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GENERATING SETS. - Abstract of Proposals fcr furnishing 65 -or more 25 k. w. electric generating sets, received in response to advertisement dated August -30, 1907, and opened September 30, 1907, by Major Harry. Vaylor, Corps ot Engineers, ~U.. S. Army. No. of ' Price per' proposals. Bidders. set. 1. The Otto Gas Engine Works, Philadelphia, Ae Aer. eee eae ia »400.00 2 August Mietz, New York, SN es 3,600.00 he: N,V... patety Steam Power Co., ' New York City..... 3,618.50 4, General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. 3,085.00 Do. *2,700.00 *Alternate proposal. DREDGING IN SOUTHWEST > PASS. Abstract of proposals for dredging in con- nection with improving the Southwest Pass, Mississippi river, received in response to 'ad- vertisement by newspaper and poster and print- ed specifications dated Aug. 10, 1907, and opened at Engineer's Office, U. S. Army, Cus- tomhouse, New Orleans, La., Sept. 10, 1907, by Col. E. H. Ruffner, Corps of Engineers, United States Army: , : Price per cu. yd. Total Names and Addresses quantity Total of No. of Bidders. 3,396,000. bid. 1. North American Dredg- *ine .Co4) New Or pe deans: Wa a setae 7c: $577 320.00 2. John Anderson, Gulf- Porte Wiss. fa. 20c. 679,200.00 Bc Atlantic: Gulf -&: Pa- cific Co., New York, ON Ne ES cart se l6Gy 943°360-00: : *4. Bowers Southern Dredg- is ing Co., Galveston, ee BEK Gee Ae ea ea S 14c. 475,440.00 | * Accepted. DREDGING IN OHIO RIVER. Abstract of proposals for dredging and rock excavation at Dam No. 18, Ohio River, received in response to advertisement dated Aucust 26, 1907, and opened at' Wheeling, W. Va.,. on Sept. 24, 1907, by Capt. F. C. Boggs,: Gorps: of Engineers, U. S. A:: Common. Rock Excavation. Excavation. Percuyd. Percuyd. Monongahela & Western Dredging Co., Pitts- Pits ae he hee eve es $0.17 $1.25 The Ohio River Con- tract (.€o., -Glen < Os: POLHe) Pa el aces « .40 5.00 BIDS FOR NAVAL SUPPLIES. Bids received at the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, opened Oct. 1, for material and supplies for, the navy yards, con- tained the following: Schedule 314.--Yards and Docks. Class 160--Brooklyn--200 ft. .Steam Hose. L. R. Fletcher Co., 26 Cortlandt St., New PE OU ee eke os hee ee ese os $170.00 Class 161--Brooklyn--260 lbs. Garlock Packing. Brooklyn Forge & Supply Co., 21 Frank- line ot. brooklyn, Ni Vr cai oe $325.00 Crandall Packing Co., 116 Liberty St., ONeiee OWN a ee ee ee 325.00 Double Service Packing Co., 430 Wal- Hutt. Puliadelphia, Patio. oie cece 239.20 Hrye-Phipps Co:, 23 Pearl St., Boston, NR ee ar ee ass hei e 221.00 Garlock Packing Co., 136 Liberty St., New York 343.98 Schedule 323.--Supplies and Accounts. Class 302--Boston--31 Dozen Globe Valves. R. W. Geldart, 2 Stone St., New York..$424.87 Handlan-Buck Mfg. Co., St. Louis. Mo.. 478.07 Knox & Bro., 96 John St., New York.. 425.64 eee eee ee eee ee Ce Tunkenheimer Co., Cincinnati, O....... 555.60 Manhattan Supply Co., 127 Franklin St., BW NOM eats gs aes a elecieig 6 Si 7.30 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 85 Liberty mis New: Yor vices. sss Lease. 436.82 William Powell Co., Cincinnati, O...... 516.24 Central Metal & Supply Co., 600 E. Lombard St, Baltimore, Md:...... ». 477.00 Class 303--Brooklyn--1%4 Dozen Globe Valves. R. W. Geldart, 2 Stone St., New York. .$310.86 Knox & Bro., 96 John St., New York.. 311.04 Lunkenheimer Co., Cincinnati, O....... 261.00 Manhattan Supply Co., 127 Franklin St., - DWM NOES ee ay ha oo 345.00 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 85. Liberty SS asia eae Mc ce Fs ee THe Marine REVIEW St., New York 320.34 t.; New York ......2..