Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-17
TERMINAL IS NEARLY
READY FOR EQUIPMENT
Harbor Board viii Open Bids
on Machinery Ssptem-
ber 8.

Proposals for furn19hing mechanical
equipment for the Wilmington Marine
Terminals will be received at the
Office Of the Board Of Hartbor Com
missioners until IL O'clock. daylight
saving time. on the morning OF Sep
TENDER s. 1t was announced today by
Charles II. Cant, business manager
and secretary OF tho Harbor Board.
1t H the intention OF the Board OF
Harbor Commissioners, In tho is
suance OF the specifications. to stipu
late certain classes and standards OF
machinery, apparatus and equipment
desired to be obtained by them. None
but the highest grade and quality will
be acceptable, 1t was emphasized. In
general. 1t was pointed out, these stip-
u)ations must be adhered to closely
by prospective bidders, and no great
deviation will be permitted.
The Board will also entertain vol
untary propositions from the bidders
covering any OF the items OF the pro-
poSal varying in minor particulars
but any such tenders must be-. in the
Judgment Of the Commissioners, upon
standard apparatus OF the best grade
1t was further emphasized that in
awarding any contract for an OF the
equipment, the quality as we'd az the
price bid will be considered and the
Commissioners shall be the sole Judges
as to the relative merits Of the vari-
| Gus proposals.
The specifications call for the fur
n!shtng and installation OF mechanical
equipment appurtenant to Unit No
| /, Wilmington Marine Terminals. The
contractor will be required to COM
plete his contract between January
| I. 1923. and February /, 1923.
Each individual piece OF machinery
according TO the specifications, shall
have securely fastened to 1t In a con.
spicuous place a bronze or brass nam,
plate. appropriate to the size OF tn,
apparatus. on which name plate shall
be given the load capacity. speed
voltage. number and the maker
name. Each piece OF machinery will
also be furnished with a cast plat
Of bronze or brass. on which shall b.
INSCRIBED Wilmington Marine Ter
minale."
Proposals will be based on the fol
lowing items. any one of which ma.
be bid upon separately by contractor
submitting proposals:
Item A: Furnishing and installinl
one 20o-ton railroad track scale.
Item B1: Furnishing one stear
locomotive crane, with lifting ca
pacity of 81 tons at so feet workint
radius and tons lifting capacity q
40 feet radius, and corresponding
greater capacities at less radii. an
with Soft. boom.
Item b.: Furnishing one steam loco
motive crane, with lifting capacity c
sn tons at so feet working radius. an
tons lifting capacity al 40 feet radiu
and correspondingly greater capacitie
at less radii. and with a 60-ft boom.
Item B3: Furnishing one etear
locomotive crane, with a lifting ca
pacity OF 81 tons at 80 feet workin
radius and tons lifting capacity q
30 feet radius. and correspondent
greater capacities at less radii, an
with a loft. boom.
/. Item CT: Furnishing and installin
one light duty travelling electric pocts
crane; OF 23a tons lifting capacity a
so feet working radius
Item c.: Furnishing and installin
two light duty travelling electric POI
tai cranes; Of 212 tons lifting capacit
at so feet working radius.
Item D: Furnishing four portabI
electric dock winches, single drum
with lifting capacity OF 1000 pound
, at speed of 200 feet per minute. an
maximum lifting capacity Of 4.0t
pounds on a single line.
Item e: Furnishing six electr
, tractor trucks; with a normal dra
bar pull of 500 to 500 pounds: a mol
NAL loaded speed OF 4 TO S miles p,
hour; and a battery capacity Of IS
, XVII; and furnishing two spare ba
terry equipments. interchangeable wit
a standard Sbattery equipment.
Item F: Furnishing three industri
, trucks; capacity 1000 lbs, a norm
loaded speed Of to miles per hou
: Item G: Furnishing sixty trail
trucks for use with tractors in pr
ceding Items e and F; each with
: platform area Of is square feet,
load carrying capacity OF two tons
Item H: Furnishing one electrical
:. operated adjustable mechanical ram
:, Item /: Furnishing fifty stevedo
u hand trucks, hard wood framewo
: reinforced with steel; and with roll
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