New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18
4RHT md My NOTES.
Bids Opened for Lunchroom at
Ne7c TOrk Yard.
From The Trihune Rureau.E
WASHINGTON,

" dSIllIlStons ApTil l.
TERMS UNEXPECTED LOW-Bids we're
opened today tho bureau of yards and docks
Of the Navy Department for alterations in the frs
story of building No II az the New York Navy
Yard. with the idea of providing an employees
lunch room. That feature has been suggested by
a number of well known Of New York
among whom was Miss Anne Morgan. the daughter
OF J. Pierpont Morgan. Several recommendations
have been made by successive commandments at the
New York Navy Yard, and especially by the Of
fcers in charge Of various departments there. in
favor of providing suitable place where the
civilian employees might congreEate the luncheon
hour. II has also been desired TO have recraa-
ton reading room At present no special
commodations ia these directions are provided. The
work be done under contract consists Of the in
stallation Of a reinforced concrete floor. q
new brick wall. counters. ceilings desks and GER
tain plumbing fixtures. The general dimensions of
the lunch are, length about l2S feet width
81 feet. II was estimated that the cost Of the
changes would ne $1,000 the highest bid re-
ceived to-day was about $500 less than that
amount The proposals follows: Joseph
Bauer Brooklyn, s4,542; \. 3. Smith. No 1923
Broadway, New York city $4.I3i, Concourse Con
struction Company. No 2065 Ryer avenue New,
York city, 1892; George Stanton, No. 10 Worth
street New York City. $3.69S; Beaver Construction
Company, No. % Exchange Place. New York city
$4,000 and Snare & Trest No 143 Liberty street
New York city, A,f40
ORDERS lSSt El)-Ihe toiloWlnS orders have
been issued:
ARMY
Major JOHN K. CREE. coast artillery. TO Preside
san Francisco june 20; to command coast artillery
troops sailing July :. for Honolulu Major
win assume command of Fort Kruger ana artillery
district OF Honolulu.
Major EUGENE H. HARTNETT medical corps 70
Captain ALEXANDER MURRAY. medical corps to Fort
sDu Pont. relieving Major IRVING W. RAND medi-
cal
First Lieutenant JOHN S WILLIAMS. Coast Artillery
Gjth TO l05th Company. July ].
First Lieutenant THOMAS H. JOHNSON, medical
Leaves OF absence: Major LEWIS L GOODIER Judge
advocate, three months. from May 49, Captain
Lieutenant JOHN l.. JORDAN. 18th Infantry two
months
Lieutenant Commander F. y. FREEMAN detached
bureau of navigation; 10 bureau OF equipment
Lieutenant Commander H. /. CONE to bureau navl-
Iieutenants e 7. CoNsTIEN and F H PoTEET de-
Virginia; home.
Lieutenant P. P. BAssETT. commissioned lieutenant.
Pay Director c. NJ RAY. to navy yard Mare Island.
Paymaster w T. WALLACE. detached navy ward.
Mare Island. May 80: settle accounts await orders
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
April 16--The Nero. at Bradford n. l.; the North
and the Montana. Guantanamo; the
Mississippi at Cape Cruz; the Celtic at North
River
April 1.-THE Cheyenne. from San Pedro for cruise
April le-The Mississippi Guantanamo for cane
CRUZ: the Celtic. from Tompkinsvile for North |
Hull. the Davis and the Cioldshorouzh from |
Maedalena Bay for San Diego