The law provides contracts can
be awarded only to the lowest re
sponsible bidder, who must be an
American citizen. Ships used must
be either American built or of
American registry prior to 1928.
and during the term of the con
tract.
Building Specifications Set
The ships must be officered by
American citizens and manned by
a crew of which half are Ameri
cans for the first four years of
the contract. For the next six
years of the contract, the crew'
must be two-thirds American.
The law also requires the ships
be built according to specifications
approved by the Secretary of the
Navy, or otherwise be suited for
prompt and economical conversion
into auxiliary naval vessels
The Postmaster General in his
contract can stipulate that a cer
tain number of new vessels be
built or old ones reconditioned.
Under such conditions 54 new ves
sels are required' in the 43 con
tracts now in force, 12 others are
conditionally required and 61 old
ships are required to be recon
structed. By last July, 32 of the
new ships had been built and 40
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COMPLIANCE END
OF NRA STARTS
ACTIVITY HERE
Two Assistants Added to
Wade s Force—Stricter
Compliance Required
The NRA organization in Alaska
has been augmented by the addi
tion of a compliance division and
:wo executive assistants have been
assigned here to look after that
end of the work, it was announced
today by Hugh A. Wade, Deputy
Administrator for Alaska. The
new members of the force are W.
B. Kimball, Jr., Seattle, and C. E.
Morgan, Colorado, formerly con
nected with the oil administration.
