustain by virtue of abandonment of contract
is hoped by the authorities to obtain more Ia
vorable bids than were originally received. owing
TO the recent reduction in the prices of steel and
cement which enter largely into the construction
of the depot. The army officers do not conceai
their disappointment that the contractors nave
withdrawn from the work.
ORDERS IssUED-The following service orders
have beensissued:
caD.sS. aAfGss SEsjs n YsHsh EBah M
wATERHoUsE. EUGENE H HARTNETT- 1rIo,G CLYDE ls =.
RHcaps doEs and GaANEE MILAN j. l. LISTER: medical
Captain ossRT 5 MaPs ss
& M ME eoa.t arsey to Army
First Lieutenant JOHN P. KELLER coast arery ,r. to
OF construction work Fort Stevens vice f'fs
r0'1 /. "S@Sas WoRTH1NGToS MosEEEY. I'd Infantry.
m Surgeon t e. MoES from
pita Mare Island to bureau Of redcne .s ano raTI;
o naval hospital Norfolk - ,,vv ward
Assistant Surgeon P sTALNAKER. to naval hospital
Assistant Surgeon I. ". MCGUIRE detached navy yard
Assistant naval Constructor T G HAMMER. detached
Lieutenant commandsr G. G. MITCHELL, to command
the Mohican. vice Lieutenant Commander NJ L.
Chaplain W T. HELMS detached naval station. cavite
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of naval vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jv 17-Th. Nero at Iambert's Point the Prairie at
Hampton Reads: the Olympia. the Arkansas. the
Hartford and Nevada. at New London: tne
Thornton. the Tingey. the Barney and the De Long,
Hampton Roads.
July 1s-The Denver, at Cavtte
SAILED
July 1.-THE Marietta. from Port Antonio for Puerto
Hartford. from Newport for Ne" Lohdon.
the Mississippi from Newport for cruise: the
the Tinsey. the Barney and the De Long,
from Norfolk Hampton Roads
July 1s-The Rainbow and the Cleveland from Woosuns
Manila.