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VOL. 36. CLEVELAND, AUGUST 15, 1907. NEW YORK No. 7 = sa DRY DOCK BIDS REJECTED. The bids recently submitted to the navy department for the construction of the big dry dock at Puget Sound navy yard have been rejected and Truman ._H. Newberry, acting secretary: of the -navy, will ask congress to increase the appropriation from $1,250,000 to $1,600,- 000, cluded the completion of the dry dock as desired by the navy department and the lowest bids did not provide for the pumping apparatus, capstan or other necessary appliances. Further- more, the dock provided for in the appropriation is not large enough to ac- commodate such vessels as will constitute the navy in the future and it is desired to have the specifications altered to pro- vide a larger dock. The following are the general dimen- sions of the dock as specified in the pro- posals :. Fe 1nk Length of dock on center line at coping level from outside at head tO. end -"Of, Aprone i666 os iue ce eee 727: 0 Length of dock at coping level from inside of coping at head to outer Bi ee eae cs een eiweee o 6 ses ee meets 675 Length of dock on floor from head to OULCrASUL Os ica ictce ens cote 653 | Length of floor from head to abut- BIEN ES clue ei cee ) emus web eyans 608 Width in body of dock at tie CLEA SO oS Fist Ri Co ee bee dees 135 Width between faces of altars at. sill jevel - Geast) a5 se eae ee 95 Width between faces of lowest al- fares least) otis e hea s rene ie « 82 Width of entrance at coping level... 115 Width of entrance at level of mean high water *..... Ciba be kaw. 115 Depth, on center Jine, coping to floor of 'dock © (preatOst) (164 eke 47 Depth, on center line, coping to floor Of LOCK clleaSt) (oa ec a ee 46 Depth, coping level to sill of ook. 45 Depth, mean high water to sill of OC ora ob a ve ues oe bee oles 38 The following bidders submitted pro- posals for the construction of the dock, the amounts of the bids being appended. = OF nO Nie Si Or OO OO. Os cOns O F. McLellan & Co., Inc., Seattle, Wash pics os wae os blieer woe $1,192,284.39 International ee Cox e- attle; Washo 3815 <6.ibuns ciate 1,594,140.00 Independent 'Asphalt " Paving Co.; Seattles = Wash. oc oes seh tieoe ss 1,240,000.00 William Norton Corcoran, San PranciscO: Calcv.. Sees cs es 1,730,862.00 The Scofield Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1,602,000.00 None of the bids submitted in-. _ dation NEW ANCHOR LINER. The Anchor Line Steamship Co., who have added to their fleet during the last few years the steel twin- screw passenger steamers Columbia and Caledonia, have now built an- other vessel of the same class, named the California. The California was launched at Meadowside, Partick, on July 9, 1907, and the vessel will be all ready and fully equipped in every particular to take her place in the regular service of the company in good time for the autumn and winter sea-. son of 1907. The new steamer is 485 ft. in length over all, by 58 ft. molded breadth, and 36.6 ft. deep to the ton- nage deck, with a gross tonnage of 9,000 tons, and, when fully loaded, her displacement will be not less than 15,000 tons. The first-class accommo- is situated amidships, with state-rooms for 250 passengers in the promenade, bridge, and main decks. The main saloon is situated on the upper deck, well lighted and ventilated, and heated by radiators. Above the main saloon, on the bridge deck, is the library, a room measuring 30 ft. by 40 ft. The main staircase extends to the four decks. On the promenade 'deck is the smoking room. The sec- ond-class accommodation is also amid- ships, towards the after end of the ves- sel, with staterooms on the poop and main deck for about 400 passengers. The second-class dining saloon is on the upper deck. The ladies' room, or library, is directly above the saloon. On the promenade deck there is a sec- ond-class smoking room. In the first and second-class accommodation the stairways, corridors, saloon entrances, and other places where there is most traffic, are floored with patent rubber tiles. A complete system of natural and mechanical ventilation has been \fitted throughout the entire vessel, and electric fans have been placed wher- ever they are required. The captain and officers have been berthed alto- gether in adjoining rooms on the boat deck, altogether apart from the pas- sengers, but adjacent to the navigation bridge. Third-class passengers' accom- modation is situated on the main and *tween decks for 600 persons, a num- ber of separate cabins being provided for these passengers on the main deck and after 'tween decks. The third- class accommodation. is altogether of a superior character to that usually obtained. The California is propelled by two sets of powerful triple-expan- sion engines, supplied by the builders, with cylinders 27% in., 46 in., and 75 in. in diameter, respectively, by 4-ft. 5- in, stroke. There are four double- ended boilers and one _ single-ended boiler. The vessel is copeee to car- ry a large cargo. BOSTON'S FLOATING HOSPITAL. The Boston Floating Hospital, Inc., 54 Devonshire street, Boston, Mass., is the owner of a vessel of unique char- acteristics, which is employed in giving trips about the harbor to the sick and needy residents of the congested dis- tricts of the city. The craft is known as the Boston Floating Hospital and was launched July 7, 1906. During that ~ season she was without motive power and made her trips in tow of a tug but this season she was fitted with twin- screw engines and now attains a speed of eight miles an hour. The floating hospital was built at the Atlantic Works, East Boston, Mass., from designs by Burgess & Packard, Boston, and is of steel construction. She is 170 ft. in length over all, beam, mold- ed, 45 ft, and depth at side, molded, 10 ft. 8 in., with a gross tonnage of 594.