Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
would mean even greater delay. while
the yards were being equipped.
Summary Of Bids


the wards were being equipped.
Summary Of Bids
The Seattle company proposed TO
construct one ship within 30 months
for $4.975,000.
The Fore River Shipbuilding Corpo-
ration Of Quincy, Mass, was the only
other company to submit figures.
Under .. very modified contract form
the company proposed, to build one snip
in az months and one in So months at q
cost Of s4,s00,O00 each. In each case
however. the company based Its pro-
posal upan the acceptance by the navy
department Of a plan by which nuctu-
atoms in prices of material or lanor
would be figured, the Federal TRADE
Commission deciding any question.
The Union Iron Works of San Fran
c;.co nroposed to construct two ships
on the basis Of cost plus 10 per cen.
nrof1t and the Fore River Company with
which the Union Iron WORKS Is aiiieu'
subnitte.. a similar alternative proposal
A third proposal by the Fore River
company had in view the arrangement
Of a sliding scale by which pront wouia
he figured under which 1t would De ootn
IN the interest of the contractor ana the
government to reduce the actual cost
of construction.
The Fore River company further noted
that IL it secured contracts for the con-
struction Of either battleships or battie
cruisers of the 1917 program. 1t wouid
he unable to undertake construction Of
scout cruisers.
The New York Shipbuilding Co. was
unable to get its estimates within the
S.. OOO, goo limit set by Congress.
Bids for armor for four battleships and
four battle cruisers also were opened.
Prices for the bulk of the order ranged
from $40 a ton by the Bethlehem COM
pany to $427 ton by the Midvale
On Submarines
Eight proposals for coast defence sub
marines were submitted by the Electric
Boat Co. Four exceeded cost limit OF
100000. Those within proposed the
, building of "a or more coast defence
| types under various designs at prices
ranging from $SO3, 400 each to $66S 900
each.
Schneider & Co. Of New York and
Paris, made the novel proposition to
allow the United States three sets Of
plans for submarine construction and
license it to build under them as many
boats as it desired; on the first boat
the charge to be $4,000 and on each
succeeding boat $4,000. This govern
ment never has had access to the
/ Schneider plans and this may be an
inducement in considering the bids. 1t
| is understood these boats could be
built for 100000 well within the limit.
The Lake Torpedo Boat Co. bid for
not less than six nor more than 10 ves-
sells Of 495 tons displacement at $694,000
each.
! The Lake company also offered to IL
cense the department to use it's plans
and construct submarines at govern
ment yards for 500 per ton of sub
merged displacement.
For the two fleet submarines of ap-
proximately 100000 tons displacements
authorized for experimental! purposes.
the Lake company offered to construct
one boat in "a months for 81, 195, 900 con-
tingent upon the company's receiving
also contracts for coast submarines.
The Electrical Boat Co. in alternative
proposals offered to build one vessel
for 81 .16s,o 900 or $1.1S9,0 900. according to
type. in rs months. For two vessels of
the first type the company proposed to
construct each for $1.14S0O0 in about
the same time and tine price quoted on
i two vessels of the second type was ST.
167, 900 EACH