Show lOne One Firm Bids on Salt Lake City N. N J J C Concern to Construct Cruiser WASHINGTON April 16 A AThe A- A The The- navy department received only one proposal today wh when n it opened bids r for fr the completion of the ton scout cruiser Salt Lake City for which a contract was let leta a year ago to the William Cramp Sons Ship and Engine Building company of Philadelphia and the contract was awarded to the An American Amen Ameri er can an Brow Bro Ml wI Electric corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion lion of ot Camden N. N J. J The Camden company offered to complete te the crul and to build two sets of propelling machinery one one each l for the alt Lake City an and J f the Pensacola under construction at the New York navy yard for The Cramp the navy department says has failed to laythe laythe lay laythe the keel for the ship and the unassembled unassembled unassembled unas unas- parts of the fhe craft are estimated est esti i mated to to be only 7 per cent com corn i I Under Onder the awa award d. d the Cramp concern concern con concern con con- cern is completely relieved of furt furth fur- fur furI I t th tier r er responsibility for the Salt take Lake I Cit City construction Materials which have been pr prepared pared for us use usein in ln buildIng building build build- Ing lag the cruiser under the original contract will be shipped from C Continued ue on n page age 5 J k 0 i. i One Firm Bids on Salt Lake City N. N Nv J. J Concern S to Construct Cruiser Continued from page 1 delphia to Camden N. N J. J where the work will be carried forward PHILADELPHIA April 16 CAP AP The The William Villiam Cramp Sons Ship and Engine company today announced it has decided to discontinue discontinue discontinue dis continue shipbuilding operations and turn its shipbuilding properties to other uses This decision says sars the toe announcement announcement announcement an an- of the world famous ramous shipbuilding company Is 1 due to the general curtailment of or the naval construction program and the continued continued continued con con- dt depression In merchant shipbuilding ship ship- building The announcement follows a are ret re report port from that Secretary Secre Secre- tary tary-of tary of the Xavy Navy Wilbur would open bids today for the completion of or orthe the ton ton cruiser Salt Lake City the contract for which was awarded to Cramp Sons a year ago and which has been surrendered by the company |