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42 Tae Marine Review The receiver at once indicates to the captain that a ship is near, and locates her. To discover the exact distance to the other vessel, the lenses R, are so turned by means of the handles W or Z, as to get the strongest reflection from its metal parts, which the loudness of the indicator will mark out. BIDS FOR NAVY YARD SUPPLIES Washington, Oct. 10.--Bids were opened this afternoon at the bureau of supplies and accounts of the navy depart- ment for a considerable quantity of equipment and sup- ' plies for various navy yards. Among the bidders and the items upon which they submitted proposals are the fol- lowing: Austin Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill., one rock crush- ing plant, $1,962.50. Alliance Machine Co., Alliance, O., one single frame steam hammer, 800 lbs., $1,085. Algiers Iron Works, New Orleans, La., for repairing all damage 'to. 10-ton locomotive. crane caused by overturning, $1,450. The . Allis-Chalmers Co., aes Wis,; one rock crushing plant, $2,175. Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing aa, Peasidcace, R. i'. one No. 2 A universal milling machine, $1,789.70. Bethlehem Steel Co., South Bethlehem, Pa., 2,000 (Ds. of soft steel, $68. Becker-Brainard Milling Machine Co., iyde Park, Mass., one No. 2 A universal milling machine, $1,685. Baird Machinery Co., Pittsburg, Pa., one engine lathe, screw cutting, 18 in, $579; one emery wheel grinding lathe, $89; one engine lathe, screw cutting, 24 in., $940; one No. 2 A universal milling machine, $1,571; one verti- cal drill press, $185; one single spindle sensitive drill press, $65.50; one magnetic metal separator, $105; one hydraulic shaft-straightening machine, $3,395; one hydraulic shaft- straightening machine, $210; one single frame steam ham- mer, 800 lbs., $833; one hydraulic pipe-bending machine, $320; one pipe-bending machine, $139; one belt-driven uni- versal radial drill, $1,175; one 6-ft. universal radial drill, $1,565. -J. B. Connell Iron Works, New Orleans, for repairing 1o-ton locomotive crane, $887. Camden Iron Works, Camden, N. J., one hydraulic shaft- straightening machine, capacity up to Io in., $990; one hydraulic shaft-straightening machine, capacity up to 3 in., $520; one hydraulic pipe-bending machine, $530. Carnecic Stec! Cod., Pittsburg, Pa., 42,000 lbs,. medium steel angles, $1,033.80; 71,240 lbs. medium steel plate, $1,581.53; 8,000 lbs. rivet steel, $177.60; 18,000 lbs. flat bar iron or steel, $378; 5,100 Ibs. angle steel in bars of 20 in. length, $118.83. Crucible Steel Co. of America, Pittsburg, Pa., 8,000 lbs. cold rolled copper sheathing, $1,672; 2,000 lbs. steel, 6 in. square, $78; 2,400 lbs. sheet copper, $561.84; 8,085 ee) 50- carbon open-hearth alloy, $646.80. Carpenter Steel Co., Reading, Pa., 8,085 lbs. s5o0-carbon | open-hearth alloy, two bids, $505.31 and $1,455.30; 3,195 Ibs. mild steel, $95.85. - Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., New York city, one pipe- bending machine, $135. Deitrick & Harvey Machine Co., Baltimore, Md., one belt-driven horizontal drilling and boring machine, $2,109. Drew Machinery Agency, Manchester, N. H., one rock- crushing plant, two bids, $2,592 and $2,934; one magnetic metal separator, two bids, $115 and $183; one hydraulic pipe-bending machine, $332; one single frame steam ham- mer, 800 Ibs., $834.50; 25,000 button head cap screws, $325.30; 168 dozen machine bits, $358.80. Erie Foundry Co., Erie, Pa. one single frame steam hammer, 800 lbs., $748. Mr. Edward J. Etting, Philadelphia, Pa:, one magnetic metal separator, four bids, $250, $360, $200 and $300. Fox Machine Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., one emery wheel grinding lathe, $75; one belt-driven wood lathe, $840; | one single spindle sensitive drill press,.$55; one belt-driven band saw, $182; and one hand planer and joiner, $185. The Fairbanks Co., one 30-in. engine lathe, two bids, $1,630 and $1,740; one engine lathe, screw cutting, 18 in., two bids, $575 and $617; one engine lathe, screw cutting, 24 in., four bids, $880, $945, $975 and $1,060; one No. 2 A universal milling machine, $1,768; one vertical drill press, $210; one belt-driven universal radial drill, two bids, $1,340 and $1,410; and one 7o-ton railroad track scale, $1,324. R. W. Geldart, New York city, one hydraulic shaft- straightening machine for shafts up to Io in., $3,289; one ditto for shafts up to 3 in. diameter, $198, and one hydraulic pipe- -bending machine, $299. pay George Gorton Machine Co., Racine, Wis., one engrav- ing machine, $944.50. 3 Hendy Machine Co., Torrington, Conn. one engine lathe screw cutting, 18 in., $675; one engine lathe, sctew cutting, 24 in., $1,077; and one No. 2,A universal milling machine, Bt e106, . Hill, Clarke & Co., Boston; Mass., one 6-ft. universal radial drill, $1,750. Handlan Buck Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, Mos one horizontal boring and drilling machine, $1,850; one vertical drill press, $195; one steam. hammer, 800 lbs., $834; one 37-in. vertical boring and turning mill, $1,750. _laicas Machine Lool.-Co, Cleveland, 0. one No, 1 horizontal boring and drilling machine, $1,640. - Motley, Green & Co., New York city, one rock-crushing plant, $2,023.68. oF Manhattan Supply Co., New York city one emery wheel grinding lathe, $147.50; one single spindle sensitive drill press, $42.85; one hydraulic shaft straightening machine for shafts up to 10 in., $3,674; ditto for shafts up to 3 in., $240; one hydraulic pipe bending machine, $374. Manning, Maxwell & Moore, New York city, horizontal boring and drilling machine, $1,650; 30-in. engine lathe, $2,358; engine lathe, screw cutting, 18 in.; two. bids, $587 and $670; emery wheel grinding lathe, $69; engine lathe, screw cutting, 24 in., two bids, $1,056 and $935; No. 2 A universal milling machine, $1,584; vertical drill press, $174; sensitive drill press, $50}. magnetic metal séparator, two bids, $125 and $300; hydraulic shaft straightening machine, shafts up to Io in., $3,350; ditto, shafts up to 3 in., $200; 8oo-lb. steam hammer, two bids, $935 and $960; hydraulic pipe bending machine, $310; one pipe bending machine, ' $126; belt-driven horizontal drilling and boring machine, four bids, $1,400, $1,960, $1,510 and $2,070; one 37-in. vertical boring and turning mill, $1,450; belt-driven uni- versal radial drill, three bids, $995, $1,030 and $1, 140; one 6-ft. universal radial drill, $1,525. Niles-Bement-Pond Co., New York city, horizontal bor- ing and drilling machine, two bids, $1,700 and $1,910; 30-in., engine lathe, $r, 800; engine lathe, screw cutting, I 18 irt., $508: engine lathe, screw cutting, 24 in., two bids, eee and $973; No. 2 Universal milling machine: $1,385; vertical drill press, $171; 800-lb. steam hammer, $870; horizontal drilling and boring machine, $3,250; 37-in. vert- ical boring and turning mill, two bids, $1,690 and $1,390; universal radial drill, hoe 025; 6-ft. universal radial drill, $1,550. _ Oliver Machinery Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., wood lathe, $595; belt-driven band saw, $351; hand planer and joiner, $423.