. The railroad and engineering journal . ost$700,000. The Committee has also approved the appro-priation of $1,500,000 for the construction of the coast de-fense vessel designed by Mr. Thomas. Besides these, the new armored battle-ship Texas will be received at theNavy Department until noon on April 3. The proposalsmust include all the machinery—engines, boilers, screwpropellers, shafting, pumps and all appurtenances, includ-ing appliances for working under forced draft. The ma-chinery must be ilelivered complete and ready for erectionon board the vessel within two years and six months fromthe
. The railroad and engineering journal . ost$700,000. The Committee has also approved the appro-priation of $1,500,000 for the construction of the coast de-fense vessel designed by Mr. Thomas. Besides these, the new armored battle-ship Texas will be received at theNavy Department until noon on April 3. The proposalsmust include all the machinery—engines, boilers, screwpropellers, shafting, pumps and all appurtenances, includ-ing appliances for working under forced draft. The ma-chinery must be ilelivered complete and ready for erectionon board the vessel within two years and six months fromthe date of the contract. The contract will contain provis-ions relating to premiums on penalties in connection withthe development of horse power according as the sameshall be above or below the required maximum. Theproposals will be divided into three classes as follows : machinery in accordance with the plans and specifi-cations provided by the Department. 2. For machineryin accordance with such plans, with modifications as pro-.
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