+-« (taebecees : William Powell Co., Cincinnati, O...... 353.70 Class 304--Brooklyn--12 Dozen Gate Valves. Manhattan Supply Co., 127 Franklin St., NeW MOLE 6 eas eee es os lee $960.00 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 85 Liberty St, New Yotk ..1..20-6 es tee cet ee 693.12 William Powell Co., Cincinnati, O...... 722.84 Bridgman Bros. Co., 1426 Washington Ave Phiadelpiia. e054). s 33. whee 522.00 Central Metal & Supply Co., 600 E. Lom- bard St. Baltimore, Md. wes. 483.00 Class 305--Brooklyn--Angle, Globe and Chegk Valves, R. W. Geldart, 2 Stone St., New York.$2,080.90 Handlan-Buck Mfg. Co., St. Louis, WEG so ee ae ee Ri ions: 2,518.84 Knox & Bro., 96 John St., New York. 2,081.36 Lunkenheimer-Co.,. Cincinnati, O..... 2,595.60 Manhattan Supply Co., 127 Franklin DU INGWo OES: os ci cuanes en pesen ee ae 2,246.82 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 85 Lib- erty pies New YORK is succes eee e 2,033.08 William Powell Co., Cincinnati, O.... 2,541.84 . Central Metal & Supply Co., 600 E. Lombard St. Baltimore; Md. 72....5 2,485.00 Class 306 -- Brooklyn -- Three Dozen Water Gauge Fittings and 25 Dozen Pet Cocks. ibunkenheinier. Go,,. Cincinnati, OO... . 5. $273.00 Manhattan Supply Co., 85 Liberty St., ew Vor Gs i ees 101.25 A. B. Sands«& Co., 22 Vesey St., New MOT eye oe ten se nc ara 103.50 Central Metal & Supply Co., 600 E. Lom- bard vet. baltimore, Mids oc. ee, 259.00 DREDGING OHIO RIVER. Bids dam No. 18, Ohio river, received by Capt. F. C. Boggs, Corps of Engineers, Wheeling, W. Va., and opened Sept. 24, were as follows: Common Rock excavation excavation per cu. yd. per cu. yd. Monongahela & , Western a, Dredging Co., Pittsburg, Pago. ee ones ne $0.17 $1.25 Ohio River Contract Co., 5.00 Glen Osborne, 'Pa. -.. >... .40 BIDS FOR BARGES FOR ISTH- - MUS. Bids were opened on Sept. 28 at the office of the Isthmian Canal Commission for furn'sh- ing 12 steel barges, as follows: Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass., $395,000; Samuel Holmes, 66 Broad St., New York City; will furnish two new steel barges now building and nearly completed for $70,000; de- livery at Delaware river about Dec. 1, 1907. Motley, Green & Co., 66 Broad St., New York City, $342,000; deliver. at monthly, commencing Jan. 1, 1908. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., 1. Broadway, New York City, $276,000; ecmmence delivery at Colon within 213 days and complete within 274 days. Port Huron Construction Co., Port Huron, Mich., $486,000; commence shipment within '162 days and complete shipment within 517 days. Maryland Steel Co., 300 Girard Building, Philadelphia, Pa., $388,000; will start barges to the Isthmus from Sparrow's Point, Md., three in 6 months, six in 8 months, nine in 9 months, and twelve in 10 'months; also $306,000, to make shipment of barges from Sparrow's Point, Md., three in six months, six in seven months, nine in eight months, and 'twelve in nine months: the following condition is noted in this bid: "Subject to the condition that partial pay- ments aggregating 90 per cent of contract value be made during progress of work, and should any of the barges be lost in being delivered that no demurrage be charged for ones that would have to be built to replace them." The Fusey & Jones Co., Wilmington, Del., at Colon $349,284, commence within 104 days and. complet€é within 312 days. New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N. J., $345,000, erected and completed at Camden, N. J., commence in 180 days and complete ih 365 days; also $352,000, delivery on dock at Colon, commence in 200 days and complete in 365 days. CANAL CIRCULAR | 391. Bids received at the office of the purchasing officer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, opened Oct. 5, included the following: 2 j Class 1--One Launch. Electric Launch Co., Bayonne, N. J..'