The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-02
FOR $4,000 TON BAITLESHIP
DNLl ONE SHIPBt ~ DING CON-
PlNT SUBMITS bids.
Nru port News Company Puts On Four Al
trrnate Bisis Ranging From 81, s0O,-
Ou0 to 80. s;sO. Os,O Two BIDS for Two
Golfers and Three for Armor Plate.

WASHINGTON. Dec. There was a
General lack NJ interest on the part of the
-ripbulding concerns OF the country
% IN. bids opened az IN. Navy Depart
rrDut to-day for the construction of one
rstrI,-hlp IL about 1900 tons displace-
....r,t md two fleet golfers Of IL 500 tons
srlAc"nert. Only one shiphuildiny con-
,nrn- 'na Newport News Shiphuilding
md Drv Dock Company Of Newport
Naws Va. submitted bids for the con-
frucrion Of the battleship. The other
concerns which usually compete for
Tho Department contracts declined 10
submit h,d- It i believed, because of
tHe uncertainty - TO the application
II tn" clgnt hour Law. which was passed
80 m" Last session of Congress.
~ ~. last session Congress authorized
Sc construction of two battleships, one
o" b- built a. u Government yard and
the other 10 bee constructed by contract.
pne Of ,hese vessels will b. built at the
New York yard The bids opened to-
jly were for IA. construction of the other
',r vessel IN. Newport News Ship
.uilding and Drv Dock Company sub
-uittei four alternate bids ranging from
SS.1tp.u'r io 81. M. 90. For one ship
Hlth hull and Parsons turbine machinery
IN accordance with the Navy Depart
ueEt, plans and specifications. to be
constructed At Newport News within
tAIr'y--lN months. tho Newport News
company bid IS. 10000. For similar
."~-cl with Curtis turbines their bid was
sj.s75.cr". 4 bid Of s5s3n.OOO was pre-
-cntcd 10y the concern for "A vessel with
hui! and equipment in accordance with
Che Department plans. with recipro-
eating engines. 4 similar vessel with
Curtis turbines would cost SIS. 76UDo.
lnthe competition for the TWO Golfers
nf $50 tons displacement and fourteen
kuut> speed only two bids were offered
These we-e presented by the Union Iron
Works If san Francisco and the Moran
Company uf Seattle. Wash Their bids
rrp ~ 5gH .iCN and sgST ,uUO res oectIvplv
The hid of the Union Iron Wor-s how
ever j. ia excess Of the approximation 81
81 on 90 FOR each vessel. The tender OF
-" Moran Company was irregular. in
that NJ bond ACCOMPANIED IL and also
81 account Of the fact that tho Moran
company altered tn. conditions a. to
materials and acceptance trials.
The Maryland Steel Iompanv OF Spar
rDws Point. Md, had Intended 20 submit
bid. but were unable To- satisfy th.rn-
selves a. 20 IN. exact application Of the
eight hour law. Yesterday the COMPANY
- sod that the opculus. ot bids he post
'uncd "a "a gave them an opportunity
to submit a PROPOSAL for the Golfers
ieCr' tarv II the Navy MHv.- declined
Ia ierrnt he fu-tpun.m-ut of the bids
tn" eight hour law In which IL az
trib It"d thu llrA of interest IN the con-
tracts, was PASSED n by tttorn.y- tenera!
lCNsrNham AT the. request of the Navy
Department. There wcr" several points
"a his opinion. however which were not
together satisfactory o. III" ehIpblild-
ny concerns. tDnse,yucntlv, ~ was SAID
the" declined ?" .bmi' bids Several
Ulcers ur the DEPARTMENT were inclined
though. - b"il"v" thar there Wa an IN
Outstanding between IN" -hIpvaris not
20 submit bids until tn. exact application /
Gf -he law l. decided
Bids COR Rrruor for hlt'lashirs Nos 81
and Is were also opened There were /
th-e. bidder. N" Sidval. Steel COMPANY Z
II Philadelphia. the Bethl..hem Steel /
Company 81 B"thlch"U md the Carnegie ,
steel Comrany of PlJt.bTrg. Ia. b,ds .
-! all three CON panI"- wrr. identical on
lass \ arrnor. which they offered ~
Furnish for $50 per ton. For tI-r"t
Ir-nO- fh-~. concerns also submitted .
IDENTICAL hisl|. $50 r"- ton
The General Electric Company ~
schenectady y. y ,'-r"i t. construct
machinery IL TIA. trIT!p-.l.C~rIC tvp,. for
hat'l-.nir No - FIR So n,r tn" For"
River NhlrhUildIng tu'nDInv ~ Quincy
Mass daCllu"d - submit a rroDo-al for
he machinery on account Of alleged IN
certainty a. - the conditions Of the De-
raTtment circular