THREE BIDS RECEIVES
FOR FURNISHING YUKBH
RIVER BOUT FOR AIR.
f y Three firms submitted afters to
the Alaska Railroad for furnishing
a stemwheel passenger steamboat
for service on the Yukon River, it
was revealed in Seattle, when bids
requested recently, were opened in
the offices of the Department of
Interior in the Bell Street Termi
nal Building.
J. A. Martinolich of Docktcn,
Wash., submitted six tenders for
the construction of a vessel to meet
the requirement, ranging from
I
$173,136 to $222,136.
The Berg Shipbuilding Company
of Seattle offered to build a vessel
in accordance with the specifica
tions for $234,608.
The American Yukon Navigation
Company offered to sell its steam
boat Klondike, now at White Horse,
| for $140,000. The Klondike was
' built in 1928 and was used about
one year. She is 210 feet long, 42
feet beam, six feet draft and equip
ped with a 525-horsepower engine.
The Klondike has 20 staterooms,
each containing two beds
The bids were sent to O. F. OhJ
son, general manager of the Al
aska Railroad, who now is in Wash
ington, D. C., for his decision. The
vessel will operate between Nenana
and Marshall on the Yukon, con
necting with the Alaska Railroad.
She is to be delivered in Nenana
ready for operation at the open
ing of navigation in 1932.
Harry Donnelley of Flat, prom
inent business man of the Iditarod
and for the last two Territorial ses
sions a Representative in the lower
House from the Fourth Division,
has announced his intention to file
for the Senate short term seat cre
ated by the death of Senator John
Dunn, reports the Fairbanks News
Miner.
Judge A. J. Griffin, of Richard
son, Alaska, passed away recently
in Fairbanks, reports the News
Miner.
Date Books and Tide Tables for
1932 now in. ALASKA SHOP.
DECISION BE ANNOUNCED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. (A5)—
Governor James J. Rolph, Jr., an
nounced that it will be some time
in February before he will be able
I to announce his decision as to
whether Tom Mooney, in San Quen
tin prison, will be granted a par
don or not. It will take that long
to review the evidence of the case,
the Governor said.
Louis Bordson, aged 49 years,
passed away in Fairbanks recently
from pneumonia, reports the News
Miner.
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