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30. r Ko U. S. Engineer Office, 57 Park St., Grand Rapids, Mich. January 6, 1908. Sealed pro- posals for Construction of Sheet Pile Revet- ment at Muskegon Harbor, Mich., will be re- ceived here until 3 P. M., February 5, 1908, and then publicly opened. Information fur- nished on application. Charles Keller, Major, Engrs. U. S. Engineer Office, Vandiver Building, Montgomery, Ala., January 2nd, 1908. Sealed proposals for constructing one creosoted wooden hull will be received at this office until 12 noon, February 1, 1908, and then publicly opened. Information furnished on application. H. B. Ferguson, Capt. Engrs. U. S. Engineer Office, Buffalo, N. Y. Jan. 14, 1908. Sealed proposals for the construc- tion of concrete walls for Ship Lock, Black Rock Harbor, at Buffalo, N. Y. will be re- ceived at this office until 11 o'clock a. m., PROPOSALS. March 14, 1908, and then publicly opened. Information furnished on application. H. M. Adams, Col. Engrs. 'U. S. Engineer Office, 815 Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, January 15, 1908. Sealed proposals for constructing one steel, twin- screw suction dredge for Galveston Harbor, Tex., will be received here until 2:30 P. M., February 14, 1908, and then publicly opened. Information furnished on application. J. C. Sanford, Major, Engrs. PROPOSALS. Sale of U. S. vessels Pinta and Canonicus.--Sealed proposals will be received at the Navy Department until noon on the 19th day of February, 1908, at which time and place they will be opened, for the purchase of the U. S. vessels Pinta and Canon- icus, appraised values, $1,400 and $6,000, re- spectively. They will be sold for cash to the person Or persons or to the corporation or conporations offering the highest price therefor. A separate jproposal for each vessel bid upon must be submitted in a sealed envelope ad- dressed to the Secretary of the Navy, Washing- ton, D. C., endorsed "Proposals for the pur- chase of the U. " (naming the ves- sel for which offer is made), and each pro- posal must be accompanied by a satisfactory certified check for not less than 10 per cent of the amount of the offer. On application to the Navy Department, forms of bids and bonds, together with the terms and _ condi- tions of sale, also a printed list giving gen- eral information concerning these vessels, will be furnished. The vessels can be examined at any time after this date by applying to the Commandants of the navy yards, Mare Island, Cal., and Norfolk, Va., respectively, where they now lie. They must be removed from the limits of said yards within such reasonable time as may be fixed by the depart- ment. The Department reserves the right to withdraw either or both of the above-named vessels from sale and to : bids. TRUMAN H. Secretary of the Navy. NEWBERRY, Assistant January 11, 1908. WILLGOX, PECK & HUGHES SUCCESSORS CHAS. E. & W. F. PECK NEW YORK, No. 3 South William Street, Insurance Brokers. Average Adjusters. BUFFALO MINNEAPOLIS CLEVELAND SEATTLE reject any or all, NEW ORLEANS w'G. ¥. BOWRING & GO., (Insurance) Lt<., 5 and 6 Billiter Ave., LONDON, and at ""LLOYD'S"' LONDON. HULLS AND CARGOES. TAE MarRINE. REVIEW CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SERVICE STEAMERS FOR SALE. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER steamer for sale, 500 gross tons. Al- low 600 excursionists. Will sleep 75 night passengers. Address Box 123, THE MarINE REviEw, Cleveland, O. SE Vib ROP OLEOY FOR SALE cheap for cash. She is 87 ft. long, 17 ft. beam and 6 ft. deep. Write to S. D. Upham, Saugatuck, Mich. Si Vie Nene Luly. CON AL UL A TOpestlice se OUMtt sw lonp es hol tts. beams complete outfit, compound condensing engine 67 and 12 x10 in. Wickes water tube boiler. Both engine and boiler new in 1903. Electric light out- fit driven by independent engine. For further particulars address N. D. Car- penter, Detroit, Mich. PASSENGER STEAMER FOR sale cheap. 75 ft. long by 15 ft. beam, built of best white oak, brand new, has never been in water. A bargain is sold quickly. Address Petoskey Boat Co., Petoskey, Mich. FOR SALE, MISCELLANEOUS. NEAFIE & LEVY F & A COM- pound 26"-50" x 30" with Surface Condenser and Pumps. Will alter to 22"-50" x 30" for high steam. 13% K. W. Electric Lighting Set. Williamson Steering Engine. Two Hawser Pullers (Capstans). - Two Providence Steam Wind- lasses. Wheeler Surface Condenser. Blake Vertical Duplex Air Pump and Jet: Condenser. 714" steam, 16" air, 12" stroke. Worthington Duplex Air Pump & Jet Condenser 9" x 12" x 10". D. C. Sturtevant Blower & Engine. Two Scotch Boilers 12' x 12'. Two Scotch Boilers 11' x 12'. Two Scotch boilers 1314' x 12'. MARVIN BRIGGS, INC.,, 154 Nassau Street, New York. S J TUCS FOR SALE. TUG "J. J. EVANS" FOR SALE, IN first class condition. Rebuilt, November, 1907, hull of oak, 45 feet keel length, 12 feet beam, 6 feet depth, 14 gross tons, high pressure Sutton engine, cylinder 14 x 14 inches, fire box boiler, 5 x 9% feet, 100 Ibs. steam. Can be seen at Two Riv- ers, Wis. Address Hamilton Mfg. Com- pany, Two Rivers, Wis. DOG Oil Nee, NIOINIK a Ok: sale, 66 ft. 4 in. long, 16 ft. 4 in. beam, OF dratohtn 2/0 be Pa eneimer amd boiler. All in good condition. For further particulars apply to J. C. Zol- linger, Sandusky, HELP WANTED FOREMAN WANTED IN _ SHIP building and repair yard. One capable of reading blue prints and making esti- mates of cost of repairs and new work, also capable of handling men. Splendid opportunity for the right man. Address full particulars as to salary expected, ref- erences, etc., to Shipbuilder, care of the Marine Review, Cleveland, Ohio. DREDGERRUNNER WANTED for 3 yard dipper dredge. Work on Lake Michigan and tributary waters. State experience and references. Good salary to the right man. Address B, Caen bh ELE MARINE REVIEW, Cleveland, O. ENGINE FOR SALE "WHITMAN" VERTICAL MARINE engine for sale, 12 in. x 14 in. Engine has been overhauled and is in first-class condition. Whitman Mfg. 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