New-York tribune., 1919-09-06
Navy to Realize
Cost or Better
On Cloth Sale
Awards of Flannels Are
Recommended on Bids
From Number of Large
Concerns

Recommendations for awards OF
cloth to bidders, made to the Navy De-
partment yesterday by officers of the
Board of Survey. Appraisal and Sale at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, following the
opening OF bids on Thursday. will, if
accepted, net the department profit.
The bids recommended in at least two
cases show prices above the cost of
the material and in the others allow
the department to break even.
The officers recommended that lot
go. SLIPS yards of 9-ounce all-wool
black Serge, 81 inches wide, be awarded
to Morris Garfinkle (2,5o0 yards at
sl.Sols and 1900 yards at s1.751s J, and
A. Schaap e. Sons (remainder at S1.61
and $l.51).
Port Surveyor a Customer
Lot No. 1908, 5,l0o yards of Ii
ounce navy blue wool flannel, was with
drawn from the sale and sold direct to
for uniforms.
Six bidders were recommended for
awards on Lot No. 1904, G7,30O yards
of 11-ounce navy blue flannel. un-
sponged, made by Fransworth & Tai
mage, at prices ranging from s2.33 to
s2.71. Bidders whose figures were
within this range were B. Fechten,
Charles NemcoF, Schloss Brothers &
Co., Herring Brothers, Samuel Blum
and Morris Garfnklc.
c. Nemcoff, who bid S2.66ls yard
for Lot No. zoos, 5000 yards of IL
ounce navy blue wool flannel, sponged,
made by Deering, Milliken & Co., was
recommended for the entire amount.
Awards of Lot No. 1906, 46,900 yards
of navy blue flannel, unsponged, made
by Metcalf Brothers e. Co., were recon-
mended to be given to bidders whose
prices ranged between $3.91ss and
s4.o1ls. Among these were David
Freeman and Samuel Blum. This ma
teral cost the navy less than SO ward.
l.. Frungenthal & Son were recon-
mended for the entire amount of Lot
No. 1907, $50 yards of I IL ounce. So
inch cotton and wool dark blue flannel.
at 5l1s cents per yard, which will show
the navy a profit of seven cents a yard.
1t is said.
Lot No. zoos, l7,400 yards Of similar
material to that in Lot No. 1907, will
go to Morris Garinkle at II cents d
yard if the recommendation is accepted.
Other Bids Accepted
l.. Frungenthai & Sons bid of $3.50
and S5.6i and Wittenberg Brothers
bid of 1926 . yard for Lot No. 1O17.
10000 yards of 14-ounce navy blue
CLOTH kerscy finish made by Deer
ing, Mllllkel. < Co.. were recommended
Tor acceptance.
Recommendations for awards of Lot
No. 101S, 1900 yards of 16-ounce
the Waterloo Woollen Mills. were
made in favor of Charles Marx & Son,
go l2: Brooks Uniform Company.
So y A. Schaap 6, Sons, S2.35; i.
Trungertnal e. Son. $3.50 and $3.50,
and Norris Garinkle S227la and $3.50.
some of the 5000 yards 16-ounce scar
let cloth contained in Lot 1919 is ex-
pected 10 go into peace-timc uniforms
OF various sorts 1t was recommended
that some of il be awarded to the
Brooks Uniform Company on its bid
OF $2.12i2 and the remainder TO
Charles Marx & Son at $252la and
$2.G2 ..
No recommendations were made by
the board on Lot No 1920. 1854 yards
Of 22-ounce forestry green melton and
Lot No. 1890, $1,000 yards of 24-ounce
for the forestry green clot&yas s2.75
and for the gray $l.47H, (which the
board considered too low The Navy
Department may decide to accept or
reject the bids for these materials.