.$2,140.00 Gas Engine & Power Co., and Charles L. Seabury & Ca., Morris Heights, IN Ne eee ee ik. cok oe 2,435.00 Gas Engine & Power Co., Charles L. Seabury & Co., Morris Heights, N. Y. 2,375.00 ca = De Groot, Long Island City, 1,437.00 for dredging and rock excavation at: will deliver within 365 days at Colon. ° Colon one 66 Broad St., Pr ee Motley, Green & Co., : . New York 1,600.00 2,225.00 Class 5--1,000 ft. Steam Hose. A. ¥. Barnes, 90 West St., New York...$900.00 Boston Belting Co., Devonshire St., Bos- CGH NiaGS se ee ee ese 750.00 New York Belting & Packing Co., 91 Chambers: St,.7New Yotko 2. orc. 4.20 Sprague Electric Co., 527 W. 34th St., NeW VOLK op .64G iy oor ee Lees 415.00 United & Globe Rubber Mfg. Co.'s, Erenton, ING Io 6 as hes a des oes oi ee 270.00 Class #5--Eight Dozen Marine Brushes. $ 50.00 168.00 Class 57---12,500 Ibs. Oakum. F. S. Banks & Co., 73 Warren St., New VOLK Gi eee es $837.50 O27. 50 Central Metal & Supply Co., 609 E. Lom- \ bard St. baltimore, Made soe. 625.00 Cluff & Co., 95 Broad St., New York... 687.50 843.75 906.25 J. Ross. Collins, 84 White St. New Vor (Cami prices) ae ones. ee 6.39 : : 6.69 lox Bros. Co., 126 Lafayette St., New MOU Fe oa ee cee ey 747.50 R. W. Geldart, 2 Stone St., New York. 792.50 Manhattan Supply Co., 127 Franklin St., New. Yorks. .55 2. Bee eas ater eee ot as ha aa 817.50 Manning, Maxwell & Moore, 85 Liberty Str New. Orkid or ue 900.00 Motley, Green & Co:, 66 Broad St., New WOri (oe tee eG re cr ay ee ne 587.00 625.00 675.00 ' 687.50 ; : 718.75 H. E. Boucher Mfg. Co., 91 Maiden Wane NEW AV OLR Foe eee ae. | 746.25 Old Dominion Pager Co., Norfolk, Va... 761.25 Vermilye & Power, 17 Battery Pl., New OR ee ce Pe ee eer Nain cheery 707.00 Excelsior Equipment Co., Pittsburg, Pa.. 825.00 DREDGING IN STAMFORD HARBOR. Abstract of. proposals for dredging in Stam- ford Harbor, Conn.,' received in response to advertisement dated Aug. 8, 1907, and opened mepts 7... 4907, by Maj. Harry Taylor, Gorps of Engineers, U. S. Av: . No. of Rock re- Proposal. Names of Bidders: Dredging. moval. *1 Maritime Dredging Co., 1 News York: City... 23 $10.00 2 Atlantic Dredging Co., New York City At F/10 8.80 * Accepted. FREIGHT SITUATION. There is little change to be noted in the general freight situation since last week. The movement of ore 'is quite heavy and it would not be -sur- prising if the October movement al- most equals the September movement. The Pittsburg Steamship Co. is be- ginning to place its barges in ordi- nary, and will operate all the steam- ers alone after the present month. Line boats have practically | with- drawn from the grain trade owing to the g'eat increase in package freight, and grain rates have accordingly been marked up. : CONSTRUCTION AT PERCHES RANGE, MICH. Following isa list of bids received at the office of the engineer of the eleventh light house district at De- troit, Mich., on Sept. 3 for complet- ing, framing, bolting and leveling of foundation cribs of the Isle aux Perches Range, Mich.: A. J. Dupuis Co., Detroit, .Mich., $645, accepted. \ Cander Lock and_ Bridge Building Co., Detroit, Mich., $694.50.