Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-16

be saving OF time and money, i'm the duties now per-
formed by the clerks and craftsmen in this Department
ana the branches of service connected with IT, res
pe;o'y renew the application for the necessary anpro-
pfauon Tor this press and hereto copies OF the
letters OF tho commissioners of the Navy Board and of
Lit Iharics W likes r heretofore laid before Conyrcss
IN favor OF this application.
me charge OF the coast survey, now under the super
ntendcnec of Mr. Ilasslcr. .vas on the Ith iav of
March last. transferred o the Treasury TO the Navy
department To which il was Thought more proncrlv In
Deiong have found this arrangement very oncrous as
II imposed upon duties which could not lie ,cr
formed without careful examination of the accounts of
what had heretofore been done the survey contained
IN vouininous correspondence between Tho. Treasury
department. ana the superintendent. This arrangement
also caused short interruption in the progress Of the
WORK, put winch has, nevertheless, been prosecuted
WIN diligence and zeal by those employed in it..
Inc report of Mr. asscr of the 7th of MAY last and
ms supplementary report of the 18th of last month with
inc maps, drafts and sketches accompanyngthc same,
netewi transmitted show the progress already made in
this work under the law of 1882 and its connection with
Tue progress made in the same in the year 1917.
me situation OF the base line the south side of
Long Island has been fortunately selected as any
error IN this line would be attended with
errors IN the whole work. depending upon the same the
utmost care has been taken to have IL with the
greatest possible accuracy.
From what has been done in this survey we may rem
sonaby hope that this important work will advance with
oil the aid which science skill and industry can rive II
ana IN manner as honorable the Government under
auspices was begun and has been continued
IL VIII DC useiul to the present and TO future ares
me information wanted for and detailed csti
mates OF the necessary appropriations for the continu
'iS OoSt survey cannot easily be obtained until
iurher experience shall enable the officers engaged i'm il
TO Introduce more system in the detail of duties and cx
pcndurcs in their work than they have heretofore been
able TO do. ~ $3.50
The sum of thirty thousand dollars was appropriated
Tor inns purpose the past year, and is believed than an
in the estimates. -
Under the act of the Both Of June last authorzing
te Secretary OF the Navy to make experiments for the
saety OF me steam engine preparations have been
mace Tor testing certain proposed i'm
Doers but such experiments have been xhbited or
communicated to this Department. that could properlv
form the subject of report FOP''
9inee the last onnual report from this Department the
legislature OF pennsylvania have by their act the 10th
day OF April last coded to the United States the urs
uceuon oyer The territory in their possession in the
county OF Philadelphia and occupied for the purpose of
naval Asylum for sick and disabled seamen so ion as
inc same shall be used by the Government of the United
states Tor mat purpose with reservation of the right to
lay out certain street called Sutherland Avenue thro'
inc western part of said cedcd territory; and with pro-
vso mat all process, civil and criminal of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania shall extend into and ie effect
cd within such territory.
Inc necessary references to papers and documcnt ia
connected with this report will be found in schedule
hcreunto annexed
nave the honor to be, with great respect your ODE
dent, humble servant, MAHLON DICK ERSON