Show I I I I I I CRAMPS BW D LOWEST Philadelphia Will Wi Build Twp Twp New Ne Cruisers Criser Washington Jan Tati t 10 The board of construction n of the th nay navy department has submitted to Secretary Moody its it recommendation that th tte the bid of Wil VI iam lam Cramp Sons Son ons for for the t e lon tion ton of ot the cruisers Tennessee Tennese and nn Washington bB be bl accepted a cep ed The bid I which was the t e lowest submitted SU was ras for each cruiser criser to be com corn completed 1 in and months respectively II The board also recommends that the firm bid of ot each ch for installing i electric plants plant in the new ships be ac accepted a accepted In conclusion the tl th board says With regard reg to that part of ot the de do departments de 1 endorsement calling the at attention tenton or at the board boar to the provision of the act of the authorization auth with re respect r speet to combinations ns Intended to de deprive deprive deprive the government of o fair aIr fall open and unrestricted mr competition In n letting con contracts contracts contracts tracts for the te construction of the Yes ves vessels sels eels herein referred to the board finds I Ino no reason to suppose that the bidding I on oil 01 these L se vessels ve sels has ha been bees in any way i influenced by b any such combination in intended intended I tended or calculated to t deprive the e I government of or fair fajr open and mire unrestricted competition |