62 COLLAPSE OF TEXAS TOWER NO. 4i 



(The document referred to is as follows :) 



March 23, 1954. 

 From : District Public Works Officer, 1st Naval District. 

 To : Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks — Code C-270A. 

 Subj. : Dept. of the Air Foi'ce Project "Texas Towers." 



Ref: (a) DPWO setltr DS-300 RSS : mg Ser 00331-DPWO of 11 Mar 1954 

 to BuDocks. 

 ( &) Telecon, Code C-110 to Asst. DPWO IND, 18 Mar 1954. 



1. Reference (a) submitted the following list of contractors considered quali- 

 fied to handle subject project : 



Anderson-Nicholson & Co., Boston, Mass. 



Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Boston, Mass. 



Chas. T. Main, Inc., Boston, Mass. 

 Since Chas. T. Main has been selected to handle Advance Planning in connec- 

 tion with the Second Increment of Improvements to the Power Plant, Boston 

 Naval Shipyard, this firm is being removed from the list. 



2. In accordance with reference {b) additional firms as follows will be 

 considered : 



Frederic R. Morris, Inc., New York, N.Y. 

 Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp., New York, N.Y. 



Gilbey and O'Malley, Philadelphia, Pa. (associated with Raymond Concrete 

 Pile Co.). 



J. E. Greiner Co., Baltimore, Md. 



DeLong Engineering & Construction Co., New York, N.Y. 



Wm. F. Wesanen. 



Memor^indum 



April 9, 1954. 

 To: D-10. 

 Subj : Minutes of A&E Selection Board meeting held 9 April 1954, Dept. of the 



Air Force Project "Texas Towers." 

 Ref : ( a ) DPWO Order Ec. 5/51 of 9 April 1951. [ Sic 1954.] 



(&) DPWO Itr DB-300 RSS :mg 14-3 of 23 Mar 54 to BuDocks. 



(c) BuDocks SECRET Itr C-270A/GCE :vfp Nil Y&D ser 007016 of 19 



Mar 54 to DPWO IND. 

 id) Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Lincoln Laboratory — Pre- 

 liminary Report on "Texas Towers." 



1. By paragraph 2 of refei'ence (c) the District Public Works Officer was 

 authorized to interview A&E firms regarding advance plannning and/or de- 

 sign of subject facilities. 



2. By reference (&) the Bureau of Yards and Docks was advised of the list 

 of contractors to be considered. 



3. Representatives of the contractors have been interviewed as follows : 



Firm Representatives 



Anderson-Nichols & Co., 150 Causeway St., Bos- fair. E. Ross Anderson. 



ton 14, Mass. J Mr. William F. Dewey, 



and I Mr. John Minnich. 



Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge, 420 Lexing- [ Mr. Vincent K. Cotes. 



ton Ave., New York 17, N.Y. 



DeLong Corp., 29 Broadway, New York 6, N.Y f Mr. George F. Tait. 



\Mr. C. E. Suderow. 

 Fay, SofEord & Thorndike, 11 Beacon St., Bos- ("Mr. John Ayer. 



ton 6, Mass. \Mr. Frank L. Lincoln. 



Gilbey & O'Malley, Maers Bldg., Scranton, Pa__ TMr. E. Lawrence Bellante. 



and \Mr. Danny Thompson. 



Raymond Concrete Pile Co., 140 Cedar St., New f Adm. Kirby Smith. 



York 6, N.Y. I Mr. W. P. Kinneman. 



Frederic R. Harris, Inc., 27 William St., New/ Mr. G. J. Murphy. 



York 5, N.Y. iMr. W. Squire. 



Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp., 260 Madison Mr. J. Peraino. 



Ave., New York 16, N.Y. 

 Frederick Snare Corp., 233 Broadway, New York Mr. Harold S. Dell. 



7, N.Y. 



