The New York herald., 1850-12-03
TI z n a " z.
Accompanying the secretary's Report,

BUREAU c. GARus Docks.
bctOb-r IL 1850.
sm:-lD compiance with your iustructious of phe
6ih August last have the honor eo submit my report
with estimates from this bureau for the fiscal year
ending 2Oth hJuLe, 1867
Thee estimates have, after cAreful consideration
been reduced TO the smallest amount that due
ad 10 the public interest al the present state AMI
further progress o; tbs several works o ant
stthe respective navy ysrds will permit. II will be
that the aggregate amount slr short OF tbs last
years estimates IN the sum of SiIi3742. owing
chiefly to the fact that nohag further Is rsqursi for
III. completion Of the hoGiing docks nov under coa-
tract.
The present report will exhibit the progress which
has tetn made sith the amounts expended for im.
ptcytments and repairs for Ihe three iau quarters of
the 6seR year ending Bath Juue. 1850 This is done
with view enable the burs sn hereafter TO make the
sI DUGl re POI I. correspond with the is3al Year
There arr. AZ this tine sghs navy ysris aul two
naval stations which VIII the Naval Asylum aal toe
care oftte timber rnon the public lands have h-ra
place under the direction OF this bIrssu It evi.
cent that considerable outlay lni ncitares
be made for keeping these .stabllshmeLts In good
stat- Of Improvement aud repair, AID reaiy. n all
timcs 10 ,et the wants ut the ssrvice. wh-thsr as
dock aTjs Tor thp bu dins uauutacturing. ON
purpose; Rud II r. pt la such condition. they will be
found with the addition oa naval dsPo; in the State
at Csliernia, amply sucrnt 70 moot MI tnc dsm is
dcscrip ion ~ the work done a. the several navy
ysrds aud the particular ociect to- shiel appsoPra
tiors beo Toe the pext nseal yeir ~lih expianh
tory I'msIks thereon, will bs found IA ds'' an ir
the head of each yard ~ whs respectfully ask yoLr
attention. as follows, VIZ
MY. yorK
Two houses fer officers quarters have been coppl-.
I'd since the 1T October, lsi9 AID are noF occipsi
The iron and store L. nrariy com gl-ted aud
imsll amount h 80 been expended In dredging chNa
nds. fi,pg in. aud bull ing irucs along fiu'hius
and paving gntSFs; the usuG annual repairs
made u on the existing improv sntS; aud
there hss bv ,xpenaed ior ian sroyemsuts, irOn ,hs
lt October lsi9 to the oO:h lun. lsso, ths sum Of
SlastQ %
For the tcal year ding soth June 1854 es.imlte7
sutui,t,d for smithrrr saw N a. continuation OF
quay wall coo wharf dregyiug channels timber shei
lANlnV guttfla ana NaggtHg, CiHttTDs, CUTTERS anu
leaders TO ship hogses and tmber sheGs aIias ia t-
Dor pond, and Tor repairs OF OIL kinds, amounting TO
cunt a.fsd fsr the smithery is highly necss.
iAry. the present building bdng small irconVeuient
ara requiring extensive repairs. Tbs saw mtll -
much wanted all the saving " nov done ~ hand.
whit Is a il,~ and expensive method ~ the last
session II CCrgresr. an appropriation was made iof
facing the wi atyes oi this ysfd with aud al
ditiousl anounti T. nov aktd FOR The continuation Of
this very important uoIE The ssaounss syssi ioe
Nc. verv nuch w.Stsi new timber shel j. re.
qui,d a. this yard the present SHE'S b.ing entirely
init ci, mt or the protection and p1esrvation Of the
valuable ship timber on hand. The estimate for r.,
pairs Of all kinds will b. required to preserve the
tuileirss and rssdgr them u'eiul
slrbErr's uArRpR
At this station there has been eKpends1 from the
1T october lsIa 90 the a0h jane 1850 for repairs
Of ali Minds, S3I 81 Estimates submitted f,r re-
pairs q al Nnds aud for grading sud uling 10 some
OF the low gTounls, amsuotips te $3.50 all of which
pi be necessary Tor the Protection AMI preservation
OF the pubic property
pIY no,h ar TRoDkfNN. y. =.
This Important work bad advanced 80 far towards
copvleton. ~ 10 Edmt q the dockug OF the United
state. ship Dale The bh OF January. 1850 large
amoptt OF work has tcrn performed since the hrst OF
Octob.r 1919 and the at stone of the dock iaid
On the 18TH Of April last The removal OF the
coIer dsm Vas attended With great labor, but
was sutCt ssfCily performed without accident the
iron floating gate completed aud a,lvered at the
dook by the contractor on the Let Jauuary the work
mhnbip upon this gate reaects great credit upon the
tontraetor' IIenry X Dunham. Esq The foundation
the engine Louse Is completed to the water table.
spd about one half the lusnty o. granite re- nirei
forthe holding has been dell FPr a. and th Of the
whole qusntity cut by the coDtragtnTs The work
upon this building has been much delayed by the fail
uir o the contractors TO deliver materials in proper
time: II Il nov progsssins rapidly, aud the llrgs
pumps and engine for permaneut drainage a-s being
Iut up and will osably ready ior ogerstioa by the
gaes has been procured and the ribs and plates hted
the work vas then suspended In consrqusnce OF the
sShsuftion Of the appropriation. Al the work
frmaninr to be done upon the dock aud its appsna,
ess will probably De comple;ediufiny the next sprinf
The amount which has been expended sipee ;he CON-
mencenent OF me vork Is ... -.
FOR labor. ................... Ss.p ~ 81
lCI materials. .............s.. V@s'zo' W
si7osi72 Is
The amount expended from thr is Of October, 1919,
60 the 10Th June. iSj0 10
Tor nstviisls. ..........s.s.' zooS'9 sl
s2ss w5 80
floating DOCKS.
Since the lat Of october. 1912 the work upon the
tostuF Gocka, blsins. and railways. ding under
coh'fsct at TIE navy yards at hittery fhhaisphias
ana Pen'scola has rrogrefsed rapidly.
At kftery all the foundation plies for the basin
have been driven. the md paak Hoor have been
laid about half the grsnits strnger put In place
aud the vsils ot the basin nearly completed The
foube stions for the railway have been and
are in krsRrets The hsor OF tn. dock has been
pletcd two thirds Of the tru,s bans built placed
and fsstensd, the bottom Of the dock ceppered aud
rssdy for lsunchip The work thus fsr has been
,seeuted 10 a very satisfactory manner
At Phnadeiphia. the foundation piles for the basin
Ill IL A..
and the walls far sdsapced a 90 leave doubt that
ali the work on the basin will Be completed this fall
TIE foundations for both lines OF railway are COM
ri,ted the stene ways cf laid and the other
viii probably be finished before Geld ~eather.
Seven sections of the dock have been comp,ted ex
oept the mae cry aud launched t~o other sec
tiops are framed and up and the mschinery for all
- 10 progress Of constructions. The co3tractors for
this have displayed great energy and the vors
are rapidly spproschipe compilation.
At Pensscols the wcrks have not progressed ss
rsriay ct the ether yards eving to the necessary
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