| Show RAISING TIM UIM Contract With ill ATIker 11rld I loYblent of 11811 Co DY Washington Feb 22The plans of the wrecking expedition for the relief of the Maine were completed todiy after lone conferences between Secretary Secre-tary Long and the representatives oC the Mirrltt It Chapman company of New York and the Boston Towboat company The companies load expect ed to begin work In IluMuia harbor In about a week but at the last moment htcretary Long Insisted thut u priding vision should be made for pri-ding forward for-ward l at once nt least one lutKe wrackIng wrack-Ing boat with divers and equipment This was agreed to and II dispatch was snl 10 the captain of the seawrecker lUeht Arm flow at Key West to bus penil his private work there and l pro eed 01 once to lIaona It the Right Al in lie a started north n torpedo boat will be sen t after her with orders to rod 10 Havana Tile Irm of the contract os con eluded and 1 BlRncd provide for the pn > nont lo the wiccklnn companies the mum of 871 per day for the regular plant and 1 an additional pajment of MO per da > for the use of the Monarch while the latter to I actually emploied An express provision IB 1 made that the government may terminate the contract con-tract nt any moment It Is I also pru vided that the omlnsolloo hall not exceed the sum of money < 1200000 all prolorlold hy Congress for this purpo In the jolnl resolution passed H Is 010 proyldd that If tile companies should 1I0oed In raising the lIllIloo find towing hr 10 NeW York they shall receive a bonus oC 1100000 1n vievo nr tlAe 1011ot first cost of the Maine c8t1mnld 01 l OOOooo oM Ihu national desire that she he raised an evidenced I uj the prompt and unnnl mail a action of Congress upon the Joint rolllllon oC Congress geqetary ron I believes that he Is I jutltI In ranking the above term with the wreckers though he at first thought the Ir them compensation lug I must be borne 10 mind however ho Paid toda > that title will constitute the largest wreck Ing expedition ever equipped In thin country Moreover the wreckers ex prsd a willingness i to go to work In the usual way tht they serve underwriters under-writers namely 10 do the wrecking and then take the award oC a board of arbitra lien This pllln however woo not open 10 the government which Is I compelled hy law 10 fix exact terms In lvonc A clause of the contract requires I the componl its proO ivlth all dispatch and l in a buslnesIlho manner with the work I of wrccklnr and though this haxtp adds to the cost of the work III Is believed to be I iifcesnry In Mew of the poBBlbllltv of the early appearance of low fever at Havana harbor and with the approach of the rainy season next month Can I Ilurnphreji and Mr Chapman representing the Iwo companl who will do the work explifined to the Aoo clol1 I reIn 9 tile items hey will nolt re-In wmr air Ihe Maine In ldltlon 10 the emergency work 10 lip proe cuted by the night Arm the main expedition will be made tit > of about 100 men Including sK skilled diver the wrecking steamer Underwrite r of nnnton of COO horsepower the king steamer I John 1 Jones or Norfolk of similar power the Iran barge lon Star of Boston capable of carrying 3000 ton Iho looth dr rick Monarch 11lle ot lifting 230 Ion I lie torrent floating derrick In the countrY nod nthr derrick capable oC Ifn Ihlrly Ion |
