New-York tribune., 1910-11-09
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Bids for the Construction of Six
Torpedo Boat Destroyers>
From The Tribune Bureau
WASHINGTON. NOvemDe

BIDS FOR DESTROEERS.-Bids were
opened Al the Navy Department to-day fOT
the construction of the six torpedo boat
Gastrovers authorized at the last session
oF Congress In accordance with the bio
ding il VIII be profitable fo- the Navy De
uartuenc 70 award contracts for one boat
70 cre Fore River ShipnuiIdiuE Company
r0- sSss.7a9 TWO boats 20 the Bath Iron
Works for S5sn 5G5. one boat O the New
York ShipbuiIding Company FOR $4,000.
one boat 10 cne Newport News ShlUuUiidlng
COMPANY for S65.Ga ana one boat 70 the
Cranp company. OF Philadelphia Tor S55S,-
Gp The bid 0f the Maryland Steel Com
pauy- was nearly equal 10 the price named
10y the Union Iron Works, on the PacIf1c
coast OnIy one bidder stipulated q speed
IL excess of 2ets knots. The Bath IRON
Works named 20 knots. The time o1 com
pletiou was uniformly rwenty-four months,
which is satisfactory. Il waz IL disappoiur-
raeu- 70 -he naval authorities that there
was no acceptable bids for The uew design
q machinery. which provided speed re
Cuctiou gearing r-tel between cruising ana
low mower turbines Il WAS hoped rns- this
mechanism might 1e installed, but L. is
evident that special requirements VIII have
t. 5e made IN order 20 obtain this iaslalla-
ZION. The contract required, amuus other
things. that The trial trips should ne over
q course where the depth - water vas
forty ta1hous This means Of course, of
RoCkland Ne 4nC ELree Of TIE firms
offered 20 make a. reduction o- 5000 IL
bids 4 the department authorized The
Standardization -rtp over che Delaware
Breazvare- course. This is 70 save the ex-
pense Of takiue -ho boats 10 Cne New Eng
land course.
one o. the bidders. tne Newport News
rornparv. pointed out what il regarded as
81 mistake in -he departmental estimate
af machinery weights, alleging I1aI the
specifications We're twelve tons in excess
of what was actually the situation
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued
First Lieutenant GEORGE =. PERTNeToN.
eth Cavalry. from Fort si- 10 Fort
CHAPLAIN J5HN a. z RG,DoLPH. eth Infantry.
from Fort NcPnerson - f'rl fs,l .- -
11r duty pending arrival Of 6tE infantry
st its station ia United states.
Leaves oF sbseucc. First Lieutenant MORRIS
H. KECk. 11tl IuraUrrr- r0o months LEHL-
raIiaF FROM Fort SlccIm. Mal'F nElN ~
A. SHAW medical corps 70 DeceTHh"T D.
NAVY
lIcuteuar- Commando O. n ToZIEf, 10
rs-uec1... ". J. MOSES. detached The Phfa-
deIphta- 10 nav yard. PugeL sound.
Fay Director L. O. KERR. 10 navy pas once.
rarnlzsrsTs CIers Z. r. AFTOIs appointed
d-tg me supply.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The fol
lowing movements Of vessels have reen
reported 70 the Navy Department
ARRIVED
NOV s-Ths West Virginia, -n= ha-vlauc.
--a south Dakota. the California the
colorado and -he Pennsylvania al to1o-
uadg. Cal
~-c- THE Tvauo- 81 Boston. the Eas-lne,
che Cu--Is.1sr. the Tarznrula and he
vfuer al Norfolk -hz Dolphin al wash
f-r-ou- The Roe. a. ScTfoL,. the Rocket
~ T~dfar Head. rhe yorktown a. ana
paIa- The Prairie ~ Charleston the
Eaesar al Boston.
,-o,. The Caz-fue- rhs H-rrIrlsn. rho Tar
-r--ra and -he -sue- +-1m Solomon 8
Island far Norfolk --o Bale. -rpu
washington ~o- Annapolis. the Terry
s-ar. Annapolis fg~ Errf.Ia. -ne Prince
rr- from 2Ilapaie tc- faUaUa- me
p -r~s-Erarr from N=- r0~r for norfolk
-hr -rriuzHarl. rrou- Annapolis FOR cruise
81 -r--ar-= be Bes. fr. Navajo from
Mare T=.4rr rC~ San Diego. tle Helena
from F1auEov fr- >aIE-LE