E. R. Rice, president of Smith-Rice Company, 835 China Basin Street, San Francisco, and C. M. Keeney, vice-president, Equipment Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Vare Corporation, New York City, have announced a contract for the construction of two 1,000-cubic-yard bottom dump scows.
Designed by Wiley Manufacturing Co., Port Deposit, Md., a division of Equipment Systems, Inc., the scows will have principal dimensions of 150 feet by 38 feet by 15 feet 6 inches, with four cargo hoppers. Cargo will be discharged by means of Wiley's patented hydraulic system actuating the hopper doors.
This contract has been awarded to Equipment Systems, Inc. on the basis of design and cost competition.
Following completion of the scows at Wiley's Port Deposit shipyard, they will be towed to San Francisco for delivery to Smith-Rice Company in June.
The Smith-Rice Company is a prominent West Coast contractor.