The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-28
STEEL MILLS PUT
U. s. ORDERS FIRST
Government Asks for Metal at
Once-WOrk Will Have
Preference.

tn" United States Government, Is ask.
~ steel mills for advanced shipments
Of various material tor which contracts
W"re placed some time since. The mills
VII give preference 20 all ~ the Govern
mont work ard expedite shipments as
much as possible.
Tho Russian Government, was re-
I',I'ed - he distributing orders for
re shi cars Yesterday, aggregatine 5000
- 10000 among the various American
builders. which viii require from 10000
e. 100000 tons Of structural bars. plates
and shapes No definite information con-
corning the awards was available UP TO
TIE close OF business hours.
Seel building work In the New York
metropolitan district continues 90 d-ay.
although there are a number Of in
ouIrie> before the fAhricators and s.ruc-
'.ral mills for shapes. which will hc
r,gu.red IN the construction of loft build
Ks. apartment houses. hotels and COM
merc.u buildings. The y. J Csriin Con.
sffuct."n Company has submitted the
owes tender pr the general cot tract Tor
- ~. Kings County CouY'
which WI require $50 tons OF
structural steel The Packard Motor Car
building e. be erected IN Long
Island 'fty viii Toe ~ concrete ccnst-u,-
'pn Almost no s'ce, vii be used. Tn.
orig Hfl inquiry called fpr 1900 tons Of:
-32"s BIDS viii l.. received to-day
,r $500 tot. of structural S;ec, for tn,
Levy iartmcut to - constructed a.
Is'k tv'rI" and E'ch'y-seventh street.
u Was |.I~ncd YESTERDAY that. while
bids We HeCeived on 1000 tons 60:
structural steel for a LOT: building 20 ~.
'~ois'ru,'.l a. i"5 East lOith street IN,
lni,h and 'th street Corporation vi.
~ rah'S max" no awards in The near
future.
~fauT'cators have been asked 20 submit
tenders on a." tons of steel beams ana
10" tons 81 cast iron columns for a SiN
story garage 500 E|itty-dfth street IVES
& smith avenue for the Meeuau inter
,.', Bids h's" been Submitted ON suu
'.rS o. s'ructgri. shapes for ~ apart
uo"' lu.ldins ~ 25u West 1894 street.
Plans tor ,he apartment building To h-
". -''H.i'I ," EdEeeoUuo avenuA and
'.o'h street tor tho Chandler HOLDING
Company have been revised 50 That only
500 tons instead "f i.goU tons 81 s'ruC-
t1rt' steel wiz p" used Although plans
'as- n'"0 ;'.i i.r tn" Palermo apart
mont hons, o., Ga, constructed ,n W,s,
frt y.,.is AND ~.,,rfy-;our,h street.
..ltr sr tuu toms Of steel. tenders oy
OPT. ...,f VY~k are ru, .ikel> 70 %. asked
o.. many wp.f.- Iugu -'es nave beer
!'4' .ut fur 500 toss - structural shapes
'ot 'h" ! ! il"drn apartment house .
boz constructed ~ los West tNfty-nf'h
stree. Plans hay" been prepared fur
two apartment hotels In New York city.
a.- %" fourteen stories - be- constructed
80 ..N 'r "|' M"s' SeNeNty-nrst street
N.iun VIII r-su-re >Q1 tons -: steel, and
the other q ten story building ON Ninety
first stree, broadway. occupying
% by ~ feet. which viii also requIrc
about 80" tons 90 steel shapes.
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bid ,n rrow or the construction a.
tw-nty-uN. small bridges AZ various loca
ton. ON lines cas-, of PittSburs, Ahou'
III $1,000